Honouring the area’s war dead
Wreath laying takes place across the county
Remembrance Sunday took on a different look this year but that didn’t stop communities across the region banding together to proudly remember fallen heroes.
Usual services, gatherings and parades have been axed due to the pandemic but many still paid their respects in poignant tributes on Remembrance Sunday.
The Rotary Club of Prestwick laid a wreath at the town’s cenotaph as members and friends attended a socially distanced service.
Politicians paid homage in different towns across the region as John Scott MSP laid a poppy wreath at Wellington Square in Ayr; Philippa Whitford MP honoured the war dead in Troon and Allan Dorans MP and council leader Peter Henderson laid wreaths at the War Memorial in Dailly.
Allan Dorans MP said: “On behalf of the House of Commons, I laid a wreath on Sunday at the war memorial in Dailly, my birthplace, to show my respect for those who made the ultimate sacrifice everywhere.
“It is perhaps an appropriate time to remember not only those who have fallen but also those who have served in our armed forces recently and have suffered from both physical injuries and mental health issues as a result of their service.”
Turnberry Lighthouse lit up in poppy red to remember the fallen with commemorative flags on both the Ailsa and King Robert The Bruce courses allowing golfers the chance to pay their respects during their round.
And another 89 names were added to the Turnberry RAF memorial this year, thanks to local historian and author Margaret Morrell who discovered additional crewmen stationed at Turnberry who were killed during training at the airfield but had previously not been listed individually.
Church members, residents and pupils from Dundonald Primary helped create a stunning display along the railings of Dundonald Parish Church.
The display featured knitted and crocheted poppies, as well as drawings, painting and poems put together by Shirley Shaw and Debi Dunn.
Rev Lynsey Brennan said: “It certainly has been a focal point for people in the village to pay their respects.
“We also aminated prayers on the gates to help facilitate prayers of remembrance.”
Dundonald community also produced a Remembrance service, which can be viewed online, including wreath laying, videos of local war memorials, pipe playing and a two- minute silence after the ‘ Last Post’.
It can be accessed at : ht t p : / / y o u t u b e . c o m / c / dundonaldparishchurch.