Strath will pay tribute to fallen
Remembrance services throughout the area
Strath residents will fall silent as they honour the fallen on Sunday at remembrance services taking place at the area’s war memorials.
In Crieff, tributes will be paid to servicemen and women who bravely fought during the two world wars and in subsequent conflicts with a remembrance parade through town.
The procession, led by Morrison’s Academy Pipe Band and standard bearers, will form up at the Royal British Legion Scotland clubrooms at 10.15am and march to Crieff Parish Church for a service, which will last approximately one hour.
The parade will then reassemble and march to the town’s war memorial in Comrie Street for a short wreath-laying ceremony. Afterwards, the parade will march back to James Square for dismissal.
Meanwhile, Comrie will begin its Remembrance Sunday with a 30-minute service in Comrie Parish Church, conducted by Rev Graham McWilliams, at 10am. Comrie Pipe Band will then lead a parade to the village’s war memorial for the act of remembrance beginning at 10.50am.
There will also be a service of family remembrance at Comrie Parish Church at 6pm.
Rev Prof Susan Hardman Moore will conduct the service of remembrance at St Fillans war memorial at 10.50am, followed by a service of worship at Dundurn Parish Church at 11.30am.
Elsewhere, residents in Muthill will gather at their war memorial at 10.50am where the last post will be sounded and wreaths placed. Tea and coffee will be provided in the village hall afterwards, followed by a service in Muthill Parish Church at 11.30am.
The community, including all uniformed organisations, in Auchterarder will meet at the Lang Toon’s war memorial at 10.45am, where a service will be led by Church of Scotland parish minister Rev Dr Rob Barlow along with members from the other churches in Auchterarder. Wreaths will be laid by the British Legion, Perth and Kinross Council, Auchterarder Community Council, the Rotary Club of Auchterarder, the Black Watch Cadets, Scouts, Guides and Brownies and following the service the gathering will make its way to Auchterarder Parish Church for an ecumenical service of remembrance starting at 11.30am.
And, there will be services held in Madderty and Gask at 10am and another at the war memorial in Madderty at 3pm.
A brief act of remembrance will also be carried out at Fowlis Wester at 11am and a service will be held at Monzie Church at 11.30am.