Town’s series of tributes to mark tragic anniversary
THE community of Lockerbie will hold a series of poignant memorials in the town on Friday to commemorate the anniversary.
The first will take place at 9am at Rosebank Crescent, where many of the bodies of the Pan Am passengers and crew were to be found.
An hour later, locals will gather at Tundergarth Church, near the spot where the cockpit of Clipper Maid of the Seas came to rest.
At 11am, residents of Sherwood Crescent – and the survivors who lived there at the time – will recall the terrible night that claimed the lives of 11 local people.
At each location, a ‘moment of silence’ will be observed and a wreath laid.
The Main Commemoration is a service in the grounds of Dryfesdale Cemetery, which houses a memorial bearing the names of all 270 victims.
It will be attended by Secretary of State David Mundell, the local MP, politicians, dignitaries and locals.
A spokeswoman for the organisers, Lockerbie and District Community Council, said: ‘The early events are open to local people. If they want to go on to the Main Commemoration, they will be most welcome.’