Inverness to mark Armistice Day.

Members of the public are invited to join a parade and service to mark Remembrance Day in Inverness on Sunday 11 November 2012.

Organised by The Royal British Legion Scotland, Inverness Branch and supported by The Highland Council, the events reinforce the on-going importance and relevance of Armistice Day to the local community and the Highlands.

Members of the Inverness Branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland and The Highland Council, staff and uniformed youth groups will parade from Huntly Street and the Town House to the Cenotaph accompanied by Colour parties (flag bearers), the Inverness British Legion Pipes and Drums, Salvation Army Band and local MP’s and MSPs.

The parade will march off from Huntly Street at 2:30pm and arrive at Cavell Gardens Cenotaph at 2:50pm.

A Service of Remembrance - conducted by Legion Padre, Reverend Alistair Murray - will take place at 3pm at the Cenotaph at Cavell Gardens in Inverness.

The Provost of Inverness, Councillor Alex Graham and Councillor Carolyn Caddick, Highland Council Armed Forces and Veterans Champion accompanied by fellow members of The Highland Council’s City of Inverness Area Committee will join the parade as it marches past on the junction of Ness Bridge and Castle Street.  Provost Graham and Councillor Caddick will lay a wreath on the War Memorial at Cavell Gardens.

Provost Graham said: “The Act of Remembrance is continually growing in importance to the Council, and the community of Inverness. The Council has been pleased to support the British Legion Inverness Branch’s campaign to install a new plaque on the Cavell Gardens Cenotaph that commemorates soldiers killed in action since 1945.”

Schools throughout the Highlands are selling poppies and participating in Remembrance activities, involving pupils staff and local school communities.