EVERY year hundreds of people across East Ayrshire gather to pay their respects on Remembrance Sunday, and this year will be no different.
The Armistice was signed at 11am on November 11, 1918, bringing an end to the First World War.
Members of the community join local organisations, veterans, and elected members in paying tribute on the closest Sunday to November 11.
A number of events and services are planned across our area for Sunday, November 10.
Here is a list of the Remembrance Day services set to take place in the area:
Auchinleck
- Church Service: 11.30am at Auchinleck Parish Church
- Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 11.15am in the grounds of the Auchinleck Parish Church
Benwhat
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: There is an informal arrangement for an elected member to lay a wreath here
Catrine
- Church Service: 10am at Catrine Parish Church
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: 2pm at the Catrine War Memorial
Cumnock
- Church Service: None
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: 2.20pm in the Garden of Remembrance - wreath laid by the Provost at 2.30pm - service and wreath laying at the War Memorial in Glaisnock Street Cemetery
Dalrymple
- Parade: 10.30am - meet at the White Horse pub, then piped march to the War Memorial
- Church Service: None
- Time of Wreath Laying at War Memorial: 11am
Dalmellington
- Parade: Starts from the Scout Hall at approximately 1.15pm
- Church Service: 11.30am to 12.30pm at Dalmellington Parish Church
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: Approximately 1.30pm at the War Memorial, Carsphairn Road
Drongan
- Church Service: 11.30am at Schaw Kirk, Drongan
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: 11.30am at the War Memorial within the Church
Glenbuck
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: As per arrangements for Muirkirk (approximately 11.30am at War Memorial, Main Street)
Lugar
- Church Service: 10am at Lugar Parish Church
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: 11am in the church grounds
Mauchline
- Parade: Approximately 12.15pm - leaving Cowgate at 12.30pm, proceeding to War Memorial for 12.40pm
- Church Service: 11.15am at Mauchline Parish Church until approximately 12.15pm
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- wreath laying at War Memorial: Approximately 12.45pm at the War Memorial - thereafter, parade departing from the Memorial at 1pm approximately to return to the Cowgate for dispersal
Muirkirk
- Church service: 12 noon at Muirkirk Parish Church
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: Approximately 11.30am at the War Memorial, Main Street
New Cumnock
- Church Service: 10.50am at New Cumnock Parish Church
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: Wreaths to be laid after the service at either Afton Cemetery or Bank War Memorial
Ochiltree
- Church Service: 11.30am at Ochiltree Parish Church
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: Following the church service, at the Memorial in Doctors Road at 12.15pm
Patna
- Church service: 10am at Patna Waterside Church
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: 10.50am at the War Memorial next to the cemetery at the top of Patna Hill
Rankinston
- Church service: As per arrangements for Drongan (11.30am at Schaw Kirk, Drongan)
- Time of Wweath laying at War Memorial: 1pm at the War Memorial, followed by a short service
Skares
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: No official time - wreath laid on behalf of the council by an elected member
Sorn
- Church Service: 10am at Sorn Village Church
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: During the morning service
Stair
- Church service: 10am at Stair Parish Church
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: During the service in the church
Waterside
- Time of wreath laying at War Memorial: No official time - wreath laid on behalf of the council by an elected member
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