Remembrance services this Sunday in Largs and district

Remembrance Sunday in Largs sees the Act of Remembrance at the War Monument at 10.50am, followed by a church service at the Largs Parish Church, formerly Clark Memorial Church, starting at 11.15am.

The Act of Remembrance sees emergency services including police, fire and rescue, coastguard and RNLI laying wreathes, as well as local dignitaries including Parliamentary representatives, community council, community groups and others.

A Largs BB Remembrance Parade will also be taking place earlier in the morning which traditionally starts in Crawford Street and marches down Main Street and along Bath Street towards the War Memorial. It begins at 10.30am.

Millport War Memorial (Image: Newsquest)

In Fairlie Parish Church, worship will begin at 9.30am followed by an Act of Remembrance at the monument beginning at 10.50am.

Worship on Cumbrae sees the Act of Remembrance taking place at the island's War Monument beginning at 10.50am, with the island's Royal British Legion heavily involved in the early morning procession.

Worship in Cumbrae Parish Church will follow at 11.15am.

The service at Skelmorlie and Wemyss Bay Parish Church is at the earlier time of 10.45am to allow for the minute's silence at 11am, after which both respective youth organisations will parade to the war memorials where there will be a short service of Remembrance and laying wreaths at noon.

Timings are the same at Inverkip Parish Church and War Memorial.

For West Kilbride Parish Church, the service starts at 10.50am in the church. Wreath laying at the War Memorial will be at 12pm.

North Ayrshire Provost Anthea Dickson has called on people to pay their respects to the fallen on Remembrance Sunday.

Hundreds of people are expected to turn out at services across North Ayrshire and Provost Dickson said: “These services are a chance for our communities to come together and recognise sacrifices that have been made by those brave men and women in our Armed Forces, past and present.”