Tag: Legion Scotland
Calling all pipers – help to memorialise the ‘forgotten Dunkirk’
Pipers across Scotland are being invited to join a poignant tribute to thousands of Scots who were killed or captured during “the forgotten Dunkirk” 80 years ago.The lesser-known battle of Saint-Valéry-en-Caux is being...
Garden of Remembrance to open on Monday
The Rt Hon Lord Provost Frank Ross will open the Garden of Remembrance in Edinburgh on Monday morning.The Lord Provost will lead a special group of wreath-layers at the annual Opening Ceremony of the...
Edinburgh to hold Concert of Remembrance
100 Years of Armistice to be marked at Assembly RoomsIn a major commemoration of a century since the end of the First World War, a Concert of Remembrance will be held in Edinburgh later...
Remembering…..
Having visited the Menin Gate in Ypres a few weeks ago, the opening of the Remembrance Garden in Edinburgh on Wednesday last initiated the thought that it might be a 'good thing' to bring the two...
Garden of Remembrance opened with ceremony
The Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh the Rt Hon Frank Ross led a special group of wreath-layers at the annual Opening Ceremony of the Edinburgh Garden of Remembrance, at the Scott Monument,...
Gallipoli to be remembered at Edinburgh Castle
On 25 April Legion Scotland will be hosting a commemorative event at Edinburgh Castle marking the 100th anniversary of the commencement of the First World War’s Gallipoli Campaign, honouring the sacrifices of Scotland’s men...
Legion Scotland call on schools to enter their competition – deadline approaching!
Scotland’s biggest veterans membership charity Legion Scotland are calling on primary schools in Edinburgh to grab their last chance to register for the Stories of WWI Families competition.
Dozens of primary schools across Scotland have...
