A parade marking Armed Forces Day will take place in Alloa this Friday.
Local veterans, cadets, and scouts will make their way through the town centre, led by Dollar Academy Pipes and Drums.
The procession will start in Drysdale Street at 10.15am, proceeding to the Town Hall, where local people are invited to gather at 10.25am for a flag raising ceremony.
Lord-Lieutenant Johnny Stewart said: “I look forward to seeing a large turnout at our Armed Forces Day outside the Town Hall in Alloa. It is a special day when we can watch and thank our veterans and talk to our cadets who are so much part of our future.”
It comes after last year’s event was cancelled due to financial considerations, which provost Donald Balsillie called “disappointing, particularly in the 80th anniversary year of VE Day”.
On Friday he will assist cadets and Lord-Lieutenant Stewart in hoisting up the flag.
He said: “This is an important event to allow the people of Clackmannanshire to show our support to the men and women who serve and have served in our Armed Forces.
“It is also an opportunity to see and thank our reserve and cadet services as well as local youth groups for the activities they are involved in locally.”
Local organisations including The Royal Regiment of Scotland, Wee County Veterans, Blind Veterans UK, SSAFA, Highland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association, Armed Forces Charity, and Clackmannanshire District Scouts will be holding displays and stalls in the car park behind the hall.
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