Residents asked to pay respects on Remembrance Sunday

North Ayrshire Provost Anthea Dickson has reminded people in North Ayrshire that they can pay their respects to the fallen on Remembrance Sunday.

Remembrance Sunday on 8 November is for people to stand together and remember the service and sacrifice of all those who have lost their lives in war.

Tributes will be paid in our communities to those in the Armed Forces and crowds of people are expected to turn out at services across the local authority area.

Provost Anthea Dickson will attend the parade and service in Irvine and Depute Provost John Sweeney will attend services in Saltcoats and Stevenston.

Provost Dickson said: “Every year, people from towns and villages across North Ayrshire stand together to acknowledge the sacrifices that have been made - and are still being made - by those men and women in our Armed Forces.”

Details of this year’s Remembrance Sunday proceedings in Irvine on Sunday, 8 November, are:

• 10.40 am — Parade Assembly: Participants, civic dignitaries, veterans, and youth organisations gather on the High Street.
• 10.52 am — Parade departs: The parade departs from the High Street toward the War Memorial, led by the Irvine Pipe Band.
• 10.55 am — War Memorial Service: A brief service is held at the War Memorial, featuring wreath-laying ceremonies and the national two minutes' silence at 11:00 am.
• 11.20 am — Parade Re-forms: The parade is called back to order to prepare for the church procession.
• 11.30 am to 12.30 pm — Church Service: A dedicated Remembrance service takes place inside Irvine Old Parish Church.

Published: 06 November 2026