Here are some photographs from Friday night’s Lanimer Illuminated Winter Parade, courtesy of John Watson.

With the Lanimer Illuminated Winter Parade behind us, thoughts now turn to Lanimer Week 2025, and the selection of our Lanimer Court for next year.

Information has been sent out to all of the Primary Schools and Lanark Grammar School, with the link to the Lanimer Court 2025 Application Form below:

https://forms.office.com/r/AC5V5DAG5n

Here are some photographs from last night’s Lanimer Illuminated Winter Parade, courtesy of DeeJay Neilson of Clyde Light Captures.

YOUR LANIMERS NEED YOU!

Your annual Lanimer Celebrations are organised and run by the Lanark Lanimer Committee, a small & hard-working team of volunteers that successfully deliver one of Scotland’s biggest festivals every year.
As registered charity, the Committee’s objective is to “promote the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture and community development by organising Lanark Lanimer Week”.

The Lanark Lanimer Committee is open to applications from ANYONE interested in helping in the delivery of your Lanimer Celebrations.

If you would like to be involved, full details on how to join can be found at the following link:

Membership Application

The committee is formed of the following 9 No. sub committees which all focus on different parts of your Lanimer Celebrations:

• Bands & Tattoo
• Castlebank
• Court
• Fundraising
• Procession
• Marches
• Publicity
• Reception
• Silver Club

If you are interested in any of the above sub-committees and would like any further information, please message the page, we are happy to help with any questions you may have.

We are a community event, run by your community.

We rely on the support of new members to help grow and sustain our activities. If you think that you could help us in ANY way, please get in touch, we would love to hear from you!

The Committee meets on a monthly basis between January and June, with additional meetings taking place in May, October (our AGM) and November to assist in the planning of the Illuminated Lanimer Winter Parade.

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We are all set for tomorrow’s (Friday 22 November) Lanimer Illuminated Winter Parade, starting at 6.30pm on Ladyacre Road, with many local groups participating and supporting Late Night Lanark. There will be a special visit from Santa in his carriage after the parade, who will be outside the Tolbooth for requests and photos, from around 7.15pm.

Coalburn Silver Band will also be playing in this area, so grab a warm drink and gather to enjoy the Friday night street entertainment and keep the festive fun going.

A revised running order is as follows:

• Lanark and District Pipe Band
• Freya – Stilt Walker
• Lanark Lord Cornets Club
• Lanimer Queen, Lacey Steele, and Chief Maids, Jessica Smith and Aimee Watson in a horse drawn carriage
• The Burgh Belles with Crowning Lady, Cheryl Reilly
• Lanark Eagles and Lanark Rugby Club
• Pebble Patch and Friends
• Kirkfield United Football Club
• Coalburn Silver Band
• St Mary’s Primary School Lanimer Committee
• 1st Lanark Boys Brigade
• The Broons and Lanark Panto Club
• The Kilninie Club
• The Town Crier
• Santa’s Carriage with supporters from Clydevalley Kindergarten
• Dale Adair and Friends presents Douglasdale Ghostbusters
• Lanark & District Young Farmers

There will be an Official Lanimer Committee collection on the streets, which has a legal permit. All funds raised will go towards supporting the 2024 Lanimer Illuminated Winter Parade and 2025 Lanimer Celebrations.

(Photograph courtesy of Billy Quigley)

Here are Route Map, Road Closures, and Timings details for the Illuminated Lanimer Winter Parade on Friday 22nd November at 6:30pm.

The High Street will be closed from 6.30pm for a short time and the surrounding parade route roads, Whitelees Road, Ladyacre Road, Woodstock Road, Hyndford Road and Wellgate will experience traffic delays until the parade has passed around this time.

Please note, all timings are approximate.

The running order for the Illuminated Lanimer Winter Parade on Friday 22nd November at 6:30pm is as follows:

• Lanark and District Pipe Band
• Freya – Stilt Walker (joining at Oxfam)
• Lanark Lord Cornets Club
• Lanimer Queen, Lacey Steele, and Chief Maids, Jessica Smith and Aimee Watson in a horse drawn carriage
• The Burgh Belles with Crowning Lady, Cheryl Reilly
• Lanark Eagles and Lanark Rugby Club
• Pebble Patch and Friends
• Kirkfield United Football Club
• Coalburn Silver Band
• St Mary’s Primary School Lanimer Committee
• 1st Lanark Boys Brigade
• The Broons and Lanark Panto Club
• The Kilninie Club
• The Town Crier
• Santa’s Carriage with supporters from Clydevalley Kindergarten
• Lanark & District Young Farmers

(Photograph courtesy of DeeJay Neilson)

Lanimer Queen Lacey Steele will select the £1,000 winner of the Lanimer Silver Club December Draw at 2:55pm during today’s Christmas Market.

Tickets will be on sale from Committee Members at the stage on the High Street from 2:30pm, with entry into twelve draws during the year for just £10.

For 2025 renewals, agents will be calling over the next few weeks.

Further information about the Lanimer Silver Club can be found at https://www.lanimersilverclub.co.uk/.

A week today, until Lanimer entrants and local community groups come together on Friday 22 November at 6.30pm, starting on Ladyacre Road, heading to the High Street, to light up Lanark in their own unique way in the Lanimer Illuminated Parade, supporting Late Night Lanark. We will bring light and cheer to the town on a dark November night, with bands, music, lights, and lots of enthusiasm, so please come along to support the parade and our local High Street retailers.

Route map and road closure times will be published early next week.

(Photographs courtesy of Billy Quigley)