The Lanimer Committe is delighted to announce the release of our new publication “The Lanimer Review”.

On sale today, priced at ONLY £2.

Published to coincide with the Illuminated Lanimer Winter Parade, this full colour brochure provides all the information you need on the programme of the Winter Parade, whilst looking back on Lanimer events throughout 2017 in over 100 stunning photos.

In what we hope will become an annual publication, “The Lanimer Review” also lists the winners of the various Lanimer Competions through Lanimer week and beyond – from Lanimer lorries to Decorated Houses to the Lanark Trail Festival Lanimer Cups

The Lanimer Publicity sub committee would like to thank all the credited photographers for their contributions in this colourful display of our annual Celebrations.

Thanks also go to the local traders who are selling the brochures from TODAY;

Fringes, WH Smith, Brooks, Jacks the Ironmonger, Feenans and the Ladyacre (Esso) Garage.

Grab your copy today!

Come along and join us for our annual Illuminated Lanimer Winter Parade on the 24th November 2017.

Now in its third year, the Lanimer Committee are again proud to deliver this event in support of the ‘Late Night Lanark’ Christmas shopping evening.

Starting from Bannantyne Street at 6.45pm, this years parade promises to be bigger and better than ever!

Heading up our Parade will be our Lanimer Queen Niamh Jopp, accompanied by her Chief Maids.

We are delighted that 8 of our Lanimer entrants will once again parade down Lanark High Street, this time illuminated as you have never seen them before!

A number of our entries have also carefully preserved their Lanimer Lorries – which will take to the streets adorned with lights.

Musical entertainment will be provided by Lanark & District Pipe Band, Newmains Silver Band, The Beats of Brazil and from various other musicians traveling on our Festive Lanimer Carriage.

Santa will make an appearance too, before jetting back to the north pole to finish his preparations for Christmas. Make sure you pop down to the Tollbooth area to meet some his Reindeer.

Please come along see our spectacular parade and get some early Christmas shopping from our wonderful local shops done too!

We look forward to seeing you there!

(Photo courtesy of John Prior)

The Annual General Meeting of the Lanark Lanimer Committee took place on Wednesday 25th October in the Harry Smith Complex, Lanark.

The following Office Bearer, Convener and Non-Executive appointments were made.

Office Bearers

• Chairman
  • Ex-Lord Cornet John Dickman
• Vice Chairman
  • Ex-Lord Cornet Kenny Lean
• Hon. Secretary
  • Molly M. Cumming
• Hon. Treasurer
  • Paul Brien
• Past Chairman
  • Loraine Swan

Sub Committees

• Archivist / Brochure / Publicity
  • Convener
    • Ex-Lord Cornet Gordon Gray
• Bands / Tattoo
  • Convener
    • Ex-Lord Cornet David Murdoch
• Castlebank / Children’s Treats / Lowland Games
  • Convener
    • John S. Clarkson
• Collections / Fundraising / Patrons
  • Convener
    • Ex-Lord Cornet Kenny Lean
• Commentator / Cross / Judges / Procession
  • Convener
    • Loraine Swan
• Court / Transport
  • Convener
    • Karen Brown
• Marches / Police Liaison
  • Convener
    • Ross Fitzgerald
• Reception
  • Convener
    • Alan Boyd
• Silver Club
  • Convener
    • Janet Aitken

Non Executive

• Critic
  • Margaret Scott

It is with great sadness that the Lanark Lanimer Committee has to announce that Anna Lumsden, a longstanding and Emeritus member of the Committee, passed away this morning.

Anna was also Sashing Lady in 1991, when she sashed Lord Cornet Robin Aitken, and Crowning Lady in 2008, when she crowned Sarah Smith from Robert Owen Memorial Primary School.

Her funeral will take place on Monday 9th October, 10:15am at South Lanarkshire Crematorium in Blantyre, and 12 Noon at Greyfriars Parish Church in Lanark.

A retiring collection will be taken for the work of Cancer Research UK.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Jack, Kandi and Kirsty at this sad time.