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)

Two weeks to go until the Lanimer Illuminated Parade makes it’s way through the streets of Lanark on Friday 22 November, starting on Ladyacre Road at 6.30pm, before it heads to the High Street. Please come along to join the Lanimer entrants and local community groups who will be participating in the parade to support Late Night Lanark, bringing lots of light and Lanimer cheer to the streets. There will be bands, music, lights, and a special visit from Santa to get the festive fun started!

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

There’s still time to join in and any local group interested in taking part, please contact lanimerprocessionteam@gmail.com. You will be very welcome!

(Photographs courtesy of DeeJay Neilson)

The Lanimer Committee together with our friends from the Lanark Museum had a lovely afternoon at our recent Looking Back and Moving Forward event. The shared vision and values of both organisations shone through and fun was had by all.

We would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who took the time to come along and share their Lanimer memories with us, to all who supported the event with donations and raffle prizes, and to the local businesses who helped in the promotion of the event and the selling of tickets.

With grateful thanks,

The Joint Organising Committee

The Lanark Lanimer Committee held its AGM last night and the following Office Bearers were elected:

• Chairman
  • Ex Lord Cornet Gordon Gray
• Vice Chairman
  • Fiona Cross
• Hon Secretaries
  • Molly Cumming
  • Ex Lord Cornet Kenny Lean
• Treasurer
  • Paul Brien

The following Sub Committee Conveners were also elected:

• Bands & Tattoo
  • Debbie Hughes
• Procession
  • Judy Anderson
• Marches
  • Amy McGregor
• Court
  • Alan Boyd
• Reception
  • Vikki Craig
• Publicity
  • Nikki Strachan
• Castlebank
  • Edward Pringle
• Fundraising
  • Susan Girvan
• Silver Club
  • Fiona Cross

Non-Executive Appointments:

• Court Wardrobe Mistress
  • Anne Gray
• Court Choreographer
  • Laura Mooney
• Trophies Manager
  • Julie Cox
• Child Protection Officer
  • Vicki Gault

We wish them all well in their roles as we look forward to the planning of our 2025 Lanimer Celebrations.

It is with great sadness that The Lord Cornets’ Club and the Lanark Lanimer Committee have to announce that Ex Lord Cornet Iain McLauchlan passed away this morning.

Lord Cornet in 1980, Iain was also an Emeritus Member of the Lanimer Committee.

Once funeral arrangements are known, the relevant details will be provided.

Our thoughts are with Agnes and her family at this sad time.