Lanark Lanimer Committee - Perambulation of the Marches and Shifting of the Standard - 9th June 2025 - 052/2025
| Organisation name | Lanark Lanimer Committee |
|---|---|
| Procession date | 9th June 2025 |
| Procession area | Clydesdale area |
| Procession town | Lanark |
| Outward route | 16:45 hours - Lord Cornets' Club members meet within Christ Church Hall. 17:00 hours Depart Hall via Cleghorn Road and Hope Street to pick up Lord Cornet elect 17:20hours - Lord Cornet and Members of the Lord Cornets' Club leave Lord Cornet-elect's house via Hope Street and Cleghorn Road returning to Christ Church Hall 17:30 hours - crowd begins to assemble in Hope Street in advance of perambulation 17.45 hours - crowd building up in Hope Street between Bloomgate and Hope Street with Waterloo Road. Expected crown size 1000-1500 or more depending on weather moves from both pavements into the road awaiting Lord Cornet's Club official photographs on Sheriff Court steps (17.55 hours approx) 17:55 hours - Lord Cornet's club moves to Sheriff Court steps for photographs. 18:00 hours - Traffic held both ways in Hope Street as the Chairman of the Lanimer Committee, Lord Cornet, Lord Cornet-elect, and members of the Lord Cornets' Club, followed by the community depart from Hope Street, on foot, for the Perambulation of the Marches, via Hope Street; Waterloo Road, Waterloo Drive (distribution of birks at junction) left onto Bellefield Road, Police quad bikes requested to help manage Bellefield Road/through Jerviswood's three stones, returning to Bellefield Road, past Oakwood, along path to Leechford at River Mouse. Route goes on through Leechford fields. All exit at Cleghorn Road gate and take to pavement, crossing road into Linthill to make way through estate to St Leonard Street. Stewards will be on duty at crossing and through the Perambulation. (quad bike at crossing requested). |
| Outward time | 17:00 |
| Inward route | DANCING DISPLAY AND SILVER CLUB DRAW AT LANARK CROSS 18:30 hours - after perambulation crowd clears Hope Street, leaving road open to traffic and diversions. TTRO now into operation, closing off all access to High Street and Lanark Cross. Barriers close access from Wellgate, Castlegate and Bloomgate at junction with Hope Street. During this period there is no through road via Friars Lane. Diverted traffic from Bannatyne Street turns immediately far right into St Leonard Street and left into Kildare Road. No through traffic permitted on North or South side of High Street from approx. 18:15 hours or crossing through Wellgate. 18:45 hours - Celia Orr School of Dance display begins. Performers use church interior as base and emerge from main door for several displays of dancing, round the side of the Church and the platform which has been set up. They use the whole 'arena' area in front of the Church, and either side of the High Street, within South Lanarkshire Council landscape services team barriers. This display lasts for approximately one hour. 19:45 hours - announcements from platform at Cross of the main Silver Club prize draws. 19:55 hours - arena area and platform area are cleared. Barriers remain in place. Invited guests waiting within Church move out and onto platform to await main procession. Barriers are adjusted to open South side of High Street and access to Bloomgate, to allow procession through. ASSEMBLY OF HORSES FOR EQUESTRIAN PROCESSION 18:45 hours - Horses from Edinburgh & Lasswade Riding Centre (ELRC) arrive at Water Tower at the top of St Leonard Street, near junction with Smyllum Road, to await collection by riders arriving from Perambulation. (To avoid the Procession Route, the horse boxes will then be moved from the Water Tower to Bloomgate at Clydesdale Inn via Potters Wynd, Laverockhall, Cleghorn Road and Hope Street. 1900 hours - Police Mounted branch and horses leaving from Stanmore stables assemble off Stanmore Road. 1 or 2 quad bikes requsted to escort the group (young riders involved) to Ross's garage in St Leonard Street where equestrian processing is gathering. 19.15 hours - Mounted Branch lead off group via Stanmore Road to junction at Carstairs Road. All turn right (TTRO) starts at junction with Smuyllum Road ahead, possible traffic movements attempted at Potters Wynd. At Ross's garage riders move to foyer area for pony judging. The Mounted Branch move into position for start of the main procession. MUSTER OF BANDS, RIDERS AND PEDESTRIANS FOR PROCESSION 19:30 hours - Band meets on St Leonard Street between Waverley Crescent and Hospitland Drive. 19:30 hours approx. - At Cleghorn Road near entrance to Linthill those perambulating begin to appear from fields on west side of Cleghorn Road (main road crossing), making way to St Leonard Street via Linthill, Laverockhall and Potters Wynd. (request at least one quad bike diverts Cleghorn Road, Stanmore Road to stables while pedestrians move on). On arrival in St Leonard Street many will head for Lanark Cross on foot. Riders will go to Hamilton Ross of Lanark to change into riding boots and collect riding gloves and hats. 19:45 hours - All riders assemble in Hamilton Ross Yard to await Front Party. 19:55 hours - Order of Marches Night Procession to Lanark Cross Band musters and waits on St Leonard Street at Hospitland Drive. Horse Convener liaises with Police Mounted Branch to ensure that the procession moves off at 20:00 hours prompt. Lord Cornet, Lord Cornet-elect and right hand Man take front of Equestrian Procession behind Band and Police Scotland Mounted Branch, flanking outside right and left with riders, dignitaries and townspeople walking behind. 20:00 hours - Procession to/arrival for Ceremony of Shifting of the Standard (request quad bike moved off in advance of riders heading for Broomgate to await Stanmore riders, several juniors) Police Scotland Mounted Branch and local band lead mounted and foot procession from St Leonard Street into High Street (South side, passing Tolbooth) through Lanark Cross into Bloomgate, then sharp left into Broomgate. Band continues down Broomgate. Front party turn left at back of Church into Hyndford Place. Mounted Branch and principals hold at Castlegate junction/entry to Cross. Other riders continue down Bloomgate to horse boxes parked there and follow instructions for dismissal. (request quad bike parks opposite Wallace Cave and awaits Stanmore riders then escorts these riders into Hope Street, to Cleghorn Road and back to Stanmore Stables. (This is a safety request to protect the young riders involved. The road should be quiet as the main ceremony is still ongoing at the cross) Front Party moves forward with mounted escort to front of Church, to face platform. Principals dismount, and horses are collected by Ex-Lord Cornets. Platform party members from procession are assembling, managed by a member of the Lord Cornet's Club. Presentation of Jimmy Hamilton Trophy for best dressed pony/rider. Spectators are now assembled throughout the Cross area behind crowd control barriers and beyond in both sides of High Street. 20:20 hours - Shifting of the Standard Ceremony The Lord Cornet receives the Burgh Standard, Sash and Gold Badge in front of the townspeople assembled. This is followed by speeches, presentations and 'Scots Wha Hae'. 20:40 hours (approx.) - At the conclusion of the ceremony the Lord Cornet and Front Party depart the platform and head for St Nicholas Church Hall in the Castlegate, on foot, for the Lord Cornet's Reception, from 21:00 to 22:30 hours. |
| Inward time | 18:00 |
| Accompanying bands | Coalburn Pipe Band |
| Estimated number in procession | 1500 |
| Notification status | Granted |
| Last objection date | 12 May 2025 |