Committee Thank You and Itinerary.
TO COMMEMORATE 50 YEARS OF REGIMENTAL DISBANDMENT
14TH MAY 1968 -14TH MAY 2018
THE REGIMENTAL MOTTO
NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT
THE CAMERONIANS SCOTTISH RIFLES AND FAMILY MEMBERS ORGANISATION
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
CHAIRMAN MR ALLAN HALLIDAY.
VICE CHAIRMAN MR THOMAS BALLOCH MBE.
SECRETARY MR JOE MCDONALD.
TREASURER MRS ELIZABETH H MAXWELL.
MR DUNCAN McLEOD
MR JAMES INGHAM.
MR ROBERT MITCHELL.
MR JAMES D TORRANCE.
THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ORGANISATION’S THAT KINDLY DONTED TO THE CAMERONIANS (SR) AND FAMILY ORGANISATION SO THAT THIS EVENT COULD TAKE PLACE ARE,
HAMILTON BRANCH OF ROYAL BRITISH LEGION SCOTLAND,
INF HQ SW1 SCOTS,
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY FUND.
WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE TODAY IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY IN THE HEART OF ALL CAMERONIANS, THE CAMERONIANS (SR) AND FAMILY MEMBERS ARE MEETING TODAY FOR OUR ANNUAL CONVENTICLE ON THE NEAREST SUNDAY TO THE 14TH OF MAY THE 14TH BEING THE DAY THE REGIMENT WAS FORMED AND DISBANDED NEAR AND ON THIS VERY FIELD.
A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THAT VERY SAD DAY WHEN THE REGIMENT WAS DISBANDED WITH THE LAST WORDS FROM
LIEUTENANT COLONEL L. P. G. DOW SAYING “WE HAVE TO GO NOW, SIR! IT IS TIME FOR US TO GO”.
WHO THOUGHT FROM THAT SAD DAY WITH 50 YEARS ON MEMBERS OF THE 1ST BATTALION CAMERONIANS (SR) WOULD GATHER WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO COMMEMORATE THIS UNIQUE OCCASION.
THE ORGANISATION WILL COMMEMORATE THIS EVENT EVERY YEAR UNTILL THE TIME WILL COME WHEN WE WILL HAVE TO GO. BUT OUR MEMBERS WILL GATHER AGAIN NEXT YEAR SAME CAIRN, SAME TIME BUT THERE WILL BE LESS MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE SERVICE, ON BEHALF OF THE CAMERONIANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS ORGANISATION I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANISATION OUR DIGNATRIES, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUPLIC, WITH SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE DOUGLAS AND ANGUS ESTATE, THE DOUGLAS COMMUNITY BOARD, DOUGLAS VICTORIA BOWLING CLUB, GSM A McBROOM AND 1 SCOTS ROYAL REGIMENT OF SCOTLAND, ARMY RESERVE, THE CADET FORCE, ELLON PIPE BAND, AND THE CATERERS , FOR THERE HELP IN MAKING THIS COMMEMORATIVE EVENT POSSIBLE,
I APOLOGIZE IF I HAVE OMITTED ANY PERSON OR ORGANISATION OUT THANK YOU AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR DAY.
JOE MCDONALD SECRETARY
WE WELCOME OUR GUESTS AT
TODAYS 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF DISBANDMENT.
THE EARL OF HOME KT CVO CBE.
COLONEL STUART ROBERTS.
RT HON DAVID MUNDELL MP.
MR KEITH BROWN MSP.
MS AILEEN CAMPBELL MSP.
LORD PROVOST IAN McALLAN
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL.
LORD PROVOST JEAN JONES
NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL.
COUNCILLOR MARK HORSHAM.
COUNCILLOR COLIN McGAVIGAN.
COLONEL RL STEELE TD JP DL.
MRS MOLLY CUMMING.
THE REV LAWRIE LENNOX.
THE REV ROBERT CLELAND.
BM MACDONALD LT SIXSMITH LT WILLIAMS LT GRANT 2LT CORKINTON PM GILLIES
COMMEMORATION OF 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF DISBANDMENT 1968-2018
MAIN EVENT OF THE DAY CONVENTICLE AT THE DISBANDMENT CAIRN.
PLEASE WOULD ALL DIGNATRIES, GUESTS, ORGANISATION MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
PLEASE BE IN PLACE NEAR THE CAIRN FOR 13.45 HRS FOR THE CONVENTICLE TO COMMENCE AT 14.00 HRS.
MUSTER AND PARADE OF ARMY CONTINGENT CONSISTING OF PIPES AND DRUMS AND 1 SCOTS TO DISBANDMENT CAIRN 13.15 HRS.
APPROXIMATELY 13.50 HRS PIPES AND DRUMS AND 1 SCOTS WILL HALT AT PATH.
1 SCOTS WILL MARCH UP TO CAIRN AND HALT FOR SERVICE AT CAIRN.
APPROXIMATELY 14.00 HRS CONVENTICLE SERVICE BY REVERAND R CLELAND WILL COMMENCE.
AFTER CONVENTICLE SERVICE BUFFET WILL OPEN AT 15.30 HRS.
ADDMISSION BY TICKET, PRICE £5.00.
SOCIAL AFTERNOON FOR DIGNATRIES, GUESTS, ARMY CONTINGENT, MEMBERS OF THE ORGANISATION AND PUBLIC.
PLEASE TAKE CARE AND A SAFE JOURNEY HOME.
PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY 13.05.2018.
09.30 HRS RAISING OF THE REGIMENTAL FLAG.
10.00 HRS SERVICE IN ST BRIDES CHURCH
LUNCH AND MEET UP WITH COMRADES FREE TIME 11.00 HRS TO 12.30 HRS
12.30 HRS ASSEMBLE AT THE DISBANDMENT CAIRN
13.15 HRS PARADE OF ARMY CONTINGENT DOWN TO CAIRN
CONVENTICLE SERVICE BY THE REV ROBERT CLELAND APPROXIMATELY 14.00 HRS
15.30 HRS BUFFET OPENS ENTRANCE IS BY TICKET ONLY.
SOCIAL AFTERNOON
