To celebrate the national Armed Forces Day. Renfrewshire and Inverclyde held a joint service at Paisley Abbey on Saturday 20 June, preceded by a special flag-raising ceremony outside Council HQ on Friday 19 June.
Joining serving and veteran troops, Provost Hall attended the special service to mark the national Armed Forces Day, along with Inverclyde’s Provost Robert Moran, Lord Lieutenant Guy Clark and hundreds of residents from Renfrewshire and Inverclyde.
Serving and veteran troops led the procession into Paisley AbbeyPark Mains Brass Band at the Armed Forces Day service in Paisley AbbeyInverclyde’s Senior Choir sang at the Armed Forces Day service.Robert Pope and Richard Menzies of the Royal British LegionServing and veteran troops leaving Paisley Abbey after the serviceRoyal British Legion members Kenny Lupton, Richard Menzies, Robert Pope, Ronnie Scobie and Geordie Gaughan are joined by Reverend Alan Sorensen, Very Reverend Dr E Lorna Hood, Guy Clark, Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire, Inverclyde’s Provost Robert Moran, Renfrewshire’s Provost Anne Hall, Reverend Alan Birss of Paisley Abbey and Very Reverend Monsignor John Canon Tormey of St Mirin’s CathedralAt Hawkhead Cemetery, Provost Anne Hall, Lord-Lieutenant Guy Clark and Inverclyde’s Provost Robert Moran lay wreaths in memory of the many Armed Forces who paid the ultimate sacrifice for serving their country, along with Reverend Alan Birss of Paisley Abbey and Very Reverend Monsignor John Canon Tormey of St Mirin’s Cathedral.Sapper MacDonald of the Royal Engineers raising the Armed Forces Day flag outside Council HQSaluting the flag – Sapper MacDonald at the flag-raising ceremony on Friday 19 June.Reverend Alan Birss of Paisley Abbey, Provost Anne Hall, Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire, Guy Clark, Very Reverend Monsignor John Canon Tormey of St Mirin’s Cathedral and Sapper MacDonald of the Royal Engineers
