The Stewartry will come to a halt to remember the fallen this weekend.

Services and parades are planned across the district to mark Remembrance Sunday.

Representatives from Legion Scotland in Dalbeattie will be at Haugh of Urr at 9.45am before the service at Dalbeattie Parish Church at 10.45am, with the Last Post being played at 11am.

The focus will then switch to the war memorial in Colliston Park for a wreath laying ceremony at 12noon.

After that, a contingent will head to Kirkgunzeon at 2pm before returning to Haugh of Urr for wreath laying at 3.15pm. A similar ceremony will take place at Buittle at 4pm.

Kirkcudbright’s remembrance service will take place at the war memorial at 10.45am.

That will be followed by a procession to Kirkcudbright Parish Church for a service there.

In Castle Douglas, the parade will assemble at the British Legion at Market Hill for 10.30am ready to head to the war memorial for the service.

This will be followed by a church service in the parish church, after which everyone is welcome to go to the British Legion for soup and refreshments.

Twynholm parish Church will host a service at 11.30am, with a service of remembrance at the war memorial at 12.30pm.

There will also be a service at Borgue war memorial at 11am and Ringford war memorial at 1pm.

Balmaghie Kirk at Glenlochar will be holding an act of remembrance and wreath laying at 3pm.

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