The Chairman and Members of the Lanark Lanimer Committee would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year.

Would your child like a chance to take a major roll in our historic celebrations?

Application forms for the 2018 Lanimer Court have now been issued to our local schools and should be returned by the 18^th December 2017.

This year, the 2018 Lanimer Queen will be selected from S1 of Lanark Grammar School. Applicants for the Lanimer Queens role MUST live within 3 miles of the front door of St Nicholas Church.

The full allocation of court characters to schools is as follows;

Lanark Grammar:

Lanimer Queen (S1)

2 x Chief Maids (S1)

2 x Ladies in Waiting (S1)

1 x Champion

1 x Fist Lord

1 x Second Lord

4 x Outriders

Kirkfieldbank Primary

2 x Ladies in Waiting (P7)

1 x Crown Bearer (P7)

1 x Proclamation Bearer (P7)

New Lanark Primary

2 x Ladies in Waiting (P7)

2 x Heralds (P7)

2 x Page Boys (P2)

St Mary’s Primary

2 x Ladies in Waiting (P7)

2 x Yeomen (P7)

Lanark Primary

2 x Ladies in Waiting (P7)

1 x Sword Bearer

Robert Owen Memorial Primary

2 x Ladies in Waiting (P7)

1 x Sceptre Bearer

For application forms and further details on requirements – please see the following links;

1 – Lanimer Court – General Conditions for Consent (2018)

2 – Lanimer Queen Consent Form 2018

3 – Lanimer Court Consent Form (Girl) 2018

4 – Lanimer Court Consent Form (Boy) 2018 

Should you have any queries on the above or on any of the documentation issued from the schools, please email; lanimercourt@yahoo.co.uk

The Lanimer Committe is delighted to announce the release of our new publication “The Lanimer Review”.

On sale today, priced at ONLY £2.

Published to coincide with the Illuminated Lanimer Winter Parade, this full colour brochure provides all the information you need on the programme of the Winter Parade, whilst looking back on Lanimer events throughout 2017 in over 100 stunning photos.

In what we hope will become an annual publication, “The Lanimer Review” also lists the winners of the various Lanimer Competions through Lanimer week and beyond – from Lanimer lorries to Decorated Houses to the Lanark Trail Festival Lanimer Cups

The Lanimer Publicity sub committee would like to thank all the credited photographers for their contributions in this colourful display of our annual Celebrations.

Thanks also go to the local traders who are selling the brochures from TODAY;

Fringes, WH Smith, Brooks, Jacks the Ironmonger, Feenans and the Ladyacre (Esso) Garage.

Grab your copy today!

Come along and join us for our annual Illuminated Lanimer Winter Parade on the 24th November 2017.

Now in its third year, the Lanimer Committee are again proud to deliver this event in support of the ‘Late Night Lanark’ Christmas shopping evening.

Starting from Bannantyne Street at 6.45pm, this years parade promises to be bigger and better than ever!

Heading up our Parade will be our Lanimer Queen Niamh Jopp, accompanied by her Chief Maids.

We are delighted that 8 of our Lanimer entrants will once again parade down Lanark High Street, this time illuminated as you have never seen them before!

A number of our entries have also carefully preserved their Lanimer Lorries – which will take to the streets adorned with lights.

Musical entertainment will be provided by Lanark & District Pipe Band, Newmains Silver Band, The Beats of Brazil and from various other musicians traveling on our Festive Lanimer Carriage.

Santa will make an appearance too, before jetting back to the north pole to finish his preparations for Christmas. Make sure you pop down to the Tollbooth area to meet some his Reindeer.

Please come along see our spectacular parade and get some early Christmas shopping from our wonderful local shops done too!

We look forward to seeing you there!

(Photo courtesy of John Prior)

The Annual General Meeting of the Lanark Lanimer Committee took place on Wednesday 25th October in the Harry Smith Complex, Lanark.

The following Office Bearer, Convener and Non-Executive appointments were made.

Office Bearers

• Chairman
  • Ex-Lord Cornet John Dickman
• Vice Chairman
  • Ex-Lord Cornet Kenny Lean
• Hon. Secretary
  • Molly M. Cumming
• Hon. Treasurer
  • Paul Brien
• Past Chairman
  • Loraine Swan

Sub Committees

• Archivist / Brochure / Publicity
  • Convener
    • Ex-Lord Cornet Gordon Gray
• Bands / Tattoo
  • Convener
    • Ex-Lord Cornet David Murdoch
• Castlebank / Children’s Treats / Lowland Games
  • Convener
    • John S. Clarkson
• Collections / Fundraising / Patrons
  • Convener
    • Ex-Lord Cornet Kenny Lean
• Commentator / Cross / Judges / Procession
  • Convener
    • Loraine Swan
• Court / Transport
  • Convener
    • Karen Brown
• Marches / Police Liaison
  • Convener
    • Ross Fitzgerald
• Reception
  • Convener
    • Alan Boyd
• Silver Club
  • Convener
    • Janet Aitken

Non Executive

• Critic
  • Margaret Scott