The Lanark Lanimer Committee is delighted to announce that the Queen’s Champion for 2018 will be Calvin Kennedy of Lanark Grammar School.
This is Calvin’s 3rd appearance in the Lanimer Court, having previously been the Proclamation Bearer in 2015 and the the 2nd Lord in 2016.
The Lanimer Committee would like to wish Calvin and his family all the best and a very Happy Lanimers.
The Lanark Lanimer Committee is delighted to announce that the Lanimer Queen Elect for 2018 will be Anna Martin of Lanark Grammar School.
The Lanimer Committee would like to wish Anna and her family all the best for her coming year and a very Happy Lanimers.
More details of the 2018 Lanimer Court Selections will appear throughout today – watch this space!
The Lord Cornets’ Club and the Lanark Lanimer Committee are delighted to announce that the Lord Cornet Elect for 2018 will be Gary Winning.
Gary is the Manager of the ‘Discover Lanark’ project, which aims to promote our Royal Burgh through working with local businesses and groups within the town.
Gary was also formerly the Manager of the Clydesdale Inn and is well known around our Royal Burgh.
Gary is married to Blythe and is truly honoured to be elected as our Standard Bearer for 2018.
The Lord Cornets’ Club and the Lanimer Committee would like to wish Gary and Blythe all the very best for their busy year ahead.
Congratulations & Happy Lanimers 2018!
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 18th 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.
It is with great sadness that the Lanark Lanimer Committee has to announce that Anna Lumsden, a longstanding and Emeritus member of the Committee, passed away this morning.
Anna was also Sashing Lady in 1991, when she sashed Lord Cornet Robin Aitken, and Crowning Lady in 2008, when she crowned Sarah Smith from Robert Owen Memorial Primary School.
Her funeral will take place on Monday 9th October, 10:15am at South Lanarkshire Crematorium in Blantyre, and 12 Noon at Greyfriars Parish Church in Lanark.
A retiring collection will be taken for the work of Cancer Research UK.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Jack, Kandi and Kirsty at this sad time.
In partnership with South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture, the Lanark Lanimer Committee reintroduced presentation of the Glasgow and Edinburgh Lanimer Cups, and donated the Junior Lanimer Cups, as part of the Lanark Trail Festival held at Lanark Racecourse on Sunday 6th August.
The Glasgow Lanimer Cup was presented to Douglas Roberts, the Male Winner of the 10K Race, by Loraine Swan, the Chairperson of the Lanark Lanimer Committee.
The Edinburgh Lanimer Cup was presented to Joanne Clark, the Female Winner of the 10K Race, by Lord Cornet Iain Hughes.
The Junior Lanimer Cups were presented to the Male and Female Winners in the 800m Race by Lanimer Queen Niamh Jopp. The Male Winner was Sandy Barr, and the Female Winner was Florence Pendriech.
Races were also held over 50m for a Toddler Dash (Winner – Hamish Currie), 100m (Male – Michael Smith, Female – Olivia Wilson), 200m (Male – John Frood, Female – Neve Kemp) and 400m (Male – Harrison Pierce, Female – Chloe O’Neil).
