Published on:
10
February 2014
Clackmannanshire will fly one of 500 Commonwealth flags to be raised to mark Commonwealth Day on 10 March.
Provost Tina Murphy will be joined by the Lord Lieutenant and other representatives on the day to raise the flag over Alloa Town Hall. A specially written Commonwealth Affirmation will be read out at the ceremony, before the flag is raised at 10am.
This is the first time that the ceremony has been held in the UK, and Charity teams will mark the day by taking Commonwealth Flags to the top of the UK's four highest National Peaks and use the occasion to raise funds for their worthy causes: Cancer Research UK - Scafell Pike, England; Help for Heroes - Ben Nevis, Scotland; Walking with the Wounded - Mount Snowdon, Wales; and Fields of Life - Slieve Donard, Northern Ireland.Commonwealth Flags will also be flown at many locations of special significance including the four capital cities of the United Kingdom.
Provost Tina Murphy said: "I am delighted that we will be flying the Commonwealth flag in Clackmannanshire, to join together with others throughout the Commonwealth in a spirit of respect and understanding to celebrate the variety and diversity of people throughout the world."