Highland Council confirms the locations of Books of Condolences and Gardens of Remembrance that are now open across the north as Convener Bill Lobban calls on locals to pay their respects to Her Majesty The Queen as it 'may help us come to terms with such a loss at this sad time'
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Highland Council confirms the locations of dozens of Books of Condolences and Gardens of Remembrance for people to pay their respects to the Queen.
Convener Bill Lobban has called on locals to show their respects and come together as it "may help us come to terms with such a loss at this sad time."
He was speaking after a visit to Inverness Cathedral’s Garden of Remembrance, where he was joined by Inverness Provost Glynis Sinclair and the chief executive of Highland Council Donna Manson.
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Convener Lobban said: “Coming together to express our respects and share our condolences may help us come to terms with such a loss at this sad time.
“I know I speak for many people when I say our heartfelt sympathies are with the Royal Family.
“The Gardens of Remembrance will be a focus for people to come and pay tribute to the life and service of Her Majesty and the Books of Condolences will provide an opportunity for personal messages to be left.”
List of locations of Gardens of Remembrance:
Caithness:
Sir Johns Square Gardens, Thurso
Wick Rose Garden
Sutherland:
Bettyhill War Memorial
Bonar Bridge War Memorial
Brora War Memorial
Dornoch Cathedral
Golspie War Memorial
Lochinver War Memorial
Ross & Cromarty:
Alness Heritage Centre Garden
Dingwall – front lawn outside Highland Council Offices
Cromarty Victoria Park
Fortrose Cathedral
Invergordon Natal Gardens
Tain Rose Garden
Ullapool War Memorial
Isle of Skye:
Broadford War Memorial
Portree War Memorial
Lochaber:
Acharacle Cemetery War Memorial
Commando Memorial
Fort William Parade Gardens
Kilchoan garden by War Memorial
Kinlochleven Community Garden
Lochaline garden by War Memorial
Morar Archway War Memorial
Inverness:
Inverness Cathedral
Nairn:
Nairn War Memorial
Badenoch & Strathspey:
Aviemore War Memorial
Grantown on Spey War Memorial
Kingussie - Gynack Gardens
Alphabetical list of location of Books of Condolence across the Highlands:
Alness Service Point
Ardersier - The Highlanders Museum
Ardersier Library
Ardnamurchan Library
Aviemore Service Point & Library
Beauly Phipps Hall
Bettyhill Service Point
Bonar Bridge - Carnegie Buildings and Library
Broadford Service Point/Library
Brora Library and Cultural Centre
Cannich Village Hall
Cromarty Library
Croy Village Hall
Dingwall Library
Dingwall Service Point
Dornoch Service Point and Library
Drumnadrochit Craigmonie Centre
Fort Augustus Village Hall, Bunoich
Fort William - The Lochaber Archive Centre
Fort William Service Point
Fortrose Library
Foyers Shop & Post Office
Gairloch Service Point
Golspie Service Point
Grantown on Spey Service Point & Library
Invergordon Library
Inverness - Balloch Baptist Church
Inverness - Cathedral
Inverness - Culduthel Christian Centre
Inverness - Highland Archive & Registration Centre
Inverness - Highland Council HQ, Glenurquhart Road
Inverness - Hilton Community Centre
Inverness - Inshes Church of Scotland
Inverness - James Cameron Centre
Inverness - Library
Inverness - Merkinch Centre
Inverness - Ness Bank Church
Inverness - Raigmore Community Centre
Inverness - Smithton Free Church
Inverness - Town House
Inverness - Victorian Market
Kiltarlity Village Hall
Kingussie Service Point
Kinlochleven Library
Kyle Service Point
Lochcarron Access Point
Lochinver Harbour Office/Service Point
Mallaig Library
Muir of Ord Library
Nairn Service Point
Newtonmore - Highland Folk Museum
Portree Service Point
Strathpeffer Pavilion
Tain Service Point
Thurso Library
Thurso Service Point
Tomatin Community Shop
Ullapool Service Point
Wick Library
Wick Service Point, Caithness House
