Irvine’s Scottish Maritime Museum is to glow red this weekend in support of the Scottish Poppy Appeal.
The Harbourside tourist attraction is one of more than 120 Scottish landmarks to light up for Remembrance Sunday.
Gordon Michie, head of fundraising at Poppyscotland, said: “We want to say a huge ‘thank you’ to everyone supporting this campaign.
“We are touched by the effort that hundreds of people have made in order to make this happen and to help us to shine a light on those who continue to need Poppyscotland’s vital, life-changing support today.
“It is incredible to witness so many buildings, up and down the country, glowing red in tribute to Scotland’s Armed Forces community past and present. It is a visual spectacle symbolising that when it comes to the country’s Service personnel, we are behind them. Always.”
Three other Ayrshire locations are supporting the venture – Kilmarnock’s Floral Clock and Ayr’s Wallace Tower and Racecourse.
Members of the public are being encouraged to take pictures of their local landmarks lit up red and to then share them on social media, tagging @Poppyscotland and using the hashtags #LightUpRed #BehindThemAlways and #ScottishPoppyAppeal.
For more information including the full list of locations across Scotland, and detail on timings, please visit www.poppyscotland.org.uk/Light-Up-Red .
