Demonstrations, Marches and Parades - March Details
| Organisation Name: | THORNHILL GALA COMMITTEE/BUCCLEUCH AND QUEENSBERRY CALEDONIA PIPE BAND |
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| Reference Number: | PP2025-11 |
| Actual Date: | 12/07/2025 |
| Date Of Notification: | 01/04/2025 |
| Type: | Gala day |
| Status: | Approved |
| Area: | Nithsdale |
| Reason For Procession: | Traditional parade held annually on the 2nd Saturday in July following a week of events and marking the start of Thornhill Gala Day. |
| Route: | From Thornhill Community Centre, Thornhill the parade moves right onto Back Street then turns left (south) onto Drumlanrig Street (A76) ; passes straight on past Mercat Cross crossroads Cairnkinna Crescent where it turns right; travel straight on then turns 3rd right onto Townhead Street; turns 1st right onto West Morton Street; moves down to the Mercat Cross crossroads and turns left to re-join Drumlanrig Street (A76) heading north; turns right onto Back Street to end parade at Thornhill Community Centre. Horses and riders leave the parade at Mercat Cross crossroads at the end of West Morton Street, riding straight to Wallacehall Academy car park, where they disperse. |
| Notification Waived: | No |
| Expected Number of Marchers: | 100 |
| Number of Stewards: | 15 |
| Number of Coaches: | 0 |
| Deadline For Public Comments: | 30/04/2025 |
| Bands Playing: | Buccleuch and Queensberry Caledonia Pipe Band |
