A huge donation has been raised by a Moray military wives choir as part of a series of events to mark 100 years since the end of World War I.
The Kinloss group and the Elgin City Band have raised nearly £5,200 from a special concert held to remember sacrifices made during the conflict.
Last night a celebration event was held to hand over the donation to Poppy Scotland to help its efforts to continue to support today’s veterans.
A packed audience at Elgin Town Hall helped raise the cash from the Moray Remembers event last month while donations from Edrington and the Robertson Trust helped bolster the total.
Yesterday Major General Seymour Monro, who gave a special reading at the concert about Elgin’s connections to the war, and the Vice Lord Lieutenant of Moray, Jim Royan, attended the event at the Cumming Hall in Kinloss.
Dozens of friends and family also attended to celebrate the choir’s efforts through the year, which also include singing on the charity album Remember with more than 1,500 women with forces connections.
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The Elgin concert was just one of dozens of events held in the run-up to Armistice Day across the region as locals arranged colourful displays and poignant services to remember World War I.
Sally Green-Armytage (CORR), chairwoman of Kinloss Military Wives Choir, explained the event had allowed the group to make its own contribution.
She said: “It’s nice to have been able to give Poppy Scotland such an amazing donation.
“A lot of hard work has gone on behind the scenes but it has all been worthwhile.”
Musical director Brian Smith said: “It’s been a busy year, especially with the Armistice Centenary and having sung at the Scottish Parliament just days before the concert, but we are thrilled to end the year on such a high.”
A £100 donation to the 1st Kinloss Scouts was also made to reward the group for assisting at the Moray Remembers concert.
