999 Emergency Services Day in Kirkintilloch: 9 September

Kirkintilloch will mark 999 Emergency Services Day with a free public commemoration at East Dunbartonshire Council Headquarters on Wednesday 9 September. The tribute begins at 9am and is open to the general public, with no booking requirement listed in the information supplied by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Provost Gillian Renwick will join local representatives of Police Scotland, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Scottish Ambulance Service to raise the special Emergency Services Day flag. Representatives of the three blue-light services are expected to attend Council Headquarters with emergency vehicles and meet the Provost as part of the ceremony.

Why the ceremony begins at 9am

999 Emergency Services Day is a National Day of Tribute celebrating emergency services personnel and remembering those killed in the line of duty. First launched in 2018, the commemoration has a deliberate connection to the UK emergency telephone number: it begins at the ninth hour of the ninth day of the ninth month.

That symbolism gives the Kirkintilloch gathering a clear focal point. Attendees will see the Emergency Services Day flag unfurled and raised at Council Headquarters, where it will remain flying throughout the National Day of Tribute.

The event also gives members of the public an opportunity to see representatives of East Dunbartonshire’s emergency services gathered in one place. This is a civic commemoration rather than a ticketed performance or festival, and the confirmed programme centres on the flag-raising and the meeting between the Provost and local emergency personnel.

East Dunbartonshire’s tribute to local services

Renwick said the day offers the community an opportunity to recognise its reliance on paramedics, firefighters and police officers, as well as the risks emergency personnel can face while protecting others. She described meeting local service representatives and thanking them for their daily work across East Dunbartonshire as an honour.

The Council’s tribute encompasses both parts of the national observance: recognising the contribution made by serving emergency workers and remembering personnel who have died in the line of duty.

Planning your visit to Council Headquarters

The commemoration starts at 9am on Wednesday 9 September at East Dunbartonshire Council Headquarters in Kirkintilloch. It is intended for the general public, attendance is free, and no advance booking is listed.

East Dunbartonshire Council has not provided an end time, a more detailed venue address, transport guidance or accessibility information in the supplied event details. Anyone who needs those details before attending should check directly with the Council through its official website and use the confirmed Council Headquarters location and 9am start when making arrangements.

Source: East Dunbartonshire Council