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CEREMONIES to remember the victims of the Clydebank Blitz will be postponed from their 80th anniversary in March because the pandemic. Laying of wreaths, presentation of medals, unveiling of a new plaque and a special concert have all been put off with lockdown restrictions likely to continue in some form through March 13 and 14. Hundreds died in the 1941 attacks and a working group of politicians and council officers were working on plans to remember the events and lives lost. Organisers said they hoped to be able to mark the anniversary in some fashion but have put off formal plans to November 2021.
West Dunbartonshire community hero nominations revealed
Fifteen big-hearted people and organisations from across the region have been nominated in the Provost s Civic Awards. (Image: Lennox Herald)
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