Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Disruption warning as Arbroath pro-independence march approved on third try

An All Under One Banner independence march.
An All Under One Banner independence march.

Scottish independence campaigners will march in Arbroath next month after their rally was approved on the third bid.

Up to 10,000 could descend on the Angus town for the march on April 2, organised by All Under One Banner (AUOB).

It was originally planned for 2020 to coincide with the 700th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath.

But the march was cancelled as coronavirus took hold.

And a 2021 attempt to stage it also fell victim to pandemic restrictions.

The 2022 date was chosen because of its closeness to the April 6 1320 signing of the declaration.

The march has now been given the green light by Angus Council and campaigners will walk through the town and past the historic Arbroath Abbey.

‘Significant disruption’ expected

Organisers previously said they hoped for as many as 10,000 attendees.

A council spokesman has warned of road closures and delays.

He said: “Angus Council, working with Police Scotland, has approved a procession followed by a rally, which will take place on Saturday  April 2.

“The public is advised that this will cause significant disruption to Arbroath town centre between 12pm and approximately 4pm in terms of traffic disruption, road closures, suspension of parking, access to some areas and delays to public transport.”

.All Under One Banner plan a 10,000-strong independence march in Arbroath in April. Picture shows; Arbroath independence route march.

The spokesman added: “Residents and visitors in the vicinity may also find short term disruption to access and egress from their properties, businesses and car parks etc. during the duration of the procession, which is scheduled to start at 12.20pm in Inchcape Park and terminate at Victoria Park at 2pm.”

Declaration of Arbroath anniversary march

Original plans for 2020 saw two independence factions bring forward march bids.

AUOB and the Scottish Independence Movement lodged separate procession bids to coincide with what was to be the launch of the Arbroath 2020 celebrations.

Arbroath Abbey
The route will pass Arbroath Abbey.

The main Arbroath 2020 celebration programme was also ditched due to Covid-19, but an Arbroath 2020+1 festival went ahead 12 months later.

VIDEO: ‘It’s a bloody waste’ – Refurbished Montrose homeless unit has lain empty for 15 years