THE hugely successful All Under One Banner march is heading to where independence was first won.
The Annual Bannockburn March and Rally will be taking place on Saturday, with members of the Yes movement set to show support in their thousands.
It will proceed from near Kings Park in Stirling through Torbrex and St Ninians before ending at the statue of Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn. A programme of road closures has been agreed with Police Scotland and Stirling Council.
We've put together a visual guide to help you see the route participants will be taking.
AUOB spokesman Neil Mackay said: “The reason we have chosen to march for independence at Bannockburn is to reinvigorate this famous commemorative annual procession with the spirit and numbers it deserves, to ensure that the anniversary of one of Scotland’s greatest victories over the English invader is properly celebrated and honoured in the manner that it should be.
“Scotland has awoken and with that awakening comes a revitalised thirst to discover Scotland’s history and not just the spoon-fed mush of the politically biased education system. Early 14th-century and early 21st-century Scotland may be greatly different in so many ways but they are exactly the same in many more.
“Scotland is under the cosh of Westminster, just as the Bruce and those brave patriots were under the cosh of English imperialism so many centuries ago.
"Just as the Bruce won at Bannockburn so shall we win indyref2, with the only difference being we don’t fight pitched battles anymore but pitched ballots."
Previous AUOB marches in Glasgow and even Dumfries have seen huge turn-outs – so let's keep the momentum up!
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