Lone pipers will play at war memorials on the Rosneath Peninsula to mark the start of World War One centenary commemorations.
There will be a series of events in Garelochhead, Rosneath and Cove this Remembrance Sunday.
In Garelochhead a pier will play at the war memorial at 6am, then at 10.45 there will be a service in Garelochhead Parish Church, with an act of remembrance.
At 7pm the bells will ring out for peace.
St Modan’s Parish Church in Rosneath will host a service for Remembrance Sunday at 10.45am, with an act of remembrance at the cairn in Rosneath Castle Caravan Park at 2pm and an Armistice Centenary Commemoration at the parish war memorial, St Modan’s Parish Church at 6.45pm.
A piper will play at the War Memorial in Cove at 6am, then at 9.45 there will be a service in Craigrownie Parish Church, followed by a parade to the war memorial.
At 7pm the bells will ring out for peace and there will be a reception in Cove Burgh Hall.
This year an installation inside Craigrownie Church has helped to tell the poignant stories of the 30 local men who died in the First World War.
Parish minister Rev Christine Murdoch said: “Our ‘Tommy’ is a perspex silhouette of a human being, made to represent the soldiers who are no longer with us.
“Each week our Tommy has represented one of the names on the War Memorial and we have learned more about the individual men.”
One person has been featured every Sunday, starting with Robert Austin.
The most recent was David Skelly, who was born on April 20 1898 and lived at South Ailey Farm Cottage in Cove,
Like his brother Archibald, who was killed in action in 1915, he was in the Cameron Highlanders.
David Skelly died in the 5th Battle of Ypres on October 3 1918, aged 20. His name is on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing.
Rev Murdoch said that everyone was invited to come and share in any or all the events on Sunday.
Members of the Craigrownie congregation will be serving tea and coffee in the burgh hall just after 11am, while int he evening a brazier will be lit beside the war memorial and Cove and Kilcreggan Community Council members will serve refreshments in the burgh hall at 7pm.
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