A year-long programme of occasions can be launched subsequent month to rejoice 800 years since Dumbarton was declared a Royal Burgh.
The council’s arts and heritage group have deliberate a collection of occasions and actions to mark the city’s particular birthday.
The muse constitution for the Royal Burgh of Dumbarton was sealed by Alexander II on July 8, 1222.
Councillors are set to approve the celebrations at a cultural committee assembly tomorrow (Wednesday).
They embrace the manufacturing of a video exploring the story of Dumbarton by the eyes of the city’s younger folks, in addition to encouraging residents to contribute pictures as a part of a neighborhood historical past gathering marketing campaign.
A report ready by officers explains that the pandemic delayed wider planning of the octocentenary, which included the Dumbarton 2020 Competition.
It reads: “Previous to the Covid-19 pandemic a Dumbarton 2020 committee had been shaped by representatives from the area people; colleagues from Historic Setting Scotland (HES); and colleagues from West Dunbartonshire Council to take ahead plans to rejoice the city of Dumbarton.
“It was hoped that a profitable celebration in 2020 would lay the inspiration for a subsequent competition of Dumbarton throughout its 800th anniversary yr in 2022.
“The challenges of the Covid 19 pandemic in the end noticed competition plans for 2020 postponed into 2021, earlier than ongoing Covid restrictions precipitated the Dumbarton 2020 challenge to shut.
“Though wider occasion planning for the octocentenary has been constrained by the legacy challenges of the Covid 19 pandemic, officers from the humanities and heritage group have continued to develop a programme of exercise designed to carry focus to Dumbarton’s historical past and the important thing objects held within the council’s museum assortment that assist inform the city’s tales.”
The deliberate occasions and actions goals to carry focus to Dumbarton’s native, nationwide and worldwide historical past.
They are going to be delivered each on-line and in-person, starting with a social media collection entitled ‘Celebrating Dumbarton’.
The programme will interact younger folks in native colleges and early studying centres by a collection of workshops and actions to encourage studying on the realm’s proud historical past targeted round Dumbarton’s city centre, the Rock and medieval fortress. It’s hoped this may culminate in a video exploring the city’s story by the eyes of its younger folks.
Officers additionally recommend an intergenerational challenge can be undertaken between younger folks and aged residents to assist studying and construct relationships.
Officers say the anniversary can be included inside Doorways Open Day in Dumbarton, with strolling excursions selling the city’s historical past, whereas residents can be inspired to contribute pictures which can be utilized in an exhibition celebrating right now’s Sons and Daughters of the Rock.
The anniversary will even function as a part of this yr’s Booked! Competition within the space’s libraries.”
Eight historic objects held by the council will even be placed on show, together with Dumbarton’s early Christian ‘Skellat’ bell, medieval charters, together with one signed by James VI of Scotland supporting witch hunts, the city’s ‘Tron Weights’ and objects from Dumbarton glassworks.
The report provides: “All through the anniversary yr, officers from the humanities and heritage group will proceed to work with colleagues throughout the council to maximise alternatives to rejoice Dumbarton’s historical past and heritage, within the context of its octocentenary. To this finish, the occasions programme will stay responsive and adaptive, and officers will actively pursue alternatives to have interaction as vast an viewers as doable with Dumbarton’s tales and the museum objects held in belief by the council.”
Celebrations have beforehand been held, together with parades in 1922 to mark the 700th anniversary and in 1972, public occasions had been held to mark the city’s 750th yr.