A stunning torchlight procession will be at the heart of community celebrations to mark the rebirth of Glasgow’s historic canal corridor. School children living in and around the canal are currently working on a unique project to create a series of spectacular lanterns which will be paraded along the canal to Firhill Basin as the finale to Illuminating Links, a day long series of community activities on Saturday 6th October.

The event will also be used to bring residents up to speed with long term regeneration plans for the Glasgow branch of the Forth & Clyde Canal. Over the past few years the Lowland canals have undergone an incredible physical transformation and now the Glasgow Canal Regeneration Partnership is working to bring the canal alive through a long term regeneration project which will see sensitive development from Port Dundas to Maryhill over the next 15 to 20 years.

Throughout the day there will be family activities both on land and water with opportunities to try canoeing, enjoy boat trips along the canal, local community performances, opportunities to learn and hear more about the regeneration for the area, live music, a lantern parade and lighting installation at dusk by local school children and artists.