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| Lockerbie's tragic day remembered | Lockerbie's tragic day remembered |
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| A series of events will take place in Lockerbie this weekend to mark the 20th anniversary of the atrocity which claimed 270 lives in the town. | A series of events will take place in Lockerbie this weekend to mark the 20th anniversary of the atrocity which claimed 270 lives in the town. |
| Pan Am Flight 103 was blown out of the skies over the south of Scotland on 21 December 1988. | Pan Am Flight 103 was blown out of the skies over the south of Scotland on 21 December 1988. |
| It crashed to earth on Lockerbie, killing all 259 passengers and crew on board and 11 people on the ground. | It crashed to earth on Lockerbie, killing all 259 passengers and crew on board and 11 people on the ground. |
| A number of small ceremonies are planned in the town on Sunday to remember those who lost their lives. | A number of small ceremonies are planned in the town on Sunday to remember those who lost their lives. |
| Events will also take place in America to honour the victims of the bombing. | Events will also take place in America to honour the victims of the bombing. |
| The anniversary will be marked by low-key events in the town Quiet remembrance of darkest timeDevastation 'too much to take in'Mountain rescuer recalls tragedy | |
| A memorial service is planned at Syracuse University in New York State, which saw 35 of its students killed. | A memorial service is planned at Syracuse University in New York State, which saw 35 of its students killed. |
| The dead will also be remembered in a ceremony at the Lockerbie memorial in the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC. | The dead will also be remembered in a ceremony at the Lockerbie memorial in the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC. |
| Proceedings in the Dumfries and Galloway town have been designed to be "low key" in accordance with the wishes of the community. | Proceedings in the Dumfries and Galloway town have been designed to be "low key" in accordance with the wishes of the community. |
| "Places to remember" will be open throughout the day at Lockerbie Town Hall, Tundergarth Church and the Dryfesdale Lodge Visitors Centre. | "Places to remember" will be open throughout the day at Lockerbie Town Hall, Tundergarth Church and the Dryfesdale Lodge Visitors Centre. |
| A wreath-laying is also planned at the Dryfesdale Cemetery. | A wreath-laying is also planned at the Dryfesdale Cemetery. |
| In the evening, services will be held at Tundergarth and Dryfesdale churches. | In the evening, services will be held at Tundergarth and Dryfesdale churches. |
| Former Lockerbie councillor and eyewitness to the crash, Marjory McQueen, said residents of the town were well aware the anniversary would attract worldwide attention. | Former Lockerbie councillor and eyewitness to the crash, Marjory McQueen, said residents of the town were well aware the anniversary would attract worldwide attention. |
| It has become a place of pilgrimage for many people affected by events 20 years ago. | It has become a place of pilgrimage for many people affected by events 20 years ago. |
| She said: "Now not only are we having people coming back again to Lockerbie who lost loved ones here, but we are having the second generation. | She said: "Now not only are we having people coming back again to Lockerbie who lost loved ones here, but we are having the second generation. |
| "Youngsters who were babes in arms and are now in their gap year or finished university want to come back and see where their mother, father, a relative or even a friend died." | "Youngsters who were babes in arms and are now in their gap year or finished university want to come back and see where their mother, father, a relative or even a friend died." |
| Mrs McQueen said that the community recognised it was an emotional time for friends and family of the victims. | Mrs McQueen said that the community recognised it was an emotional time for friends and family of the victims. |
| "Lockerbie moved on fairly rapidly after 1988 but there is always time for remembrance at this sort of anniversary," she said. | "Lockerbie moved on fairly rapidly after 1988 but there is always time for remembrance at this sort of anniversary," she said. |
| "The town will be warm and welcoming to people who want to come here at this time. | "The town will be warm and welcoming to people who want to come here at this time. |
| "There is more to Lockerbie now than just the disaster - but we live in the real world and know that this is a national and international event." | "There is more to Lockerbie now than just the disaster - but we live in the real world and know that this is a national and international event." |
| Mrs McQueen said she believed a close relationship had been built up between the town's inhabitants and people from further afield who had lost loved ones. | Mrs McQueen said she believed a close relationship had been built up between the town's inhabitants and people from further afield who had lost loved ones. |
| "I think the legacy of Lockerbie over the last 20 years has been the humanitarian side of what happened here," she said. | "I think the legacy of Lockerbie over the last 20 years has been the humanitarian side of what happened here," she said. |
| It is that bond which will be honoured by the ceremonies in the town on Sunday. | It is that bond which will be honoured by the ceremonies in the town on Sunday. |