An Aberdeen church will host a memorial service for Nelson Mandela this weekend.
The inter-faith service for the South African anti-apartheid revolutionary will be held at the Kirk of St Nicholas Uniting, Union Street, tomorrow from 11am-12.30pm.
The former South African president died last December. He was 95.
Despite still being imprisoned at the time, Mr Mandela was awarded the Freedom of Aberdeen at a Cowdray Hall ceremony in November 1984.
The city-centre service will be led by the Rev Stephen Taylor, and attended by Aberdeen’s Lord Provost George Adam, councillor Barney Crockett and Unite union regional organiser Tommy Campbell, who was heavily involved in Aberdeen’s anti-apartheid movement.
Mr Adam said: “Nelson Mandela is a name which will be remembered for generations. He was a true global icon whose legacy lives on in the hearts and minds of those who fight for freedom, equality and justice across the world.
“Aberdeen has a great history of support and compassion for people of nations who do not enjoy the same rights and freedoms that we do.
“This service will celebrate a life which should be an inspiration to us all.”
Members of Aberdeen’s African community and representatives from Robert Gordon University and Aberdeen University will attend.
The service will also feature performances from Aberdeen City Music School and Cults Academy piper Calum Brown.