Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie will lead tributes to the late Charles Kennedy at a public memorial service later this month.
Hundreds of people are expected to attend the service in St Clement’s Church in Dingwall on August 24.
Duncan Mackay, chairman of the Ross, Skye and Lochaber Liberal Democrats, said so many people all over the Highlands were proud to call Mr Kennedy a friend.
He added: “I know the family has been overwhelmed by the extraordinary number of kind messages and fond memories they have received in the weeks following his sudden and very sad passing.
“Dingwall played a central part in Charles’ political life and many people have asked for a service locally to remember him.
“The service is an opportunity for all who knew him to remember Charles and celebrate the contribution he made to our communities.”
As well as the tributes, another poignant touch will be a performance by the Kiltearn Fiddlers – of a piece of music composed by Mr Kennedy’s late father Ian when he was elected to parliament in 1983.
The memorial will take place at St Clement’s Church on August 24 from 6pm.
It will be led by Father Roddy Macaulay, the parish priest at St John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Caol, who preached the homily at Mr Kennedy’s funeral.
The former MP died at his home near Fort William aged 55 on June 1. He was ousted after 32 years by the SNP’s Ian Blackford at the general election, but was said to have been relishing the prospect of leading the campaign to persuade people to vote to keep Britain in the EU at the forthcoming referendum.
Mr Mackay said he felt privileged to have known Mr Kennedy since his election to the then Ross, Cromarty and Skye constituency for the Liberal/SDP Alliance in 1983.
He went on: “Charles fought for the Highlands and the causes he believed in passionately, but refused to harbour ill will towards those with different views.”