HIBS VICTORY PARADE DETAILS
Sunshine on Leith today!
Edinburgh’s Lord Provost has congratulated Hibernian Football Club on their historic Scottish Cup win and given the go-ahead on plans for a public celebration (last night’s celebrations were unofficial!)
The Easter Road heroes beat Rangers 3-2 at Hampden in a nail-biting Scottish Cup Final – the first time the Easter Road club has brought the Scottish Cup home to Leith since 1902.
To celebrate the historic victory, the Provost is to host a private reception for Hibernian Football Club within the Lothian Chambers in Parliament Square today before the players embark on a public victory parade through the streets of Edinburgh.
The parade – which starts at 3.30pm – will see players board a gold open-top bus with the Scottish Cup at the Lothian Chambers before heading down the High Street and on towards Leith, culminating at Leith Links.
The route of the parade is:
Lawnmarket
High Street
North Bridge
Princes St
Leith St
Picardy Place
Leith Walk
Constitution Street
Queen Charlotte St
John’s Place
Duncan Place
Leith Links
Lord Provost Donald Wilson said: “What a historic victory for Hibernian Football Club! Many congratulations to Hibs for bringing the Scottish Cup home. No matter what colour scarf you wear or where you live, I’m sure all football fans in the city will recognise this is a time for celebration. I think it’s fair to say the weather forecast is for sunshine on Leith this Sunday.”
Plans for the parade were discussed and have been jointly approved by the Council, Police Scotland, emergency services, Hibernian Football Club and Lothian Buses. It is anticipated that there will be a degree of disruption to traffic while the event is ongoing, however every effort will be made to keep this to a minimum.
And, with long-suffering Hibs fans having had to wait 114 years for a cup win, it’s surely not asking too much of Edinburgh’s travelling public to wait just a wee while longer for their bus home!
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