Scottish Canals has announced a special event to mark the official opening of a new bridge in North Glasgow.

Communities from across the area will gather at Stockingfield Bridge on Saturday, December 3 to take part in a lighting spectacle.

The £14m active travel bridge, built over the Forth & Clyde Canal, opened to users for the first time earlier this month and will reconnect three communities, Ruchill, Maryhill and Gilshochill, for the first time since 1790.

Residents and active travellers will take to the canal's towpath, carrying lanterns, to mark the moment the new destination is officially opened.

The event will see people arrive by bike, boot and boat to the stunning steel structure where for the first time the Stockingfield Spire will be lit up into the night visible from across Glasgow's skyline.

A procession, which will be led by Glasgow-based art group, Carnival Arts, will take place from four separate meeting points; canal towpath under Ruchill Street Bridge, canal towpath at Lock 21, canal towpath at Lambhill Stables, and Stockingfield Bridge Brassey Street entrance, at 4pm prompt, who will make their way onto the bridge.

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In addition, lights will be fitted to standard and non-standard bikes as well as paddleboarders.

Throughout the evening there will also be music, a light show and those in attendance will be entertained by fire and aerial performers.

Scottish Canals, Chief Operating Officer, Richard Millar said: "Fourteen years after we first developed the concept with the local community, we were delighted to be able to open this amazing new bridge to the public.

"We are excited to bring these communities together next month and celebrate what promises to be another historic moment in the history of Scottish Canals."

Julie Murray, Director of Carnival Arts said: "We are delighted to join with Scottish Canals to help shine a light on Stockingfield Bridge. We already have a number of community groups who can't wait to get involved in what's going to be an amazing community celebration."

Anyone interested in attending the event are encouraged to bring their own lantern/light and travel to the area by boot or bike.

Community engagement has been at the heart of the project with locals shaping the structures surroundings through artwork. In total nine pieces are being installed on site from a 121-metre mythical serpent called a Beithir in Gaelic folklore, to interpretation boards exploring the area's past and present.

The national infrastructure project and associated artworks have been funded by Transport Scotland through Sustrans Places for Everyone programme, Scottish Government, Glasgow City Council's Vacant Derelict Land Fund and SCAPE.