Staff at the Aberdeen airport have been invited to dust off their Tartan togs to mark the annual event and to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

The official Tartan Day will be marked on Saturday August 2 with the Deeside Caledonia Pipe Band in action at the airport during the morning.

However on both Friday and Saturday, office staff are being invited to donate £2 to wear Tartan clothing, while operational staff will be able to buy Tartan ribbons for £1. All funds will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) which the airport is supporting.

Members of the airport team will be rattling collection boxes in the terminal on both days, inviting passengers travelling to and from the airport to spare some change in aid of the JDRF, while a display will be available with decorations kindly loaned from Alex Scott & Co (Kiltmakers) Ltd.

In addition, several teams of airport staff have committed themselves to take part in the JDRF’s fundraising walk in the city’s Hazlehead Park on Sunday September 14.

Marketing manager, Claire Burt said: “We’re really excited about marking Tartan Day and being able to support the JDRF and its very worthwhile work at the same time.

“Tartan Day is a celebration of the rich, colourful culture and heritage that exists in this part of the world and its great to be able to give our passengers a taste of what the North East has to offer.”

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is the only charitable organisation in the world with the primary objective of finding the cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications. It was founded by a small group of parents of children with type 1 diabetes who believe insulin injections are not the cure for this life threatening condition. Visit www.jdrf.org.uk for more information.