War and peace- in a Highland town

 
This afternoon, while in the small Highland town of Comrie,we heard a loudspeaker broadcasting a message advocating for world peace. It seemed out of place in this quiet Scottish setting.
 
I followed it to its source. A crowd gathered in the memorial park by the river Earn, where the local minister dedicated the recently reopened park. He pointed out that there are 61 conflicts in the world and urged us all to pray for peace. ( see extra).
 
Afterwards the crowd dispersed to the sound of a Highland piper and we made our way to Cultybraggan, ( see extra) a former prisoner of war camp housing 4,000 German prisoners including many senior SS Nazi officials. 
Officially the museum had closed for the day but they let us in. One hut is a museum and well worth a visit. Some of the Nissen huts are workshops and small businesses while several have been converted into holiday lets.
 
After the war some prisoner of war stayed on working in local farms, building sites and factories. One former Nazi, Heinrich Steinmeyer, donated his home and life savings to the elderly people of Comrie in acknowledgment of their kindness towards him.