A service was held outside the base at Faslane
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A series of faith-based protests against nuclear weapons have been taking place at Faslane naval base on the Clyde.
They form part of the year-long campaign, Faslane 365, which has seen protesters at the base since October.
A religious service has been held at the base and on Sunday the Footprints for Peace walk sets off from Glasgow.
The marchers will reach the base on Monday, joining Faslane 365 for a peace blockade day on Tuesday.
The 86-day march will then carry on through Sellafield in Cumbria, ending in London on 6 August, which is also Hiroshima Day.
The group is protesting against any upgrade of the Trident nuclear weapons system as well as nuclear power plants and the dumping of radioactive waste.
Earlier this week, Trade and Industry Secretary Alistair Darling renewed the UK Government's commitment to building new nuclear power stations - while the SNP government at Holyrood ruled out any new plants in Scotland.
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