THE organisers of a pro-Scottish independence march expected to attract around 100,000 people have put out a call for more volunteer stewards less than 24 hours before the event.

Glasgow City Council rules say there should be one steward for every 10 marchers, meaning All Under One Banner could require 10,000 stewards for Saturday's rally "to ensure the safety of those taking part".

A social media plea from the group on Thursday asked volunteers to come forward to boost its "hundreds strong" stewarding team.

Marchers are set to ignore a Council ruling, made after police and fire chiefs raised safety concerns over the size and scale of the event, which stated it should begin at 11am.

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Organisers have continued to advertise a 1.30pm start time, from Kelvingrove Park, claiming emergency services have had "adequate time" to prepare.

All Under One Banner dubbed the Council's stewarding rules "ludicrous" in a post on Facebook.

"Glasgow City Council (GCC) has the highest steward to participant ratio for public processions anywhere when compared to other local authorities across Scotland," the post read.

"We are putting calls out for attendees to come wearing Hi-Viz clothing to bolster our dedicated steward teams appearance of numbers - even though we will have ample number of stewards on the day to ensure a safe and peaceful family-friendly demonstration for one and all.

"Our hundreds strong steward team, which has built-up five years successful experience to date managing the independence marches, will be at full force on Saturday to ensure a smooth passage of the procession.

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"However we need as many additional volunteer stewards to join the big team on the day and the steward team will be actively recruiting as many volunteers as we can for this important role so that we can get as close to the numbers of stewards needed to satisfy the GCC ratio."

The group says volunteers do not need any experience as guidance will be given during steward briefings.

Questions were raised over the number of stewards available to supervise the event during the Council hearing, where councillors voted to impose conditions on the march.

A police representative said: "One of the things we rely on is stewards understanding their health and safety responsibilities."

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He added that there could be children and families who were not used to parading on public street.

A GCC spokesman said: "For all processions of 1,500 or more, organisers are expected to produce an event management plan including a full stewarding plan.

"Organisers are required to provide suitably qualified and identifiable stewards at a ratio of one steward for every ten participants. This is, primarily, to ensure the safety of those taking part."