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Better
Place to Live Fair
Saturday,
5th June - Blairgowrie Town hall
The
Annual Better Place to Live Fair in Blairgowrie was once again well supported.
Over 30 groups and organisations participated in this year’s fair.
The
Rattray School Marching Band Corps gave a first-class display of their talents
and Strathmore & the Glens were very grateful for their continued support.
The Marching Band also support the Partnership by playing at the
Community Markets which are held on the 4th Saturday of the month in
Blairgowrie Wellmeadow.
Local
Councillor Bob Ellis officially opened the fair and thanked everyone for their
support. He spoke of the East
Perthshire Walking Festival for which Blairgowrie will have a great part to play
and of the new book entitled ‘Discovering Meigle’ which had been produced by
Sue Cole.
New
participants to the fair included Hobbies of Alyth with a large selection of
craft materials, DLM School of Dance, The Tunemaker, Wisecraft.
The Blairgowrie & District Marching Band also shared a table with the
Rattray School Marching Band Corps. A
special thank you to Mr Scrymgeour from Meigle who played the pipes outside the
Town Hall.
The
display of Meigle was of great interest to many people who were unaware of the
history associated with the village.
The
B&T Dance Academy once again supported the fair and gave an excellent
display of their skills as a prelude to their forthcoming show, ‘Ambition’,
at the Whitehall Theatre in Dundee. The
Friends of B & T Dance Academy have been busy fundraising over the last year
to cover the cost of the costumes. Cathy
Troupe kept the children amused
with her first-class face painting skills.
The
Smoothie Bar was also popular as were the sweet Strawberries from W P Bruce of
Meigle.
Feedback
from the participants was very encouraging and all found it a very worthwhile
opportunity to promote their services and network with other organisations.
Some were even fortunate to recruit volunteers for
their groups.
Strathmore
& the Glens would very much like to thank all those people who gave up their
time to staff stalls and provide entertainment at the fair.
It was very much appreciated by all those who attended.
Competition
Winners:
Design
an animal from vegetables: the Fish from Alyth Out of School Club
Treasure
Hunt: Cathy Troupe, Rattray
Participants:
Adult
Resource Centre – Can-able
Alyth
Out of School Club
Alyth
Tenants Association
B
& T Dance Academy
Blairgowrie
Community Council *
Blairgowrie
& District Paths Network
Blairgowrie,
Rattray & District Pipe Band
Blairgowrie
Genealogy Centre
Blairgowrie
in Bloom *
Blairgowrie
Youth Enquiry Service
Community
Learning
Countryside
Trust
Coupar
Angus YWCA
DLM
Dance School *
East
Perthshire Walking Festival *
Friends
of Blairgowrie High *
Funding
Workshop
Hobbies,
Alyth *
Meigle
Community Council/Take a Pride in Meigle
Pension
Services
Perth
College
Perth
& Kinross Pensioners Forum
Perth
& Kinross Prostrate Group *
Stride
for Life/Perth & Kinross Leisure
The
Tune Maker *
Rattray
School Marching Band Corps
Strathmore
Centre Youth Development
Tayside
Energy Advice Team – Light Bulbs
Tayside
Police ‘Thrillseekers’ Display
Wisecraft
*
BBC2
People’s War Project – collecting stories for the internet
Veterans
Association
*
first time exhibitors
The
fair also
coincided with the 20th Anniversary of Volunteering Week
Interesting
facts about Volunteering:
Strathmore & The Glens Rural Partnership
