Tasty line-up of fun for St Andrew’s Day

WITH the dust barely settled on Perth’s biggest weekend of the year, details have been revealed of another major city centre celebration.

Saturday’s Christmas lights switch-on attracted more than 40,000 people and was followed on Sunday by a community day of culture.

This Sunday, Perth will host its most ambitious St Andrew’s Day celebrations to date with the Fair City’s fun beginning with a civic parade leaving at 10.25am from outside the council buildings at 2 High Street.

The parade, led by Perth and District Pipe Band, will then make its way to St Ninian’s Cathedral via North Methven Street. The parade will include members of the historic Society of High Constables of the City of Perth, representatives from youth organisations and local schools, community representatives and groups, councillors and chief officers of Perth and Kinross Council and invited guests.

The church service will start at 11am in St Ninian’s Cathedral and there will be no return parade. From noon to 5pm folk can enjoy the best of modern Scottish music on the King Edward Street stage with Reely Jiggered, Mad Ferret, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers and Dougie MacLean.

In between dancing, people can also visit the Scotland Street Marketplace to sample the finest food and drink from Scotland’s natural larder at the King Edward Street market.