Cracking effort by villagers
Gargunnock SWI’s recent Easter Festival proved to be a resounding success with villagers.
Easter Monday was a difficult day for judges Alison and Audrey Birrell and primary school head teacher Janine Rushton, who had the challenging task of judging the toddlers’, primary and family sections plus two additional categories of best decorated window and best decorated tree.
The village was busy with people walking round and looking at all the decorations, focusing on the special Thankfulness Tree and the Memorial Tree situated at the church.
Members Anne Muirhead, Grace Smellie and Jessie Wyllie also picked bunches of daffodils for the villagers to take and enjoy, placed at the church and at the village square.
The winners were: Toddlers – Kaitlyn Steele, McLaren’s Park; Primary
– Hamish Webber, Hillhead Cottage;
Family – The Hay Family, The Glebe; Decorated Window – Sylvia
Bedwell, Drummond Place; Decorated Tree – Sutherland Family, Mill Brae.
The flower show committee decorated whisky barrels, strategically placed round the village and the residents of Charles Street decorated their “island” which was well worthy of a special mention from the judges, as was the fresh eggshell decorations from the Muirhead family in Stark Street and Kathleen Sinclair of Mill Brae for her decorated tree and window.
SWI president Anne Christie said: “Thanks to Helen Hyland for taking all photographs, which she is featuring in her photography course. And thanks to all who, in any way, contributed to the undoubted success of the festival.
“Hopefully this may become the first of an annual event.”