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Thank you for helping us all have bonfire blast

- The Parents and Friends Associatio­n of Comrie Primary School and Nursery (Comrie PFA) would like to say a special thank you to the private individual­s and anonymous donors, as well as the following businesses and groups, for their generous sponsorshi­p of

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Our thanks goes to the Stewarts of Ardvorlich; Lechkin Fencing; One Iron Limited; MGK Motors; Denholm Partnershi­p; Irving Geddes; Comrie Holiday Park; Comrie Croft and Comrie Community Council.

We’d also like to thank the many people in the community who donated their time and equipment for the event.

Special thanks goes to the Laggan Park Committee for use strathearn­herald.co.uk.

Make sure you include your name, address and some informatio­n about your image. of the park; Roze for running the food van, and Dianne Kaye and Fiona Boote for working in the food van; the Men’s Shed for doing a brilliant job organising parking; Comrie Pipe Band for their super playing and procession leading; musicians Will and Derek; Comrie Fire Brigade; the First Aiders; Kenny Howatt for the lighting and sound. This was Kenny’s last year, and we’re tremendous­ly grateful for his help over the years; the bonfire builders,

Veda Franz submitted this picture of a woodpecker spotted at a garden feeder late last month.

AB Gairns, who also supplied the stage; the suppliers of the firewood, Rob Roy Homes;

Alan Stewart for transporti­ng the wood; Ewen and Andrew Stewart for escorting the lantern procession; the community orchard for providing the apples;

Julie Murray and Jackie Coulson for the delicious soup; Hansen’s Kitchen for the mulled cider; Wild Hearth for their baking; Fiona Boote for making the toffee apples; all the star bakers for their donations to the cake stall; Comrie Brownies for making the Guy; Liz Kemp for judging the poster competitio­n and all the parents who volunteere­d at the event and tidied up the following morning.

Comrie PFA would like to say thank you to you all for coming along to Blast in the Park.

It was lovely to see so many people there, and a big thank you for all the donations towards the school.

Finally, we want to say a huge thank you to John Kettles of Blast Designs and his team. Without him the event really wouldn’t be possible.

It’s the biggest fundraiser for Comrie Primary School annually and a fantastic community event for the village and beyond and we are very grateful for his unwavering and generous support.

Comrie PFA

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Blast in the Park took place in Comrie on Friday
Enjoyable Blast in the Park took place in Comrie on Friday

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