The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Mulhern fronts junior tattoo
Stephen Mulhern heads to Fife next weekend to host what is thought to be the world’s first junior tattoo.
The TV star is compering the Platinum Jubilee Youth Spectacular at St Ninians in Kelty on June 18 and 19.
The event takes place in a newly constructed arena on the site of a former opencast coal mine.
Up to 2,000 spectators can watch hundreds of Scotland’s most talented youngsters demonstrating their dancing, piping and motorcycle skills.
The event is the brainchild of former Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo impresario, Brigadier Sir Melville Jameson, and is being organised by events manager Michael Boyle – the man behind Kelty’s annual coal race.
Alongside Stephen
Mulhern, the event will include the Red Hot Chilli Pipers and the Imps Motorcycle Display Team.
Others include massed pipes and drums from Scottish schools.
The Army Cadet Force will perform with its brass and woodwind bands and massed pipes and drums.
Young Highland dancers are also on the bill, as well as the award-winning “Wheeled Piper” Katie Robertson, Scouts, Guides and Boys’ Brigades.
The event, which is part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, will begin with a flag-waving ceremony, with London represented by a group from Tower Hamlets.
Michael said the aim of the event was to inspire, adding: “There’s going to be brilliant and aweinspiring displays.
“The Imps Motorcycle
Display Team is one of the best in the world and we have bands coming from all over.
“Even if one person in the crowd says ‘I would like to do that’ then it’s been a success.”
The event starts at 6pm on the Saturday and 2pm on the Sunday.
Spectators cannot walk to it, however, so must use either the park and ride or free shuttle buses provided.
Park and ride points are at Queen Anne High School, Beath High School and Kathellan/baxters in Kelty.
There are also three shuttle bus pick-up points in Kelty – Cocklaw Street, Keltyhill Road and Main Street.
Tickets costing £12 for adults and £6 for children are available from the Platinum Jubilee Youth Spectacular website.