A tartan fit for
DUNFERMLINE’S new city tartan has been unveiled after an inter school competition to choose a design.
Third year art students at the city’s four high schools were asked to come up with a new tartan and a civic reception to announce the winning creation was held in the Glen Pavilion this week.
The contest was the idea of The Kilt Company in Dunfermline who initially approached Fife Council to make the suggestion.
Queen Anne High pupil Savannah Mortimer’s came top of the 25 submitted entries with fellow Queen Anne High students Willow Gunn and Rohan Mitchell coming second and third.
The new City Tartan is a colourful design including the colours blue, red, grey, black, gold and white.
At Wednesday’s unveiling, guests from Dunfermline’s charities, community organisations, businesses, sports organisations, education facilities, clergy, military, first responders and politicians gathered to see the new tartan.
Provost Jim Leishman was impressed with the new tartan design.
“Having our own tartan is a great addition for the city - I’m looking forward to the day when I can proudly wear it,” he said. “I want to thank Savannah and Queen
Anne High School for their winning designs and The
Kilt Company for coming up with the idea.”
City of Dunfermline Area Convener, Cllr James Calder added: “Last night was a celebration of Dunfermline’s city status. Having our own City Tartan gives people another connection to Dunfermline through the tartan they wear.”
Charlie Brine, Owner of The Kilt Company, said they wanted to mark Dunfermline’s city status and thought a city tartan would be a good way to do this.
“We worked with Fife Council to come up with a school design competition and we now have a vibrant and historic tartan for the City of Dunfermline,” he explained.
A kilt is being made in the City of Dunfermline tartan for the Provost and will soon be available to purchase from kilt suppliers. Framed samples of the City of Dunfermline tartan will be displayed at the City Chambers, Queen Margaret Hospital and Carnegie Museum.
Celebrations on the night also included performances from Dunfermline Youth Chorus and Allana Brown School of Dance, songs from Lily Mentiplay and a speech on the history of Dunfermline from Jim Leggat OBE, Deputy Lieutenant of Fife.
Having our own tartan is a great addition for the city - I’m looking forward to the day when I can proudly wear it...”