Reel-y great Robert Burns celebrations
Morrison’s Academy pupils have celebrated the life and work of Robert Burns with a variety of activities over the past two weeks.
Transitional pupils hosted their annual Burns Breakfast on Thursday last week.
Primary 4, 5 and 6 were treated to Scots poetry, traditional and contemporary Scottish dance, the address to the haggis, toasts to the lads and lassies, music recitals and a sing-along.
And, the week before, pupils were sent spinning in the playground as youngsters from the nursery enjoyed some reels while primary pupils took part in a Strip the Willow.
Elsewhere S2 students cooked up feasts fit for the Bard in Home Economics, and S3 pipers serenaded the residents and staff of local care home Richmond House in Crieff during their celebratory Burns Supper.
There were huge smiles at a local dog rescue charity after it was handed a bumper donation of over £3000 by ace fundraiser Marysia Macfarlane.
The £3510 cheque to Forteviot’s Perthshire Abandoned Dogs Society (PADS) came from the sale of Marysia’s brainchild‘Pictures of Perth and Beyond’ – a stunning 2022 calendar illustrated with glorious pictures of the Fair City and of some sensational snaps of the wildlife in its rural surroundings.
The pictures were taken by keen amateur camera enthusiasts in Marysia’s 6000-strong social media group.
PADS chair Alison Kennedy said:“We are very grateful for Marysia’s wonderful donation.
“It was a great achievement to produce and sell such a beautiful calendar and we wish her good luck for her future fundraising.
“Thanks to Marysia and her team for
thinking of PADS.”
Marysia, a full-time care worker, said: “We have members who regularly post pictures of Perth views and wildlife in the area. We decided to put the best of them into a calendar for sale in aid of a
good cause.
“We are all dog lovers, so we are giving all the proceeds to PADS.
“People love to help a charity like PADS. And they adored the calendar, which sold really well.
“The response was amazing.”
She added:“We have already started putting together another calendar for next year, this time for humans.
“We hope to help Perthshire Women’s Aid.”