PHOTOGRAPHY, graffiti, music and much more have ensured the second Dunbar Street Art Trail was a great success.

Visitors from as far afield as Berwick, Falkirk, Glasgow, Linlithgow and Newcastle stopped off in the town on Saturday, with the town’s High Street proving a popular attraction.

Steven Hill, chairman of Dunbar Trades’ Association, was delighted with the event’s success, and plans for next year are already being drawn up.

He said: “It went really well.

“It was brilliant and it was a cracking day with loads of visitors to the town from all over Scotland.

“It was a total success and much bigger and much more stuff to do and interactive stuff than last year, which went down really well.”

Attractions included world-famous graffiti artists Chris Young and ELPH, with members of the public able to join in and try their hand at graffiti.

Meanwhile, there were caricature artists, as well as live music and glitter tattoos available.

The Ridge also held its first market at the Backlands development, off High Street, while the Dunbar Fashion School, led by international designer Jacqui Burke, also held an open house, and there were giant kites being flown above Winterfield Park.

Mr Hill, who was heavily involved in organising the event last year and this year, felt it proved a real benefit to the town and local businesses.

He said: “In terms of local businesses, the reports from shops is that they were incredibly busy and we have had reports back from people who attended from places like Falkirk, Linlithgow, Berwick and Newcastle and they just fell in love with it and will be back in Dunbar.

“The legacy for this type of thing is you reach hundreds of people that would never come here and now they will keep coming back to Dunbar. Dunbar is a great place to visit and it is incredibly beautiful with a working harbour, lots of green spaces and a massive wide High Street with a variety of local shops.”