Dunbar Primary School fair raises nearly £5,000

The annual fundraiser has been sidelined for the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, a climbing wall, coconut shy and the chance to sit in a fire engine were all on offer at the fair.

The school’s parent council was delighted to say that the event had been a great success, raising £4,800, which will go towards books and play equipment to support pupils.

Dunbar Primary School's fair returned and proved a great success, raising almost £5,000

Nicola Tait, chairperson of the group, told the Courier: “We were absolutely delighted to be able to bring back the Dunbar Primary School Fair after the pandemic forced us to take a two-year break.

“With the change in regulations taking a gradual approach, we were uncertain we would be able to go ahead until just a few weeks before, and because of that the publicity had to wait until half-term, leaving us concerned that folk wouldn’t be able to make it.

“Well, we needn’t have worried – Dunbar Primary School and the wider community stepped up to support us and came back in droves.

“It was a lovely day full of traditional games like hook a duck, tombolas, guessing games and a coconut shy, as well as a return of the climbing wall and a chance to sit in the fire engine.

“[There was] entertainment from dancers and the radio, and home baking, a barbecue and the teachers’ coffee stand.”

Dunbar Primary School's fair returned and proved a great success, raising almost £5,000

BeGreen Dunbar made a donation of £820 to the event.

The school is home to about 1,200 pupils, making it one of the largest in Scotland.

Each year, the fundraiser brings in money to help improve various facilities at the school, including increasing the library book collection.

The chairperson added: “We are very thankful for everyone involved – the bakers and donors of books and prizes, the teachers, janitors and other school staff and the performers who entertained us.

“Local businesses were very generous with gifts of raffle and other prizes and BeGreen and Civic Week gave us grants to cover expenses.

“An especially big thanks to Helen Schoen for organising the fair and all the volunteers who gave up their time to help her.

“And, of course, thank you to everyone who came along and created such a fabulous atmosphere. It was just amazing to be able to see folk and chat and be together again.”