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Mary and Doris line up the bottles
Henry Haigs selection of prints
Jimmy Kinloch guarding the entry funds
Linn Kinloch and Christine Jackson on Tombola
The welcome refreshment table and crew.
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| Christmas Fayre Weekend 2010 |
Report by Jim Paterson
 As
the east coast of Britain surrendered to the worst November fall of snow in
seventeen years Penicuik and St. Mungo's thought for once they had been
spared. Not so. The fresh fall was just waiting for St. Mungo's
Christmas Fayre on Saturday 27th November. With temperatures below zero
and four or five inches of powder fresh snow on the ground the congregation of St. Mungo's,
and a few passer-by's keen on a hot drink, turned up at the Church Hall
to enjoy a selection of "stocking filler" items from the many
stalls on display.
Mary Paterson and Doris Whitfield looked
after the "Bottle Stall", this year seeing a return to some rarer
"vintages". I spotted a 1994 vintage Port, complete with two glasses,
but my choice of "raffle" ticket only got me the Robinsons Orange
Cordial !
A home baking stall heaved with everything from
meringues to fruit cakes, and was a favourite with many of the
"shoppers", while toys and novelties kept Agnes and Margaret busy
tempting people with the roller skates, jigsaws and toys, including a tenpin
bowling set. Barbara Sprott had been busy again. Having knitted some 28
teddy bears for the "Winter Warmer" collection for Eastern Europe last
week, she provided another ten for the Christmas Fayre, plus a couple
of "ballerina" teddies, complete with tutu's.
 Henry
Haig had submitted a series of prints ready for framing. Henry has long
been a keen photographer, and a president of the local camera club, so
has a good eye for composition and colour when it comes to spotting a
good photograph. Pictures from his travels to Canada and New
Zealand, with others from as close as Edinburgh Castle and Lowries Den were just asking to be framed to adorn someone's
wall.
There
was also a selection of books, CD's and DVD's to
choose from. I noted that the old VHS videos have gone to that great
video player in the sky, as very few people have a machine to play them
on any more. Christina Mackay's son had been "hi-jacked" to man this
stall, and made a good job of it too.
No Christmas Fayre would
be complete without a Tombola, and Linn Kinloch and Christina Mackay
were ready to tempt visitors with a selection of great stocking
fillers.
After all this temptation, it had to be time for a chat
and a cuppa. Christine Jackson, and daughter in law Becky, Joan
Traquair and the catering team kept plate loads of hot scones, with jam
and clotted cream for the courageous, sandwiches, and hot mince
pies (small and large) on offer. Add to this an endless supply of tea,
or coffee, all for the entry price, made this a real bargain on it's
own.
A total of £525 was raised for the Church funds, a fantastic return given the early arrival of winter to Penicuik.
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