But a couple of heavy showers on Saturday afternoon did not dampen the spirits of Crawford residents.

Depute Provost Beith Forrest carried out the duty of MC for the crowning ceremony.

He introduced the gala court: Queen Louise Bell, champion Colum Quinn, flower girl Chiara Janse Van Rensberg, page boy Sean Prentice and crowning lady Mrs Netta Wight.

Gala Committee chairwoman Molly Wilkinson thanked the court for performing so well on the day, Netta Wight for being a gracious crowning lady, Depute Provost and Mrs Forrest for judging the
decorated houses and fancy dress, Ken Thomson and Eric Clark for providing the transport for the court, Ronald Thomson for providing the transport for the crowning lady, Coalburn Pipe Band for leading the procession and committee members for their tremendous efforts and all their hard work.

She also thanks all the other members of the community who helped to set up the field and hall, made sandwiches for events during the week, ran competitions, helped with the bingo, those who donated prizes and money to boost the fund and, finally, all those who attended the events and entered the competitions in good spirit.

The results of the competitions during gala week were as follows:

Kids Treasure Hunt: Pre-school - Jude Napier, Primary School - Caitlin Gibson.

Gala Bowls Pairs - 1 Betty Thomson & Jim Thomson; 2 Alan Simpson and Andrew Gibson; beaten semi-finalists - Marjorie Bell & Lisa Wilkinson, and Raymond Campbell & Molcolm Craig.

Car Treasure Hunt - Ronnie Milligan.

Dominoes - 1 Ronnie Milligan; 2 Eric Fowlds.

Pool - 1 William Hutchison; 2 Colin Hendry.

Quiz Night - 1 1000 Splendid Sons; 2 Tam & the Wynettes.

Wii Olympics: 100 metres Stephen Gibson, hurdles Mathew Foggo, swimming Ewan Clark, long jump Chloe Muppet.

Best Decorated House - Crawford Mains (Page Boy Sean's House).

Best Group - Glencaple Parish Church Sunday Club.

Fancy Dress - Charlotte Simpson, Amy Burton, Nadia Keteb, Rebecca Leek, Chloe Muppet, and Cheryl Johnstone.

Guess the Teddy's Birthday - Molly Wilkinson.

Nail the Colander - Jodie Martin & Andrew Gibson.

Treasure Map - Iris White.

WRI Quiz - Margaret Miller.

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