The Wild West came to Dunfermline on Saturday and it was a rootin' tootin' rip roaring success. The stars of the show were the 3,000 children and the parents that got dressed up in theme for the Dunfermline Children's Gala procession. The children all had cowboy hats donated by sponsor FMC Technologies, food bags filled with water and a snack and when they got to Pittencrieff Park  after the procession they were treated to a Subway kids meal before they played games with the equipment donated by Carnegie Dunfermline Trust last year. This year the Trust donated musical instruments to the schools.

The four horse drawn stagecoach was a great crowd pleaser as were the giant praying mantas and multi coloured stilt walkers. The musical entertainment from the various pipe, brass and silver bands was much appreciated by the crowd.  We were also pleased that some shops got into the spirit with Pink String on Bridge Street impressing with their window display.

Of course to make the event work a lot of organisation is required by the 30 strong gala committee and they deserve huge praise. People such as Liane Horder and Ali Matthews have gone above beyond to give Dunfermline a very special day.