Despite the downpour that ebbed and flowed throughout the day, the markets, the dancing, the face painting, the fun fair rides and the music carried on at the Iris Country Fair.
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Only held once every five years, the fair attracts scores of people from the Highlands and afar.
It takes a year to organise, and aside from an influx in umbrella sales, this year was no different.
Thousands flocked through the Frensham School gates on Saturday, November 18 for camel and pony rides, a flea market, a trash n’ treasure trove, plants galore, farm and reptilian animal enclosures, a ‘Gib Gate World’ with kids rides and a giant slide, and even inflatable-bubble-suit soccer.
Event organiser Michele Scamps said she had received “fabulous” feedback about the event in spite of the rain.
“The stalls have sold extremely well,” Ms Scamps said.
“People have been generously buying all sorts of things, the kids have had fun on the rides – they have had to stop a few times but that hasn’t seemed to dampen their spirits.
“We didn’t think we would be able to carry on with the entertainment because of the rain, but we have been able to pull off every single performance.”
“It’s been wonderful just watching people walking around carrying their parcels, eating their ice creams, and hearing reports of stalls being sold out.”
The community celebration will return again in 2022.