Leith and North: Leith Gala Day - Persevering in the rain, June 2011

Leith & North: Please email any news items to: news@leithandnorth.org.uk Persevering in the rain: Leith Gala Day 2011 (continued) Cheering line of boys in red and black Hermitage Park strip

Cheering line of boys in red and black Hermitage Park strip

^^^ Above: Shield winners Hermitage Park collect their trophies.

The annual primary schools football tournament climaxed with Hermitage Park winning over Tower Bank 4-2 in a rain drenched final. Presenting the medals and the cup, Leith Cllr and Festival Chair, Gordon Munro jokingly dubbed Tower Bank of Portobello "foreigners".

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Man in full pipe band uniform marching up to collect Crocus Auard from Margo Macdonald in Provost's gown

Man in full pipe band uniform marching up to collect Crocus Auard from Margo Macdonald in Provost's gown

Three smiling women gathered round an umbrella

Left <<<: Tower Bank Primary, runners up in the football tournament.
Right >>>: Proud parents. Smiling woman with one of the Leith Festival Monsters painted on her cheek

Smiling woman with one of the Leith Festival Monsters painted on her cheek

Yellow monster grinning and holding a red heart with the word Leith painted on it

Left <<<: Rita Crombie models one of the Leith Festival monsters.
Right >>>: Eek... Two women sitting beneath umbrellas at the Female Driving Instructors stall

Two women sitting beneath umbrellas at the Female Driving Instructors stall

Above ^^^: Edinburgh's Female Driving Instructors show their commitment to teaching women drivers. Woman chiseling letters on slab of stone as craftsman watches on

Woman chiseling letters on slab of stone as craftsman watches on

Left <<<: Clare Carswell of STVLocal learns first hand about the work of the Scottish Lime Centre.
Right >>>: Commanding Officer, Tom Howie checks that Leith Sea Cadets are prepared for stormy weather.
Learn more about Scottish Lime Centre which promotes the repair and maintenance of Scotland's historic buildings and the essential skills needed for this. Woman demoing knitting to another woman

Three boys with an assortment of tiger and Batman themed painted faces

Left <<<: Knitting For All, an Edinburgh based project which offers weekly knit nights, and much much more.
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Below: The pavilion-gazebo of the She-Bang Rave Unit (an all women DJ collective and Voodoo Rooms regulars).

People smiling in the rave limo-gazebo

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