PUPILS at two primary schools have been given a special memento to recognise the platinum jubilee.
Her Majesty The Queen marked 70 years on the throne earlier this year and now schoolchildren from Innerwick and Stenton primary schools have received commemorative medals to mark the occasion.
Community Windpower provided more than £600 to cover the cost of the medals, as a part of their community benefits fund distributed to communities near windfarms.
The medals are uniquely personalised with the child’s name and also the insignia of their school, an owl, on the reverse side.
Community Windpower, who own and manage the nearby Aikengall Windfarms, also lent a hand with Innerwick Primary School’s visit to Dunbar by providing £250 to fund costs associated with the trip.
The pupils visited sea-themed murals at Dunbar’s Victoria Harbour, which had been beautifully crafted by East Lothian’s own schoolchildren.
Whilst at the harbour, they met the harbourmaster, who taught them about the harbour’s role in Dunbar’s economic and social history.
Youngsters also visited John Muir Country Park and learnt about Dunbar-born Muir, who would go on to play a key role in the formation of America’s national parks.
Anouska Woods, BeGreen Dunbar’s community coordinator, said: “We were delighted to help, alongside Community Windpower, with this request from the schools in the nearby area.
“We hope that the Innerwick primary pupils enjoyed their trip around Dunbar, and that all the primary schoolchildren treasure their Jubilee medals for years to come.”
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