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Burns at Ballerup

Despite the freezing weather an audience of about 280 attended the recent Lanarkshire Association of Burns Clubs Competition for East Kilbride primary schools, which was again organised by East Kilbride Rotary Club.

Following the success of the 2012 competition this year's event was moved to the larger Ballerup Hall.

Ten schools were represented with 130 entrants who competed in two age groups doing recitations, solo singing, choir singing and instrumental pieces all set by the Burns Association. All the entrants gave of their best, each receiving a certificate, and there were some animated performances of "A Dug, A Dug" in the P4/P5 competition and "Tam O'Shanter" by the P6/P7 group.

The Tony Brown Memorial Shield for the school which had the best overall performance was won for the first time by Auldhouse Primary School, a remarkable achievement for the smallest primary school in East Kilbride.

The following contests were successful at the next stage of the competition and now go throught to the finals

Emily Downie

Hethery Knowe Choir

Aiden Neil