The local community here have a charity organisation called the Benarty Events Group, who lay on a series of productions through the year for the benefit of the people living here and around the general area. It begins with the Benarty Pipe Band Championship and Highland Dancing Competition in early June, swiftly followed by the Benarty Gala in late June or early July. This event, the Rockore Music Festival is a one day event held each August at Lochore Meadows Country Park and runs from 11am until 11pm at a cost of around £30 a ticket, and drink tokens sell at £3 each. The event caters for around 4'500 attendees with around 10 bands performing from a variety of genres. Later in the year there is a Christmas Fayre held in the Benarty Centre with showground rides laid on for the kids, a music stage with a band playing, and Santa Grotto for the kids to pay Santa a visit and tell him if they have been naughty or nice. The event begins with Santa being brought through the villages on his sleigh, pulled by a herd of actual reindeer, which the kids all love to see. Apart from the large events, the group also provide a weekly companions club every Friday morning in the Benarty Centre, for anyone who wants to get out of the house for a few hours and meet up with everyone for a spot of lunch. All-in-all, what this group does for the community is phenomenal, a real lift to the place, and this event, Rockore goes some way to funding it all, which is a considerable expense each year. If you find yourself in Fife one year, around June, July or August, or Christmas, stop by and enjoy yourself. That's what it's all about folks.
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7 сен 2024
