Ranger events including kids games, a giant willow midge, throw the midges at the sundew, parachute play, midgefest flags and bunting, kids craft activites (midge masks, midge pebble painting), treasure hunt, raffle of some fabulous prizes including dinner for two at the castle bistro, a weekend in a camping cabin, membership to the Friends of Rum, delicious local home brew wine, voucher for lunch at the teashop, a selection of goodies from Rum Crafts, midge repellent kit including incence sticks and citronella candles and some very generous midge protection kits curtesy of Mosiguard.
We had very special guest appearances from the white tailed sea eagles with a fly by in the afternoon and the Midgecatcher was on hand all day with his very large net ready to pounce on any likely looking little bitey creatures...
The day turned to evening and we celebrated a great day with breaking open the midge pinata
The only thing missing at the first Midgefest was the midges themselves. There was one very briefly spotted during the afternoon on someone's arm but other than that the day proved midge-free other than the ones we'd made, crafted, painted or created ourselves.
Watch this space for the date of Midgfest 2013.
