Here’s a nice wee story to get the weekend going. Nearby Bothwell has a new flag! A design by 11-year old Ava McBain, a Muiredge Primary School pupil, was chosen as the winner by a judging panel which included parish minister, Rev Iain Majcher.
The winning design featured a simple map highlighting the Clyde flowing along the west of the village, incorporating the primary school’s colours complete with the distinctive red sandstone of Bothwell Castle.
The flag will now represent the village in official capacities and community events for generations to come.
More than 200 entries were submitted and 2,400 votes were cast in the competition launched by Bothwell Parish Church as part of its 625th anniversary celebrations.
Community pride
Ava, said: “When I think of Bothwell, I think of the River Clyde and Bothwell Castle, so I had to include them in the flag.
“It’s amazing that I won, I can’t believe it.”
Bothwell Parish Church teamed up with a local development charity, Bothwell Futures, and Phillip Tibbetts, Scotland’s official flags expert, to select a winning design that the whole community can rally behind and be proud of.
The village boasts a long and dramatic history that parallels the history of the nation and the Romans had a camp at nearby Bothwellhaugh.
