Housebuilder helps make local rugby festival ‘scrumthing’ special

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MORE than 400 children and their families turned out at the Dalkeith Minis Rugby Festival, sponsored by Stewart Milne Homes, earlier this month.

Hosted at King’s Park by Dalkeith Rugby Club, five teams including Dalkeith, Livingston, Lasswade, Currie and Penicuik competed in 12-minute matches throughout the day.

Following a successful partnership in 2022, Stewart Milne Homes again supported the club as the event’s main sponsor and donated funding to help with organisation of the festival.

The housebuilder also provided mementos of the day for participants to take home, including reusable water bottles and medals.

Crowds enjoyed home-bake stalls, a ball sponsorship incentive and raffles, with all proceeds raised going towards Dalkeith Rugby Club. Organised primarily by volunteers, the Minis Festival has been a popular day in the community calendar for more than 15 years.