Christine McCormack, who will crown Queen Elect Georgia this year

Christine McCormack who will crown Queen Elect Georgia Sommerville at the Bo’ness Children’s Fair Festival on Friday 25^th June, is still on the cloud of wakening in the morning and saying, “Is it really happening”?

On Saturday, Christine took some quiet time out from her work to venture down to Glebe Park to overlook the peaceful arena from the bandstand in front of Bo’ness Town Hall on a rather cold snowy afternoon with her dad Robert (Bob) to most who know him.  Come the Fair Day itself, thousands will gather for the annual crowning ceremony at the same venue.

No better a fitting place to view around the park than from the bandstand where, no doubt her dad would have performed on many an occasion while playing with Unison Kinneil Band since his teenage years and he won’t want to remind anyone that is some 60 years ago since he first played there.  Christine recognises her being chosen through her dads work with Unison Kinneil Band and the service of the band to their local primary school, Kinneil Primary.

Christine herself was brought up at Deanburn School just a few hundred yards from where she lived after a few years abroad with her parents while Bob worked in the Middle East. She has been no stranger to the Fair front over the years, being a Flower Girl herself in 1975, then enjoying the family time as she watched her eldest daughter, Zayna become a Flower Girl in 2005 and twins Amaara and Qaila being presentees last year.  All three girls will watch on with their granddad as Christine crowns the 102^nd Fair Queen.