In the navy . . do do diddle diddle do

Well, we wandered down to Queens Park on Sunday to have a wee gander at all the model boats in the warship display.

Apparently there was 112 boats on display ranging in size, quality and workmanship. Some of them were incredibly detailed and from speaking to a few of the guys, some of the boats were labours of love that took up to five years to complete.

I like the ones that had wee figures on them that looked like they were maybe telling a short story.

There was a commander from Faslane there to judge the best boat. When we first arrived I thought he was just one of the boat builders that had got a bit carried away.

It was all very interesting and I got chatting with the club sectary and chatted about some of their plans for the future. On the 19 August they are going to be holding another display to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the boating pond 11am -4pm. They've teamed up with the council and some other local attractions to put on a full family day with a whole host of entertainment including stages with music and dancing, bouncy castles, vintage fire engines, falconry, a puppet show and a carnival with free rides for the kids.

Apparently the plan is that this will be the beginning of a Southside festival and that next year it will get bigger and better - so get along.