Dunipace Primary School's first spooktacular Halloween special

The “Spooktacular at Dunipace”, organised by the PTA, took place last Wednesday and drew almost 300 people, including pupils from both the school and its nursery classes.

Visitors could pick from hundreds of pumpkins in the pumpkin patch, there were games, hot drinks, juice, as well as arts and crafts on offer during the spooky event. A pumpkin carving station and a scavenger hunt helped add to the fun.

The entire school grounds were spookily decorated, with plenty of Halloween photo opportunities available throughout the event.

It was a true community event, with volunteers planning months in advance and spending the whole day setting up to create lasting memories for the children and raise much-needed funds for the playground at Dunipace Primary School.

Organisers have described the feedback since the day as amazing, and more events are planned at Dunipace Primary School, which will be open to everyone, not just the families of pupils and children at the nursery.

The event was kindly sponsored by local businesses Eagle Recycling (The Purvis Group), Apex Vets and Bennie Electrical, while Tesco kindly donated some of the pumpkins for the patch.

Check out our photo gallery to get a closer look at some of the spooky shenanigans.