Scramble for seats amid school show woes
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A SPRAWLING church that traditionally hosts a primary school’s Christmas show has checked its insurance documents to find it is only covered for services and worship – sparking ticket woes for families.
The discovery by St Ninian’s in Nairn means the town’s Rosebank Primary is this year having to stage the show in its assembly hall and tickets are thinner on the ground.
Seats are limited to two per family on a first-come-first-served basis.
In a desperate bid to ensure no parent misses out, the school is staging the show on three days, offering a morning, an afternoon and an evening performance.
But some parents complained they were not fast enough and tickets for their preferred day sold out.
And the two ticket per family rule, which will, in many cases, mean grandparents cannot attend, has caused further disappointment.
A school spokeswoman insisted its office staff worked tirelessly to accommodate all ticket requests.
She said: “The clerical staff have done their utmost to contact parents, through telephone calls and our school text service to ensure everyone wanting a ticket gets one.”
A Church of Scotland spokeswoman said: “After the congregation learned that their insurance would only cover services and worship, the church sent a letter to Rosebank Primary School informing them that they could not host their event this year.
“Since then, they have heard nothing further from the school.
“Going forward, the church is willing to have a conversation with any groups wishing to purchase their own public liability insurance.
“This would be decided on a case by case basis, where consideration would also be given to the work required to host each event.”
