The Oor Wullie bucket trail has
been a huge success for Dundee. I tried to get round all of the statues myself but
sadly I fell short by three. Hopefully I will be able to get a picture of them
when they all appear in Slessor Gardens between 9 and 11 September for their
farewell gathering.
The Oor Wullies in Broughty Ferry
have brought a lot of visitors to the town.
The ‘Oor Lifesaver’ Wullie located on the old pilot pier is sponsored by Broughty Ferry Traders Association and is designed as an
R.N.L.I lifeboat man. All the statues are to be auctioned off on 13 September
to raise funds for the Archie Foundation and I’m really pleased that a local
campaign is in place to bid for Oor Lifesaver.
Ewan Philp of Broughty Ferry
Traders Association and an RNLI volunteer has set up a Just Giving page https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lifeboatmanwullie
to raise funds for the bid. I understand there is interest in Oor lifesaver
from another coastal community, but hopefully sufficient money can be raised to
ensure that it remains in Broughty Ferry where it belongs, especially as etched
into the bucket is ‘R.I.P MONA’, which is in tribute to the crew of the
Broughty Ferry lifeboat R.N.L.B Mona who lost their lives at sea on the 8th
December 1959.
Money raised by the auction of
all the statues will go towards The Archie Foundation’s Tayside Appeal for a
new twin-operating theatre paediatric surgical suite for Tayside Children’s
Hospital. Any surplus money raised over the auction bid for Oor Lifesaver will
be split evenly between The Archie Foundation, and the R.N.L.I.
