{"id":24410,"date":"2026-05-18T06:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/?p=24410"},"modified":"2026-05-19T06:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:57:28","slug":"lapraik-festival-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/2026\/05\/18\/lapraik-festival-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Lapraik Festival 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, 3 of our pupils attended the Lapraik Festival in Muirkirk to compete in the verse speaking competition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/2026\/05\/18\/lapraik-festival-2026\/img_3850-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24413\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24413\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/2026\/05\/18\/lapraik-festival-2026\/img_3850-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065117\/IMG_3850-1-rotated.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"945,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3850 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065117\/IMG_3850-1-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065117\/IMG_3850-1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24413\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065117\/IMG_3850-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065117\/IMG_3850-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065117\/IMG_3850-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065117\/IMG_3850-1-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each of them gave a wonderful performance and did a great job of representing our school!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/2026\/05\/18\/lapraik-festival-2026\/img_3846-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24416\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24416\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/2026\/05\/18\/lapraik-festival-2026\/img_3846-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065130\/IMG_3846-1-rotated.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"945,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3846 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065130\/IMG_3846-1-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065130\/IMG_3846-1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24416\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065130\/IMG_3846-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065130\/IMG_3846-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065130\/IMG_3846-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065130\/IMG_3846-1-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/2026\/05\/18\/lapraik-festival-2026\/img_3847-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24415\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24415\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/2026\/05\/18\/lapraik-festival-2026\/img_3847-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065126\/IMG_3847-1-rotated.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"945,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3847 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065126\/IMG_3847-1-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065126\/IMG_3847-1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24415\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065126\/IMG_3847-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065126\/IMG_3847-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065126\/IMG_3847-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065126\/IMG_3847-1-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/2026\/05\/18\/lapraik-festival-2026\/img_3848-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24414\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24414\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/2026\/05\/18\/lapraik-festival-2026\/img_3848-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065123\/IMG_3848-1-rotated.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"945,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3848 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065123\/IMG_3848-1-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065123\/IMG_3848-1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24414\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065123\/IMG_3848-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065123\/IMG_3848-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065123\/IMG_3848-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065123\/IMG_3848-1-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each entrant was awarded a medal and Scots language book.<\/p>\n<p>Piper M was also awarded 2nd place in the P1\/2 category and Stewart Y was awarded 3rd place in the P3-5 category.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/2026\/05\/18\/lapraik-festival-2026\/img_3852-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24412\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24412\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/2026\/05\/18\/lapraik-festival-2026\/img_3852-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065113\/IMG_3852-1-rotated.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"945,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3852 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065113\/IMG_3852-1-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065113\/IMG_3852-1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24412\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065113\/IMG_3852-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065113\/IMG_3852-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065113\/IMG_3852-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/uploads\/sites\/1808\/2026\/05\/19065113\/IMG_3852-1-rotated.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well done to these superstars! We are so very proud of you all!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, 3 of our pupils attended the Lapraik Festival in Muirkirk to compete in the verse speaking competition. Each of them gave a wonderful performance and did a great job of representing our school! Each entrant was awarded a medal and Scots language book. Piper M was also awarded 2nd place in the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/2026\/05\/18\/lapraik-festival-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lapraik Festival 2026<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3954,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569,125057],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-achievements","category-scots-language-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3954"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24410"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24418,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24410\/revisions\/24418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/newcumnockprimaryschoolea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}