THE weather wasn't always kind, but that did not stop some dedicated marketers and shoppers from setting up a stand and grabbing some bargains at the Old Scots Uniting Church Market.

Desperately in need of repairs, the long-standing historical icon is slowly crumbling and in the first of a number of measures planned to raise funds for its restoration, the church's grounds were converted into a market site, with everything from fishing gear to babies' blankets on offer.