ONE of Scotland's best-loved children's shows is to get a final swansong in a dedicated museum exhibition.
The Singing Kettle delighted generations of young people for 30 years before finally calling it a day earlier this year.
Now some props from the hugely successful TV and stage show are to be put on display in Glenrothes, Fife, including the iconic kettle.
Founder Artie Trezise, 67, said: "When we emptied our store after the final show we put some of the items for sale on the internet, but people said they shouldn't be sold.
"They claimed they were part of Scotland's culture and should be in a museum. Then Fife Cultural Trust approached us about the possibility of putting on an exhibition."
The display will feature a tribute to the group's popular track 'ye cannae shove yer granny aff a bus', in the shape of a life-sized model grandmother.
There will also be a replica of their dressing room and an opportunity to dress up like the group, which was formed in the Fife village of Kingskettle.
Trezise, who formed the group with his wife Cilla Fisher when both were working as folk singers, said he hoped that the some of the exhibits would one day make an appearance at the museum of childhood in Edinburgh.
The Singing Kettle performed more than 6,500 shows and toured as far as Hong Kong and Australia, as well as recording shows for both the BBc and ITV.
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