One hundred and thirty people from across the world who became part of a ‘virtual pub’ created in lockdown two years ago threw a three-day party in Perth this month to celebrate meeting in person for the very first time.
‘The Stagger Inn’ regulars, from the rest of Scotland and England to Belgium and America, finally met at the Salutation Hotel on the weekend of April 15-17 for an extravaganza of games, singing, dancing, fancy dress and fundraising.
The story of the virtual community began in 2020 during the first lockdown where a young musician called Ewan Galloway, from Dalkeith, was jobless. Hearing that recording music is good for mental health he began to play his accordion on an online stream.
