Wigtown has been recognised as an Honorary Quidditch Town in celebration of the new book, Quidditch Through The Ages Illustrated Edition, an essential companion to the Harry Potter series and guide on the wizard’s favourite sport.
To mark the release of the book written by J.K Rowling and illustrated by Emily Gravett, Bloomsbury Publishing presented the Chair of the Community Council, Sandra McDowall, with a decorative banner featuring gold Quidditch hoops celebrating the town’s fictitious Quidditch team, Wigtown Wanderers. Wigtown Wanderers feature in the wizarding world’s Quidditch league and the banner also bears the town’s Quidditch team crest, a bold design featuring a butcher’s cleaver.
The socially distanced presentation took place with two young Harry Potter fans in the town square, a historic site from the Georgian era, fringed by trees. During the official presentation, the young Harry Potter fans celebrated on their Nimbus 2000 broomsticks in the main square of Scotland’s National Book Town.
Throughout the week, Honorary Quidditch Town presentations will continue safely and in line with government guidelines across the UK and Ireland. The ceremonies are being held at prehistoric sites, stone circles, medieval castles, Roman forts and churches, celebrating the release of Quidditch Through The Ages and the real-life towns represented by Quidditch teams in the Harry Potter series. In these challenging times, people planning a visit to Wigtown or any of the Honorary Quidditch Towns should check the guidelines and rules of the government, local authorities and specific tourism attraction before making the trip.
Wigtown’s Booksellers are delighted at the new designation and hope to welcome Harry Potter fans to the Book Town for many years.