Well done to the Bopple Ball team this years Paper Boat Race winners and
to Frankie Rogers who landed the biggest fish – 3.13lbs
and Gerry O’Neill, who caught the most – 60lbs

Click here for pictures from Sunday at the Shore.

Gala Week kicked off with a fantastic family fun day out at St Patrick’s Park, Tractors, Town Challenge, BBQ and Great Weather made it a great start to Gala 2013.More pictures from this event will appear in the Newtownards Chronicle.

So we’re off – loads happening in Portaferry Town across the next week and we’ll have all the latest info and Gala News right here. Click on the 2013 Programme link for full details of all our events and keep your radio tuned to 107.2 ferry fm, broadcasting through until Friday July 19th. We’re online at ferryfm.com – so friends and family anywhere in the world can join in the Gala Fun.

Are you 11-17?
Would you like to spend Gala Week as an agent on Mission Impossible?

• TEAMS OF 5  (+ two subs)
• CHALLENGE TASKS DURING GALA WEEK (& research pre Gala)
• DESIGN AND CREATE TEAM NAME,  T-SHIRTS, BANNERS AND TEAM MASCOT
• RADIO INTERVIEWING
• QUIZ, PHYSICAL, PAPER BOAT, CRAZY HAIRDO, CUPCAKE DESIGN CHALLENGE AND MUCH MORE!
• FINAL DAY CHALLENGE & AWARDS CEREMONY
  ALL TEAM MUST PRE-REGISTER  ON TUESDAY 9^th July from 1pm – 3pm at Ballyphilip Youth Club. Cost is £2 per person for the week.
• • PRINT OFF AND COMPLETE TEAM REGISTRATON and INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION/CONSENT FORM, CLICK HERE

  Please note: NO consent form NO entry!

The 2013 Gala Clue is now online, click here to enter. and yes, it’s here, the 2013 Gala Programme is coming to a shop counter near you, grab one and plan your Gala Week 2013. You can view the online programme by clicking the picture below.

Due to circumstances beyond our control we’ve regrettably had to cancel the Derek Ryan concert planned for July 10th. If you have purchased tickets these will be refunded – please contact the ticket provider.

The Gala 2013 programme is now available online – click here. As always, published events are subject to change, but this site will always contain updated Gala Information as will ferry fm, which will be broadcasting during Gala Week. Entry forms for events are now live too – just click the link to the left.

Centred around the historic settlements of Portaferry and Strangford and the waters of the Lough, Strangford Lough Maritime Festival ran over the weekend of 1st and 2nd June
weather was great and the Viking Market and stalls attracted tourists from all over Northern Ireland.

Portaferry Gala made it into the top three of the NI4Kids Family Event of the Year Awards.
We didn’t win, but congratulations to the Cinemagic Film Festival on winning the overall prize.
We are delighted to have been nominated and to have made it into the top 3.
Well done to all our volunteers, sponsors and supporters. Maybe next year???