Well done to Exit 23 – who’ll be appearing on the Gala Stage Float night.

Photo’s now online, click here !

Gala Competition courtesy of Portaferry Sports Centre

1^st Prize: 2 nights B&B & 1 dinner for 2 at the Burrendale Hotel & Country Club, Newcastle

2^nd Prize: 6 months membership of Momentum Fitness in Portaferry Sports Centre

3^rd Prize: a meal for 2 in The Lobster Pot, Strangford

Competition question: What is the name of the fitness suite in Portaferry Sports Centre?

Entry forms available from the centre or can be downloaded from www.leisureards.org.uk

Entry forms must be handed in at Portaferry Sports Centre no later than 5pm on Friday 25^th July.

The prize draw will take place on Friday 25^th at the float parade prize giving.

Don’t forget, if you’re working up the road or maybe overseas and can’t keep up to date with all the latest Gala News via ferry fm, the Gala Website will be constantly updated throughout the week. Any last minute event changes or changes of venue will be posted here ASAP.
As every year, if you’ve any comments or feedback, please click the link to the left and fill out the form, it’s YOUR Gala for YOUR town and YOUR opinion counts !

 

The 2008 Gala Programme is out and about – get yours from the usual places and keep it handy so you don’t miss any of the fun this Gala Week. The cover will as usual feature on this years Gala Mug, these and other Gala Merchandise can be bought online from the Gala Shop – follow the link on the right.

If you’re a community group within the Portaferry area, ferry fm would like to hear from you !
We’ll be broadcasting throughout Gala Week from our studio in the Market House, so if your group would like to drop in for a chat about what you do – please do get in touch. Members from The Country Market, St Partrick’s GAA, Portaferry Town Boys, The Art Society, Historical Society, National Trust, Portaferry Lifeboat – to name but a few, have all dropped in over the years. If you’d like to come in for a chat and let everyone in the Town know just what your group does and how they can join, e-mail us and we’ll be in touch during Gala Week.

enquiries@ferryfm.com

Click the link to the left and plan your week !

The ever popular Gala Road Races take place this year on Tuesday July 22nd at 7:45 pm.
If you fancy tackling the 10 Mile Race or splitting it by entering a Relay Team, on-line entry forms are now available, click here.

Thursday, 1st of May sees the launch of a new BBC1 drama series, “The Invisibles”, although supposedly set in Devon, anyone familiar with Portaferry will soon spot quite a bit of the drama was actually shot here in the town. If you haven’t been home for a while though, don’t go looking for a certain pub on the shore front, it was a mock up for the duration of the production !

Kicking off Gala Week 2008, will be a Battle of the Bands, taking place in the square from 3pm on Saturday the 19th of July. If you would like to enter please fill out the entry form by clicking here.

On Easter Monday, members of the Gala will be out and about with a questionaire. Please fill it in and let us know what you’d like to see in Gala Week 2008. Of course you can also do this online, simply click here for the Gala Feedback Form. This is YOUR chance to have YOUR say about the Portaferry Gala, so please do fill out one of the forms. The Gala Crew will be around the Market House all day Easter Monday.