Crowds packed into the Town on another gloriously sunny afternoon and evening, pictures from Tuesdays events can be seen here. Over 300 runners took part in this years 10 Mile Race, well done to them all.
Gala Tuesday
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Monday afternoon on the Square
The Square was packed on Monday afternoon for the 50th Cute Kiddies and Bonnie Babies. A really lovely afternoon with an amazing number of entries, thanks to all who came along, pictures are now online, click here to see them.
Sunday at the Shore
Pictures from Sunday at the Shore are now online, click here to view.
Gala Saturday
Pictures from Saturday are now online, click here to view them
The Running Walkers….
Exhibition at VIC
Saturday 1 – Sunday 30 July
‘The Trains Don’t Stop Here Anymore’
Robert JE Simpson presents a collection of images centred around abandoned railways of Northern Ireland. These are on show at the Visitor Information Centre here in Portaferry.
Also on at the VIC this afternoon, Clayrazy Workshop and Glitter Tattoos.
Gala Birthday Card Competition Winners.
A big thank you to all the local school children who designed birthday cards for the Gala’s 50th. Their cards are on display in Portaferry Visitor Information Centre.
Lucien Collins, P2 Kirkistown, Primary Runner up P1-P3
Annie Savage, P3 St.Mary’s Kircubbin, Winner P1-P3
Leah Simms, P7 St.Mary’s Portaferry, Runner Up P4-P7
Claire Steele, P7 Kircubbbin Integrated, Primary Runner Up P4-P7
Caitlin Rose Fay, P4 St.Patrick’s Ballygalget, Winner P4-P7
Thanks to Ards and North Down Borough Council for organising the competition and to Deputy Mayor Gavin Walker, for presenting the prizes. The cards are now on display, so do go down, have a look and see the high standard of all entries on show.
Dancing at the Shore – Sails and Sounds 2017
Dancing by The Michelle Johnston School of Highland Dance and McKenna School of Irish Dancing.
Full Steam Ahead for July
Portaferry Gala, Sails and Sounds and Portaferry Triathlon teamed up at Portaferry Sailing Club to launch their events for this year. We hope to welcome thousands of visitors to the town across these events and as always, keep an eye on our site for more details.
Portaferry Gala AGM
Thanks to all who attended the AGM last night and to all who have taken on roles in the planning of Gala 2017. Loads of new ideas and suggestions for Gala 50. Plans are well underway to make this our biggest and best festival yet. Hope to see everyone in July. As always you can keep up to date with all Gala news here on our website, via our Facebook page and our Twitter feed.