If you’d like to enter the Attractive Gardens, 10 Mile Race, Kids Got Talent or Gala Clue – just click here.

THE play “TWO”, written by Jim Cartwright (“Little Voice”),
is set in a bar, where the nameless landlord and landlady entertain us and introduce us to 14 characters who will make you laugh, feel sad, a little angry and maybe even cry.
It’s a rollercoaster of emotions and is on
Monday 18th July at St Patrick’s Community Centre
Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm.
Bar Facilities are available so this event is strictly over 18’s
Tickets £5, can be purchased online below, or from The Rock Bakery.
Don’t miss this fabulous production.

Ever fancied yourself as a boxer?

The Gala Boxing Event will take place on Saturday 16th of July in the Town Square at 7pm. Training is now getting underway and it’s a strict regime – so this is a “final call”.

All training will take place out at McDermott’s Gym.

This training will run for the next 11 weeks – no training – no fighting.
If you would like to take part click here to e-mail your details.

If you would like to enter this year’s 10 Mile Run please click here.

Tickets for the Gala Festival Wrestling are now on sale, priced £5

Congratulations to Ryan McGovern of Year 10 in St. Columba’s College Portaferry whose picture was selected for the cover of the 2016 Gala Programme.

Thanks very much to everyone who entered – we enjoyed sifting through the entries and it was fantastic to receive so many great pictures.

While it’s fantastic to finally have widely available 3G and 4G Mobile services here in Portaferry – there is a downside. As 4G uses frequencies formally used by TV channels, the strong mobile signals now transmitting on those frequencies, can cause problems with digital TV reception, especially if you use a masthead amplifier.
If you’ve experienced disruption to any of your Freeview channels, since the 4G “switch on” this week, you can apply for a free filter here: at800.tv

We know it only seems like a few weeks since Christmas, but Easter is already knocking on the door and before you know it it’ll be Gala Week again 🙂
With Exploris re-opening, The Portaferry Hotel up and running and more Pop Up Cinema events we’re hoping it’ll be a great summer here in “The Port”.

Also newly launched this year is The Portico Of Ards – with concerts, classic films and children’s films already taking place, it’s a welcome resource to have on our doorstep, they are also open to ideas and suggestions of what to showcase in the venue. Do have a look at their website and feel free to get in touch with anything you’d like to see coming to the town.

On Easter Monday there will be family entertainment at Portaferry Visitor Information Centre, from 2-4pm.
Come along and see the Party Animals NI Roadshow and the “glitter tattoos”.

From Friday the 25th of March, drop in and find out more about what to see and do around the area plus you can visit the North Down and Ards Family History Society’s exhibition “Searching for Our Roots” in the Saddlery exhibition area.

Over Easter Weekend The Tour of the North cycling event will be taking place, for details click here