The next Gala meeting will be held in the Portaferry Hotel on Wednesday 6th June at 7.30pm.  Everyone welcome!

Well done to all from the Coach Inn – winners of this years float fundraiser Bullseye !

Turn o’The Tide Festival have two Cornish World Championship traditional hand crafted coastal rowing boats, known as Gigs, coming to Portaferry on the 2nd and 3rd June.
Would you like to join the Championship teams in having a go at  rowing these traditional craft ?
Teams of four are needed and will row with the championship team members.
Participants must be over the age of 16 and in good health and fitness.
Previous experience is not a requirement.
For more info contact stephanie.baine@strangfordlough.org

Portaferry Gala members extend their deepest sympathy to the family of Gala Committee member Kathleen Mason, who has passed away.
To say Kate was a mainstay of the Portaferry Gala, would be an understatement in the extreme.
Her enthusiasm, willingness to help and boundless ideas and suggestions touched the entire Portaferry Community, not just through her work for Gala, but through the many other organisations she was a member of.
Kate will be sorely missed and our prayers and thoughts are with her family.

Lasers will light up the night skies over Strangford Lough from Wednesday 14th to Saturday  March 17th, when Global Rainbow premieres in Northern Ireland.
The large scale outdoor laser projection, created by American artist, Yvette Mattern, will be visible for miles from dusk until midnight on the  four  nights and will be beamed from Scrabo Tower right up the Eastern Side of the Lough.
Ards Borough Council are running a photo competition – if you’d like details on how to enter click here.

The AGM of Portaferry Gala took place on January 25th.
On Wednesday evening, 1st Feb, again at the Portaferry Hotel, the Office Bearers were elected for the forthcoming year.
Thanks to everyone who came along and here’s to Gala 2012.

Don’t worry if you missed either meeting, as always we’re always open to anyone !

Portaferry Community Collective would like to thank everyone who came along to

Portaferry’s Christmas Lights Switch-on & Community Carol Service
on Saturday 3^rd December.

This event was organised by Portaferry Community Collective,
Funded by Ards Borough Council, Christmas Lights Scheme and Calor Village of The Year prize money

We hope everyone enjoyed their visit to the
Galaween Hospital
Pictures are now online, click here..

Portaferry has won the Calor Village of the Year Competition 2011.
Judges visited the village on Tuesday 30th August, when the Portaferry Community Collective delivered presentations on different areas of the village.
Results were announced on the 18th October 2011.
Not only was Portaferry the overall winner, but it also won in the Older People’s category.

Well Done Portaferry !