Congrats to the Coach Inn Float – winners of the 2009 Po.

For five pages of Float Pictures, click here.

Ok, so I HAD to tempt fate by saying last night was the wettest in years…
Thanks so much to everyone who stayed around when the rain came down on the Fancy Dress in the Square, the sun was splitting the skies during the parade, but…wow….did it bucket when we got to the square, results are on line now, for pictures, click here.

Wow ! It’s been a good few years since the Gala Square had a downfall like the one we saw tonight (well, OK, 2005, when the Ferry FM mast was hit by lightening comes close..) Following a Kick Boxing Display and with black clouds over the Square and the rain pouring down, the German Visitors bravely put on their play, re-enacting the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9th Nov 1989.  Even with the awful weather the crowd happily played their part and the square was divided in two – re-unifiction took place just in time for the start of Pitchin’ The Sheaf, which this year saw a few changes in the results.
These are now online in the results section and pics from the evening are online here.

Tell friends and family abroad, Float Night will be live on the Gala Webcam.
(Weather Permitting, so will the Fancy Dress on Friday Afternoon)

This afternoon saw the every popular Soap Box Races take to the “track”
Anne Street was lined with spectators cheering everyone one. A few tumbles and a few near misses of the crowds toes !!!
Pictures of the event are online now, click here.

“Uncle Hugo”  broadcasting from the Square, Thursday afternoon, live on BBC Radio Ulster.

A Gala website reader emailed in this picture, is the ‘tractor look’ coming our way this autumn ladies ?

The Untouchables played the Square tonight, and even though the threat of rain hung over the town, it was a great night, with young and old coming out to party.
Pictures on line now, click here.

Gala TV was also there to capture those moments of magic in the Square….

Pictures from today at the park. (Click on a picture for a full size view)