Thurso Gala 2013 - Programme
SATURDAY 20th JULY
10.30am East v West Football Courtesy of TYFC. Under 13s & 15s at the Dammies. Spectators welcome.
5.00pm Children's Fancy Dress judging in Sir John's Square. Birth to 16 years. Entry Free
5.45pm Adult Fancy Dress judging in Sir John's Square, 16 years and above. Entry Free
6.15pm Mina Mackay's Highland Dancers Display in Sir John's Square
6.15pm Judging of Floats & prize presentation, Sinclair Street. Entry Free
7.00pm Gala Queen Crowning Ceremony in Sir John's Square.
Parade of Floats & Fancy Dress Walkers led by Thurso Pipe Band in their Centenary Year & Caithness Junior Pipe Band, the Gala Queen, her Court and their Guard of Honour, Kuk Sool Won. Followed by Pipe band & Highland Dancers Display on Princes Street
8.00pm Precinct Entertainment with the Caithness Big Band, bungee trampolines, face painting, amusements and stalls.
8.00pm Fishing Competition Thurso Beach meet at 19:00. Catch & Release. Entry £10 monies returned in prizes
9.30pm Pub Entertainment in Holborn Hotel. Donations welcome.
10.00pm Gala Dance in Skinandis, over 18 years only. Contact Skinandis for more info.
SUNDAY 21st JULY
10.00am Clay Pigeon Competition at Kaithness Clays Shooting Ground, Forss Business Park, Thurso, time for final competition application is 12:00. 50 Bird Skeet, Pool Shoot, Steel shot only, Cartridges available. Cash Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, plus a Gala Shield. £15 entry fee, there is also a raffle. www.kaithness-clays.co.uk.
11.00am Under 11 years Seven a-side Football Courtesy of TYFC at the Dammies. Spectators welcome.
12 noon Bunjfest, in association with the Holborn Hotel, BBungee Trampolines, Zorb Balls, amusements, face painting, candy floss, burger van at the Dammies
2.00pm Archery at The Dammies. Entry £2.
2.00pm Baby Show at The Dammies. Entry £2 per baby. Forms at Sutherlands Chemist, Cairngorm Windows or at the event.
2.00pm It's A Knockout at The Dammies. 8 years and over. entry £1 - entry form must be completed by an adult. Registration 13:30
4.00pm Bake Off at the Dammies. Enter a sponge or 4 cup cakes, prizes for best presented & best tasting, entry £1. Please make sure you label you entry and submit it by 15:30.
6.30pm Guided Walk starting at the Town's Clock. Donations to Thurso Heritage Society
MONDAY 22nd JULY
2.00pm Museum Activities at Caithness Horizons. Call 01847 896508 for booking and info.
7.30pm Fashion Show in Royal British Legion. Various local shops are taking part. Entry £5
TUESDAY 23rd JULY
2.00pm Teddy Bears Picnic& Games for Under 7 Years in the Thurso Club, prizes for best dressed teddies. Entry £2.50.
6.55pm
3K Fun Run / Walk Open to all ages but under 8 years must be accompanied by an adult. Entry £4
7.00pm 10K Run (Over 15 years only) Entry £8
Registration for above races at Thurso Youth Club, Millbank, Thurso from 6.00pm-6.45pm. Enter on the day. For further information contact Sophie Dunnett on 01847 811094 or northhighlandharriers@gmail.com.
Full race details will be available nearer the date on their website at www.northhighlandharriers.co.uk
7.00pm Family Bingo in Royal British Legion. Books are usual prices. Entry £1. Tea & Coffee £1
WEDNESDAY 24th JULY
2.00pm Museum Activities at Caithness Horizons. Call 01847 896508 for booking and info.
6.00pm Squash & Racket ball. More info nearer the time
9.00pm Pub Entertainment, Comm Bar. Traditional Folk Music. Donations welcome.
THURSDAY 25th JULY
2.00pm Rhyme Time for under 7 years at the Thurso Club. Entry £2
7.30pm Adult Quiz Night in the Holborn Hotel. £2.50 per adult - maximum of 6 people per team.
FRIDAY 26th JULY
7.00pm Pudding Night in the Thurso Club, Janet Street. Try various desserts. To guarantee entry purchase a ticket - Adult £5, Child £2 - from Cairngorm Windows or Caithness Horizons, nearer the time.
SATURDAY 27th JULY
10.00am Coffee Morning & Mina Mackay's Highland Dancers Display at the Royal British Legion. Entry £1.50
9.30pm Pub Entertainment at the Holborn Hotel. Donations welcome.
SUNDAY 28th JULY
2.00pm "SCRUFTS" SSPCA Novelty Dog Show at the Beach. Entry £1 per class. NB: Registration from 1pm, Competition from 2pm. Proceeds to SSPCA.
2.00pm Beach Event (weather permitting). Race of Tasar and Laser Yachts, The Caithness Big Band, Face Painting, Sand Castle & Treasure Hunt Competition. Bouncy Castle
2.00pm Car Boot Sale Contact info@thurso.org to book a place for £5. Please provide your own table & cover. Goblins Electric Car Kit Demonstration by Caithness Primary Schools - kids can have a try of the cars.
6.30pm Car Treasure Hunt leaving from the Thurso Club (Janet Street) and returning there for the results. Entry £5 per car
GALA PROGRAMME EXTRAS
Float Fund: It is at the discretion of TTIA to award up to £50 per registered float taking part in the Gala Parade, prize winning floats are excluded. You may register floats by emailing info@thurso.org by 19th July 2013.
Sea Boat Fishing Competition Contact Harpers Fishing Tackle shop for information
Thurso Schools Annual Gala Competition. This years' topic is Tartan / Thurso, entries will be displayed in Caithness Horizons in August
Photo Competition - Free Entry Categories Under 16 years and 16 years and over. Email info@thurso.org or Tag your photo on Facebook to Thurso Gala by 3rd August 2013. See posters/Facebook for rules & regulations.
Colouring, Red Herring, & Word Competitions are available from Cairngorm Windows from 1st July.
All competition entries apart from the photo one MUST be returned to the Cairngorm Windows office by Monday 29th July at 12.00noon.
Caithness Strongman Competition in association with the Holborn Hotel 4th August 13:00 Thurso Harbour Car Park.
Collecting cans and pails available from
21 Sinclair Street from 6pm - 8pm on Fri 19th July or from 4pm- 9.30pm on Sat 20th July.
All TTIA profits are redistributed through projects within the Thurso area.
Thurso Gala 2012 Photos
Earlier years photos at http://www.caithness.org/fpb/galas/
Updated Thurso Gala Programme 20th July 2013
ThursoTown Improvements Association Gala 2013
Gala Queen And Court2013
Gala Queen: Hollie Mackintosh
Attendants: Charlotte Mitchell & Charli Shepherd
Flower Girl: Sarrane McClure - Miller Academy Primary School
Flower Girl: Natalie Polson - Mount Pleasant Primary School
Page Boy: MarkSutherland - Pennyland Primary School
10:30 Courtesyof TFC East v West Football under13s & 15s,Dammies,spectators welcome.
17:00 Children’s Fancy Dress, 17:45 AdultFancy Dress judgingin Sir John’s Square. Birth to 16 years, entry free
18:15 Mina MacKay’s Highland Dancers Display,Sir John’s Square.
18:15 Judging of Floats & prizepresentation, Sinclair Street, entry free.
19:00 Gala Crowning Ceremony then Pride ofThurso Award, Sir John’s Square followed by the Parade of Floats & Fancy DressWalkers, led by Thurso Pipe Band in their Centenary year &Caithness Junior Pipe Band, the Gala Queen, her Court & their Guard ofHonour Kuk Sool Won. after the ParadePipe Band & Highland DancersDisplayPrincessStreet.
20:00 Precinct Entertainment withthe Caithness Big Band,bungee trampolines, face painting, amusements and stalls.
21:30 Pub Entertainment,Holborn Hotel. Donations welcome
22:00 Skinandis Dance, Over18 years only, contact Skinandis for more info.
Sunday 21st July
10:00 Clay Pigeon Competition at Kaithness Clays Shooting Ground, ForssBusiness Park, Thurso, time for final competition application is 12:00. 50 BirdSkeet, Pool Shoot, Steel shot only, Cartridges available. Cash Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, plus aGala Shield. £15 entry fee, there is also a raffle. www.kaithness-clays.co.uk 11:00 Courtesy ofTYCFC Under 11 years Seven a-side Football at the Dammies. Spectators welcome.
12:00 Bunjfest, in association withthe Holborn Hotel, Bungee Trampolines, ZorbBalls, amusements, face painting, candy floss, burger van & Bar 14:00 Archery, Dammies, entry £2
14:00 Baby show, Dammies £2per Baby. Forms at Sutherlands Chemist, Cairngorm Windows or at the event.
14:00 It’s A Knockout8 years and over, entry£1 entry form must be completedby an adult, registration 13:30
16:00 Bake Off ,Dammies.Enter a sponge or 4 cup cakes,prizes for best presented & best tasting, entry £1. Please make sure youlabel you entry and submit it by 15:30.
18:30 Guided Walkstarting at the Town’s Clockdonations to Thurso Heritage Society.
Monday22nd July
14:00 Museum activities,Caithness Horizons, call 01847 896508 for booking and info.
19:30 Swishing Night, RoyalBritish Legion, You bring nice, clean,presentable clothes to swap, entry £3, Children £2 includes lucky drawticket on entry.
Tuesday23rd July
14:00 Teddy Bears Picnic &games for under 7years, Thurso Club, prizes for best dressed teddies, entry £2.50.
18:55 3K fun run/walk is open to all ages but under 8 yearsmust be accompanied by an adult, entry £4.
19:00 10K run - (over 15years only), entry £8.Registration at Thurso Youth Club, Millbank, Thurso from
18:00-18:45,enter on the day. For further information contact Sophie Dunnett on 01847811094 or
northhighlandharriers@gmail.com. See www.northhighlandharriers.co.uk for race details nearer the date.
19:00 Family Bingo, RoyalBritish Legion, books are usual prices, entry £1. Tea & Coffee £1.
Wednesday24th July
14:00 Museum activities,Caithness Horizons, call 01847 896508 for booking and info.
18:00 Squash & Racket ball, come and have a try donations to TTIA.
21:00 Pub Entertainment,Comm Bar, Traditional Folk Music. Donations welcome
Thursday25th July
14:00 Rhyme Time for under 7 years Thurso Club, entry£2
19:30 Adult Quiz Night,Holborn Hotel, £2.50 per Adult, maximum of 6 people per team.
Friday26th July
19:00 Pudding Night Thurso Club Janet Street, try variousdesserts. To guarantee entry purchase a ticket Adult £5 Child £2 from Cairngorm Windows.
Saturday 27th July
10:00 Coffee Morning & Mina Mackay's Highland Dancers Display, Royal British Legion, entry £1.50
20:00 Fishing Competition, Thurso Beach meet at 19:00. Catch & Release. Entry £10 monies returned in prizes.
21:30 Pub Entertainment, Holborn Hotel. Donations welcome
Sunday 28th July
14:00 Registration from 1pm Competition 2pm "SCRUFTS" SSPCA Novelty Dog Show at the Beach. £1 per class. Proceeds to SSPCA.
14:00 Beach Event (weather permitting), Race of Tasar & Laser Yachts. The Caithness Big Band, Face Painting,
Sand Castle & Treasure Hunt Competition. Bouncy Castle.
14:00 Car Boot Sale, Contact info@thurso.org to book a place for £5, please provide your own table & cover.
Goblins Electric Car Kit Demonstration by Caithness Primary Schools, Kids can have a try of the cars.
18:30 Car Treasure Hunt, leaving from the Thurso Club & returning there for the results, entry £5 per car.
Collection Cans/Pails available from 21 Sinclair Street Friday 19th July 6pm-8pm or Saturday 20th July 4pm-9.30pm
Float Fund, It is at the discretion of the TTIA to award up to £50 per registered float taking part in the Gala Parade, prize winning floats are excluded. You may register floats by emailing info@thurso.org by 19th July2013
Sea Boat Fishing Competition; contact Harpers Fishing Tackle shop for more info.
Thurso School’s Annual Gala Competition, Topic – Tartan/Thurso, entries will be displayed in Caithness Horizons in August.
Photo Competition; free entry, categories 16 years and over, under 16 years. E- mail: info@thurso.org or tag your photo on Facebook to Thurso Gala by 03/08/2013. See posters/facebook for rules & regulations.
Colouring, Red Herring & Word Competitions are available from Cairngorm windows from the 1st July. All competitions apart from the photo one must be returned to Cairngorm Windows by Monday 29th July 12.00 noon.
Caithness Strongman Competition in association with the Holborn Hotel 4th August 13:00 Thurso Harbour Car Park.
IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE
Participating in or running the following activities will be at your own risk, TTIA’s Insurance does not cover you for: The gala parade, ts a Knockout, any water or beach events, fun runs or walks, races, sports, archery, side-shows or inflatables, animal events, car boot sales, running a stall or sales table, operating machinery or vehicles. Anything not run by the TTIA personally is classed as third party. Some events may be covered by the other group’s own insurance. SAFETY NOTICES
Thurso Town Improvements Association & The Northern Constabulary wish to remind the Public that COIN THROWING can cause serious injuries and may lead to a criminal conviction. For the SAFETY of everyone please DO NOT throw coins inappropriately or allow children to do so.
If you wish to take a dog to any outdoor events, please ensure it is on a lead and is properly supervised.
Please do not smoke in any spectator’s areas or in queues at events. Strictly no alcohol is permitted to be brought into events. Alcohol can only be consumed in allocated areas and purchased at the event; otherwise you will be breaking the law.
Photographs: Any photos taken by the TTIA or approved photographers may be used in future promotions or displayed on Social Networks such as facebook. Some Events may vary or be cancelled, check posters or facebook for more information
All TTIA profits are distributed to projects within the Thurso area.
