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Childrens Day 2010 Photos
Grand Procession 2010 Photos
Park Entertainment Photos including War Memorial Ceremony
Decorated Houses Photos
2010 Decorated shops
2010 Carival Parade Photo Gallery
Fun Run 2010 photos
2010 Brass Roots Concert photos
2010 Gal Week Service photos
Koda Concert 2010 photo gallery
Photos from 2010 Tuesday Evening Concert
2010 Basketball tournament photos
2010 Inter School Football Competition
2010 Inter School Hockey Competition
2010 Adult Five a Side photos
2010 Tea Dance
2010 Children's Karaoke Competition
Racenight 2010 - info and photos
2010 Cabaret Night
2010 Comedy Night
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.. Latest News - 100s of photographs from Loanhead Gala Week 2010 added to site. See buttons above to visit the various pages and event photos .......
Loanhead Gala Day
Latest News
Date News
   
12th July 2010 Calling all photographers !!!

During Gala Week it was great to see so many people out taking photographs.

We have decided to ask you to send in your best two photographs from any of the Gala Day Week events or parades.

We will include as many of the best ones as possible in the 2011 Gala Day Souvenir Programme.

Photographs used will carry an acknowledgement to the photographer who took / sent in the image.

We will need the image full size for print media.

Send email with images attached to photographs@loanheadgaladay.co.uk . If attachments total is over 5mb please send one image per email. Maximum of 2 per photographer.
Remember to give us a description of the event and photographers name.
   
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10th July 2010 Great to see images are still coming in showing decorated houses. Keep them coming
   
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4th July 2010 Adult Five a side photos added to site
   
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3rd July 2010 War Memorial Ceremony photos added to site new photos added 3rd July
Park Entertainment photos added to site new photos added 3rd July
Decorated Houses Photos a few new addition to page - new photos added 3rd July
Children Day including Crowning Ceremony photos added to the site new photos added 3rd July
Grand Procession photos added to site new photos added 3rd July
   
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2nd July 2010 Decorated Houses Photos - a few new addition to page - get your ones in soon !!!
   
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30th June 2010 Still time to email in your Decorated Houses photos.
Now three families have sent in images !!!
   
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29th June 2010 Still time to email in your Decorated Houses photos. A few added to page already. Only one family so far has sent in images !!!
   
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27th June 2010 Decorated Shops photographs added to site

Children Day including Crowning Ceremony photos added to the site

Grand Procession photos added to site
   
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26th June 2010 It will take a few days to add the 100s of photographs taken on Childrens Day and Parades to the site. Keep watching for updates.

Meanwhile please send in your decorated houses photographs.
   
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25th June 2010 Friday School Procession photos added to site

Friday School Assembly at Fountain Green photos added to site

Childrens Sports & Friday Park Photographs added to site

Eve of Gala Concert photos added to site

The site briefly went off line today. This was due to the number of people wanting to view the many photographs. The bandwidth exceeded limit and it restricted visits. Problem now rectified. Sorry for any poblems you experienced.
   
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24th June 2010 Court Members are invited to send in by email photographs of their decorated house - read more

Tea Dance Photos added to site

Interschool Hockey photos added to site

Jumble Football photos added to site

Treasure Island Childrens Show photos added to site
   
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22nd June 2010 Tuesday Evening National Centre of Excellence in Traditional Music
& Rantum Scantum Concert photos added to site


Inter School Football photos added to site

Fun Run, Brass Roots Concert & Gala Week Service photos added to site
   
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21st June 2010 Interschool Basketball Tournament photos added to site

Monday Evening Koda Concert photos added to site.
   
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19th June 2010 Thank you to everyone who helped make Carnival Parade 2010 such a fantastic success. The weather was wonderful and it was so nice to see many children and families involved in the parade.
View 135 photographs from the parade.
   
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May 2010 Mr Andrew Naysmith, Vice-President of the Miners Club presented Gala
Chairman, Ross Perfect and Committee Member, Liz Alexander with the cheque for £1,500 on behalf of the Miners Club Committee and Members. The Gala Committee are very grateful for this annual donation and would like to thank all concerned.
 
We received a cheque from the Miners Club for £1,500. Many thanks to the Miners Club Committee and patrons for this support.
   
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May 2010

Gala Day Souvenir ProgrammeThe 2010 Gala Day Souvenir Programme is now on sale. 156 pages full colour.

Please buy a copy and support The Gala Day.

 

   
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May 2010 Sponsors and Business Supporters 2010 added to site.
   
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May 2010 Click here to open up an ENTRY FORM FOR FUNRUN Sunday 20th June 2010 - a word document that opens in new window.
   
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May 2010 Comedy evening sponsorship by Mr Matin Khan from Itihaas Indian Restuarant Dalkeith - read more

Cabaret Night sponsorship by SCISWF - read more
   
   
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March 2010 News, and photo from March 2010 Gala Day Race Night added to site. A big thanks to the Racenight main sponsor Davy Perfect Autocare.
   
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March 2010 News, results and photos from Children's Karaoke Competition added to site. A big thanks to the Karaoke Competition main sponsor A.P.Autocentre.
   
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January 2010 We can now announce the 2010 Gala Court and the Crowning Lady.
See 2010 Court Page
   
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January 2010 Children’s Karaoke Contest, Heats on Sundays 7th and 14th March at 3pm—Final on Thursday 18th March at 7pm (free entry to heats, £1 per adult 50p per child on the final night—all children must be accompanied and are not allowed to go to the bar!) Entrants to the competition must fill in an entry form (obtainable from local schools, library and leisure centre in Loanhead) and return to Contact Annette Perfect on: 0131 440 1380 by 20th February, 2010.

Race Night and Disco—Friday 26th March, 2010 in Loanhead Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Academy Lane £2 entry, buy a horse £5, sponsor a race £30. Contact Contact Annette Perfect on: 0131 440 1380 with horse names or race sponsor names by 15th March please.

Cabaret Supper Dance— Friday 23rd April, 2010 in Loanhead Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Academy Lane £8 a ticket

Comedy Evening and Disco (supper included) - Friday 28th May, 2010 in Loanhead Miners Club, Croft Suite £10 a ticket

   
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December 2009 Some photos from the Santa Sleigh runs . click on thumbnails to view
 
Some photos from the Santa Sleigh runs
Some photos from the Santa Sleigh runs
Some photos from the Santa Sleigh runs
Some photos from the Santa Sleigh runs
   
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1st June 2009

Gala Day Souvenir ProgrammeThe 2009 Gala Day Souvenir Programme is now on sale. 156 pages and this year is in full colour. Please buy a copy and support The Gala Day.

( May 2010 - Still available from Alan McLaren )

   
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May 2009 SUPPORT LOANHEAD GALA BY BECOMING A PATRON
Everyone interested in supporting Loanhead Children’s Gala Day is invited to join our Patrons Scheme. Patrons make an annual minimum donation of £10 (or any larger sum of your choice), receive a complimentary copy of the Gala Programme and are shown on the list of Patrons. To become a Patron, please complete the application form below and send it with your payment to Alan McLaren, 23 Polton Road, Loanhead, Midlothian EH20 9BU.

Name ……………………………………………
Address……………………………………………
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Postcode ………………………………….
Cheques should be made payable to Loanhead Children’s Gala Day Association

   
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May 2009 ASSISTANCE REQUIRED
Can you provide a soft top or convertible car to transport Court Principals in the Carnival Parade?
Could you help out as a volunteer steward on Children’s Day?
Could you help carry a small banner (a new feature) in this year’s Grand Procession?
Please call Alan McLaren (440 3830) or Ross Perfect (440 1380)
   
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May 2009 DECORATE YOUR HOME
All residents are encouraged to join in the annual celebrations by decorating their house frontages for Gala Week. Bunting (Economy and also of the same quality used to decorate the principal streets in the Gala’s Blue, White and Gold colours) is available for purchase from Ross and Annete Perfect, 23 George Drive, Loanhead 440 1380.
   
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May 2009 Gala Day Souvenir Programme SOUVENIR PROGRAMME
Much more information on this year’s events, plus various interesting articles and features and many pages of photos, can be found in the full colour Souvenir Programme which will be available from 1 June. Copies can be purchased (£3) at Card Warehouse Clerk Street
Ali Bros Grocers/Newsagents 31 McNeil Avenue,
Loanhead Post Office or through any Court or Committee member. Phone 440 1380 or 440 3830 to arrange to obtain a copy.
   
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