The Gala Crowning Ceremony was undertaken on Saturday 3rd October at Langloch Farm. This was a video protocol event and was undertaken within current COVID-19 safety regulations. The video will be available for full viewing on this website from 10th October 2020. The Gala Brochure has now been officially released, a big thanks to photographer George Stark for the professional photographs and to Andy MacConnell for the Gala Group Photo which was completed by photoshop editing, this was a requirement of the COVID-19 restrictions.
The Gala Committee continue to maintain the safety of all involved during the COVID-19 period and are following government guidelines. With this in mind it is now proposed to undertake the following:
25th August 2020 – Gala Court Photo Session
3rd October 2020 – Gala Court Crowning Ceremony – likely to be held indoors with limited court family audience, it is proposed to video the event with public viewing via the Gala website.
In these unprecedented and historical COVID-19 times it is with great regret the Gala Committee have had to postpone this years Gala Day which was planned for the 27th June 2020.
The Committee are doing their utmost to ensure the Children and Crowning Lady of this years Gala Court will still have their Crowning Ceremony and enjoy as much of the Gala festivities as possible. Working within the Scottish Government guidelines we have planned for the Gala Court photos and Gala Crowning Ceremony to take place in the coming months.
The aim was to hold a reduced form of Crowning Ceremony on the Village Green during the month of September. However with no clear indication or dates of the restrictions being relaxed we are unable to confirm details of the proposed Ceremony. The Committee will keep everyone informed of any new developments once the Government provide further details of the lockdown restrictions being reduced. In the meantime please enjoy our ‘Virtual’ Gala Week of Events.