After careful consideration and in light of the developing Coronavirus pandemic, Blantyre Community Committee has tonight with some regret, decided to cancel the planned Summer Gala Weekend. This follows yesterday’s announcement from the Scottish Government for bans on events with more than 500 people. We also felt given the current circumstances and the predicted escalation of […]
We’re pleased to confirm the dates for this year’s Blantyre Summer Gala and Blantyre Festive Event 2020. Here’s the dates for your diaries. Summer – The Summer Gala long weekend will take place on Thursday 27th – Sunday 31st August 2020. Later in the year than usual, Taylor’s fair will be in town at McAnulty Public Park […]
With the arrival of March, our winter break is over and we soon reconvene to begin organising Blantyre’s major outdoor public events for 2020. Despite fewer volunteers this year due to work commitments, we’re committing to once again hosting a free, spectacular Summer Gala and scheduled Festive Event for the enjoyment of everybody in Blantyre. […]
We did it! Blantyre Summer Gala festivities are now over. Held over an incredible 4 days between Thursday 13th and Sunday 16th June, it was our largest and most complex endeavour yet. It’s time for thank yous. To all the people who made this happen. A huge round of applause first to ourselves. We really […]
Blantyre Community Committee We did it! Blantyre Summer Gala is now over for 2019! What an amazing time we’ve had organising and hosting a memorable 4 day event for everybody in this town. It’s been exhausting but all our supermen and women on the committee have had a blast. The set up problems, the last […]
Did you know Blantyre Summer Gala is Pet Friendly? Yes, your pet can come along too, although we would ask kindly if you could possibly keep them on the lead within the venue. We’ll be setting up a dedicated pet station in case your pet needs a drink. Also, our command cabin will be giving […]