Meeting commences at the Lampie Hoose commencing 7.30pm - come along if you wish
Monday, 29 June 2009
Meeting tonight
Meeting commences at the Lampie Hoose commencing 7.30pm - come along if you wish
Saturday, 27 June 2009
Tiger Moth
The Tiger Moth (pictured above) will be appearing at this years Gala Day (Sunday 26th July 12 noon - 5.oopm) Not sure of the time it will appear but this will not just be a flyby. Plan is for a display, of course it depends on the weather and servicability of the aircraft, however if it all comes together it will be a memorable sight and one well worth seeing
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Portgordon Village
I've decided to have a change - I seem to have spent most of my time going on about Gala Day and the Raft Race, however there's more to Portgordon than a single event.
The view above was taken from the west end of Stewart Street. I've stood there many times in all weathers and always felt this route into the village is the best. This is the point where eastbound walkers along the Speyside Way enter the village, they might even be relieved to be so close to their destination. (the path ends at Buckpool just a few miles away)
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
Childrens Fancy Dress Parade
Here are more details
Children's Fancy Dress Parade
Free Entry
Prizes for best fancy dress in 3 age groups:
4 and under
5-8 years
9 years plus
Meet at Village Hall at 1.15pm for judging
Parade following pipers at 1.45pm
Prizegiving at 2.00pm
For further information contact Audrey Murray Tel 01542 836248
Saturday, 20 June 2009
Visitors
In yesterdays 'Blog' I referred to visitors from various parts of the world and it got me thinking. What is the interest in a small former fishing village on the north east coast of Scotland to an international audience? I'm aware some of the visitors are former residents, so I can understand their interest but the others, I just don't know. What I do know is I have to give as much information as I can to ensure repeat visits from you all and that's quite a challenge though I do enjoy doing it.
More about Gala Day (Sunday 26th July 12 noon - 5.oopm) the pace is picking up, the tents have been inspected/repaired and prepared. Everything is coming together nicely - just need to make sure the weather is good and it will be a great day for all concerned. Got another meeting a week on Monday so should have more information following that unless of course something of note filters through in which case it will be relayed via these pages and/or the main website - please keep looking.
Just had confirmation that 'Flicks Chicks' are taking part in this years raft race. As usual their raft is taking shape at a secret location. so getting a sneak preview is out of the question. In fact it would be easier to get into the Kremlin!
Friday, 19 June 2009
Welcome to Portgordon
Monday, 15 June 2009
Gala Day Sunday 26th July 12noon - 5pm
Friday, 12 June 2009
Gala Day - The bigger picture..
In doing this the scale changes somewhat and the detail away from the harbour might be lost a tad. Not too much of a problem though as I can place a separate picture of the 'field' area on the 'blog' at a later date. There is still some fine tuning to do. Please bear with me
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Gala Day Layout
Click picture to enlarge
Whilst the above is described as the final layout things may well change as the day approaches (Sunday 26th July 12 - 5pm) I'm sure you will appreciate there will always be something to add or subtract right up to the last minute
Animal Magic
Great news about the dog display (see yesterdays entry) - this all came about because a member of the local community came up with the suggestion. Any more ideas forthcoming?
picture courtesy of Peter Charlesworth
Remember the ferrets when they first put in an appearence a couple of years ago? I didn't think they would be suited to this kind of event nor did I think they would be popular - How wrong can you be - they proved to be extremely well liked, especially with the youngsters. What a nice way to introduce children to animals they might not see every day.
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
A first for the Gala
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Gala Site Plan - Stage 2
As I said in a previous post the drawing is to help people that have not been to a previous Gala day here in Portgordon.
There is some way to go in bringing it all together and so it must be understood that all locations on the layout may be subject to change.
I'm now going to pray for good weather!
Saturday, 6 June 2009
A Gala Occasion
It's not just about rafts. The classic cars have become an integral part of Gala day. They represent an age when Britain was a dominant force in the manufacturing of motor cars and thanks to their present owners others can marvel at quality engineering. The owners are always pleased to discuss features of the cars with anyone interested in the subject.
This is one of the oldest participants in the parade (not the driver - I mean the vehicle) you won't see too many of these around when you go to Asda. In it's day this really was cutting edge technology.
There is a chance that we shall see some classic motor cycles at this years event though that has yet to be confirmed
On the other hand if you want really fast transport that will beat the jams then how about an RAF Sea King together with Lossiemouths finest as crew. Sadly it looks as though they will not be in attendance this year. We cannot complain they have been very supportive in the past especially the year before last when they combined with the lifeboat and gave us all something to remember.
Friday, 5 June 2009
Gala Day Plan/Layout
I know from experience the sketchy plan shown below is difficult to comprehend if you don't know the area so I've added the image from Google earth to help perspective. This was taken from just a little over 2,000 feet. Hope it's helpful.
I'll be showing more of the layout in stages as things progress. The grass area to the right of the harbour is where some of the stalls and stage will be placed and everything tends to build up around this
It's worth noting things are moving along nicely, always like this at this stage - plenty of time for panic in due course!
Mrs 'Blog' did this sketch for me. All I had to do was paint the garden fence in return. It's good to have staff' on-call
The way to see more detail on the plan will be to click on it to increase it's size. This will affect definition but it will show more detail (I hope)
There is a Gala meeting this coming Monday (8th) in the Lampie Hoose commencing 7.30 Come along if you wish
Raft Race entry
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Thinking of entering the Raft Race???
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Raft Race Entry Form
Entry form for the Raft Race is after this page (you must read the rules first) on the main website. Here's a link:
http://www.portgordonharbour.org/Raft-Race-Rules-2009
More information will follow
Monday, 1 June 2009
Website visits
Website visitor numbers are important to the Group, since they give an opportunity to gauge the level of interest in the website. Latest figures show, for the first time, a reduction on month by month year on year figures for May.
Year on year figures do show an increase to date over last year, amounting to 19.5% so thanks to everyone for visiting.
The Group are always interested in new ideas so if you can think of anything that could be added to the site please let us know via the email address below. Just click on the link.
http://www.portgordonharbour.org/Contacts
Just to add a little more, statistics allow the Group to see the most popular pages on its site. Currently most popular, after the home page, is the 'Blog' introduced this year as a trial. The results so far are most encouraging.