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Ferry Fair Festival 2008 Events
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An innovation for this
year’s Ferry Fair activities, devised and organised by local lad Phillip
Berry and fully endorsed by the committee, is a five-a-side football
competition for adults.
The competition, to be
held at Queensferry Recreation Centre on Wednesday July 30 starting at
around 6.30pm, is open to adults over age 20 who are residents of
Queensferry and Dalmeny, teams of up to a seven-man squad should
register with Phillip at a fee of £25 per team and there will be a
trophy for the winners together with other prizes.
The competition will be
held under the rules at
http://www.fivez.net/rules.htm
Closing date for entries
is Sunday, July 27, details required are team name, team representative
with contact details and squad names with contact details. Requests for
entry forms should be directed to the following: |
Contact:
Phillip Berry on 0131 331 4661 or 07796
607405
eberry@btinternet.com
Any surplus funds will be donated to The
Ferry Fair and the committee is very grateful to Phillip for organising
this event.
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| Wednesday 6th August 2008
Queensferry High School |
Thursday 9th August 2008 Burgess Park |
Friday 8th August 2008 The High Street |
Broxburn Dog Training Club was founded in
1972. Since then, some of Scotland’s top
handlers and dogs have passed through the
club competiting and judging in obedience,
agility and flyball at dog shows the length and
breadth of the country. Broxburn DTC welcomes
all breeds and sizes of dogs – pedigrees,
crossbreeds and rescue dogs from the local
rehoming centres. Most members start at the
puppy socialisation and pet obedience classes
and then progress on to the other disciplines
either for fun or for competition.
Members and dogs of Broxburn DTC can be
seen in the latest Long Blondes ‘Guilt’ music
video which was filmed in March 2008.
Agility
Dog agility came into being as demonstration
event in the early 1970s and has only recently
become a sport. As a sport it is based on the
more common equestrian events and combines
handler control, agility and confidence. The
sport of agility involves of a course set up of
many different obstacles including jumps,
tyres, tunnels, dog-walk, A-frame, see-saw and
weave poles. It is a fun, non-regimented sport
with a lot of spectator appeal. Almost any
breed of dog can participate in agility and the
jump heights are set accordingly.
Broxburn Dog Training Club has been
represented in Championship agility classes,
Scottish Dog of the Year, and the Small Team
agility at Crufts 2008.
Flyball
Flyball is a relay race between two teams of
four dogs. The course consists of a starting
line, four hurdles and a box. Whilst the handler
is at the start line, the dog has to negotiate the
four hurdles and press a pedal on the front of
the box which launches a tennis ball into the
air. The dog must then catch the tennis ball,
return over the hurdles and cross the start line
before the next dog in the team is allowed to
go. The first team to have all four dogs run
without errors wins the heat.
Broxburn Bandits flyball team have competed in
the flyball finals at Crufts for the past few years. |
7.00pm Children’s Races
Pre-School through to Primary 7
8.00pm Boys’ Mile Race
Cash Prizes: 1st £15, 2nd £10, 3rd £5
Open to boys 12 to 15 years of age inclusive
8.15pm Girls’ Half Mile Race
Cash Prizes: 1st £15, 2nd £10, 3rd £5
Open to girls 12 to 15 years of age inclusive
Lothian & Borders Army Cadet Force with Climbing Wall
Pipes & Drums from
Lothian & Borders Army Cadet Force
and
Black Watch Army Cadet Force
Bouncy Castle Paintball Obstacle Course
Quad Bikes (7–12 yrs of age)
Cub Karts (4–7 yrs of age)
Target Golf
Inflatable Slide
Archery |
6.30pm Fancy Dress
(Sponsored by The Burryman)
Pre-School, 5–8 years, Pairs & Groups
Bedlam Roadshow
‘Music for all tastes’
7.00pm Boundary Race
(Sponsored by C&D Auto Repairs)
Open to 12 years of age and over
First local person wins the Race Trophy
Entrance Form must be completed prior to event
7.30pm Wheelbarrow Race (over 18’s only)
(Sponsored by Kenny’s Joinery Services)
Bring your own decorated barrow
8.00pm Bellstane Walk
(Sponsored by The Queens Retreat)
Event will be run from the Bellstane to the Stage and back
All names must be in with organisers by 7.45pm |
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The Queen’s Procession
Saturday 9th August 2008
Tour of the Burgh
Leave Echline Primary School at 10.50am and
proceed up Bo’ness Road to top entry into
Echline Avenue and follow road round to come
out at bottom entrance of the estate. The
Queen’s and Gracious Lady’s cars will proceed
along Farquhar Terrace/Inchgarvie Park to
Clufflats turn, while the Main Procession carries
up Stewart Terrace to Kirkliston Road and
travels along Rosebery Avenue and down to
Ashburnham Road, Station Road to await
bands at Burgess Road. The Queen’s and
Gracious Lady’s cars will join the procession at
the rear.
Queens Main Procession
At 11.40am the Queen Elect of the Fair Festival
accompanied by her court, bands and floats,
led by the Town Crier, will proceed to the stage
by way of Stewart Terrace, Hopetoun Road
down to High Street. All children alight here for
walking along the High Street to the stage.
Bands involved in the procession
Royal Scots Pipe Band
Dalkeith Pipe Band
Barnton Pipe Band
Whitburn Silver Band
Oompa Band
Criterion Jazz Band
We are very grateful to all those who have
contributed funds to enable these bands to be
present.
Floats
(Sponsored by Community Council)
Please view the Floats as a lot of time, work
and money have gone into their preparation.
The floats will congregate outside Echline
Primary School for judging at 10.30am.
Arches and Decorative Garden
Competition
(Sponsored by Watchman Alarms/
Sheena McMorrine)
To mark the involvement with the Ferry Fair all
the children are traditionally invited for the
Main Court to erect a decorative arch and the
Posy Girls and Escorts to decorate the garden
in front of their house.
The competition is judged by local people who
look at all the arches and then award 1st, 2nd
and 3rd prizes respectively.
Judging takes place between 8.00am and
10.30am and the winners are announced at the
end of the crowning ceremony. The work that
goes into the design of these Arches has to be
seen to be believed. So go around and have a
look and see.
Posy Girls and Escorts who may decorate their
gardens are given a prize of best in each
category.
Photographs of the arches can be viewed
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