PREPARATIONS are well under way for this year’s Macmerry Gala as it prepares to celebrate its 67th year.
This year’s gala will be held on Saturday, June 18, with the crowning of this year’s queen, Nya Robertson, taking place in the park at about 1pm.
Organisers have put in place plans to hold the crowning in Macmerry Primary School in case of adverse weather.
A big crowd is expected to attend the annual gala, which is one of the highlights of the village’s social calendar.
And ahead of the big day, the gala court are already in rehearsals, which take place each week at Macmerry Miners Club.
The gala day itself will include fun and games for all ages to enjoy, as well as stalls in the park.
One of the highlights of the event is the parade, which will be judged at 5pm, and leave from outside Pizza Den takeaway half an hour later.
This year’s Macmerry Gala court is: Nya Robertson (Gala Queen), Lewis Fox (Consort), Fraser Cowie, David McConnell, Ryan Young, Shaun Robinson, Cameron MacLennan, Abbie Seaton, Amy Maynard, Hannah Grant, Jack Tait, Mya Elliot, Isla Patterson and Liam Watt For more information about this year’s gala, search Macmerry Gala on Facebook.
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