Longniddry Gala

23/01/2025

🛑 CEILIDH CANCELLED 🛑
Further to below we are very disappointed to confirm that tomorrow’s ceilidh is cancelled. We were delighted with the uptake in ticket sales and the committee had been busy organising to make sure it was a great night. However for the safety of everyone, it’s the right decision to cancel. Moving venue is not a viable option given it would mean people needing to travel. We are very sorry but hopefully people understand safety comes first. More info to follow shortly on potential revised date or refund options.
Thankyou for your understanding.
Longniddry Gala Committee

East Lothian is within the area covered by a Met Office Red warning for very strong winds associated with Storm Éowyn. This applies 10am-5pm on Friday. Our website & social media channels will continue to be updated with key info. Look out for updates: https://orlo.uk/j6ylL

22/01/2025

Only a couple days away from our first Burns Night Ceilidh!

A few questions from the playground this morning so thought we would put the answers here!

❓Do we have allocated seats? - we have assigned everyone tables to make sure we maximise the space available and when you arrive you will be told what table you are on. Your whole group will be together and we have done our best to combine groups that know each other!

❓ Do we wear kilts? - kilts and any tartan is encouraged but don’t worry if you don’t have anything!

❓what time does it start? - we will be starting prompt at 5.10pm so please make sure you are here in plenty time to be seated for then! We will do our best to get people in as quickly as possible at 5pm and there will be a cloakroom in operation so coats off in the queue for a quick entry!

If there are any more questions, let us know! Please see our previous post and email too for lots more information on what to expect

17/01/2025

📣 Important Event Information! 📣

Here’s a low down of the running order so you know what to expect as well as some important info

5pm start - please note the entertainment will start promptly so the sooner you arrive the better.
5.10pm address to the haggis and performance
5.30pm ceilidh
6-7pm dinner
7pm ceilidh
7.30pm finish

🍰 Dessert Auction 🍰

As part of our fundraising we will be holding an auction for some yummy desserts! This will be done through dinner and there will be 8 desserts that are up for grabs! These will be enough to feed your table and can be eaten at the event. To win a dessert, you will place bids and the highest bid will win the dessert! Please be prepared for the children on your table to be very excited and want to bid for their pudding! Some examples of desserts available will be sticky toffee pudding and lemon meringue pie! 🤤

If you miss out on a dessert in the auction there will also be a stall with shortbread and tablet for sale for your sweet treat after dinner.

We will also have a chocolate and Teddy tombola as well as soft drinks bar available and we can take cash and cards for all payments.

Any questions let us know!

13/01/2025

We are amazed how popular the Burns Night Ceilidh as been and we are sorry to say that it has now sold out (maybe oversold 🙈)!

We are trying to see if we can get any more tables in so if you are really keen to join but missed out on tickets, we have a waiting list that you can sign up to here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/longniddrygala/1522760

We apologise if anyone has missed out and thank you for all the support!

12/01/2025

A big thank you to our decor factory Elaine Clarke for helping us make sustainable decorations for our events! She made most of the garlands for our curry night from scraps of fabric collected locally and now she’s on to tartan bunting and table runners for the Ceilidh!
She also moonlights as the P1/2 Ceilidh teacher and will be our ceilidh caller as well!

10/01/2025

2 weeks today we will be living our best lives at our Burns Night Ceilidh and we can’t wait to welcome you all! We are in for a real treat with a traditional ceilidh - not just the dancing but poetry and song from some of our wee bairns too!

Tickets are already selling fast thanks to the primary kids being super enthusiastic about learning the dances in school. If you are planning to come, please do get your tickets quickly as we don’t want you to miss out and we also need to provide the caterer with numbers next week

We also want to make sure we are inclusive as possible so if there are any adjustments that would make it easier for you to attend, please message us and we will do our best. For example we know there will be a lot of lively music so we will have our 6 sets of headphones available for borrowing if there’s anyone sensitive to loud noises

06/01/2025

No sooner has the Christmas tree all been packed away and the kids gone back to school (🙌🙌) that we are in full planning mode for our first gala event of 2025!!

You will be treated to music from local musicians to dance along to as well as family friendly calling on all dances.

There will also be a Burns Supper buffet with traditional Haggis (and veggie), Neeps and Tatties as well as a Mince and Tatties option. All Longniddry Primary children will be learning the ceilidh dances as part of their PE classes in the next few weeks so don’t worry about them not knowing what to do!

Ceilidh and Burns Supper all for £10 per person. Under 3s are free however you must still purchase a ticket so we can keep track of numbers. This price covers the price of our catering cost only so Longniddry Gala committee have decided to subsidise all additional event costs to keep the price for families to attend as low as possible.

To get your tickets go to - https://www.tickettailor.com/events/longniddrygala/1522760

04/01/2025

📣 DATE CORRECTION 📣 The Family Burns Night will be on FRIDAY 24 JANUARY, not Saturday 25 January per advert below. Apologies for the confusion. Tickets will be released soon so keep a look out 👀!

If your house is anything like mine, getting to 2025 intact will be an achievement.......however if you are in better shape and are looking to plan ahead for our first event of 2025 then look no further....

Introducing our Family Burns Night 2025 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A brand new event in our Gala calendar will be fun for all the family as a night of Burns, music and dancing and food will come to the Longniddry Community Centre on the 25th Jan between 5pm and 7.30pm.

Don't worry we aren't asking for you to buy tickets yet, that will come in the new year, but just make note of the date for now and it's not too late to ask Santa for the complete works of Burns.

17/12/2024

If your house is anything like mine, getting to 2025 intact will be an achievement.......however if you are in better shape and are looking to plan ahead for our first event of 2025 then look no further....

Introducing our Family Burns Night 2025 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A brand new event in our Gala calendar will be fun for all the family as a night of Burns, music and dancing and food will come to the Longniddry Community Centre on the 25th Jan between 5pm and 7.30pm.

Don't worry we aren't asking for you to buy tickets yet, that will come in the new year, but just make note of the date for now and it's not too late to ask Santa for the complete works of Burns.

19/11/2024

THANK YOU!!

A huge Thank you to everyone who supported the Gala Curry night a few weeks back! It was a gret event and we are delighted to say that we managed to raise an incredible £849.70!! This will go a long way to support the Gala in 2025 as costs continue to increase, so thank you!

Next up the Gala will be supporting the Christmas lights switch on in the village alongside the Community Council and the PTA on Friday the 29th November!

We will then be back in Jan with a new fundraising event 👀. Stay Tuned!

10/11/2024

Thank you all for supporting the Gala this weekend!

Another post to follow in the week with an announcement on how much we have raised, but for the meantime, the biggest achievement of the weekend is that the bar recycling is done and it was apparently the highlight of their day! 💪

08/11/2024

Some absolute BANGERS on the playlist for tonight!

But just as a reminder -

🌶️ Takeaway open for collection between 7-720 at the church, please be prompt
🍲🍴Doors open for sit in from 730
🍺 Bar available with Beer, Cider and Soft Drinks
💵💳 Bring money for some fundraising games and activities

07/11/2024

Takeaway option now sold out!!

Thanks for all your support!!

🌶🌶CURRY NIGHT MENU🌶🌶

With huge thanks again to Nav and the team at the Village Shop we have managed to pull together a cracker of a menu for the curry night on Friday night! It is sure to be a feast!!

Also, following some feedback, we are delighted to offer a FANTASTIC TAKEAWAY OFFER🤩🤩!! For £15 you will get a portion of each curry, rice and sides. Takeaway orders will be preprepared and available to collect between 7-7.20pm on Friday evening. Soft drinks can be purchased at takeaway however the sale of alcoholic drinks is not permited. The takeaway bags are prepared and set and unfortunatly will be unable to be customised based on taste or allergy reason.

Takeaway tickets can be purchased here -https://www.tickettailor.com/events/longniddrygala

06/11/2024

🌶🌶CURRY NIGHT MENU🌶🌶

With huge thanks again to Nav and the team at the Village Shop we have managed to pull together a cracker of a menu for the curry night on Friday night! It is sure to be a feast!!

Also, following some feedback, we are delighted to offer a FANTASTIC TAKEAWAY OFFER🤩🤩!! For £15 you will get a portion of each curry, rice and sides. Takeaway orders will be preprepared and available to collect between 7-7.20pm on Friday evening. Soft drinks can be purchased at takeaway however the sale of alcoholic drinks is not permited. The takeaway bags are prepared and set and unfortunatly will be unable to be customised based on taste or allergy reason.

Takeaway tickets can be purchased here -https://www.tickettailor.com/events/longniddrygala

04/11/2024

🌶️🌶️ Curry Night is a Go🌶️🌶️

Thank you to everyone who has bought tickets over the past few days which has meant that we can put our Curry night on!! 🤩🤩

There is still some spaces and if you would like to come you need to act fast! The deadline for booking tickets is Tuesday evening (if for whatever reason you want to come and can't buy tickets please drop us a DM)

02/11/2024

📣 CURRY NIGHT UPDATE 📣

With less than a week to go until our Curry Night, we have not yet sold enough tickets to meet our minimum numbers to be able to run the event.

We are really looking forward to another great night, have put a lot of effort into making it special and is of course a vital part of our fundraising to ensure we can run our Gala Week.

We really really don’t want to have to cancel so PLEEEEEEEASE BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW and we will make a final decision on Tuesday if we are able to go ahead.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/longniddrygala

01/11/2024

Once again this year the Curry Night will be supported by Nav and the team in the village shop, we are delighted to have them on board 🤝

So in the interest of research, I popped down to the village shop to sample one of their lunch time Currys and it was 🤌🤌

I really enjoyed it and they have loads of options to satisfy all tastes and spice levels! Really looking forward to the curry night now to have the chance to sample some more of these delights!! 🌶️🌶️

Now that the October Pay day has come, it is the perfect chance to get your tickets for the night!

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/longniddrygala/1438956?fbclid=IwY2xjawGLiWxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYXy1Pzhehe_E5ATTIV8KB2Z45pakQYZNULBqzw3__BBVN53phS3n-KSsg_aem_eWf0DHsLAaY2HkPnmM2UeQ

29/10/2024

So I asked my good friend Chat GPT* to create an image of the people of Longniddry enjoying the curry night and this is what it came up with.....

Who wouldnt want to be part of this night ❤️

Whilst it won't look exactly like this.....we are sure it will be a really great night!!

We have a good number of tickets sold but really need to confirm numbers soon to know if the night is viable, so if you able to buy your tickets soon it would be appreciated!!

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/longniddrygala/1438956?fbclid=IwY2xjawGLiWxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYXy1Pzhehe_E5ATTIV8KB2Z45pakQYZNULBqzw3__BBVN53phS3n-KSsg_aem_eWf0DHsLAaY2HkPnmM2UeQ

*Don't worry AI will be ditched for memes soon