Win Tickets for the 2008 Galloway Country Fair
The seventh Galloway Country Fair takes place on 16th & 17th of August at Raehills near Moffat offering a traditional two day country activities and entertainment it really is worth a visit! Come for a day or spend a weekend in the beautiful mature woodland estate camping and caravan site in the grounds of Raehills, home to Lord and Lady Johnstone
Traditional country skills, crafts and have a go sporting events will keep all the family entertained offering fun for all, be it the novice or the more competitive visitor. There will be terrier racing, vintage tractors, and 250 quality trade stands are among the treats in store for visitors to the Galloway Country Fair this summer.
For the first time this year, the show will host the Scottish Hound Show on the Sunday, with 12 packs or more attending. Other canine highlights include a gundog demonstration in the main ring by Frances Brooks and a parade from Dumfries and Galloway Greyhound Rescue, which re houses good number of animals thanks to its presence at the fair.
11 year old Yasmin Morgan is back by public demand - along with her dad world fly-casting champion Hywel Morgan. Simon Whitehead of Pakefield Ferrets, another show favourite, will be putting his animals through their paces. There’s a vintage tractor parade, a pipe band, races run by Fife and Kinross Working Terrier Club, and a gundog scurry (a retrieval competition). Phoenix Falcons from Perthshire will be demonstrating twice a day and there will be a large falconry mews. The Scottish Axe Throwers hold their championship at the fair and also let the public try their hand. Stick making is among the most popular crafts, and a contest last year attracted 250 entries of a very high standard.
There will be 30-plus stalls in the craft marquee, 20 in the food hall, and 200 other trade stands. Ten independent caterers will provide everything from Panini’s to filled Yorkshire puds.
Galloway Country Fair is one of the more positive outcomes of the foot and mouth crisis in 2001. It was launched with a small fair at Castle Douglas in August 2002, which attracted 6,000 visitors, and by 2005 had outgrown the site and moved to Raehills, a magnificent 6,500 acre country estate set amidst the rolling Galloway hills on the banks of Kinnel Water with excellent road links from the A701 and the M74.
Galloway Country Fair has kindly offered10 pairs of tickets to borderevents readers who correctly answer the following question:
On which estate will the seventh Galloway Country Fair be held?
Email your answers, not later than July 31st , to info@borderevents.com
More information from www.gallowaycountryfair.co.uk
WIN TICKETS TO MISTERSTOURWORM AND THE KELPIE'S GIFT PLUS A SIGNED COPY OF THE ALBUM
Misterstourworm and the Kelpie's Gift is a new musical theatre show for children is touring the Borders from the 2nd-23rd July and performing at the Edinburgh Fringe 12th-25th August.
Join Ban and Dan on an exciting musical adventure! Heroes, Monsters, and Misterstourworm – the biggest, most horrible baddie of them all… Will good triumph over evil? Will Ban and Dan finish their story? Weaving its way through enchanting soundscapes and mythological creatures this is a journey not to be missed!
The idea for the musical theatre show grew from the recording of 'Misterstouworm and the Kelpie's Gift', an orchestral work with narrative for children, which was released as an illustrated cd/book on 9th June 2008. The recording was launched at The Barn Gallery, Skateraw, East Lothian in spectacular style with the Orchestra of Scottish Opera performing alongside Lord of the Ring's Billy Boyd to an audience of 350 schoolchildren from the surrounding area. The response from the kids and teachers was tremendous and both the performance and recording have received excellent review in the media (http://www.misterstourworm.com/reviews.php).
The musical theatre show is an extension of the recording and is a fun introduction to storytelling with music. Two characters called Ban and Dan take the audience on an entertaining, magical journey, exploring some of the key concepts behind storytelling. The performance climaxes with the story of Misterstourworm and the Kelpie's Gift (a young boy's quest to free his people from a cruel and terrible sea monster), told against the stunning orchestral backdrop of the recording.
Join the adventure at www.misterstourworm.com.
To win two tickets to see the show and a copy of the album signed by Billy Boyd, Savourna Stevenson and Stuart Paterson answer the following question:
What are the names of the two storytelling characters who will be performing in the show?
Email your answer and your name & address to info@borderevents.com
