The Hoolie Gala Day

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A full programme of events has been lined up for the day on The Glebe.

In keeping with tradition, the Gala Day will kick off with a procession up Main Street led by the Strathendrick Pipe Band and our local classic cars, with the Gala King and Queen on hand to help with royal duties! At 12pm the Gala will officially open and the fun will begin...

LATEST: Silent Auction painting - Killearn Tulips - will be on display on Gala Day in the Church Hall. Click here for information.

A variety of entertainment for all ages will be on offer; the Main Marquee will host The Hoolie Market, with a range of stalls for you to peruse at your leisure.

There will also be tasting and blending sessions from Glengoyne Distillery, one of our main sponsors, who will also be selling a specially labelled bottle of Glengoyne ‘Hoolie Whisky’ as a keep sake of your day.

Then why not try a traditional ‘Smokie’ smoked on site by Ian Spinks from Arbroath Smokies or a Hoolie Burger made on the day by Edenmill Farm.

The Tea Room in the Church Hall will pay homage to the Queens Diamond Jubilee, with a traditional ‘street party’ theme and a display of art work created by local children.

In the main ring you will be able to enjoy a range of activities including:-

Highland Dancing
The Quack Commandos
Strathendrick Pipe Band
Tug Of War

Also not to be missed is a performance by Get Reel, Climbing Wall, bouncy castle, face painting, the Little Fawn Puppet Company, beat the goalie, soak the parent, chip in challenge, bottle stall, Top gear challenge, Hoolie tuck shop, wellie throwing, softplay for under 5’s, hook a duck, Play Your Cards Right, plants and vegetables, Book Bug story sessions and a chance to get Your Hands on Local History with David Smith from the Smith Art Gallery & Museum and many more family favourites.

Gala Day Programme

11.30am: Strathendrick Pipe Band, Classic Cars, The Killearn Hoolie Gala King and Queen and Fancy Dress entrants assemble in Beech Drive.
11.45am: Grand Parade – from Beech Drive to The Glebe.

Main Ring Events

12.15pm: Opening Ceremony
12.30pm: Fancy Dress Competition
12.45pm: Best Classic Car of the Day
1.00pm: Strathendrick Pipe Band
1.30pm: Quack Commandos
2.00pm: Highland Dancing
2.30pm: Strathendrick Pipe Band
2.45pm: Quack Commandos
3.15pm: Tug of War Final/Prize
3.45pm: Presentation of prizes for Wellie Throwing, Beat the Goalie, Top Gear Challenge and main raffle.

Childrens Fancy Dress Parade

Children from 0 – 12 years are invited to take part in a Fancy Dress Parade at The Killearn Hoolie. Children may either take part in the Grand Parade from Beech Drive to The Glebe for the opening ceremony or meet at The Glebe at 12 noon. The meeting point for those wanting to take part in the Parade will be Beech Drive Nursery Car Park – at 11.30am.
Prizes will be awarded for 2 age groups:
0 -6 years and 7 – 12 years.
Judging will take place after the opening ceremony at 12.15.

Hoolie Art Competition

This year the art competition will be open to all children aged between 3 to 16 years, who live within Killearn Parish. There will be four different categories; 3 to 5yrs, 6 to 9yrs, 10 to 12yrs and 13 to 16yrs. Rosettes will be awarded to the top 3 in each category. The theme of this year’s art exhibition is ‘The Queens Diamond Jubilee’ and all pieces of art will be displayed in our Jubilee Tea Room on the afternoon of the Hoolie.

Here are some things you need to know:

The piece of art must be no bigger the A3 (420mm x 297mm).
You may use any kind of medium to create your piece i.e. mosaic, water colour, paint, pencils, collage etc.
Entries must be handed into the Killearn Church Hall on Friday 15th June 2012 between 4pm and 8pm. A slip will be provided for your details.
Judging will take place on the morning of the Hoolie and the judge’s decision is final.
Entries must be collected between 3.30pm and 4pm on the afternoon of the Hoolie 16th June 2012.

So why don’t you get creative with our Diamond Jubilee Theme and enter our Hoolie Art Competition?

Car Parking

Car parking at the Killearn Hoolie will be very limited. There will also be no parking in front of the Mulberry Bush Kindergarten or the Old Mill Inn. The Hoolie committee would strongly encourage everyone living within the village to walk to the Glebe.

The Hoolie Bank

The Hoolie Bank will be open for one day only!

Most of the children’s stalls cost only 50p each – we will be running an exchange bank where parents can purchase a number of 50p tokens which can be used on a variety of stalls.

Hoolie Tokens can be used at any stall displaying this sign.

Tug Of War

If you would like to enter a team into the Tug of War please contact Grace Shaw at: shawgrace@aol.com

Why don’t you look back at the short films made about the Hoolie in 2010, by the then Primary 4 class?