The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Plea for summer cup’s return
Carnoustie Gala Week returns next month for the first time since 2019 – and organisers are keen to hear from their reigning quiz champions who have gone AWOL.
Event committee member Sheona Naismith tells Craigie: “Our gala is on again this year and we’ve had a couple of things building up to it already, but one of the things that we have lost is a quiz trophy which was won the best part of three years ago.
“I wonder if a group called Mixed Fortunes happen to have our quiz trophy? They were the four-person team that won it in the quiz night the last time it took place.
“Everybody else has brought back their trophies apart from them, and unfortunately nobody seems to know who they were. It was back in September 2019.
“Somebody’s bound to have it and they can either hand it in to the Carnoustie British Legion or call our chairwoman Mary Bushnell on 01241 854499.”
Revived by Carnoustie Community Council in 1987 following years in abeyance, the gala event has grown significantly in the town – once known as “the Brighton of the North” – over recent decades.
After forming a committee in 1989, its small but hugely dedicated band of volunteers have grown the extravaganza from a single gala day into a full week’s worth of activities, with numerous money-raising activities throughout the year funding donations to various clubs, organisations and good causes.
Sheona adds: “As well as our quiz, the gala week also has dominoes, pool and darts competitions, sand art and other things for the kids, a putting competition and various other bits and pieces.
“We’ve got seven floats and also walking floats for the parade, complete with pipe bands and whatnot.”
This year’s comeback event week starts on June 27 and continues through to the main gala day – with stalls and all manner of fun goings-on centred on Carnoustie House Grounds Park on Balmachie Road on Saturday July 2.