Balbriggan
Summerfest Committee would like to thank everyone who came out and supported Summerfest
2011. We had a fantastic week and we really hope that you all had a great time.
This is your festival and without your support it would not have been the great
success it was.
We had some first time events
this year that we hope to continue next year, like the Triathlon which was a huge
event for the town with over 150 entrants. We also had the Battle of the Bands
which showcased the huge up and coming talent we have in the town. Another new
event was the Schools Choir Competition. This was a wonderful opportunity to hear
the fantastic choirs from our local schools. The money raised from this competition
went back into the schools in prize money for much needed resources so thank you
for supporting this event. We also had an incredible fireworks display on our
beach thanks to Balbriggan Town Council. This was one of the highlights of the
festival for the committee as it far exceeded our expectations and we hope to
continue this event every year. We were also honoured to have Irish Cricketer
John Mooney to open the festival this year. We
would like to thank our sponsors, our volunteers, An Garda Siochana, Balbriggan
Town Council and Fingal County Council and all those who help with our fundraising
every year. We are already planning for Balbriggan Summerfest 2012 and hope to
bring you another week of family fun and entertainment. If you have any ideas
for our festival next year we would love to hear from you. A
big part of our festival every year is the Music in the car park. Thanks to Knoc
Whearity and Gary Healy for organising the music this year and a special thank
you to all the bands that came out to entertain the crowds. We have some wonderful
local bands and this was evident over the festival week. Balbriggan Library put
on numerous free events in the Library for festival week and we would like to
thank Assumpta Hickey for organising these events which really added to the festival
programme. Balbriggan Library provide a wonderful
free service to the community of Balbriggan and we would encourage all of you
to visit the library and use this valuable resource. Local
pubs and businesses also got involved this year hosting events in their premises
which added to the programme and gave something for everyone. There was music
everynight, food demonstrations in Preserved Café, wine tasting and jazz in Mollies
Coffee Gallery, fun events in PJ's Playcentre, a poker competition in The White
Hart Inn and The Bracken Court Hotel had numerous festival specials on offer all
week. We also had the privilege of having LM FM's roadcaster in the town which
was kindly sponsored by Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce. |