The 2018 Gala
The 70th Cockenzie and Port Seton Children's Gala was held on Saturday 26 May.
Emma Darling was crowned Gala Queen at the ceremony in King George V park.
Special changes for the 70th Gala included the attendance of many former Gala Queens and early opening of the fair on the Friday evening before the Gala.
The East Lothian Courier published 4 pages of photographs of the Gala in the 31 May edition, some of these were made available in an online gallery.
Many photos from the 2018 Gala can be seen in a Flickr Album here.
The full gala court membership follows:
- Queen
- Emma Darling
- Escort to the Queen
- Andrew Thomson
- Maids
- Chloe Mitchell, Hannah Dunton, Kristina Myhill, Sophie Mitchell, Hayley Conroy, Emma Munro
- Escorts to the Maids
- Lewis Dow, Harris Reynold, Logan Clapperton, Eidan Mullany, Rio Smith, Declan Brash
- Champion
- Dane Wallace
- Pageboys
- Ben Inglis, Aaron Scott, Archie Clark, Ellis Brand, Brad Cochrane
- Britannia
- Hannah Mcewan
- Spirit of Goodwill
- Emily Wilson
- Spirit of the Land
- Darcia Smith
- Spirit of the Sea
- Jenna Mulvey
- Herald 1
- Billy Bingham
- Herald 2
- Charlie Prentice
- Standard Bearer 1
- Scott Branley
- Standard Bearer 2
- James McGill
- Attendants to the Flowergirls
- Isobel Jones, Ailsa Johnston
- Flowergirls
- Isla Kirk, Emma Branley, Summer Davidson, Ellie Bryce, Maddison Richardson, Rebecca Ough, Lena Privat, Isla Aitkin
- Naval Officer
- Keir Monaghan
- Sailors
- Glenn Clapperton, Rory Prentice
- Pirate Chief
- Luke Davidson
- Pirates
- Charlie Mack, Findlay Anderson
- Spring
- Aimee Gaffney
- Summer
- Sophie Ritchie
- Autumn
- Megan Wood
- Winter
- Niamh Robb
- Boatbuilders
- Lewis Watters, Cameron Crawford
- Coal Miner
- Nathan DiMarco
- Fishermen
- Marc Anderson, Guy Bleasdale
- Miss Scotland
- Nikita Crawford
- Miss England
- Rachel Radmore
- Miss Ireland
- Sula Gowers
- Miss Wales
- Aimee Hutchison
- Fishergirls
- Elsa Scott, Megan Craig, Lauren Thomson,
Lucy Holgate, Grace Grady, Hayley Hawkins,
Isla Dow, Carly Hendy, Isla Buckley,
Mary Kidd, Maisie Hay, Lara Fraser
Gala 2017
The Gala was held on Saturday 27 May, the threatened thunderstorms held off with pleasant weather for the parade.
Megan Anderson was crowned Gala Queen.
More information on the 2017 Gala can be found on this page.