Friday, 10 August 2012
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Monday, 9 July 2012
Saturday, 7 July 2012
LongBoat "únite" V LightCraft
Team Ireland Crew "ÚNITE" do a Sailby for the commissioning of the Lightcraft in Bantrys upper inner harbour
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Sunday, 1 July 2012
Light Craft - From Imagination to Reality
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| It started as a thought, a little bit of imagination was added | - the young school kids of the Bantry Bay area were asked to assist |
The response was fantastic with excess containers collected.
The army of milk bottle contractors met up with the man with imagination and from the first thought the "LIGHTCRAFT" was created
Saturday, 30 June 2012
Thursday, 21 June 2012
Volunteer Application Form
BANTRY2012"
Atlantic Challenge
International contest
of Seamanship
****VOLUNTEER
APPLICATION FORM BANTRY 2012 ****
Name:
Address:
Mobile/Tel:
E-mail:
Please tick the dates
and time you are available
Fri Sat
Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat
Sun Mon
July 20th 21st
22nd 23rd 24th
25th 26th 27th
28th 29th 30th
AM
PM
Please return this
form to:
Bantry 2012, Cocoon Unit 10, Enterprise Centre, Seafield, Bantry, Co
Cork
Or e-mail to : info@bantry2012.com
For further
information, please contact Jolene on 027 56491
PIrate Festival Sat 28th July
Ahoy mates! Swashbucklers of all ages will
be converging on Bantry Bay to participate in the Inaugural Bantry Bay Pirate
Fest, 28th July weekend. Whether you’re discovering Pirates for the first time or you just want to join in
the merriment , you will not be disappointed. Featuring a Pirate Parade, Live
Entertainment, There will be a Pirates mingling in the town with local
merchants getting into the act. d. Scheduled activities include: the , children’s and adult’s costume contests, Pirate
Invasion )followed by walking the plank and “pillaging” of the town. There is always
face painting, story telling, photo opportunities, games and activities, and
the infamous “Pirates Pub Crawl” (sorry kids, adults only!). Various piratical
entertainment and seafaring themed merchants will be on had to add to the
festivities
FESTIVAL of Food BANTRY2012
Bantry Festival of Food, Sunday July 29th
2012 (11 - 4.30pm) The Sea-side Car park, Bantry, Co Cork.
Fancy a day of indulgent culinary delights
in Bantry? Come and join us on Sunday the 29th of July! The Bantry Bay Festival
of Food will celebrate the wonderful food culture of the Bantry Bay area, with
cookery demonstrations from local chefs, fresh seafood, spit-roast lamb and
pork and a variety of food stalls. You will find a huge selection of delicious
foods to enjoy on the spot or to take home. From approximately 11am to 4pm on
the 29th of July. The festival will coincide with culmination of the Bantry 2012
- Atlantic Challenge where 16 international longboat crews will take part in a
week-long rowing competition, so there will be plenty of entertainment for all
the family!
Fringe Festival Programme of Events
(This is the scheduled programme of events for the "BANTRY2012" Fringe Festival
( events are subject to change )
( events are subject to change )
Friday 20th
: Music and fun in our
maritime themed bars, hotels and restaurants
7.30pm Terrier Racing - Lower Car Park
Saturday 21
:
2.00 pm – 5.00 pm Scots & Irish Airs Pipe
Bands
The Carrigaline and
Ballingearry pipe bands (Various
street locations)
Sea Shanty Singers : Around the Town
8.00 pm Live and Free:
Rock & Blues band Tin Pan Alley kick off our free gig series.
10.00 pm Twilight... A
journey from light into darkness with music, song and stunning street
performers.
Sunday 22
2.00pm. Children’s Fancy Dress Parade / Face
painters
A host of tricksters
and clowns lead the parade through the streets.
(Lots of prizes -
Assembly Barrack Street).
2.00 – 6.00 pm. Face
painters, Jugglers, Clowns, Club displays, Fun and mayhem for all the family.
Live and Free:
4.00pm. Twelve Bells
(sea shanties)
8.00pm. The Roaring
40's swing and jazz band
10.00pm The Cujo
Family (Waltzing Ballads to Brilliant Rock)
Friday 27 :
9.00am – 5.00pm :
Visit the busy Street Market and artisan food stalls. Check out the art
exhibition. Enjoy a coffee and tasty lunch at the many local restaurants.
Live and Free
8.00pm. Ceilí Allstars
(provisional)
10.00pm. Ruby &
the Nighthawks
Saturday 28
Pirate's Day
12.00 Pirates
Flotilla )TBC)
Cut-throat raiders
sail on the tide to ransack Bantry's treasure.
1.00 – 6.00pm The
Great Pirate Party... for kids from 2 to 92, join the motley crew.
Live and Free:
3.30pm Latin Express
(Salsa party rhythms of South America)
6.00 pm. Presentation
of prizes competition winners –art photo etc ?????? enge.
8.00 pm. CoCoMoJo -
Play that funky music white boy
10.00 pm. The
Calvinists (Alt. Folk- Americana)
Sunday 29th
Sea Shenanigans:
Sea Sheananigans:
Traditional Boat
Festival: An array of boats from our Maritime history converge on Bantry bay
Windsurfing: Around
Whiddy Windsurfing Challenge. Surfers from all over Ireland come to take on
this difficult challenge of Skill & Stamina
Currach Racing: Traditional
Irish boats put on a display of sport from our maritime heritage
Marconi Cup Junior
Sailing Race
Lifeboat Open Day :
See our local Volunteer Inshore Rescue in action
Irish Wind Surfing
Event –round Whiddy Race
Raft race - Air and Sea Rescue - Naval
boarding exercise - Thrax Tug Water Cannon - - Traditional Naomhógs &
wooden boats.
11.00 – 5.00pm Bantry
Bay Festival of Food
A celebration of all
that the Bantry Bay area has to offer in terms of culinary delights.
Location: Harbour View
car park
Rock The Boat Baby -
Music of every genre on the streets and in the bars.
2.00pm Shavers Only
(Contemporary Irish / Folk)
4.00pm The Hard Ground
(Rocky Folk with a hint of Blues)
8.00pm The Lee Valley
String Band (Old time country & blue grass)
10.00pm Colourfield
(All the Rock Classics)
11.30pm Light up the
sky... a not to be missed fireworks spectacular.
Safe Sailing Home
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
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