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Gala
Gala

MANEA
M A N EA 202 3
2023

"Fabulous day as always. Manea "The Manea Gala seems to get
events are always so well better and better, every single
organised and attended" year, Well done to the organisers"

"What a fantastic day for the
community"

These were just a few of the comments we It was a truly awe-inspiring day with some
received following this year's Manea Gala. excellent entertainment going on in every corner
Despite the weather warnings, with possible of the field. The crowds were bigger this year
thunderstorms passing over, we were lucky to than ever. Friends were reunited again for their
only get a small shower, mid-afternoon. annual catchup. Some of those people now live
The scheduled flypast of the Avro Lancaster was out of the village, but come back every year to
see their old friends. We even had ex-Manea
substituted with a Spitfire flypast, due to the people fly in from overseas, to come back to see
risk of the Lancaster being caught in a storm. the Gala once again.
The Classic and Historical Vehicle show was a How amazing is that!
sight to behold, with an impeccable line up of
cars and commercials. Unfortunately, a few days before the Gala, we

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