Report by Dale Heaton
Most if not all attendees arrived at the event on the Friday evening and were treated to an evening of torrential rain and thunderstorms.
Saturday dawned a little better and provided a day of sunny spells punctuated with very heavy showers. The public were about in decent numbers and there was much interest both our static and arena displays. This time we did the section attack on an enemy position scenario.
The second of our arena displays was in truth a little late in the afternoon at 4.00 and by this time the rain had returned and set in for the evening.
Just two ladies stood at the arena side as the time for our display arrived. I had thought about offering to refund their entrance fees if they would go away but no, just as in the Trevor Sharpe and the famous Coldstream Guards Band incident, the show must go on no matter how small the audience is. The result was the swiftest section attack we have ever done!
Two thunderstorms during the night interrupted the sleep of some but Sunday dawned much better. The shape of the day was same as Saturday but without the rain which held off all day until the time to pack up came thus ensuring all the tentage went away wet!
All in all another very pleasant and enjoyable weekend in this magnificent setting notwithstanding the challenging conditions.
Photos taken by Martin and Debbie at this event can be seen here.
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