Middle Wallop Kite & Buggy Festival
Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 May 2002
Location: Middle Wallop Airfield, nr Andover, Hampshire.
Organised by: Roy Broadley, Kites
Up.
This was the first of two kite & buggy events held at
Middle Wallop this year (the second is on 10th-11th
August). The event attracted many buggiers and kite fliers, many of
whom camped on site.
The event did not seem as busy as in previous years, probably
more to do with the poor weather than anything else! Saturday was very
windy (20+ mph) with showers occasionally through the day. Sunday had
more frequent showers but slightly lighter winds (10 - 15mph). Both days
were warm and sunny when the rain wasn't overhead! Still, even this didn't
stop some buggiers who were out in all weathers..
Informal team flying demonstrations were on hand with Matrix
Management, Team Echo, Bitter & Twisted, Evolver and Steve Matchett
of the Flying Squad putting in appearances. A 'Matrix Megafly' took place
on Saturday, with six Matrix fliers practising their manoeuvres.
A raffle was held on Saturday evening, with the influence
of Marla Miller evident! Strips of tickets were sold and you could choose
which "pot" to put your tickets into depending on which prize
you wanted to win. The raffle was very successful and raised over £300
for the event fund. (Accusations of vote rigging on GaRRy Box's behalf
were completely unfounded...)
There were plenty of different styles of buggies and traction
kites on display, as well as plenty of trick kites and single line kites
such as Andrew Beattie's Gecko and Carl Robertshaw's Delta Serpents.
As always, the organisation of this event was superb - there
were plenty of kite traders, a variety of food and drink stalls (including
the famous Georgio's Posh Pancakes - he stays open for as long as there
are customers!) and a large beer tent where many kiters sought refuge
from the howling winds and lashing rain!
The wind was so bad on Friday afternoon that one trader
lost his marquee to the winds, it tumbled off down the field and out of
view, chased by a Transit van and four people. They managed to retrieve
it eventually, but it was almost trashed in the process. On Saturday morning
we saw that the trader had got a brand new tent!
Here are the photos from Saturday & Sunday.
Links:
Middle Wallop Kite & Buggy Festival
Report 2001
Middle Wallop Kite & Buggy Festival
Report 2000 - Saturday
Middle Wallop Kite & Buggy Festival
Report 2000 - Sunday
Ed
Green's Middle Wallop 2002 Report
Kites Up
British Buggy
Club
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