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21st Basingstoke Kite Festival |
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Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 5SN |
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1st and 2nd June 2013 |
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10am to 5 pm (both days) |
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Come along and help us to celebrate our 21st Festival and join in the fun! Camping is available on the Friday and Saturday evenings for £7.50 (payable on the weekend) and there are showers and toilet facilities on site. Contact: Alan Cosgrove (Main festival Organiser) 01256 421800 Roy Broadley (Kites Up) 01256 812487 |
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17th Southampton Kite Festival |
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Lordshill Sports Ground, 5 Acre Field, Lordshill, Southampton, Hampshire |
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15th and 16th June 2013 |
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This year sees the 17th Southampton Kite Festival organised and run by Solent Kite Flyers in conjunction with Charles Cole Funfair. It is to be held over the weekend of 15th. & 16th June 2013 from 10.00am to 5.30pm each day. The venue is Lordshill Sports Ground, 5 Acre Field, Lordshill, Southampton, Hampshire. Access is via Junction 2, M271 off Junction 3 M27. All major access routes will be signposted for the event. This year’s Festival will be a great show of many different types of kites, flying displays and kite related events, as well as varied and interesting activities happening around the Festival Site. Each day will see Kite Flying Displays as well as general entertainment and display flying to music. There will also be a few very special arena displays from local groups, including displays of Power Kiting with buggies and boards. There will be plenty of open space available for public flying, so please bring your kites! There will be a Kite Making Workshop, where everyone will be able to make their own simple kite. There will be a number of Kite Traders selling a range of Kites and Accessories to all levels of experience and price. Craft stalls, general interest and activity traders, hot and cold refreshments, local based live music and face painting will be there to keep all ages entertained throughout the day. C.Coles Fun Fair will also be at the event for those seeking other types of thrills during each day. On the Sunday the ‘Southampton Open Trophy’ is just that – anyone can enter with any type of kite. The competition is judged by a panel drawn from the audience and so this is really where the first time flyers can beat the experienced guys, as it is decided purely on entertainmentvalue. You will need to supply a short piece of music to fly to (approx. 2-3 minutes max.) There will also be ‘Parachuting Teddy Bears’! so don’t forget to bring along your own ‘Cuddly Toys’ so they can join in the fun; each one receiving a certificate for their bravery (Weather permitting). Again with the weather and wind permitting, there will be an informal ‘Night Fly’ on Saturday evening once it gets dark! (Probably after 9.30pm) This is open to all fliers to join in, with the kites having lights attached or using reflective tapes etc. Even if you don’t feel like flying over the two days, why not just come and watch one of the most colourful and exciting events to happen in Southampton this year. Entry is free and the sky is free for all to use and enjoy. There will be a small on-site car parking charge for this event. There is limited on-site camping available over Friday and Saturday nights, for those flying and displaying kites at the festival for the full weekend. There will be a charge for this of £5.00 per night and space(s) will need to be booked prior to the event as available space is very limited. For more information on any of the above, please contact Mike Lowe of Solent Kite Flyers on 02380 770788 or email secretary@solentkiteflyers.org.uk |
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Shropshire Kite Festival 2013 |
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The Lacon Childe School, Love Lane, Cleobury Mortimer DY14 8PE |
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Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June 2013 |
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From Helene and Paul Morgan: At last we have managed to find an excellent site which is situated next to excellent amenities including the Hobsons Brewery and a sports social club. The flying site has three fields available to us, excellent facilities ie showers, toilets, breakfasts at £5. Camping from Friday Lunch time to Monday morning for the very reasonable price of £20 for campers and caravans and £15 for tents. Cleobury Mortimer is a quaint little town with a host of excellent cafes, Hotels, B&Bs, take aways, restaurants, butchers and shops not to mention the excellent views. This is definetly a site not to miss we look forward to seeing every body there. For more info contact: Helene and Paul Morgan of Sky Bums, Shropshire email - kites@skybums.com |
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION Any list published in advance is subject to change. All events are liable to alteration or cancellation. I strongly advise that you check with the contact listed that the event is going ahead before travelling. |
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INFORMATION ON AN EVENT Sorry, but there is no use in emailing me for more info. I might know a little about each event (as a kiteflier I go to as many events as I can) but I will not know as much as the contacts listed for each event. |
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