Events and Shows 2007

David in his full Falklands dated Para kit showing what the average squadie would have looked like.
He is also wearing a Wind proof smock over his combats.

Sunday was a totally different show for us. As the Army pulled out of the show on the Saturday night it left us a little off the beaten track and stuck in the middle of nowhere. We had a few visitors but now where near as many we had the previous year. But we were still busy as it allowed us to spend more time with those that sought us out. I think the most surreal moment for us was  when two Roman re-enactors visited our camp and was seen with a SLR slung over one shoulder with a mug of tea in one hand and a hotdog in the other. Now you may think that we would have had the chance to take some pictures of our camp at the event but no, we completely failed to do so and checking with the other members they also seemed to have forgotten as well. The display seems to be coming together just needing a few details added. The best comment we had was "It's like walking onto a film set." 

All in all a well and truly enjoyable event.

Firstly: Sorry if you did not find us at this event, this was outside our control and was down to the shows organization, 
or lack of it.

We arrived on the Wednesday to find that we had not been assigned a pitch on the living history section and was put in the Americas (Vehicle) field instead. Which meant that anyone looking for us would not be able to find us and the chance that the public would be able to find us was also zero. This major setback was to haunt us for the whole show as numerous people were asking us where had we been when we did the walk round. But Hey-Ho, nothing much we could do about it. The display as set up on the day we arrived. Along with the brilliant sunshine we hoped would stay with us for the rest of the week, Yeah right....

Thursday we spent the day fund raising for SAMA ready to start displaying on the Friday but the above weather turned to this:

View from inside our display tent.

      Because of this weather we kept the kit display packed away and set up a display that at least gave something for the public to look at. We had a few visitors one of which was an Argentinean who was interested in the Radios on display and spent quite some time with us and was a pleasure to meet. But what with the rain  and the un-necessary movement of vehicles buy their owners which turned the roads into 6" deep Mud, there was no way we were going to get many visitors. With the weather worsening we gave up on the idea of putting on a static display and carried out a Walk round display instead on the Sunday.

Jon with the new toy, a GPMG and Darren recreating the photo from the Falklands.

        The Sun decided to shine on the Sunday but it was too late for us, having been towed of site due to the muddy conditions we donned full kit and walked round the Living History field drawing quite a bit of interest from the paying public.

    Well it was another wet show. Heavy constant drizzle on the Saturday with, Strong winds and threatening clouds on the Sunday. Saturday night saw the heaviest rain. As last year, we limited the display due to the weather and struggled with the wind which again was blowing the rain in at all angles. Thankfully it stayed dry on the Sunday but with Strong winds the tents were taking a slight beating. Not many public attended this show due to the weather which seemed to also dampen the spirits of the other participants. 

Flying the flag as ever, but just look at those clouds.

Darren talking to another show attendee.	Map table with clutter		Radio table with UTM map and more clutter.
Weapon display inside the tent.		Pup tent display as on Sunday

It was rumored that due to the poor attendance by the paying public last year and this year that this may be the last show for War Wheels. If this is the case it is a sad lost as with a little more perseverance and a little more support from the Military enthusiast world this show could become a premiere event.

We are hoping that this event will take place next year and if it does we will continue to support it as shows of this type are scarce in this part of the country.

The display almost mirroring our first ether display.

    The display was smaller by our normal standards, but as usual the interest was high. The Idea was that all that was displayed was all that I could carry in the 58 webbing and large pack representing a realistic combat load or CEMO.