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A large gathering of
military vehicles, of all ages, form one of the shows attractions. The
vehicles are spread out on a grassy slope near the river and next to
one of the main entrances to the show. Organised by Paul Sykes and our
very own Dave Reape, this is an excellent opportunity to combine
things military with attractions for all the family.
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I
had not been before, but decided to go this year. Sue and I took the
Bedford OXD in convoy with Chris & Val Smyth in their Quad. We met
up on the Saturday morning at 6.30am at Aspley Marina in Huddersfield
and took the direct route of the A629 to Sheffield and then the xxx
Bakewell Rd. |
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Apart
from Sheffield city centre we enjoyed a virtually traffic free run
over the tops through open country and arrived at 8.15am.
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On
arrival Dave Reape met us to get set up and kindly made some hot
drinks in his rather well kitted out base camp. Once the tents were up
we did the show finishing off the day with a splendid BBQ and some
drinks. |
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I
cooked a full English for us all on Sunday morning, my first whilst on
manoeuvres. All very civilised! We were just missing the candelabra! |
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Our
area was well represented with Ivor, Dale, Nick, Brian Fox, Nev, Bob
Fenton amongst the gathering. Over 50 very varied vehicles were on
show over the weekend for the public to wander around. |
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This
Country Fair has to be one of the best in the country. How many shows
enjoy the splendour of the Household Cavalry, or provide an early
morning hot air balloon extravangaza? We really enjoyed the two days
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Report
by Mike Humphreys.
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