2010 Abingdon Charity Air & Country Show

[Russ]

Nice if they could get the typhoon back also, that would make a great day!! (not that it aint already)

.....& we've never had the Typhoon at Abingdon Air & Country Charity Show.

Jag in 05 and the odd Hunter or two,but no Typhoon

Perhaps he meant at the 'Spirit of disaster' event a few years ago?

[Mr OAG]

Sadly Russ I feel you could be right mate...and no disrespect intended to "badgernelms"

Unfortunately we are even now still getting confused with that event(if I had a £1 for every time someone says "weren't you rained off a few years ago"{as SofA was} then I could fund the whole of AACS myself)
For hopefully obvious reasons we need to dispell that myth each and every time it rears it's head,as it left a "bad taste" locally..something we can do well without

cheers
Colin

[Oldtower]

SofA... at the time they wanted to join forces with us.. glad we didn't! at least the F16 demo practice on the Sat won't disrupt any ongoing exams unlike the Tiffie on the fri before SofA!

Requested for static:

USAFE A10 Thunderbolt from Spang .... you never know (thats what i said re the F16!)

[tankbuster81]

Blimey how likely is the A10???????????????

[Russ]

Requested for static:

USAFE A10 Thunderbolt from Spang .... you never know (thats what i said re the F16!)

Great stuff, very ambitious - like it.

Fingers crossed.

[Oldtower]

Great stuff, very ambitious - like it.

Even tho overall IC of it all, i 'specialise' in doing all airside stuff / getting the airfield up & running etc etc.. and my aim is to get some different things in, or at least try, as i believe in variation. The A10 prob won't come off but i did request it months ago but worth flagging it up anyhow.. would go well sat next to the OV-10 Bronco wouldn't it!

[seahawk67]

it would indeed even a fly past together would have been nice?

i`ll be at the show again this year this time i`ll be their for the c17 arrival? just missed it was driving down the a34 when it went over..............

show looking very good with f16 flying

regards

andy

[tankbuster81]

Come on spang ,send one over!!!! Does the c17 arrive on the day of the show??

[Orange Arm Waver]

If the C-17 can make it, it will be on the day.

[shaggie]

Wonder if the arm wavers will know what to do with it again Over to you Martin and Gary

[marshalmartin]

We have absolutely no problems what to do with the C17. Won't know until the weekend where it is going.

We will find somewhere to plonk it

[Oldtower]

We have absolutely no problems what to do with the C17. Won't know until the weekend where it is going.

We will find somewhere to plonk it

In the same place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Trevsy]

Incredible coup for Abingdon on the F-16, well done indeed all of those involved. Is it my imagination or does Abingdon seem to be growing both in popularity and participants into more of a medium sized show? Last year the C-17, this year the F-16? Do the numbers on the gate reflect this?

[AlexC]

I very much enjoyed last years show which was the first one that I attended. Hopefully I will make it this year, although that depends on the weather being fine again.

[Oldtower]

The numbers are going up Trevsy, but the thing is we are not allowed to put any banners out to advertise the show as there is a ban from the council (altho this has been challenged since a localised Crafts fair within the town has advertising boards around the area up so seems like one rule for one, one for the other as depriving potentially more people from attending hence to build a bigger cash flow!!!) so has to be word of mouth, internet, flyer hand outs, Papers etc..

The show is now classed as a medium show nowadays.. and debuts for most of the display crews especially the Military ie: Hawk, Tucano, Tutor & F16.

[EMarsh]

but the thing is we are not allowed to put any banners out to advertise the show as there is a ban from the council

That's just ridiculous! Something that would bring people and money into the area can only be a good thing, thus logical to advertise, surely..?

[AlexC]

This may be connected with control of advertisements planning regs? I used to have to submit drawings to relevant planning authorities for shop signs and the like.

[Mr OAG]

This may be connected with control of advertisements planning regs? I used to have to submit drawings to relevant planning authorities for shop signs and the like.

AlexC

I think you're right mate,it is to do with "control of advertisements planning regs".

What really frustrates us is that we "play by the rules" yet many other local event(the current Craft Fair in Abbo being but one example) seem to "zap" telegraph poles,roadside fencing etc at will and appear to get away with it.

Maybe thay have gone down the "planning regs" route,I don't know but.......

If you have any pointers,suggestions etc as to what's involved with these planning regs we'd like to hear them please(PM either myself or Oldtower if you'd rather)

Thanks
Colin

[captchaos]

Coiln, presumably you have the AA or someone put up traffic signs for the event. Could they not be put up early and include the date and website-address? Then it would be traffic signs and not advertising.

[Mr OAG]

Coiln, presumably you have the AA or someone put up traffic signs for the event. Could they not be put up early and include the date and website-address? Then it would be traffic signs and not advertising.

Thanks for that captchaos

Yes,the AA do put up "direction signs" for the show and the date is included

However,again due to local(??) planning regs these signs can only go up in the week preceding the show and at a fairly small radius around the airfield locale(pretty much the A35/A415 interchange is as far away as we can go with these...and then not actually on the A34,but on the "roundabout" underneath the fly-over)

Thanks again for your thoughts mate
Colin

[Height is Good]

You need someone to 'tow' a banner across the local skies!! (no, I am afraid not before you ask Colin!!)

[Mr OAG]

You need someone to 'tow' a banner across the local skies!! (no, I am afraid not before you ask Colin!!)

Now there's a thought.....

OK,for anyone in the Didcot area I'll be taking the Publicity Stall along to Tesco's on the edge of town on Sunday to spread the word.Supporting our Stall on Sunday should be Dave Webb's immaculate Hawker Hunter GA11 cockpit WV381,so please pop along and see us if you're in the area
Colin

[Vulcanhopefull]

If the C-17 can make it, it will be on the day.

If the C-17 can make ,it will make my day.

Dont know about you lot but i am kind off getting exited about this.

[Oldtower]

"Getting excited" - I'm not

I love organising my show but its the months of paperwork that goes with it!! Thanks for all your support & kiind words on here.. we have been inudated this year, i am personally hoping for a bumper crowd again!! And i speak on behalf of the team under me....

[shaggie]

Looking forward to it so much ,from a underling Great to be part of such a hard working team !!