The 1st May Bank holiday weekend 2019
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It is the first May Bank Holiday weekend and the show season starts here with a bang. We kick off on Sunday 5th of May at the Abingdon Air and Country Show. Tickets are still on sale via their website. or alternatively can be purchased on the day at the event. The air and ground displays are too numerous to mention them all but you can check out their website for details. for details.
Then on Monday 6th May we will be at St Mary’s Church, in Fratton, Portsmouth for their annual community fayre. This is always a fantastic day with fair rides, craft stalls, arena displays, a beer tent, and much more. The fair helps to generate funds for charities and good causes across the area and is well worth attending. Entrance is free so all thye money generated comes from the stall holders and amusements. If Abingdon is a tad too far why not pop down to St Mary’s Church, on Monday and help us to help the community. For more information about Battlefield South’s party and event availability Email Us! or call 01489 885 886, (don’t be afraid leave a message , and we will get back to you as soon as we can). Posted by Mark | Filed under Blog, News, Next events Having just had an amazing weekend away (Congratulations and thanks again to Ben and Danni we hope you enjoy your honeymoon as much as we enjoyed your wedding). We find ourselves in the position where due to circumstances beyond our control we have had to withdraw from our events on this August bank holiday weekend. We apologise to all concerned especially The Mytchett Family Fun Day on Monday. Being held at the Mytchett Centre (140 Mytchett Road, GU16 6AA) where there will be inflatable rides, music, arena events, stalls of all shapes and sizes, a Bar and much more. It opens at 12pm and closes at 4pm. Entrance is free and car parking is a £1. So if you are in the area or just want a good afternoon out in the last of the summer, pop along and have some fun with the family. This all means that our next public event is Heroes at Highclere, on the 8th and 9th September 2018 (where Downton Abbey is filmed). Lord and Lady Carnarvon are offering this last opportunity to visit the Castle and grounds before they are close to the public prior to the start of filming of the Downton Abbey Movie. However it is more than that, the weekend is about raising money for numerous charities (including but not restricted to The Royal British Legion, Combat Stress, The RAF Appeal, SSAFA, and UK Sepsis Trust). “ This weekend is to raise money for those who serve and those who save. There were many heroes who both died and survived during those terrible years as there are today. The lives of veterans or doctors, nurses or journalists were and are compromised in ways we can barely understand. Join us to support them. We hope Heroes at Highclere 2018 will be a fascinating and meaningful weekend”. ~ Lady Carnarvon The weekend is full of educational, exciting and spectacular events, including, an air show each day from 11pm to 5 pm consisting of, on Saturday, there will be B17 Flying Fortress, Spitfire, Great War Display Team, Red Arrows, de Havilland Nine Formation Team, and the Poppy Parachute Team. Then on Sunday, a P51 Mustang, Poppy Parachute Team, de Havilland Nine Formation Team, B17 Flying Fortress, Great War Display Team, and Spitfire. On the ground there will be attractions for the whole family with, a First World War Field Hospital, which will be created next to “Médecins Sans Frontières”, who will set up their modern Land Rover and Field Hospital which is still in use today. You will also be able to Hear Julian Fellowes, Kate Adie, Robert Harris, The Indian High Commissioner and other well-known authors and journalists in the Speakers’ tent, listen to the Portsmouth Military Wives Choir and Alex Mendham & his Orchestra, learn how to dance the Charleston with The Gatsby Girls and enjoy a fairground ride! Vintage car displays, have Cream Tea on the lawn, and visit a ‘History of Flight’ tent detailing the planes and crew which crashed at Highclere and football. Gates open at 9am and the event closes at 6:30 pm each day. For more information and to book tickets visit their websitehttps://highclerecastleshop.co.uk/categories/heroes-at-highclere. For more information about Battlefield South’s party and event availability Email Us! or call 01489 885 886, (don’t be afraid leave a message , and we will get back to you as soon as we can). Thanks to Highclere castle for the use of the photos and information. Posted by Mark | Filed under Blog, News, Next events Well that was the week that was! Actually it was nine days out on the road at shows. But we made it and now after a couple of days rest we are off again. We have a couple of private events to cover, and then on Sunday 5th August, we will be at The Hamworthy club’s 5th annual Family Fun day. As always it is being hald at Hamworthy Club, Magna Road, Canford Magna Dorset BH21 3AP. The day starts at 11 am and closes at 4:30 pm There will be live music, craft, food and drink stalls, inflatables and of course Us Battlefield South. So if you are in the area why not come along and have some fun. Looking forward, on the 11 August we will be at the “Kids Summer Festival 2018” being held at Palmer Park, Wokingham Road, Reading, RC6 1LE. This promises to be a great day out with all sorts of attractions from a balloon science show to meet the dinosaurs, fun fair rides, Princesses sing along, Harry Potter show and Titanic Slide. As well as arts and crafts, food and ring stalls. We understand parking is free and tickets are £3 per person, (under 2 year olds go free) tickets are still available and can be purchased prior to the event Click here. Gates open at 11 am and the show closes at 7pm. If you plan to be in the Reading area on the 11th then come along ! For more information about Battlefield South’s party and event availability Email Us! or call 01489 885 886, (don’t be afraid leave a message , and we will get back to you as soon as we can). Posted by Mark | Filed under Blog, News, Next events What a weekend that was! Saturday was spent at Tidworth armed forces day, then a quick dash to Brighton for armed forces day at “St Dunstan’s” Blind Veterans UK. On that note we have to say a very big thank you to everyone who turned out to support each event, on what was a very hot weekend. I won’t say anything about those gents that came into our admin tent brandishing cold beers! To follow on the theme this weekend after a mid afternoon trip to Medina School, Cosham Portsmouth on Friday, for their summer fete, ( between 3 and 4.30 pm) we are off to the Capel Vintage Military Vehicle Show. As always it is being held at Aldhurst Farm, Temple Lane, Capel, Surrey RH5 5HJ, and runs on the Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm, (the car park opens at 8:30 am, gates at 9am). Tickets are £7 for adults, £4 for concessions (Children, OAP and Veterans) Children under 5 are free. £20for a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children). There will be helicopter rides as well as a static Chinook display, where you can walk inside and meet the crew. A whole host of vintage military vehicles ranging from ww1 right to present day, re enactment and living history groups and displays, with two battles each day. Plus a tank crushing a car. The RAF Climbing wall will be in attendance, along with mini tanks, and a children’s entertainment area. There is live entertainment Saturday / evening / night with a bar and food stands. It really is a great weekend for then whole family. If you want to make a weekend of it, we believe on site camping is still available for a small charge. Click Here to view the web site for details. For more information about Battlefield South’s party and event availability Email Us! or call 01489 885 886, (don’t be afraid leave a message , and we will get back to you as soon as we can). Posted by Mark | Filed under Blog, News, Next events Armed Forces weekend is almost upon us, and we will be supporting our armed forces at two events this year. The first is on Saturday 30th June, on the sports field, St Andrews Road, Tidworth. The event starts at midday and closes at 5pm, entrance is free and there will be a whole host of attractions from inflatable rides, Archery, medieval re -enactors, modern Fire fighting equipment, a static helicopter display, food, drink and craft stalls and arena displays. Then on Sunday 1st July we will be at Blind Veterans UK, St Dunstan’s in Brighton. The day starts at 10am and closes at 6pm. Entry is free and parking is £1 per car. There will be food drink and craft stalls, marching bands, Blind archery displays, static displays, and much much more. Both events are a great day out, so come along and support our Armed forces . For more information about Battlefield South’s party and event availability Email Us! or call 01489 885 886, (don’t be afraid leave a message , and we will get back to you as soon as we can).
Heroes At Highclere 2018
For the Kids (or all ages), they have a range of activities available throughout the weekend. Become invisible with camouflage face paint, take a ride on the vintage carousel, watch the traditional Punch and Judy puppet shows, have a shoot out at our Laser Tag (Battlefield South) or learn to fly a plane on the RAF Flight Simulator. Please note that there is an additional charge for Battlefield South and the Flight Simulator.Its August and we are off again
On to Capel Vintage Military vehicle Show
Only Two More Sleeps
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