i had a great Beltring,
met Rown, Dotty dodge at membury at 2.30 am sat 15th & after stopping for a wake up walk at reading,bracknel & clacket lane we landed at 7am.
set up camp, chatted etc ate & went to bed at 9pm to the sound of the Sex Pistols from the group behind us. we woke at 7am to the sound of the Sex pistols with the thoughts that we hadn't actually slept.
some poor MV owner had packed up & moved but we complaind to Rex & fair play to him we didn't get any more hassle.
I heard the marshalls on many occasions telling people on quads to slow down & i also heard the abuse they got back.
wednesday & thursday in the beer tents were great & i could be found boogying on down in Kitcheners till 1am & then finishing off in Gingers till 2.30 am..
I took my own 12 v shower which was fab & we had 3 toilets in our area, it is cheaper the more you have as you only pay for 1 lot of del & pick up charge. we had a 10ft pool, A 20ft cinema & a central shelter to hide from the sun. we don't mind walking backwards & forwards to & from the stalls etc as it burns off enough calories to allow us to have a few drinks & cope with the munchies when we get into bed.
the staff & other customers at waitrose were so friendly & always chatted when we went in, 1 old lady said she loved seeing all the vehicles driving round town, maybe it is the younger generations who don't like us being there.
I didn't see any fights till the friday/sat night when all the weekenders had turned up & even then it was only in Gingers & Rex was on the scene those 2 nights keeping an eye on things. When the girl collapsed on saturday night it took seconds for him to call for back up & the ambulance & the tent was cleared in no time.
It was so much better than last year from what i saw. I suppose it depended on where you were & when as to what you saw & didn't see but for me it was great.
The marshalls do have a difficult job & they also get a lot of stick, how many of you could take that much abuse & not fight back? i know i couldn't.
They know where the problems are but enforcing the rules on 10 thousand plus people is a thankless task.
well done guys & see you next year.
ta
Berni