ferret Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Some pics of me and the lads in the carrier. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Went along on the Saturday. Had a great time, well done to all involved Already looking forward to next year Here's a smattering of the photos I took. - - - - - - - - - - - Kind regards to all Vulture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 My pictures. In no real particular order! Interesting LSV , is that the one the guy built from scratch ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 (edited) Thankyou for your feedback with regards to this years Yorkshire Wartime Experience. We are delighted to report that from the organising team's perspective, the Hunsworth Branch of the Yorkshire Meteorological Society's second annual conference on global climate change, all appears to have gone well. We are concerned by our current projections in relation to the weather for next year's event (given the change from last year), so please keep an eye on the web site (http://www.ywe-event.info) for information regarding next year's event. On behalf of Nelz, Debbie, Stuart, Mark and myself, I would like to thank all who attended the event in whatever capacity, public, vehicle owners, re-enactors, stall holders and the weather. Without you, there is no show and we would simply be sat in the middle of thirty odd acres of prepared site, waiting for something to happen. The show simply does not 'happen' without YOU. Our thanks specifically must go to the Yorkshire 4x4 volunteers who marshalled the car park for us on both days, did a superb job without any respite from the heat and seem keen to do so again, to the security and other marshals who did a very professional job (particularly with a couple of awkward ambulance movements), to the 25pdr team, the WW1 and WW2 re-enactors who expended so much effort either in the battles and/or setting up their magnificent displays, all vehicle owners, the other site staff who provided catering and refreshments - and all the other people who helped in one way or another over the weekend, many of whom as last year, we will not even know about. We are aware that some things need to be changed/improved/added/deleted and as re-enactors and vehicles owners ourselves we relish your feedback, we can not guarantee to ‘fix’ everything to everyone’s satisfaction, but we can guarantee not to be able to ‘fix’ things that we do not know about - so please tell us. We are conscious that there has been some comment with regards to the marshalling of the battles - BUT safety is our primary concern; many new battle re-enactors were taking part for the first time, and with both large and small vehicles taking part in the battles we did what we considered we had to do to make the experience as safe as possible. 150+ re-enactors, with several large and small vehicles all occupying the same space which at times is covered in smoke is an enormous responsibility, and not one which we take lightly. As the show develops and the teams get used to the terrain and working together the battles can only get better – we will not however compromise on safety. We know that the show is about what YOU contribute to it, without you there is no show, so thankyou again for your support. As a piece of trivia, you might like to know that of the 280 odd school children who we had on site on the Friday, at least 100 of them came back over the weekend with their parents. That is at least 100 students in whom you have sparked or nurtured some sort on interest in the conflicts of the past 100 years. Well done. We also had a number of visitors who returned on the Sunday, happy to pay again, as they did not get chance to see everything during their visit on the Saturday – we did not do that, YOU all did. Edited July 9, 2013 by kpu121265 Amendment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 This so far, somewhat selfishly is my favourite picture so far... We had to move one of the toilets on site on the Friday Did you know that a standard portable toilet fits neatly in to a Ben Hur trailer? Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 So, what would we like to see for next year? The more vehicles promised will not be spurned by me of course, no matter how much I enjoyed Saturday's show... It would be grand also to see more vehicles drive round the battlefield - only a small proportion of the vehicles at the show were seen in motion. I appreciate, though, that time and organisational constraints do limit what can be done in a day. John. Thanks John, we had hoped to get even more vehicles moving this year, but the constraints of them moving in a field which is being set for pyros made it awkward, also, they would have had to move from static display in a public area to the arena and back. We will see what we can do for next year. Simple things also make this tough, like finding someone who knows what all the vehicles are and can talk about them..... (Especially when they have no idea, which of 400 odd vehicles is likely to drive in to the arena)...... I am glad you enjoyed it and next year who knows. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistlinwolf Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 [quote KPU121265 = we can guarantee not to be able to ‘fix’ things that we do not know about - so please tell us. Think you were out in that sun too long Ken ! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 About that there is no doubt - at least i could crawl under a caravan for 5 minutes to escape the direct sun every now and again - the team doing the car park had no such luck and it was ferocious down there (i know as i did a half hour stint on Sunday afternoon). By Sat evening it was hard to tell where the orange hi-viz stopped and my skin began..... We've got our ears on though, and welcome the feedback - because without it we don't know worked and didn't work from everyone elses perspective - and as i say, we can't fix things which we don't know are broken..... Good to see you again mon ami - a la prochaine.... Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 Just to echo what Ken has already said. Many many thanks to all who supported our/your show. We had an incredible amount of military vehicles & re-enactment groups on display. Many of the vehicles, were on there first public outing. If you have any pics, of the event please post them. Regards stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Pearson Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Great show guys thanks Ken and Stu for having us along roll on next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 This so far, somewhat selfishly is my favourite picture so far...We had to move one of the toilets on site on the Friday Did you know that a standard portable toilet fits neatly in to a Ben Hur trailer? Ken [ATTACH=CONFIG]79078[/ATTACH] Ken, as someone who has made it his business to trawl the web in search of CCKW photos for the Blog, I'm pretty sure what you have there is a unique composition ! :nut: :rotfl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 Abbott Tank, the line up of Halftracks and the rare, Vickers Carden Loyd Tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nelzz Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 I would just like to add a massive thank you from me for all the kind support and especially to the vehicle owners who assisted in the large battle re-enactments. You all performed very professionally to assist in animating safe and enjoyable battle spectaculars. Well done one and all !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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happydayz123 Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 Superb pics Nelz stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulture Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Nelz I agree with Stu, those are a terrific selection of photos !! Well done, lets see some more Vulture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Ken, as someone who has made it his business to trawl the web in search of CCKW photos for the Blog, I'm pretty sure what you have there is a unique composition ! :nut: :rotfl: Well there you go - a BOG for the BLOG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Child Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Wow, that aero screen Morris is lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 There was also a very nice Guy Ant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 There was also a very nice Guy Ant Is there really anything nice about Guy Ants ? :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Well apart from being a very rare British15cwt truck, no !! Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 Next years dates are the 4-6th July 2014 http://www.ywe-event.info I hope as many of you, can support us again. Regards stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 A few pics of some of the armour, at the show. Regards stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 A couple more pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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