Greenjacket Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Not a very good turnout for the Royal Engineers Ferretfest at the Corps Museum at Chatham this w/e. Intended to backup the veteran's reunion over the w/e, on the Saturday which I attended with my Mk1 Ferret only 6 other Ferrets and a Dingo appeared with 3 more on the Sunday. I believe it was muted earlier that up to 40 vehicles would be there. If they intend running the event next year I suggest they organise accommodation as they do at Pirbright and try to arrange a road run or other attractions. Unless entrants are very local, its an expensive operation to take an armoured vehicle backwards and forwards over 2 days. An excellent museum but once you have visited its a long time to stand around for the rest of the day without other attractions. Good job the mobile 40's NAAFI was in attendance otherwise we would have all starved ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john fox Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 sorry if this was advertised on here but its the first I've heard of it. I have been to other shows at Chatham and in my experience they do seem to have a problem about advertising outside of their immediate area. When I went to the VE day show they seemed surprised someone was coming all the way from Surrey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Didn't see it on here or on Milweb :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenjacket Posted September 17, 2007 Author Share Posted September 17, 2007 Yep, I think that was the problem - no advertising. I was told by a RE veteran and I believe it was also in the IMPS event diary but that was about it. However even if they achieve numbers next year, I reiterate the thoughts in my previous message - a lot more effort will have to go in to looking after entrants when they are on site. regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Was listed in this month's CMV.................trouble is, as a subscriber and assuming as such recieve mag before the shops do,...........the event had been and gone. :whistle: (I got mag in post on mon morning. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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