Southport air show

Gayle · 10-09-2005, 19:46

I've been to the Southport airshow today and it was excellent - easily 15,000 people there but really well organised.

Kids loved it, apart from the noise made by the harrier jump jets, and Chris was like a kid in a sweetshop looking at all the planes.

It was a really good event for the town and no doubt attracts a lot of positive promotion for the area. I got to thinking, what could Hyndburn do that hadn't already been done that could be as big as that? Not that I'm offering to organise anything you understand, this is a hypothetical question?

Southport has an airshow and flowershow, even Burnley has the Blues festival and a balloon festival, etc.

I know we have a few events but what would be really, really different, that would attract the crowds?

chav1 · 10-09-2005, 19:55

some kind of artwork on top of a hill maybe

after last time i better make it clear that was a joke lol

Gayle · 10-09-2005, 19:57

Taken as a joke. But, you know what, it wouldn't be a bad idea! I know just the people to organise it.

chav1 · 10-09-2005, 19:59

we need one of those crazy town sports that are scattered about the uk like cheese rolling or somthing

Gayle · 10-09-2005, 20:12

Like the black pudding throwing contest or the Bacup dancer things. I know what you mean.

We could have the Accy Nori brick lobbing contest - not through shop windows obviously.

chav1 · 10-09-2005, 20:19

how about wheelie bin races where one person shoves another person along inside a wheeliebin..?

Gayle · 10-09-2005, 20:25

Mmm, they have that pram race in Gt harwood. We need to think bigger and weirder.

Tinkerbelle · 10-09-2005, 20:31

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Originally Posted by chav1

how about wheelie bin races where one person shoves another person along inside a wheeliebin..?

Slinky and myself have practised that quite a few times Chav if your ever up for a race

and then we can finish off with a blue sack race

daddiboo · 10-09-2005, 20:36

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Originally Posted by Gayle Knight

I've been to the Southport airshow today and it was excellent - easily 15,000 people there but really well organised.

Kids loved it, apart from the noise made by the harrier jump jets, and Chris was like a kid in a sweetshop looking at all the planes.

It was a really good event for the town and no doubt attracts a lot of positive promotion for the area. I got to thinking, what could Hyndburn do that hadn't already been done that could be as big as that? Not that I'm offering to organise anything you understand, this is a hypothetical question?

Southport has an airshow and flowershow, even Burnley has the Blues festival and a balloon festival, etc.

I know we have a few events but what would be really, really different, that would attract the crowds?

Dont mean to be cheeky but could you tell me the cost for the tickets and where to get them only i wanted to take the kids they never been before.

Thank you

Gayle · 10-09-2005, 20:43

It's on again tomorrow. We parked on an official carpark that cost £22 (one costs £25 so find the cheaper one) and that included parking all day and entrance.

baby boo · 11-09-2005, 23:10

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Originally Posted by daddiboo

Dont mean to be cheeky but could you tell me the cost for the tickets and where to get them only i wanted to take the kids they never been before.

Thank you

i once watched them from saint annes? it was cheaper?