10th
Hunstanton Kite Festival
and
Classic Car Rally
at Smithdon High School,
Hunstanton
Sunday
20th August 2006
Photos and Feature
by Stella of Heacham-On-Line
The weather obligingly cleared and brightened up by the time
I got to the Festival and remained that way for the rest of
the afternoon.
Best Classic
Car Display
was
won by
The
Boston Classic
Car Club
This award
has been
won by the Club
no less than
three years
running
This being my first visit to this event I was anxious to get
some excellent photos. Right on cue the Boston Classic
Car Club were posing for a commemorative photo of their own
so I joined in and snapped away (see above).
Unfortunately good
photos of the kites themselves proved difficult to
achieve due to my unfamiliarity with the camera I had
kindly been lent by Doreen & Clive. This was a
real shame as the kite displays were really worth
photographing.
The kite shown on the top right (below) was a major
stunt with the man directing the kite actually climbing
up the kite's guide strings. I am sure he got well
above the trees shown in the photo.
I witnessed some
great kite flying by the Thorpe Kite Flyers and The
Great Ouse Kite Flyers. Other entertainment was on
offer throughout the afternoon and included the baton
twirling Downham Marquettes (pictured top right) who -
they tell me - were instrumental in setting up our very
own Heacham Twirlers (so thank you Downham Marquettes).
There was also a number of children's races (and one for
the adults) plus the fantastic "Doc Spinoff and His
Tricky Tricycles and Circus Workshop. I couldn't
get my oldest son away from it!
Contacts/Bookings
for the event were:
Classic
Cars & Motor Cycles – Mike Darlington- Tel 01485 570967
Traders
& Charity Stands – John Hornsby Bates – Tel 01485 535333