Fractured Axel

Choccy · Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:01 pm

What Me? wrote:
Cant wait for you all to come to Basingstoke and make the place come alive, I wish I could fly my kites as good as you lot,
but do get a lot of pleasure and frustration out of watching you lot do it.

hello what me,

I don't suppose you have flown at crabtree plantation by any chance ?
dual lines (Benson) ?

Festival: good line up of guests....

jr · Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:46 pm

Sunday

What Me? · Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:51 pm

Jason wrote:
marklookssouth wrote:
See you there come wind or calm......

Either wind or calm would be good. However, historically the Basingstoke festival has been a wet one. To the point that the "Loddon Vally Kite Flyers" are often refered to as the "Sodden Valley Piss Heads".

The weather has been changeable the last few weeks but there a decent wind tonight, shame I got stuck on the PC and couldn't get out and practice making a crap attempt at tricks, LOL.

Fingers crossed for the weather, hope its nice at the w/e.

Choccy wrote:
What Me? wrote:
Cant wait for you all to come to Basingstoke and make the place come alive, I wish I could fly my kites as good as you lot,
but do get a lot of pleasure and frustration out of watching you lot do it.

hello what me,

I don't suppose you have flown at crabtree plantation by any chance ?
dual lines (Benson) ?

Festival: good line up of guests....

Unfortunately not, I live on the other side of the bushes to where the festival is at Down grange so never travel and only have to walk across the path.

Jason · Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:37 am

Hi What Me?

How long you been flying? Surprised I've not bumped into you at Down Grange before, I get up there now and again, I only live up the road from you, other end of Western Way. I prefer Down Grange to the crabtree plantation, it's a bit less of a dog toilet, but normally I make the trip to Henwick as it's more open and no dogs allowed.

Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:30 am

marklookssouth wrote:

@Craig - our emotional reunion will just hav tae wait....

indeed

next year in France maybe :wink:

Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:17 pm

How far is it from the train station to the park? Walkable?

RoyReed · Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:21 pm

2.25 miles as the crow flies.

misterbleepy · Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:48 pm

take a bike ;-)

Jason · Fri Jun 06, 2008 9:20 am

I'd pick you up but I haven't got a car myself at the mo.

Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:18 am

I think it'll be alright. I should be ok to take the car.

uktotty · Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:45 pm

I am going Sat as its Donnington Park on Sunday

Choccy · Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:06 pm

Jason wrote:
I make the trip to Henwick as it's more open and no dogs allowed.

Sounds good, where is Henwick ?

Down grange has had its fair share of irresponsible dog owners (sadly) and one attacked a kite in the arena last year at the festival!

Fingers crossed for no repeats on that front this year.

jr · Fri Jun 06, 2008 5:30 pm

Choccy wrote:
Sounds good, where is Henwick ?

Here:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=450205&y=167840&z=3&sv=450205,167840&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

The arrow points to the middle of the field. Great place to fly - no dogs allowed, grass always nicely mown, plenty of car parking, and courtesy of a local resident it's own weather station and webcam too:
http://www.thatcham-weather.info/

Just remember not to walk across the cricket square.....

philm · Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:00 pm

hello everyone. havent been on here in ages and i had a look this morning to see whats happening in the world of kiting and find baisingstoke on :-)

glad i did as we needed somewhere to take kids today,. Well just got in and i must say we all enjoyed it, shame we couldnt stay longer but i will be going again tomorrow minus the kids :-)

.took some great photos and hopefully take more tomorrow

hezz · Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:35 pm

Great weekend, beautiful weather, and even managed to "Rickroll" the Basingstoke Kite Festival (on Saturday, twice!)

:lol:

Hezz

Basingstoke festival June 5th & 6th