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| 26/09/2013
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| Loads of dash, no splash! |
Warm and sunny weather; warm and friendly balloonists; a new perpetual trophy recovered from its recent trauma; what more's needed for a great balloon meet?
Photo courtesy Brian Trowbridge
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September's meet coincided with the first weekend of the Irish meet, then Grass Roots was rolled over for two weeks so it coincided too. It could have been a very small turn-out but, no, there were as many balloons as previous years' Naburn Lock meets.
The River Ouse meandering around two sides of the caravan site presents a great opportunity for a 'splash & dash', so the task to win the new perpetual trophy was... Yes, you've guessed it.
There were too many pleasure boats about to safely splash in the river, and no-one dipped a toe in elsewhere, so the first winner of the Splash & Dash Trophy, a small brass diver's helmet (like a smaller version of the old Coastal Storm Trophy), was Harry Stringer - for the closest 'fly-past' of the river.
The quiz had been inspired by the York Food Festival, taking place the same weekend, so had a food & drink theme and a goody bag of edibles as its prize. And the winners were... Neil and Lesley Beckwith. |
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