Model Boat Mayhem
Shows, Events, Club websites and Club Events => Commercial Events and News => Topic started by: Martin (Admin) on June 27, 2012, 10:50:34 pm
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Here is your formal invitation to the Southern Model Air Show 2012.
CYGNETS MODEL BOAT CLUB WILL BE HOSTING THE MARINE
SECTION OF THE SOUTHERN MODEL AIR SHOW ON SATURDAY 15TH – SUNDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2012.
YOUR CLUB IS FORMALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THIS SHOW.
FREE ENTRANCE PASSES WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL MODEL BOAT EXHIBITORS.
IF YOUR CLUB IS GOING TO ATTEND COULD YOU PLEASE LET US
KNOW THE FRONTAGE YOU WILL BE NEEDING FOR YOUR DISPLAYS
(IT WILL HELP US PLAN THE SHOW AREA BETTER).
If any club members require camping could you please contact us as soon as possible.
PLEASE CONTACT ALAN AND DEBBIE
SOUTHERN MODEL AIR SHOW MARINE COORDINATORS 2012
TELEPHONE: 01634 327645
E.MAIL: DEBSSNAL@AOL.COM
Could you please confirm your name and your partner/wife name for the entry ticket to the Southern Model Air Show.
Can I please remind everyone that you have to exhibit a boat or two to get free entry to the show and may we ask that
you please join in and sail your boat(s) on the water.
Would you also be able to send the frontage that you require.
If you would like camping information please contact: sandra@southernmodelairshow.com
We look forward to hearing from you.
kind regards
Debbie and Alan
Coordinators for the marine section of the Southern Model Air Show.
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http://www.southernmodelairshow.com/
Hop Farm
Dave
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Ta! :-)
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For those on Facebook / Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/events/340140756037085/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/160038014010736/
https://twitter.com/SMASNews
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big shame the event is now cancelled...... really sad as was looking forward to going and stocking up on modelling bits n bobs....
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Oh no! I was looking forward to that. What was the reason for cancelling?
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/160038014010736/
Press Release from the Hop Farm :-
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: SOUTHERN MODEL AIRSHOW
The Southern Model Airshow which was due to take place at The Hop Farm on 15-16 September is now cancelled. The organisers withdrew the event due to safety concerns.
Please note, all tickets booked through The Hop Farm have been refunded and will take 3 to 5 working days for the money to return to your bank account (depending on your branch).
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Oh no! I was looking forward to that. What was the reason for cancelling?
From the organising club
Southern Model Airshow 2012 - Cancelled
Croydon Airport Model Flying Club with great regret has to announce that the annual Southern Model Air Show will not be going ahead as planned on the 15/16 September 2012.
The Hop Farm, where the event was due to be held, have recently booked another event (Circo Loco music festival) for Saturday 15 September to take place in the adjoining field which would result in our aircraft over flying that event. This event is expected to attract some 5000+ people.
Over the past four days we have been working with the Hop Farm to try and reach agreement on ways of continuing with SMAS.
We have been in contact with the BMFA who informed us that on this basis they would not be able to issue a letter confirming extended BMFA insurance to cover our event as compliance to basic provision of CAP 658 would not be possible.
Croydon Airport Model Flying Club takes the view that safety is of paramount importance and it is with this in mind that this decision has been reluctantly taken.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has supported us.
CAMFC Committee
CAP658 of the ANO by the way, gives safety distances and overflight restrictions for airshows and displays by small aircraft.
Mark.
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Another great show to miss {:-{ {:-{ {:-{.
John B TUGS R US
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This has to be the worst year for missing show ever first Weymouth and now this at
short notice it stinks
Derek
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Hi,
Apparently the Circo Loco music festival was due to be staged in Central London on an artificial beach on the Thames. The beach was supposed to have been constructed as part of the Olympics, but wasn't completed.
The music organisers had advertised the show to take place in London and sold tickets to that effect. The venue was changed on the 28 / 29th August to the Hop Farm in Kent and since then a lot of music people are demanding their money back, since the journey is so difficult - there was one statement suggesting that the Hop Farm was accessible via the Tube!
A beach is to be built at the Hop Farm including palm trees!
See
http://www.residentadvisor.net/forum-read.aspx?id=193899&page=5
I hope it pours with rain with thunder and lightning etc. etc.
Ian
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Sadly the show appears to have been bumped. Why was another show given priorty? Some weasly excuse! This is not how to treat people. My opinion of them is low. John.
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obviously they are thinking more money with the other gig :(
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Well theres a surprize. Whats happened to good old honesty? John.
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well the thing to do now is find a diffrent venue to host the southern model airshow (if possable) & totaly forget the hop farm alltogether :-)) :-)) :-)) :-)) :-))
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I agree. Hopefully another venue can be used for the future. This would hit the hop farm in there pockets which is what they deserve. John.
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I agree. Hopefully another venue can be used for the future. This would hit the hop farm in there pockets which is what they deserve. John.
I am in total agreement with you all, but sadly we as littler people MAKE NOT ONE JOT OF DIFFERENCE to these sorts of people........it's like myself boycotting a garage because it won't reduce it's prices on fuel.......one makes no difference.......it's not until averyone boycotts the same that the company will listen, because then it hurts.
However I went there for a day last april when down in Kent, and probably spent a ton on this and that in the park...........I won't go again!!!
neil. {:-{ {:-{ {:-{
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Living in the area 2 alternative sites come to mind.
The Kent County showground at Detling
The deep valley at the southern part of Mote Park in Maidstone which was the old showground in the 60s
The Detling showground has huge areas where flying must be possible, much more space than the Hop farm.
Mote Park could have planes and boats about 1/2 mile apart in their own elements.
Just a suggestion!!
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Living in the area 2 alternative sites come to mind.
The Kent County showground at Detling
Just a suggestion!!
I'm not sure Detling would work as i believe it's a holding stack / flightpath for Gatwick - http://ivao.co.uk/atc/ltcc/se . ATC's not my thing so i may be wrong, I drive past it everyday ( or sit in traffic on the hill ) on the way to work and the thought of yet another trip, even once a year would be very depressing :((
How about Brands Hatch -easy access when there's no racing on .
West Malling would have been good except it's now a housing estate and golf club.
Groombridge Place has a fair bit of room (have to keep the birds of prey indoors though).
Hever Castle - now that would be very handy for me :}
There was an old airfield at Penshurst - not sure what happened to that.
But at the end of the day it was working very well at the Hope Farm, let's hope this is just a one off and some lessons are learnt from it.
HawkEye
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It is so easy to criticise others for having to cancel a show etc,but what I can never fathon out is the ones who criticise etc do they ever put on a show I THINK NOT.
Lads and lasses it is SO SO easy to suggest venues etc sorry to say this and if it is taken wrongly then so be it
If you are so handy in suggesting a venue,suggesting that the show is Boycotted etc THEN ORGANISE A SHOW AND LETS SEE HOW GOOD IT IS
I would place a bet it wouldn't happen,
Dave....................rant over
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Dave. I can see your point of view. But what about all the traders etc who have been let down? What about the hard work of Chantry in sending tickets Etc? What is being suggested is that a trustworthy venue be used next year by the same organisers. Hopefully one can be found. Yes i admit i would not want to organise a meeting, ive no idea how to start. Theres a saying once bitten twice shy. John.
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Some very upset people on Facebook -
An Appreciation Group for Hop Farm letting down the Families that would have been attending The Southern Model Airshow 2012 - https://www.facebook.com/groups/434001503304886/
Hop Farm official Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/TheHopFarm
Circo Loco page - https://www.facebook.com/circolocolondon
Official Southern Model Airshow group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/160038014010736/?ref=ts
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Dave. I can see your point of view. But what about all the traders etc who have been let down? What about the hard work of Chantry in sending tickets Etc? What is being suggested is that a trustworthy venue be used next year by the same organisers. Hopefully one can be found. Yes i admit i would not want to organise a meeting, ive no idea how to start. Theres a saying once bitten twice shy. John.
chantry!!!!! methinks you mean cygnets
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I agree with Stav ..Quote..(If you are so handy in suggesting a venue,suggesting that the show is Boycotted etc THEN ORGANISE A SHOW AND LETS SEE HOW GOOD IT IS)
In my past experiance as chairman of Enfield model flying club all the moaners at the club meetings were he ones who never participated !
Anyway to say I am well gutted is an understement ! I was just starting to get thinngs ready for the show and stocking up the caravan ect .. even bought one of those Hieniken party seven barrels of beer ! not sure what to do with it now .
Never mind Deanies tomorrow.
Paul.
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even bought one of those Hieniken party seven barrels of beer ! not sure what to do with it now .
don't worry.....send it to me.........haven't seen a party 7 in years...............I'll destroy it by slow consumption if you are worried it'll fall into the wrong hands..... {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)
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I agree with Stav ..Quote..(If you are so handy in suggesting a venue,suggesting that the show is Boycotted etc THEN ORGANISE A SHOW AND LETS SEE HOW GOOD IT IS)
Paul.
As far as I'm aware not one single person has criticised the organisers,they do a superb job and their hard work is obviously appreciated by the number of visitors that the show attracts every year,the problem was generated by The Hop Farm booking another event to run concurrently thereby making the model show uninsurable ( as can be read in post 8 ). {:-{
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Yes the hop farm booked another event. But which event did they boot off and kick in the teeth? Yes the regular one. Not the one off. John.
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Yes the hop farm booked another event. But which event did they boot off and kick in the teeth? Yes the regular one. Not the one off. John.
They didn't 'boot off and kick in the teeth' anyone, (any more than Stavros' suggestion makes any sense either %)), what happened was the SAMS organising club was advised by the BMFA that they would be unable to extend the club liability insurance event due to having to overfly the 'other field', which if any of you had been bothered to ask - meant the club would have been liable.
As in many other threads like this - too many people stick both of their feet in their mouths and get 99% of the story wrong - the solution?? READ AND UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM!! not just the title of the topic :((
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Due to the Hop farm show cancellation Elmbridge MC http://www.elmbridgemc.net/index.php/boat-section
would like to offer it's boating lake ( no flying, sorry ) for the 15-16th Sept.
If there is interest in this as a replacement venue I'll add more information.
Andy
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They didn't 'boot off and kick in the teeth' anyone, (any more than Stavros' suggestion makes any sense either %)), what happened was the SAMS organising club was advised by the BMFA that they would be unable to extend the club liability insurance event due to having to overfly the 'other field'...
Imagining what the Hop Farm people might have thought (without bothering to check any details %% %% ), what I guess might have happened is that the Hop Farm people didn't initially realise that the event needed the next field to be free of people, and then when they were told, pointed out that in that case the event would be using up TWO of their venues, but for only one charge...
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Hi everyone,
Myself and Debbie know how hard its is on you all.
Trust me its very hard on us.
A lot of work goes into let you all you people know when the show is.
Sending out ticket etc.
Then only to have to let you all know its off.
We are already looking for somewere new for next year.
We went to the Essex Country Show,Barleylands at the weekend.
No boat traders but a very good show.
Lots to see and do.
regards
Alan
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alan, debs, how are we gonna cope without ginger cake - thats way more serious !!!
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Having removed both feet from my mouth. I will continue. Please explain fully why if only one show could contimue, that the regular show was cancelled not the one off? Im glad to read that other venues are being looked at. John.
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Having removed both feet from my mouth. I will continue. Please explain fully why if only one show could contimue, that the regular show was cancelled not the one off? Im glad to read that other venues are being looked at. John.
the reason for that was in the local paper the week before. in an interview the new owner of the hopfarm was quoted as saying he wants the hopfarm to be the number one venue for music events in the south east. therefore music comes first established family shows do not count.
phil
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Hi Guy,
Thank you for your comment re: ginger cake. I don't know when I will see you again so I can make a ginger cake just for you.
Where is your next show. If it is Warwick I will send you a ginger cake with Alan. Can't do that show because of the dogs :(
Love to Zoe and the children xx
See you all soon.
Nice to know my cakes are appreciated :)
Love Debs xx
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MMM ginger cake
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Hi Guy,
Thank you for your comment re: ginger cake. I don't know when I will see you again so I can make a ginger cake just for you.
Where is your next show. If it is Warwick I will send you a ginger cake with Alan. Can't do that show because of the dogs :(
Love to Zoe and the children xx
See you all soon.
Nice to know my cakes are appreciated :)
Love Debs xx
debs just a little square will do - dont need a whole cake- UMMMMM, your cakes are definately appreciated by me, the only ginger cake i know with ' bite' - lovely !- i;'ll see alan at warwick !- best regards from me and the family !
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Sad to say - but the weather here near the Hop Farm music event is perfectly dry, blue sky and relatively warm for this time of year - damnation!!!
It never rains when you want it to ###!!
Ian
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Ian. No doubt you are aware that all venues have to conform to noise limits. Should the venue music at the Hop farm be to loud. Then a complaint to the local councils noise abatement officer would be in order. One to watch. John
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Ian. No doubt you are aware that all venues have to conform to noise limits. Should the venue music at the Hop farm be to loud. Then a complaint to the local councils noise abatement officer would be in order. One to watch. John
Good luck ! , we have Cream Fields up the road and a lot of complaints are made each year about noise, trouble etc Now in its 6th Year.. Money, money, money will always win.. However Rain did stop play this year..
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See:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9446768/Hop-Farm-Festival-owner-needs-extra-funding-after-poor-ticket-sales.html
SHAME!
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Maybe the hop farm should of gone to spec savers.
Maybe models of the rc type bring in bigger crowds and more money !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HA HA HA.
What goes around comes around.
Alan
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Hi all,
I don't know if this is the rigth place to post this, as it's slightly off topic.
I've seen from the Southern Model Airshow Website that they plan to be back in 2013 "bigger & Better"!
The dates of 14th & 15th of September 2013 are suggested, but these dates clash with the Essex Country Show at Barleylands Farm.
I know that many of the local model boat clubs like to attend both these events & can't be in two places at once!
Since the Southern Model Airshow is in a "transitional" stage at the moment, perhaps this clash can still be avoided.
Neil.
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Most people only get dumped-on once. O0
Yarpie.
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Most people only get dumped-on once. O0
Yarpie.
sorry i think that needs an explanation
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sorry i think that needs an explanation
I think he means that since the site owners chopped the last show at short notice (reading the earlier posts), they might need to do some very persuasive persuading to get the show organisers to risk a second fiasco. Then again, if potential exhibitors, traders and visitors had their arrangements messed about with, they might not want to be bitten again.