Past Events

Beltring 2005

 

Report on Belting 2005

Well what can I say about Belting.

 

Paul and I arrived on Thursday, at about 7am set up tent then Mike turned up with his wife Claire and son Owen, its nice to have a female to talk and have a laugh with,welcome Claire.

We went onto show ground to find our display area but was informed that everyone had had pinched everyone's space so it was first come first served,

 

After the nice gentleman in charge of Living history drove me around on a quid bike to show me different areas. I chose one on the main outside walk around, (better to be on the outside than in the middle).

 

We set a 2 man tent up put a sign up saying SWB and then went shopping.

 

Mike and the rest of the Borderers where caught up in traffic on the dreaded M25 and so arrived very late on Friday afternoon, tired and glad to have cup of coffee when they got out of the van.

Soon had there tent up and settled ready for a weekend at Belting.

 

Well uniforms where out bottles of bear in hand and off we went to the beer tent for a good night Photo

 

Saturday saw us up some with headaches others with questions of what happened last night.

A display was put up in the area ( big thank you to the boys for putting a lot of effort into the display). Then all the boys where sent off shopping and Wendy Volunteered to look after the display for 2 hours

 

At about 1pm everyone but full battle kit on and the order was given for a patrol to be sent out.

We would like to thank the US 29th for allowing us to walk thought there display and pose in of there captured German gun emplacement.

 

We then after awhile went back to the display and stood around talking to the general public.The display was packed up at about 4.30 because everyone was hungry and wanted to go shopping again

 

In the evening some put there kit on or any other uniform they had with them and another night was spent in the beer tents.

 

Next morning it started raining, Paul and Wendy decided to make tracks home.It rained all day It was a wash out,

 

Everyone packed up and went there own way home.Mike and the boys got stuck again on the M25.

 

Well what can say about Belting Plenty to buy, you need plenty of ,money and of course Belting Dust.

 

Thanks to everyone and the effort they put in.

You lot are 100% guys.

 

Thanks