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YEOVILTON AIR SHOW
Report and graphic design: Dawn Turner (Assistant -Editor)
ON THE GROUND
here is a huge variety of food and
Tdrink from around the world
available. However, it is a bit pricey
so we would suggest bringing a picnic
and plenty of water to save your
pennies if you decide to go and see the
show in 2020.
We had the luxury of the press
enclosure, so we had somewhere to
sit and cover if it decided to rain or to
grab some shade from the sun. If you
find yourself outside, there are stalls
that sell camping chairs for £10 and
golfing brollies for £8 which again can
be a bit pricey if you go as a family… it was so realistic
Therefore, we would suggest grabbing
all this stuff at your local shop in
advance, for probably half the price.
Pablo and Jane decided to try out the
flight simulator
at £5 a pop, whilst Bob and I went off
to chat to some of the stall holders.
There was a variety of military
charities raising funds and awareness
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about their cause. There were there are limited spaces. The cost
independent stall holders selling their for this year was £39 per person
wears, from homemade fudge to artists and passengers need to be 6 years
with amazing prints and their original or over.
paintings on canvas. We found a lot
of variety for children too, from stalls With an hour to go before the air
selling toys to aircraft modelling kits. show started, we decided to have
Not forgetting BFBS radio blasting out a look around the static displays.
the tunes and giving away free bags From the historical Whirlwind
and pens. We love freebies! Helicopter to the vintage L-3B
Grasshopper there was so much
We collected the exhilarated Pablo to take in.
and Jane from the
Flight Simulator
who both agreed
and worth every
penny! However,
for the ‘real
thing’ there were
helicopter rides
available for the
thrill seekers who wanted to take it to
the next level! Please note it is best to
book these rides prior to the day as
they are very popular and
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