Elvington 2001

"Is your name Wayne Davies?"
"Erm - yes."
SLAP!

Returning after last September's visit, the event was bigger and so was the EMLRA turn-out. Twelve members were booked in, but a number of others turned up as well to give a display that was, to quote the BBC pushing Radio Two, different every time. The weather was variable. Sometimes it was raining. Sometimes it wasn't. Usually, though, it was raining. Yorkshire in June - marvelous.

Not quite a panoramic view, but you get the idea. For some reason there was a very high proportion of Lightweights in attendance - do more Lightweights live north of the Midlands than south? Answers on a postc... no, better not.

Caught on the point of departure

88" Lightweight Defence Fire Service (Peter Barratt) and GS (Sue Cummings) and 109 RAF Ambulance (Mike Allmey)

"Let me in, I can't swim..." Was it mentioned it rained occasionally? Saturday night was persistently wet. At around 5:30pm Peter Barratt had kindly invited several people into his 9x9 to shelter from the elements. By 11pm there were eight people in there (with one more nearly inside) and Peter was onto second, if not fifth, thoughts about offering hospitality again.

The water became so bad that Kevin McGeough was able to demonstrate to George Jackson that his beer can never emptied, although the ABV was plummeting as time went on. Not that George cared - he had (a) his own non-diluted supply, and (b) was sitting inside the tent. Whereas Kevin didn't and wasn't.

Non-Prize Competition

What is George Jackson attempting to hide in his trailer by placing other items in the way?

Answers on a postcard to Crimewatch - they'd love to know too.

Photos: Wayne Davies and Mike Allmey