June 4th 2006 Ashdon Kite Festival "Waltons Park",5 miles NE of Saffron Waldon, Essex.

This was the first time we went to this event, scheduled for 11am to 5:30pm. Mum, Dad and I hitched a lift with Mary and David from their house. It was a nice day, but only with a gentle breeze at best. This was a bit of a problem for the stunt kite displays - Dark Star, Team Spectrum, "Bruno and Stuart", but didn't bother Stafford Wallace's Indian Fighting Kite display! Piscean were also there. The Eastern Rocketry Display were supposed to be there, but didn't arrive, can't remember why now!! There was also an Archery display.
Some of the members who we bumped into were Lynn and Courtney, David, Jean and Hayley, Stan and Norman.

The Great Ouse Kite Group were performing Teddy and sweet drops, can't remember how successful these were in the low wind now! Bouncy castles, hot-dogs, ice-cream and Silly Billy Blue Hat kept children quiet-ish. Courtney and David M were kept quiet by Kiteworld, after buying some 56" Rokkaku kites!! Stan and Norman were joined by me helping them to launch Normans large Flowform/Parafoil, which had some success depending on the wind!

All in all a great day out, finished off by a pub meal on the way home.

Graham Leggett