Monday 6th May
Fair Day and Fell Race
Each year a fell race is run starting at the village hall. Although we did not see the fell race start there were plenty of competitors jogging past our amateur radio station using the field to warm up prior to the race starting and quite a few returned at the end of the race covered in mud. Its a race open to all and always very popular.
The Station consisted of :
The Elecraft K3, Heil Pro headset with the HC-5 Insert, A Shuttle pc, N1MM Logging program, Ranger 811H Linear Amplifier, 40m dipole.
The N1MM logging program
The N1MM logging program is free to download and normally used by Sands for our major contests throughout the year. It has many features for you to use and is very stable. If you would like to see what the program has to offer please click on the link below.
A few of the operators running GB4WSF
Paul 2e0ckc
Stephany G1LAT
Brian G0RDH
Other operators were:
Ian G0VGS, Linda G0YLM, Nick 2E0TBT, Paul 2E0CKC, Brian G0RDH, Mike M0PRL.
The Bambuster videos below were shot on Sunday 6th May 2013 by Christine Conner and feature the Sands Contest Group Special Event Station
Wray Village first got a faster connection around 2003 Connection speeds currently vary but are anticipated to be the equivalent of a good quality 512kb connection or better.
This video was produced by the BBC Technology department
The link below has many excellent video's showing how the cable is laid and repaired
It was all change from Sunday, no more military transport, classic car and tractors, they gave way to country crafts and exhibitions. There was a fantastic array of food from different parts of the world along with homemade chutney and other local produce
Displays
Here are a few examples of one of the exhibitions / Demonstrations
of chainsaw cutting that was demonstrated at the fair
of chainsaw cutting that was demonstrated at the fair
Traditional Crafts
Wicker Basket Weaving display and demonstration
Wicker Fencing
We have all heard about the lack of bee colonies in the UK which leads to a loss of bees able to pollenate our flowers and fruit trees etc. It was so nice to see Bee's for Bentham on site to educate us about the importance of bees and encourage those who are able to look deeper into what they can do to help.
Bees for Bentham
Bee Hive
Honeycomb
For more information bee keeping look at
the site below its excellent
Traditional fair stands
Bungee Jumping went down very well with the kids
as families enjoyed picnics away from normal
daily life and spent quality time together.
Raptors
Vultures spreading their wings and cooling down
Eagle Owl
I think this is a Barn Owl
Displays
The Samba Band
The samba band entertained the public with
various Samba rhythms.
for more information on the origins of samba
please click on the link below
A Pipe Band
For some interesting facts about the history of the bagpipes
Please click on the links below.
Sheep and Geese herding display
Rare Breeds
Food including local produce and international produce
We had everything from the traditional burger van
Through too local and international cuisine
Greek Food
Local chutney samples
A lovely selection of local chutney
A selection of fine cheeses
A free range selection of eggs including Duck eggs
The Hog Roast much loved by Sands Members.
Its also a favourite of many of the public
It does not seem to last long
A hearty selection from Lancaster soup
Indian Food
You don't have to wait until the next Wray Fesitival
to sample the delights of this food, they are available on
Lancaster Market Days along with other traders who
produce hot food from their countries.
Well that concludes our visit to the Wray Scarecrow Festival, a really enjoyable event.
73
Brian G0RDH
73
Brian G0RDH
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