Ilkeston - Steampunk Extravaganza
w/e 16 June 2019
All of this week's pictures were
taken with a Kodak DX6490
The Erewash Museum hosted a new event that was very well attended
and enjoyed by many people. It was advertised as a Victorian
Steampunk Extravaganza but exactly what Steampunk is, was a bit
of a mystery. Having visited the event I'm still not much wiser
but it appears to be an excuse for dressing in fantastic pseudo-Victorian
colourful costumes and having a good time.
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On the lawn there were a number of different activities including
a magic show, plate spinning and hula hooping.
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There was also quoits on the lawn and elsewhere a tombola was
being run, a prize raffle was held, a fire eater gave demonstrations
throughout the day and various other amusements could be found
all around the museum.
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But it was the costumes that proved a big attraction and many
were dressed in traditional Victorian garb.
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Those wearing their creations were only too happy to pose for
photographs but it seemed a little incongruous seeing one Victorian
gentleman using a mobile phone.
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The headgear was just a sight to behold.
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Another attraction was the time-travelling trike which surely
had a nod towards the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car with its retractable
wings.
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Some of the costumes were really colourful and most of these
people in this picture, if not all, were with the Morris Dancing
Group, either as musicians or dancers.
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The musicians played in the courtyard to accompany the dancers.
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Some of the dances seemed a little exuberant as the sticks were
brandished dangerously close the each other's heads. This is
the first time the museum has hosted a Steampunk event but if
the success of this one is anything to go by, it surely won't
be the last.
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