Shipley Country Park
- Kite Festival
w/e 28 July
2002
I returned to the Cinderhill Trail in
Shipley Country Park this weekend and saw many butterflies settling
on the wild flowers. But this was not the main pupose of my return
visit for this was the weekend the Midland Kite Fliers staged
their Festival. It was possible to see some of the kites high
in the sky from the trail - one is arrowed in the small picture
left.
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The weather was warm and sunny with enough breeze (as can be
seen by the windsocks above) to keep the kite fliers happy.
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This muli-coloured type of kite was popular, being flown by several
people around the display area. Others were just content to lie
on their backs and soak up the sun - or were they just looking
at the kites?
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Enthusiastic amateurs were filling the sky with kites of all
types, doing their best not to get their lines crossed and tangled.
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One of the stars of the festival was surely this ninety foot
long inflatable monster in the main arena.
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For some though the heat of the afternoon was just too much.
Even this inflatable red man had to seek some shelter!
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