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Shackerstone 2011

The Family Festival

Saturday 3^rd and Sunday 4^th September

ATTRACTIONS SCHEDULED FOR SHACKERSTONE 2011

SATURDAY 3^rd September

v  Battle of Britain Memorial Flight full ‘three ship’ aerial display Lancaster, Spitfire & Hurricane

v  Breathtaking aerial display from the Breitling Wing Walkers

v  One of Britains top stunt man/escape artist Mark Stannage

SUNDAY 4^th September

v  Yak aerobatic team display by ‘Aerostars’

v  ‘ORC’ a fantastic Joust and Stunt show from Rockin’ Horse Productions

v  Bob Hogg sheepdogs with Duck Herding and Sheep Racing with the first ShackieNational

v  Battle of the Marching Bands

SATURDAY and SUNDAY

Lawn Mower Racing returns by popular request - Wild West Arena from the Lincoln County Regulators

All things Pirates with “Bandits of the Sea” from Tempus Experientia

Simon Tebbutts Birds of Prey Demonstration - Piston Ring Youth Motorcycle Club Display Team

Shackiesaurus Children’s Club with the Antics Crew

In the Beer Festival you will find Phase One Steel Band & Karls Bavarian Brass Band

British Fly Ball Association Tournament – Canine Arena for Obedience and Agility Displays

Huge Classic Car, Commercial & Vintage Bike Rally - Traction Engines – Working Narrow Boats Many other Canal Narrow Boats - Steam and Diesel Locomotives - Miniature Train Rides

Traditional Children’s Fun Fair & Ferris Wheel and much much more…

BENEFICIARIES for 2011 will include:

The Air Ambulance and LOROS (the Leicestershire and Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering)

Ashby Canal Restoration - Battlefield Railway Line - Shackerstone Village Projects,

There will also be many other charities and local projects attending

BOOKING FORMS

Exhibitor, Trade and Craft, Charity and Boat application forms available online by Easter 2011

Camping/Caravanning and Public Discounted Ticket pre-booking forms and payment links available online from mid april 2011

+++ DISCOUNTED RATES FOR UKCAMPSITE MEMBERS  +++

enquiries - Geoff Toon, 38 Radford Drive, Leicester, LE3 3DR Tel: 0116 2911268 (evenings only or leave message on ansaphone)

Interested in Sponsoring an event or helping with the Festival? – then please contact us.

For ALL other enquiries please contact -

Festival E-Mail Address -- info at shackerstonefestival.co.uk     

or Festival Telephone Number – 07767 400894

Presented by the Shackerstone Show Society, the Battlefield Line Railway, the Ashby Canal Assoc. & others

The Shackerstone Festival Company Limited – Company No. 6733909

Release date April 2011

What wonderful news!!!

Sounds like a great time again - well done!!

When will the booking forms be posted???

Hi all, details of the 2011 show are found here

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/articles/view.asp?id=273

and the booking forms can be downloaded from here

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/rally/2011_shackerstone.pdf

Cheers  Ratty

All sites within 5 miles of Shackerston dound using the  facility

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/calcdist.asp?bar=&shop=&restaurant=&md=5&l=52.65681&lg=-1.448135

Cheers  Ratty

Hi all,I would like to try this, but would be on my own & never been to a festival before.

Would I be better trying to book on site, or going to one of the sites nearby?.

Any advice from anyone who has been to this in the past would be greatly appreciated.

All the best,

andy

Hi Surfer01

I too would prefer EHU but could manage a weekend without it. I am a member of both clubs,will have a look for anything nearby.

All the best,

andy

Shackerstone 2011

The Family Festival

Saturday 3^rd and Sunday 4^th September

 UPDATE ON INFORMATION

Please note Friday & Saturday evening is not open to the general public but only to those on site including those camping, local villagers and boaters from the canal, so please have your wristbands/passes with you at all times. These will be issued to you when you arrive by Geoff or Pauline 

Entertainment will be provided by ‘The Kosmiks’ and resident festival disco on Friday evening whilst on Saturday evening entertainment will continue after the return of the Festival Evening Train in the Real Ale Beer Festival marquee with ‘Christopher Nott as David Essex’ from the finals of TV’s ‘Stars in Their Eyes’ together with a ‘Sounds of the Seventies Show’ and resident festival disco. Refreshment facilities will be available for both Friday and Saturday evenings but bring a torch; it’s a dark walk back to your bed.

A Service of Worship will take place at 8.30am on Sunday near the beer marquee

You may arrive at the Festival site from 10.30am on Friday when from lunchtime the Real Ale Tent & Refreshments area will be available. If you need to arrive at a different time please ring Geoff beforehand - it shouldnt be a problem. Water will be available from a few tap sources and the use of vehicles (5mph site limit) for water collection is permitted before 9.30am and after 5.30pm on Saturday and Sunday.

At the Administration Tent you will be able to purchase your discounted railway tickets (valid on specific daytime trains and the festival participants evening special at 6.30pm on Saturday) for a trip on The Battlefield Line Railway, at a fare of only £3.50 per person (under 3’s free) with part of the proceeds of the fare going to our two nominated charities for 2011; The Derbyshire Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance and LOROS (Leicestershire and Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering). Festival plaques will be available for purchase by exhibitors and participants from the Administration Tent whilst stocks last.

Directions: From the A444 at Twycross travel to Congerstone and follow the festival signs from the telephone box in the centre of the village turning right towards Barton on the Beans.  From Shackerstone proceed southwards towards Congerstone. Upon entering the village of Congerstone turn left at the telephone box. Please follow the site access signs and instructions given by the stewards

Think that brings you uptodate....see you soon.

I want to go to this next year, we are already booked up for this year. How early can you book for next year??

Sorry you cant be with us this year.

Normally an announcement is made in the new year confirming the dates and where it is taking place. Forms are then posted on the Festival web site and on UKcampsite web pages around Easter at the same time as confirming the entertainment on offer.

When I last spoke to Geoff (the male part of the Campsite Management)  on sunday  he said we should have over 100 caravans or tents for this year. - which is great news. The female part of the management team, Pauline said "daft bugger, we passed that number a few weeks ago"

If you know a good 'dry weather' dance please start now.

I am pleased to say that over the last month committee memebers have been out to various charities and other organisations making many  donations ranging from £400 to £1,000 from the profit from Shackerstone 2011. these include our two nominated charities for 2011 of LOROS in Leicester and The Midlands Air Ambulance

I am also pleased to confirm that SHACKERSTONE FAMILY FESTIVAL 2012 will be taking place on the weekend of 1st and 2nd September.

Application forms will be available after Easter - Geoff and Pauline will once again be looking after all campers etc. As usual a discounted camping rate will be offered to UKCampsite members and an area set aside for their location.

An announcement will be made also around Easter of this years entertainment programme.