The weather was kind to us this weekend at the Belvoir Castle Country Show. It was overcast but dry; ideal if you are stood in front of a glass furnace. The mixture of events and attractions is phenomenal at these Country shows. We found ourselves sandwiched between a stick maker and weather vane blacksmith on one side and a laser beam clay pigeon shoot on the other. We were also a "bus stop" for the horse and trap rides.
On Saturday the audiences for our shows were good but started to drop off in the afternoon. I soon realised that a lot of people were desperate to watch England get battered by the Aussies in the rugby world cup. I decided to put the radio on and listen to the match. Word must have got round about the radio because our marquee began to fill up, mostly with the male gender it has to be said. Then the unbelievable happened. England won!! The euphoria turned into sales and normal service was resumed.
My cousin and his children were visiting us at the show. They had taken a little time out of a rock climbing holiday to help us out. In the evening we watched Harry Potter on the large screen that we use for close up shots during the demonstrations. We turned it into a huge TV dinner by having a barbecue at the same time. It was wonderful. The evening ended in terror as our youngest son Josh had a horrendous asthma attack. The worst of the attack lasted for about an hour and a half, but he had breathing problems all night.
I have to get up at 6.30 in the morning to get the furnace ready for the first show at 11. That was very difficult after almost no sleep, but the show must go on.
Sundays crowds were constantly large and very appreciative all day.
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