6th&7th August 2005 Kite Festival Campbeltown

[Admin3]

Has anyone got any news about this?

Who can supply details?

Do you know if there will be stalls etc and if so how can locals group get involved?

[vk]

Anyone know anything about this?

Is it just a case of some people turning up on the green and flying their kites or are there other things like stallls and more importantly a burger stall!

Think the Fair is due in town soon too (?)

[Owain]

Hi!
I just registered but I am awaiting my username to be activated. (now activated so posting this in the correct place). I noticed you were looking for information about the kite festival being held in Campbeltown this weekend.

I run a kiting website and we will be coming over to take part. As far as I can work out it will not be a free for all, its mostly going to be display teams doing there thing in a roped off area.

We will be doing a display with traction kiting (more info can be found on our site). We have one of Scotlands best land boarders coming with us and a number of buggiers. If the conditions are right you will be able to watch the team doing 2 wheel tricks, going airborne and lots more. We will also be free for anyone to talk to about the sport we take part in.

Hope to you there.

Owain.

[Ship called Dignity]

its started

[Owain]

Had a fantastic day on Sunday That to everyone who popped over and said hello and also turned up to support the event.

Will put a video of the day on our site soon.

edit: Video is now on the website : www.tractionkiting.co.uk/gallery/

O.

[John S]

Great Video Owain, well done.

[Shake Your Foundations]

Well we had a fantastic day on the Saturday trying to fly our kite. With not much luck at all until near the end when a kindly (and obviously far more knowledgeable) gentleman came over and told us what we were doing wrong.

After that there was no stopping us and it soared majestically through the air, so much so we didn't want to leave!!

But we returned for a further braver attempt on the Sunday with a stunt kite which proved FAR more diffcult to fly than first thought!!

I must admit when we heard a kite festival was coming we were a bit apprehensive as to what sort of thing it would be but it was good to see Kinloch Green busy again and everyone of all ages seemed to thoroughly enjoy it.

SYF

P.S. Thanks also to the ladies with the sweeties

[Kintyre Lad]

Yes Satruday and Sunday were most enjoyable - fine weather with a slight breeze made it all the better!

Is there a chance this will come back next year?

Would have been good however, to have seen more stalls etc.

Don't think anyone was asked?

[DMS Graphics]

The weather certainly helped make it enjoyable. So easily could have been a wash out or blown away.

I would like to see it return and I will get a better kite next time, mine was obviously faulty

[WC1]

Re Kintyre Lad's point about stalls at the kite festival. I understand the council didn't allow stalls. The folk who run the Lifeboat shop wanted to set up a stall to sell kites and were told they couldn't, so they had to put up a big sign saying they were selling them from the shop.