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Crick Boat Show blows off
02 Jun 2008
BOAT SHOW: Following a good sunny and well-attended day on the Saturday and a wet and rather less crowded day on the Sunday, the 2008 Crick Boat Show had to be closed after the first hour on the Bank Holiday Monday due to high winds, write Harry Arnold.
Bank Holiday Monday at Crick was not quite so benign...photo: Waterway Images
The organisers Richmond Event Management said that 45 mph winds seriously compromised safety on the site.
Exhibitors reported a somewhat chaotic situation with an initial announcement that everyone should vacate the site and to return on the Tuesday to clear their stands, which they refused to do, and most packed up their stock there and then.
However, while they were doing this members of the public were still on site and asking to make purchases.
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