Rain and more rain. We went to a couple of the comp briefings, but then decided not to bother with the third as it was clear nothing was going to happen. The sky did brighten for the do we were having in the evening.

Dave, Sam, Wendy and Cris turned up early to help set up the marquee and Mark arrived soon after to rehearse the songs and get the music set up. Given that they were playing quite a few of the songs for the first time, they sounded excellent.

People started drifting in after 8.30pm but with a good forecast for Monday, people didn’t want to get too drunk! Cris Miles, Mark Leavesley and Dave Thomson did a great set and were then joined by Wendy Griffiths, who sang Blondie’s Heart of Glass brilliantly. Next up was Mike Hoppet, who rocked the place. Then lots of drinking and some late night silliness for the non-competitors and party die-hards.

It was an excellent evening, with around 50 people there, a lot of fun. Food, drink, music, reasonable weather – what more can you ask for!

We heard later that some people did make the trip to the coast, where they had some good flying.

See photos of today.

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