Comments on: Southport Airshow 26-27th September

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:35:39 +0000

Dear Biggles and Ginger – being a local – you will find that all the roads in and out on that weekend, sefton council decided to close for some strange or stupid reason which left one road in one road out!!

I know Southport just as well as Preston and to be honest – it completely ruined the day.

So if you know next year a route which would be traffic free, may be you should ring sefton council and ask them to keep it open.

Have a great christmas, my last post until next year.

Have fun everyone!!!

By: Judy Goodman

Judy Goodman — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:28:08 +0000

There was a letter in our local paper about this years organisation being poor, and the roads being closed off, the person who wrote it wondered if someone new was doing it because of the lack of stalls on the beach as well as the roads being closed.
Lets hope they revert to past years organisation.

By: Biggles and Ginger

Biggles and Ginger — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:27:15 +0000

a little local knowledge sometimes helps – there are ways in and out of southport which the masses are not aware of.
thats what makes living in southport some good knowing all the back ways out

By: Roger fogg

Roger fogg — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:36:53 +0000

There must be a moral there somewhere Bob, Maybe to get there early don’t get a trike or a combo go for a solo every time As you said a great day shame about the traffic.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:05:03 +0000

May I just say the airshow was superb, Tremendous, we all had a fabulous day
Team Guinot are amazing to say the least, the Red Arrows as spectacular as ever (and the Blades!!), the Vulcan and the Eurofighter leaves everyone amazed!!!

However the only downside was the traffic after the event, 3 hours to get out of Southport (its not worth all that) The Event Staff closed major roads leading out of the town, people had to drive through birkdale, churchtown, meols, then to be told to head for a certain road, which then in turn was closed, disgraceful onbehalf of organisers, next year keep major roads open – cannot believe the sense or lack of from certain event organisers (staff)

Thanks for the show – no thanks for the drive home!!!

Would not go again purely because of traffic chaos!!

By: Bob Summers

Bob Summers — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:15:30 +0000

Your right Lesley, It was a long day as well. Jackie & I stayed until well after 5:30 and stopped for a drink on the way home, didn’t get in until after 8:00. Good day though. Jimmy Ryan & Brian Stanford got stuck in all the traffic and took over 2 hours to get home.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:28:47 +0000

What a great day out yet again with good company. Planes & goldwings what a way to spend a sunday cant get better than this. Crazy golf too I doubt any of us would make the ryder cup team even as caddys. but good fun was had. ready and waiting to do it all again.

Barry & Lesley
p.s
The vulcan was the star of the show worth waiting for