The War and Peace Revival 2013 - formerly known as "Beltring"

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Hi all,

For those who did not know it already, as of 2013 the War & Peace show is no longer to be held at the Hop Farm at Beltring, but is now known as The War and Peace Revival at a venue called RAF Westenhanger – Folkestone Racecourse, Hythe, Kent.

I was wondering who is planning to go to the re-incarnation of "Beltring" this year? I am planning to take my two boys for the weekend, arriving at Friday night.

Who will be there, too?

Regards,
Hanno

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Hi all,

For those who did not know it already, as of 2013 the War & Peace show is no longer to be held at the Hop Farm at Beltring, but is now known as The War and Peace Revival at a venue called RAF Westenhanger – Folkestone Racecourse, Hythe, Kent.

I was wondering who is planning to go to the re-incarnation of "Beltring" this year? I am planning to take my two boys for the weekend, arriving at Friday night.

Who will be there, too?

Regards,
Hanno

Hi Hanno,

Will be there all week, with a three man contingent from Australia joining me. While at Corowa last month there was a lot of interest from others and quite a number are coming from Down Under. I visited the site in February and reckon it will be a better show than before.

[Mike t.]

Hi all, I will be there all week also.Driving the GMC 352 up from exmouth with my mate Brian Harper and on the lookout for M3 Stuart parts ! Look forward to catching up you richard and Ian Bell hope it has stopped raining by then ?

Regards Mike Tripae Kapiti NZ

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Mike t.

Hi all, I will be there all week also.Driving the GMC 352 up from exmouth with my mate Brian Harper and on the lookout for M3 Stuart parts ! Look forward to catching up you richard and Ian Bell hope it has stopped raining by then ?

Regards Mike Tripae Kapiti NZ

Hi Mike,
You will have a slightly longer drive from Exmouth this year! See you there.
regards,
Richard

[Andy Mitchell]

Hi all, will be there Ring mastering the Arena as usual ! F30 as well as long as I can get a Wot 2 finished and the F30 back together !

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

Will be there all week, with a three man contingent from Australia joining me. While at Corowa last month there was a lot of interest from others and quite a number are coming from Down Under. I visited the site in February and reckon it will be a better show than before.

Hello Richard, Mike & Andy,

Good to hear that, looking forward to meeting you there!

Hanno

[carrierbarry]

War and Peace Show nearly time again.

Who's going to new venue?

[kevin powles]

Hi Barry, will be there with the tank hunter, you taking the carrier?.

Kevin.

[eddy8men]

i'll be there with the Cromwell

[shaun]

See you there guys , just started to prep our wagons.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by carrierbarry

War and Peace Show nearly time again.

Who's going to new venue?

Threads merged from the Carrier forum to here.

I'll be there with my two boys.

[jack neville]

Originally Posted by Andy Mitchell

Hi all, will be there Ring mastering the Arena as usual ! F30 as well as long as I can get a Wot 2 finished and the F30 back together !

Andy,

What sort of wot are you putting together?

[Marc van Aalderen]

We'll be there with Dingo and Carrier.

Cheers,

[Andy Mitchell]

Hi Jack,
We have just finished a WOT 2 H 15 cwt GS, full restoration.
Must be th 4th or 5th I have been involved with !

F30 is done now so just need to sort l/rover - no peace for the wicked , oh and move house too !

Cheers

Lookinfg forward to seeing the Cromwell !

[RichardT10829]

I will be going again this year, just need to sort out logistics and some general admin first though !

[Ganmain Tony]

I'll be there this year...sounds like an awesome experience.

Thanks Richard for organising a ticket for myself and a mate of mine.

Looking forward to meeting MLU lads and putting faces to names, perhaps enjoying the odd beer with one or two

Is the ground at War and Peace comfortable??

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

I'll be there this year...sounds like an awesome experience.

Thanks Richard for organising a ticket for myself and a mate of mine.
Looking forward to meeting MLU lads and putting faces to names, perhaps enjoying the odd beer with one or two

That's great news Tony!

Looks like we have to organise some sort of impromptu MLU "meet & greet"........

May I suggest Friday evening? Is anyone setting up a proper camp. Or do we gather round Richard's Bedford QL? All suggestions are welcome.

Hanno

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Thanks Richard for organising a ticket for myself and a mate of mine.


Is the ground at War and Peace comfortable??

hi Tony,
I will email you soon with update on everything.

As for your last question, don't know, did not lie down to test it when I was there in May.

cheers Richard

[Ganmain Tony]

Good on you Richard - appreciate the local knowledge - invaluable.

A gathering around the Bedford sounds like an excellent suggestion to me Hanno.

[jack neville]

Is the ground at War and Peace comfortable??


I slept on the ground at the Beltring War and Peace in 2003 Tony. It was hard. However if you soak the inside of your stomach with several litres of HGSS, (Hard Ground Softening Solution) you will sleep like a baby. Luckily they had a tent dispensing said solution on site. There must have been hundreds of people sleeping on the ground that night. They were all dosing liberally on the stuff.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by jack neville

Is the ground at War and Peace comfortable??


I slept on the ground at the Beltring War and Peace in 2003 Tony. It was hard. However if you soak the inside of your stomach with several litres of HGSS, (Hard Ground Softening Solution) you will sleep like a baby. Luckily they had a tent dispensing said solution on site. There must have been hundreds of people sleeping on the ground that night. They were all dosing liberally on the stuff.

It was very soft ground last year, more like a water bed

[Peter Hommes]

The Military Market Place (F21) and The El Alamein Collection (F23) will be present at the War & Peace show 2013.

We will run http://www.milmarket.org and in corporation with HMVF and War History Online, their respective websites

We will provided free access to visitors of the War & Peace Show. Come to one of our stalls (F21, F23), have a chat and get you free personal login code.

Hope to see you there.

[carrierbarry]

Will be there this year.
Bringing my MKII
Will arrive Friday for weekend only.

Anyone know the lay out this year.?
Shall we have a carrier meet up Saturday morning?
Where can we all park together?


Barry

[kevin powles]

Hi, If anyone needs vehicle transport to war and peace this year, going down next Monday and coming back on the Sunday evening or Monday, we have a spare space on the lorry, (craned beavertail). If anyone is interested in the south norfolk, beccles/lowestoft/norwich area please let me know, there and back would be £300 total.

Kevin.

[carrierbarry]

So is it carrier meet up Saturday midday ?

Shaun your in the know. Where is good to meet up ?
Rick you must have an area with the Cromwell ?

lets agree this week, before it's all upon us.

Barry

[Ganmain Tony]

Im about to head over to London from Milan. Get into Heathrow then to Charing Cross to Westenhanger and War and Peace.

Look forward to meeting a few people and hopefully having a look at what some of you lads are bringing to the show.

I think I may have sunburnt eyeballs by the end of the week.

Cant wait.

[Ganmain Tony]

What can I say? What an fabulous experience, thoroughly enjoyed myself and met some terrific people.

I cant post photos at the moment but will as soon as I get the opportunity. I think Richard Farrant will no doubt be on here shortly to give some specifics of the event. Many thanks again to you mate and to Rob for helping find a bed and a place to stay.

James Gosling also spoiled me by letting me have a cruise with him and a couple of great blokes, another James and Andy in his superbly restored Otter. It was an experience I will never forget.

Great to meet some other MLUers I'll be more specific with photo's in the days to come.

[hrpearce]

Tony ,looking forward to the pictures and story.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

What can I say? What an fabulous experience, thoroughly enjoyed myself and met some terrific people.

I cant post photos at the moment but will as soon as I get the opportunity. I think Richard Farrant will no doubt be on here shortly to give some specifics of the event. Many thanks again to you mate and to Rob for helping find a bed and a place to stay.

Hi Tony,
Good to see you over here and to get first taste of the new site, which is going to develop into a great show. The weather has been exceptional too ... see how much we laid on for you and the rest of the Aussies who were at the show ....... wall to wall sunshine. Glad to hear you enjoyed yourself.

regards, Richard

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

Hi Tony,
Good to see you over here and to get first taste of the new site, which is going to develop into a great show. The weather has been exceptional too ... see how much we laid on for you and the rest of the Aussies who were at the show ....... wall to wall sunshine. Glad to hear you enjoyed yourself.

regards, Richard

Was it as warm as Corowa?