Rufford At War. Sept 2019. Artefacts (04)

            Sadly not a patch on previous times I've been. Visually less of everything across the board. It's clear reenactors, stall holders, vintage vehicles etc., have given it a miss in advance. 
The event organisers [Pike and Shot] say 80% of the groups let them down. Cant blame the groups for the mass exodus. You're the organisers, they have supported this event for over 10 years. The fault is on your doorstep.  
       
I was watching and listening to the fella firing up the Rolls Royce engine. He was furious to put it mildly (as seen in my video). He received a call to start it earlier than scheduled. He had to! He did with reluctance and was subsequently drowning out the singers nearby. When he challenged the staff about it they were not so sympathetic. Awful for him. To his credit he apologised to the small crowd of what happened that he was instructed to start the engine early. So for me, this was a live example of the organisers causing unrest as the event unfolded. 
Having been to several 1940s events this year, this was the bottom of the pile. When I spoke with quite a few visitors and stall holders etc., they were expecting so much more, as in the past.   

Singer: Miss Trixie Holiday
The other singer, not in this video, was Ricky Hunter. Decided not to include him in my video because he spent way too much time looking at his phone, playlist, drinking water,  while singing, rather than entertain the crowd. He was a last minute guest singer anyway. He had not been invited for over 5 years.

Entrance fee was £10! (reduced to £4 very late on into the second day).   No concessions. No signposting to the event. No map or itinerary. Limited parking.  A bare bones event. Purely the fault of the organisers and Rufford Abbey Estate collectively.

Without Prejudice.
   

Taken in: UK / England / Newark and Sherwood District / Edwinstowe (show map)

Taken on: September 28, 2019

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