The KM War and Peace Show
In Association With the IMPS
Beltring 2002 - From the Frontline by Rex Cadman
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As the
War and Peace Show 2001 drew to a close last year our thoughts turned
to the 2002 Show. Like all shows there are those who help and those who
do not, and this show by history has always been lacking in volunteers,
therefore those who do volunteer are worth their weight in gold. Last
year one or two volunteers stood out with their supreme efforts, and
one or two let us down. I took it upon myself to outline the areas we
had been let down in and by whom.
In the
September 2001 Imprint Allen Ede wrote a glowing testament to my
efforts on behalf of the Imps club and the military vehicle movement as
a whole. A month later I was being branded as dishonourable and had
been asked to resign from a Committee I had once been proud to be
associated with. At the November club night I resigned from the Imps
Committee no longer wishing to be associated with the path the
Committee now planned to travel down.
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In
December as Brent, Fiona, Barbara and I started at last to look
seriously at organising War and Peace 2002 we realised we had wasted
five months of vital time in organising a show that takes all year. The
pressure was on and we had to respond. The military vehicle world had
been fed all kinds of false rumours and the then Imps committee were
ardently working against the show as each month rolled by further bad
press appeared in the newsletter or the Imprint. Each attack just
refuelled our determination to put on one hell of a show. And this we
achieved but not without the help of some great volunteers all of whom
we have thanked and are listed here. Some just gave a couple of hours
and some just never stopped giving. I will not highlight the heroes in
these pages, as they all know who they are. For me the most common
comment was "I have been coming for years and thought it was time I
gave something back". With a spirit like that we could not fail.
To all of you listed here we will never be able to say thank you enough, never mind your reasons,
| Rita Johnson |
Nick Crowhurst |
Carena Crowhurst |
| Hayley Crowhurst |
Cindy Glenn |
Ian Brice |
| James Shopland |
Andrew Partridge |
Gill Partridge |
| Steve Knight |
Taz & Chris Kavanagh |
Terry Batley |
| The Tarry Family |
Jeremy Hall & Team |
Emma Johnson |
| Carole Hart |
Malcolm & Gabi Dunlop |
Bob Ellis |
| Colin Dawson |
Geoff Sumner |
Dean Lewis |
| Paul McDonald |
Andy Mitchell |
Dave Woods |
| Richard Burlong |
Andy Ellis & Michelle |
Andy Neal |
| Graham Robinson |
Eddy Tozeland |
Eric Bell |
| Tony Lawrence |
Jim Dowdall |
Roger Jerram |
| Pat Ware |
Rory Fenton |
Paul Cartwright & NLBA |
| Glenn Swallow |
Jon Heyworth |
Richard Smith |
| Fred & Belinda Cornwell |
Dave Dibb |
Terry Elliott |
| Ginger Gammon |
Len Shea
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Phil Bashall |
| Dale Johnson |
Merlin Jones |
Andy Dorrell |
| Andy Haynes |
Clive Swift |
Steve Hollis |
| Trevor Revell |
Paul Shea |
Tom Clifton |
| Steve Cobb |
Mudge |
Ken Ditchfield |
| Nobby Clark |
Tony Wilding |
Paul Ditchfield |
| Trevor Brazier |
Brian Laker & Crew |
Hop Farm Staff |
| Stephanie Tarry-Cadman |
Alex Tarry-Cadman |
Dom Tarry-Cadman |
| Sarah Shea |
Nicola Crowhurst |
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If we
have failed to add your name to this list please get in touch with us
as soon as possible as we have tried to remember everyone and we would
very much like to say thank you to all those who helped.
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