Diary Saturday 16th September 2017 - The Preston Military Day
@arthurchappell (44941)
Preston, England
September 16, 2017 4:53pm CST
Went to Preston's annual free millitary show, at the barracks museum to the Lancashire Fusiliers, with lots of great events, motorcycle stunt riders, parachute displays, and lots of military marching / brass bands but the highlight was undoubtedly the Red Barrows, a very funny clown around team who do everything the Red Arrows do, except on the ground with red wheelbarrows - bonkers and brilliant.
Found footage of them on Youtube too
Arthur Chappell
The Bonsall Red Barrows performing at Bonsall Carnival 2012
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@allen0187 (59828)
• Philippines
16 Sep 17
Wish there was something like this here in Manila. Motorcycle stunts and parachute displays would be great to watch.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
17 Sep 17
@allen0187 we are very lucky with such events in the UK
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@crossbones27 (52996)
• Mojave, California
16 Sep 17
That is neat, looks like fun and pretty cool music also. I like when the military shows their human side.
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@celticeagle (189927)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Sep 17
Nice music. Sound like an interesting thing to watch.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
17 Sep 17
Oh come on..bonkers and brilliant for sure Arthur!!! You were so lucky to go to this. Thanks for sharing it here.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
17 Sep 17
yes, it was a great opportunity - these guys were also on - The White Helmet motorcycle display team -
Royal Signals Motorcycle Display Team Known As (White Helmets) The Team Is Based At the Home Of The Royal Signals At Blanford Camp In Dorset. Here They Are P...
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
17 Sep 17
@arthurchappell Oh those guys are brilliant Arthur..so glad you got to go to this wonderful time!! Thanks for sharing with us. I love things like this when the military strut their stuff.
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@teamfreak16 (43647)
• Denver, Colorado
17 Sep 17
Interesting. I've never seen anything like that.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
16 Sep 17
So cool, was the weather hot today while watching the show?
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
17 Sep 17
@peachpurple yes, the weather stayed very nice for the event - too much rain and cloud would have cancelled some of the displays
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
17 Sep 17
@arthurchappell which performance doyou like best
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
17 Sep 17
@peachpurple they were all very good - the links here are to some of the more spectacular highlights
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@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
17 Sep 17
I really want to see the Red Barrows in action now - I love anything that's a bit bonkers!
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