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by LilacWolf on 22 June 2008 - 21:06
What a day! Thought last year at Blackpool show was bad enough, but this year definitely tops that!
was waiting to take Inka in Limit bitch, and brought Tika out of the tent and benches aswell as didn't trust the tent at all, it was blowing and clanging with metal poles bashing about. As we were stood watching P.G.Bitch, the catering tent suddenly ripped and then collapsed to the ground, all the heavy metal frame. I thought this tent had actually been cleared and was empty, but later found out that people were in there. I'd heard the chef had hot oil spilt on him and was scalded.
It was after this that the announcement was made that show was to be abandoned and for everyone to leave the grounds. I took the dogs to the jeep straight away while Lisa packed all the crates and bags away.
The fire engines, police and ambulances were there as we were leaving.
Tika managed to do her class, puppy bitch and was 2nd to Mascani Giselle. Unfortunately Inka never got to do Limit bitch but we were just glad to get the dogs out safe!
by shootingstar on 22 June 2008 - 22:06
well wot a windy day lol they got as far as half way through post grad bitch then abannoned the show :(
well done to nasko for the cc and adrio for res cc and best puppy dog leroaine bravlio
natalie (leroaine)
by Sunsilver on 23 June 2008 - 00:06
Here are some pics of the damage, link courtesy of Cardigan breeder, Jennifer Roberson:
http://www.highampress.co.uk/info.asp
by srilankagsd on 23 June 2008 - 03:06
Outdoor shows should not happen in bad weather because first of all its a risky in the sense that people and dogs can get injured, dogs cannot be shown properly and its very difficult for the offcials to coordinate. trust me on this one.
by A Shepherd on 24 June 2008 - 12:06
Spot on Arbeiter.
AS
by Spike on 24 June 2008 - 13:06
Arbeitor/AS
Not all big breeders mentioned their dogs wins!!! Some of us were busy helping others evacuate the show, dont tar everyone with the same brush, it just pisses me off to listen to the same shit week after week!!
by BESS on 24 June 2008 - 15:06
Taken from the Lancashire Evening Post, 22 June 2008
3,000 flee as gale fells dog show marquees
A cook in one of the damaged marquees suffered second degree burns
Shocked witnesses have told how thousands of people fled in panic when 60mph gusts brought giant marquees crashing down at a Lancashire dog show.
Four people were taken to hospital when the metal-framed marquees were ripped from their moorings on Westby Road near Wrea Green on Sunday.
Police and officials had to evacuate 3,000 people from the Blackpool Dog Show site as paramedics treated the injured.
Three giant marquees were ripped apart, with one left strewn across a nearby road.
Eyewitnesses have spoken of scenes of "chaos" as people clambered over fences to escape.
Phil Fairhurst, 27, who lives on Westby Road, said people were jumping over his back fence to flee the flying marquees.
He said: "We heard the thudder of the metal falling down. They were climbing over the fence to get in and we opened the gate for some of them.
"We saw people running down the field. It was a freak wind.
"Everyone was shouting and dogs were barking."
Police said one person suffered cuts and bruises while a second was treated for a suspected dislocated shoulder.
A cook in one of the damaged marquees suffered second degree burns when he was scalded by hot fat and another man had a suspected heart attack.
They were all taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
Yvonne Burgess, 82, from Freckleton, arrived at the show just as ambulances were arriving.
She said: "It was chaos. People were running everywhere and it was really frightening. They were trying to get out as fast as they could but others didn't know what was going on.
"One marquee was across the road and they were trying to keep others from blowing away. Police were moving everyone away. Some people were being taken off to ambulances.
"It's just lucky no-one was seriously injured."
The Blackpool and District Canine Championship show, organised by Preston-based Steve Hall, had expected to draw crowds of up to 25,000 people over three days.
He said: "There must have been around 3,000 people with 3,000 dogs there yesterday. It's 12 months work wrecked in five minutes - disappointing is an understatement.
"It's very sad, people came from all over the country to show their dogs, but the main thing is nobody died."
Almost 10,000 dogs had been entered, with the Best In Show award set to be announced until the show was abandoned at 1pm.
Freak weather wreaked havoc across Lancashire with trees uprooted and branches littering roads.
A car on Worden Lane in Leyland was crushed by a falling tree while Kirkham bore the brunt of the gusts with roads blocked.
Numerous trees were blown down across Kirkham and rural Fylde.
The A583 near the Bell and Bottle pub in Newton-with-Scales had to be closed for a short time when a fa
by BESS on 24 June 2008 - 15:06
The A583 near the Bell and Bottle pub in Newton-with-Scales had to be closed for a short time when a fallen tree crashed into the road.
Blackpool Airport recorded winds of 63mph on Sunday
Trust everyone arrived home safely.
David & Sharon Bowen
by LilacWolf on 24 June 2008 - 16:06
here is a link to a news report/film after the event.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7470257.stm
we kept making comments to people about our tent starting to look very unsafe, and concerned about the dogs, which is why we brought ours outside from the crates/benches. Some people just laughed saying 'it's not going anywhere, it's safe' they didn't seem to be seeing just how serious things were getting. I'm just glad that there weren't more people or dogs injured or even worse, which looking at the benching areas in the photos, is a miracle.
we sat in the car park by the entrance/exit area for a while while people were leaving, incase help was needed, but you weren't allowed back on the grounds, and the fire service and police were already there.
by Sunsilver on 24 June 2008 - 16:06
A terrifying eyewitness account from a lady who was showing her boxer that day, again, courtesy of Jennifer Roberson's newsgroup on SFF-net:
Although this should have been one of the best days so far, of my showing career, it will probably stay in my mind for ever as the day we nearly died!! I do not think I have ever been so terrified for myself or my family + Todd.
Once the judging was halted due to the terrible windy condidtions at Blackpool, I stopped to thank the Mr Habig for awarding Todd the CC and to collect the ticket, which had been left on the table awaiting further details to be added, along With Barbara Morrison (Xandene) (reserve ticket winner) and also my husband. A gentleman was frantically telling us to vacate the huge marquee as soon as possible, I looked over to my bench and saw my son and his friend looking in my direction with urgent expressions.
I saw people grabbing their stuff and dogs. I told my husband to collect the ticket from the table whilst I ran to the bench to retrieve Todd and the children. As quickly as we could, we got the dog off the bench, dismantled the bench front and loaded everything into bags, I gave Todd to my son to put on his walking collar and lead, we stood up, everything in hand and my son said I have put the collar on wrong ! I dropped the bags and readjusted the collar, as I stood back up, the huge tent peg bases, which hold down the guide ropes for the marquee, were ripped from the ground by the wind and swung upwards high into the air, at this point I cannot be exact as to what happened, I remember people screaming and running, I grabbed the boys and held them down infront of the bench, my sons friend held the bench front over our heads as huge poles and metal plates and foot long stakes swung around our heads and poles javelined through the air, the wind blew and everything rose to the air again, I grabbed the boys and yelled RUN NOW, a young lady who benches opposite me (affix- leigharac) was in the same predicament as us, she ran and pushed my sons friend out of the tent infront of her. As I ran, Todd ran in the opposite direction, as by now the metal plates were swinging back in our direction, he was terrified, I told my son to run and I went back for the dog, during this a massive pole on a rope came crashing back down to earth smashing into the bench where Todd had been caged not a few minutes before hand! I yelled at Todd to stop and come, which thankfully he did , I grabbed his scruff and dragged him back to the exit, where metal objects were still flying round on the end of ropes and you didn't have a clue wich way they were heading, I grabbed the show bag on the way, as a footing plate narrowly missed us, it was like running the gauntlet for our life, my son ran back in the marquee to help me drag the dog out, we all collapsed outside the marquee. A lady came to help us who I am very thankful to (whoever you were) as my son had been hit by one of the iron bars on his arm, at this point he collapsed on the floor , went as white as a ghost and went into shock. I heard shouting and my husband had just realised what was going on and was frantiaclly running towards us, I shouted at him to stand still as yet again the wind had catapulted the metal plates into the air, as it tangled itself up he made a run for it. I understand the young girl Leigharac (affix ) , was hurt also, but think she helped get my sons friend out of the marquee. I hope she is ok, as we speak often, but I have never asked her name.
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