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'Strange' events

Discussion in 'Galas and Events' started by mdewell, Jan 30, 2020.

  1. Gladiator 5076

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    Surely it would be a Bf109 not a Spitfire?
     
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    johnofwessex Resident of Nat Pres

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    If the blonde in a Basque & pink stockings is reading, please can she be so good as to warn me - and there may be others of the events she is attending in order that I can get the OK from my GP before I consider going
     
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    Does the Bluebell running a branch line gala with all corridor stock count as strange? ;)
     
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    My only visit to Chatham Dockyard a few years ago coincided with a steampunk event. Sadly no basques or pink stockings, but it certainly certainly added something to the day.

    In the 'strange' department, last year the Severn Valley advertised a "Day of Dance" with "Traditional Morris Dancers performing up and down the Railway". In terms of attracting customers, a day of Morris Dancing must be on a par with Marmite...
     
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    Are you sure that's not the Epping and Ongar?:rolleyes::oops:
     
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    mdewell Well-Known Member Friend

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    Another candidate for the list. . .
    "Live la vida loca at the Kirklees Light Railway this June as we host our first ever Mexican night!"
     
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    A study of some of the American tourist lines can come up with some gems. The Cuyahoga Valley RR in Ohio are having a "Truffle Making" event on two dates this year, not to mention a "Princess PJ party" which one assumes is aimed at children turning up in their pajamas...........
     
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