Joust 2007 cancelled
When we got back today, I checked the Joust website to find that the second weekend of the Joust has also had to be cancelled.
It wasn’t surprising having seen some of the news this week. I think it was only yesterday or the day before that some parts of Gloucestershire had running water again and that wasn’t drinkable, even after boiling. 130,000 Gloucestershire homes are still without water and are surviving on bottled water and water bowsers.
It is a bit disappointing as I ordered the tickets months ago in February, but you can’t control the weather.
The year has been the wettest early summer (May, June, July) on record. Figures covering three months up to 23 July show more than 387mm (15.2in) of rain fell in England and Wales. That is more than double the average of 186mm (7.3in) for the period, resulting in two bouts of devastating floods in parts of England in June and July.
The previous biggest summer deluge since records started in 1766, came in 1789 when almost 350mm (13.8in) fell.
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July 29th, 2007 at 12:21 am
Too bad, I was looking forward to hearing about this, with photos.
What a disaster for the organizers who spent a lot of money, then to have it cancelled.
It certainly has been a disastrous summer in England. I wonder what winter will bring.
regards
jmb
July 29th, 2007 at 3:43 am
I hate to sound like a dumb American, but … medevil jousting? Two guys on horses pummeling each other with large pointy sticks? Sounds cool! I am sorry to hear it! Do you think they will reschedule?
July 29th, 2007 at 8:51 am
Hi jmb,
Yes, I was a disaster for all. The marquee people had already set the big marquees up earlier in the week before it was cancelled (see my new post).
This winter…who knows, we’ll probably have a heatwave. Last winter was mild and very wet.
Regards,
Ian
July 29th, 2007 at 10:46 am
Hi Barrett,
Yes, cool does sum it up. Ok, it is all staged, but it’s done well. The riders horse skills and accuracy with the lances are demonstrated before the actual jousting.
I have some photos on my gallery from last year’s visit http://gallery.ijhedges.com/gallery/Joust-2006
My next post shows what I missed this year.
It won’t be rescheduled this year, but hopefully will be on the last 2 weekends of July next year.
Regards,
Ian