WANT TO BE PART OF ODIHAM 2007 ON THE 4TH AND 5TH AUGUST THEN CONTACT US DETAILS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

ODIHAM  FIRE SHOW 2007 HAS HAD TO BE CANCELED DUE TO FLOODING SORRY

FIRE SHOW 2008 WILL BE ON 2ND AND 3RD OF AUGUST

THE BIGGEST FIRE SHOW  IN THE UK WAS ON THE 5TH AND 6TH OF AUGUST 2006

THE START OF THE ODIHAM FIRE SHOW 2006  ON THURSDAY THE 27TH OF JULY MICK AND PAT PAULL ROBERT AND MYSELF JETHRO MOVED IN TO THE SHOW FIELD AS YOU CAN SEE A LOVELY OPEN FIELD

ALL THE SPACE OF THE FIELD TO PITCH THE CARAVAN

WITH NELLIE AND PETE REID ROB PAULL ERECT THE WORKING TENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD

FRIDAY THE 28TH OF JULY DIDDY DAVE BULLINGHAM ARRIVES WITH CALLAIS AND KERRY  TO HELP WITH THE WEED AND HEDGE CONTROL NOTE ALSO THE HARRIS FENCING TURNED UP THURSDAY NIGHT AND WITH MICK PAUL'S NORMAL 5AM ALARM WE WERE UP WITH PETE BALDWIN ERECTING THE FENCING

FRIDAY MORNING 28TH JULY THE SCAFFOLD TOWER ARRIVES SO WE HAD TO MARK OUT THE ARENA AND ROADWAYS BEFORE THEY ARRIVED HENCE AT 11PM WE WERE OUT WITH TAPE MEASURES IN THE DARK USING TORCHES

FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MICKS BOUGHT SOME OF HIS COLLECTION TO THE FIELD WE LOADED THE LORRY WITH THE WOOD AND PALLETS FROM TED PITHERS AND THE FIRE STATION  THE ARENA IS NOW BEING ERECTED

WITH LINDA AND PAT WE WERE KEPT FULL OF TEA AND COFFEE  ME AND DILLY DAVE AND KERRY  USING HIS NEW CUTTERS TRIMMED ALL THE HEDGES AND BRAMBLES SO AS TO GET ALL THE CAMPING PITCHES AVAILABLE

the roadways are marked out with tape

THE TOWER IS NOW UP AND THE FIRE STATION IS BEING BUILT

FRIDAY SAW THE ARRIVAL OF PAUL FAY AND ADAM STEVENS TO LEND A HAND

AS WE LOSE THE LIGHT ON FRIDAY THE 28TH OF JULY THE WORK CONTINUES BY STEMLIGHTS THE POST FOR THE ARENA ARE PUT IN TO PLACE

KEV FRY ARRIVES WITH HELPING HANDS

SATURDAY THE 29TH OF JULY SAW A FEW OTHERS ARRIVE

CHRIS WILD AND GANG REPAIRED THE ROAD BRIDGE FOR THE CAR PARK

SUNDAY NIGHT SAW THE ARRIVAL OF PETE EDWARDS AND ANDY AND MANDY THE NICHOLAS CLAN AND THE FIRE MUSEUM WITH THE MURFINS

 THE BUILDING HAS BEEN STARTED WITH MICK  AND DAVE AND DEREK  IN PIC

DILLY DAVE UP A LADDER SO HE  CAN REACH [ THAT MAKES A CHANGE ]  HA HA

MORE VEHICLES START TO ARRIVE

THE WORKERS HARD AT IT  MICK ROBERT DILLY DAVE AND DAVE BOULTER DEREK EVANS PAUL AND PHIL STEVENS IN BACK OF PIC AND ME

MONDAY MORNING AND CARTERS ARRIVE TO ERECT THE MARQUE

DILLY DAVE CUTS ALL THE NETTLES AND GRASS READY TO INFLATE THE DAM AND HIS DAUGHTER KERRY KEPT US FULL UP WITH FOOD AND DRINKS

DANNY RANDEL ,PETE REID, ANDY DAMPIER ,MICK ,ROB, PAUL AND PHIL AND CLIVE TAKE A REST WITH A CUP OF TEA SUPPLIED BY THE LEWIS FAMILY WHILE BOULTER AND DILLY AND DEREK WORK ON THE OTHER BUILDING

PAUL STEVENS DOING THE ARTWORK

DAVE BOULTER AND KEV FRY DOING THE PAINTING WHILE PAULL STEVENS DOES THE FINISHING TOUCHES IN PIC ABOVE

THE ERECTIONS IS COMPLETE AND READY FOR THE BEER  FROM MR DAMPIER 

 THE EQUIPMENT STORES ARE READY FOR ALL THE PUNTERS

BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALL THE BUILDINGS  WERE UP AND PAINTED THE TOWER COMPLETE WITH FLAG FLYING STALL PITCHES MARKED OUT READY FOR THE EXHIBITORS TO ARRIVE FROM TOMMOROW MORNING THURSDAY THE 3RD OF AUGUST 2006

WITH THE HELP OF KEITH NICHOLAS AND JEZ LAMBLEY AND DEAN BLOXHAM AND BERK DILLY GOT ALL THE DAMS IN PLACE AND FILLED WITH WATER FROM OUR NATURAL SUPPLY ON SITE

THANKS TO ALAN ROBERTS AND HIS COMPANY FOR LOANING THE ROLLER ETC FOR THE CARPARK

ALSO TO ALL THE CARPARK MARSHELS ESPECIALLY TED PITHER FOR AN EXCELLENT JOB WELL DONE

THE FOLLOWING PICS ARE SENT IN FROM OUR GOOD MATE BAZ IN MERSYSIDE AND ARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTED BY HIMSELF FOR US TO USE AND YOU TO ENJOY

YOUNG DEAN BLOXHAM CHECKS OUT THE EQUIPMENT

THE BOYS GETTING FAMILIAR WITH A WHEELED ESCAPE LADDER

DILLY DAVE IN A TRANCE

WITH A BIT OF PRACTICE THEY MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY

DID YOU REALLY BUY THAT FROM JETHRO FOR A QUID DAD

DAVE,KEITH,DEAN AND NEIL ON THE WHEELED ESCAPE

DON;T WORRY THEY ONLY USE THIS FIREKIT FOR PRACTISING

PETE BALDWIN AND MICK PAULL KEEP A WATCHFULL EYE ON THINGS

ONE OF THE DISPLAYS TAKES PLACE WITH THE SAFETY CREW AND SFX CREW IN POSITION MARTIN POOLER, BOB BULLINGHAM AND ANDY DONOGHIE

IM A PLANE SPOTTER AND WENT TO LOOK OVER THIS FINE AIRCRAFT PARKED IN ODIHAM

I ONLY PUSHED 1 BUTTON AND IT CAUGHT FIRE

GOOD JOB THE PILOT WAS IN THE CAFE I HAD BETTER CALL THE FIRE BRIGADE AND QUICK

ENTER PETE EDWARDS CRASH TENDER

AS ABOVE

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WERE ROB PAULL AND CREW AND KEITH NICHOLAS AND CREW

THE CREWS PUT ON A GOOD SHOW FOR THE CROWDS

THE BIG BOY DOES IT;S STUFF

SURREY FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE SUPPLIED A BRAND NEW SCANIA APPLIANCE TO DISPLAY AT THE SHOW AND DEMONSTRATE

THIS FIRE APPLIANCE WAS FROM THE ITV SERIES  STEEL RIVER BLUES

DAVE BOULTER USED THE APPLIANCE TO LET THE FUTURE FIREFIGHTERS DO THERE DISPLAY

THE CHILDREN TAKE PART IN THERE OWN CONTROLLED DISPLAY IN THE ARENA

ME AND PETE EDWARDS

AFTER THE EARLIER PRACTICE THE CREW NOW IN TRADITIONAL FIRE KIT DEMONSTRATE THE WHEELED ESCAPE

A FIREFIGHTER TAKES A HOSE REEL ALOFT

MR MICK PAULL THE SHOW ORGANISER IN HIS WARTIME FIREKIT

A FIREFIGHTER AT THE TOP OF THE TL

THIS SUPERB EX LONDON FIRE BRIGADE TL IS OWNED BY MIKE HEBBARD AND USED IN FILM WORK

MORE PICS SOON

 WE HAD OVER 30 TRADE STANDS

WITH MORE THAN 200 APPLIANCES  IN ATTENDANCE

FUNFAIR RIDES

BEER TENT

MODEL TENT

MEMORABILIA STALLS

FIRE SERVICE TOYS AND GIFT STALLS

VINTAGE VEHICLES

CURRENT IN SERVICE FIRE APPLIANCES

FULL ARENA EVENTS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

ENTERTAINMENT IN BEER TENT ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT

FIRE ENGINE RIDES AROUND SITE

ON SITE CATERING

WOW WHAT A SHOW

WANT TO COME TO THE SHOW IN 2007

THE SHOW IS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THE 4TH AND 5TH OF AUGUST 2007

JUST OF JUNCTION 5 OF THE M3 NEAR ODIHAM IN HAMPSHIRE

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