03-14-2010, 12:02 PM
It was absolutely terrible actually.
My partner and I made the 95 mile journey from Blackpool to Carlisle to see the so called 'celebrations' - We arrived about 5pm - parked up near the station, went and did a bit of train spotting on the station and ventured into town about 6pm to find some fairies on stilts and some brass band playing what sounded like Eastern European folk music.. there were loads of people milling around with giant candles (which I might add the 'Lakes Alive' people were charging 4 quid each for!!) and we went to a chippy for some food, came back 20 minutes later and everyone had dissapeared and the PA was being dismantled.
We had no idea what was going on, there was no programme, no co-ordination and absolutely NO organisation. I asked someone where everything had gone and they said the 'parade' had gone near the castle and they set off a couple of rubbish fireworks which we heard as we got back in the car...
We were really quite pee'd off that we had travelled so far and we were there for less that 2 hours. There was not a Roman in site (considering their website made a point of saying this was partially for the '1600 anniversary of the end of Roman Britain') and quite frankly, we could have just taken 30 quid and burnt it... as thats how much petrol we put in the car to get up there...
NOT AMUSED! :evil: :x
My partner and I made the 95 mile journey from Blackpool to Carlisle to see the so called 'celebrations' - We arrived about 5pm - parked up near the station, went and did a bit of train spotting on the station and ventured into town about 6pm to find some fairies on stilts and some brass band playing what sounded like Eastern European folk music.. there were loads of people milling around with giant candles (which I might add the 'Lakes Alive' people were charging 4 quid each for!!) and we went to a chippy for some food, came back 20 minutes later and everyone had dissapeared and the PA was being dismantled.
We had no idea what was going on, there was no programme, no co-ordination and absolutely NO organisation. I asked someone where everything had gone and they said the 'parade' had gone near the castle and they set off a couple of rubbish fireworks which we heard as we got back in the car...
We were really quite pee'd off that we had travelled so far and we were there for less that 2 hours. There was not a Roman in site (considering their website made a point of saying this was partially for the '1600 anniversary of the end of Roman Britain') and quite frankly, we could have just taken 30 quid and burnt it... as thats how much petrol we put in the car to get up there...
NOT AMUSED! :evil: :x
Claire Marshall
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