2007 IWA National Festival and Boat Show

19th August 2007

The view of what will be the IWA Festival and Boat Show Car Park with space for Camping and Caravans in the right distance

Today's theme is "behind the scenes"

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Pontoon Works building the Pontoons continues

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Grown considerably	The other end	Finishing touches

The "Tardis"

This trailer accompanies the IWA show staff around the country to various events and is full of all the bit and pieces needed to put together an event like the IWA National Festival and Boat Show. I was reliably informed that it was "empty" when I took these pictures because most of the stuff was in use.

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One end	The "Tardis"	The other end


Digging about for a widget	Piled high with "stuff"	Another customer

The Waterway Recovery Group

There is a large contingent from the Waterway Recovery Group providing the muscle to put the festival together. They have their own compound, cafe, camp site and control centre on the festival site.

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WRG Control Centre	WRG Vehicles	Breakfast Meetings


Breakfast Meetings	WRG Campsite	WRG Campsite

Electrics and Telecommunications

This is another important part of the festival providing power both 440 and 240 volts safely around the festival site and also providing communications. The site has both radio and land line communications with 4 incoming telephone lines and a broadband link for the internet and email to 30+ extensions

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Communications	Setting up the telephones	Electrical Store


Site Substations	Lighting a marquee	Fire precautions

Site Security

Having all this equipment about has another risk from either vandals or those with sticky fingers. Well, forget it. The site is protected a 7 foot perimeter fence, Closed circuit TV and an army of security guards from INTA Guarding Ltd

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Halt, who goes there?	A guard on the gate	Perimeter Fence

Work in Progress

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Handrail under construction	Finished handrail	Pontoon Gangways


Office meeting	Site meeting	Finished marquee


Moving stuff about	Moving bigger stuff about	Or just moving about