squiffs Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Today is the 'fun day' of the Worthing Birdman competition (most of the 'serious' jumpers competed yesterday, today will be charity jumps and general tomfoolery) - I'm looking forward to it - it's a good free day out on the beach - probably very funny too. They also show a film on big screen mid afternoon for the kiddywinks (I think it's 'shark's tale' this year...) Anyone else in Sussex going? http://www.worthingbirdman.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omletina Kyckling Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 OOoh I used to live in Worthing, but don't think they had it in those days.......bit far for me to come now! Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Another free day on a beach in Sussex is the Eastbourne air show (last day today). We went yesterday and amongst other things saw 2 women wingwalkers doing extraordinarily scary things, sometimes without harnesses, either the RAF or the RN jumping out of planes and landing on a giant X on the beach, and a massively noisy amazingly shaped fighter jet swooping about with an old WW2 plane - majestic and awe inspiring Today the Red Devils will be there too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 Another free day on a beach in Sussex is the Eastbourne air show (last day today). We went yesterday and amongst other things saw 2 women wingwalkers doing extraordinarily scary things, sometimes without harnesses, either the RAF or the RN jumping out of planes and landing on a giant X on the beach, and a massively noisy amazingly shaped fighter jet swooping about with an old WW2 plane - majestic and awe inspiring Today the Red Devils will be there too The nearest for me is shoreham air show (late aug, early sept), I don't drive and train fares are extortionate. But they do charge (about 12 pounds in 2006 or 2007? but I do love it, it's much the same, and I love vampires, someone always obliges with a flypast Birdman was amazing! So funny and heartwarming seeing all the people doing it for charity it started in 2008 when bognor's had to stop due to a short pier - bognor started doing it again and worthing kept going after that! I hear it costs 60k a year to run! A lovely day on a deckchair on the beach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
