These videos really show how the cat flew through the air – pawing the wind like water as it went! Thanks to Ben for sending them in. If you’ve taken any photos or videos of the Blackheath Bike and Kite Festival, please add them to the comments below.
And a question – do the [...]
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June 16, 2009
The flying cat!
June 13, 2009
More photos from the Bike and Kite Festival 2009
If you didn’t manage to go to the Bike and Kite festival on Saturday, then try and go on Sunday. It was really something special, as the video above by YouTube user Jadepike4 demonstrates.
There are always two distinct camps of kite fliers: The model fliers, like inverse puppeteers with [...]
June 13, 2009
Beginning of the kites!
The first kites! The cat is a truly brilliant kite. And Pocahontas, the blue bear (with trailing honey pot), and the flying flower are also pretty good. But the cat – it’s paws look as though it is swimming through the clouds! Such a great event – enough people to be fun, [...]
June 13, 2009
Blackheath Bike and Kite Festival 2009 Today!
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It looks like the weather may actually hold out – the beeb says it will get better throughout the day.
If you’ve never been to Blackheath before, here’s a handy cut-out-and-keep guide (bring your special internet scissors).
I’ll be adding lots of photos later today.
June 2, 2009
Blackheath Bike and Kite Festival 2009
So the next Bike and Kite Festival is nearly upon us! It’s one of the best things about Blackheath – it’s free and it really shows off the heath in the loveliest way possible. Try and come along if you can – it is on Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th June according to Lewisham Council’s [...]
July 14, 2008
Buying a bike in Blackheath
The time came to buy Mrs Bugle a bicycle. The Bugle knows very little about bikes, but enjoys cycling his from time to time on the heath, and agreed that it would make a perfect birthday present, so we went scouring the nearby neighbourhood for a suitable bike. Neither of us are going to be [...]
June 13, 2008
Don’t forget! Bike and Kite festival on Saturday!
Just a quick reminder – the bike and kite festival (official page) starts tomorrow (Saturday June 14th & 15h) at 11am – 4pm. It should be a great day, the weather is looking not completely disastrous, although the BBC weather site seems to be getting less optimistic by the hour. [...]
May 2, 2008
Blackheath Bike and Kite Festival coming soon
UPDATE: If you’re looking for info about the 2009 Bike and Kite Festival – please go to this page: Blackheath Bike and Kite Festival 2009.
The Blackheath Bike and Kite festival looks like it should be a great event – it is happening over the weekend of 14th & 15th June, on the heath, and [...]
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