I just want to post a quick Thankyou to everyone who made the 2008 competition a fantastic fun day. There were some outstanding displays of strength and I'll post more on this and the full results in the coming days.
I need to thank so many people; The ilfracombe Roundtable for their growing support for this event, Tribute Real Ale, The ale of strongmen, as the main event sponsor, Stagecoach for the bus and their pledge to continue to support this local event, The Barnstaple Chiropractor clinic for their medical backup. The wonderful Karen from Lantern FM for the event commentary, Ilfracombe Yacht club for hosting the pre and post event function.
The lads and ladies who worked so hard keeping score and resetting the equipment. Maz, Katie, The 2 Steve's, Tim, Harry, Craig, Paddy thankyou all for your hard work all day.
The good people who turned up on the day and watched and supported the lads on a wet day to the very end you all made the day a joy to be a part off.
And of course the most important people of all, The athletes who gave of their time free to compete and help raise money for many good cause. To all you lads a special Thankyou.
A couple of pictures from the album that sum up the day for me:
The crowd were happy , smiling and wanting to be part of the day as much as the Athletes. Look at the crowd faces and despite the rain they are smiling .
I think this picture, of Lee and Mick loading, shows just how many people were watching and enjoying the show:
