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Limited Edition EssexICAN'T believe it8217s August
already and while the weather
may have been a bit up and
down this summer,the events
have been roaring successes as
usual.
And there is more to come this
month with two of the biggest of
them all,one taking to the Clacton
skies and the other in the grounds
of a Chelmsford stately home.
This year8217s Clacton Airshow,
which takes place on the seafront
on August 21 and 22,promises to
be another breath-taking mixture
of new displays and old favourites.
Now in its 17th year,Clacton
Airshow,organised by Tendring
Council,attracts more than 90,000
visitors over the two days.
Each day will have a full flying
programme,and in previous years
this has included the world
famous Red Arrows,Tornado,
Jaguar,Harrier,Battle of Britain
Memorial Flight,Guinot Wing
Walkers and the Aerostars as well
as ground events that have ranged
from the Royal Marines
Commando Team to the Moscow
State Circus.
It8217s all happening in Clacton this
month because as well as the air
show there is carnival week taking
place from August 9 to 15.
It all starts with the procession
itself on August 9 but continues
with lots of other fun events
during the week including a
sandcastle and children8217s fancy
dress competitions.
There is more carnival fun to be
had in the south of the county
when organisations and groups
take to their floats in Southend.
It starts with the carnival fair in
Chalkwell Park on August 8 which
will be packed with rides,gamesSOME of the world8217s biggest
rock bands will be
descending on Chelmsford8217s
Hylands Park this month for
the V Festival.This year the
acts include Muse,Kaiser
Chiefs,the Verve and Amy
Winehouse,to name but a
few,and with more than
100,000 people turning up
over the two days it has to
be the biggest festival in our
county this year.
On a slightly smaller scale
the month kicks off with the
Brightlingsea Music Festival
(below) which runs from
August 1 to 3 and will
include sets by such local
acts as Absent Kid,
Aloneme,New Town Kings
and Saltdog.LE
entertainmentAmy in the V line-upby Neil Jones
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