The 2012 Bristol Balloon Fiesta took place 9-12th in the beautiful August sunshine. The 34th year of the balloon Fiesta didn't disappoint with an estimated 500,000 visitors over the four days (300,000 attending on the Saturday alone!). Visitors were treated to amazing balloon ascents (193 balloons ascended on the Friday), parachute displays and a sky dive, the RAF Falcons, the Blades and of course the famous Night Glow.
We were really proud to be one of the sponsors of this year's event and it was lovely to be able to host our competition winner, Allan Kendall and his wife Kirsty on the Saturday and Sunday and give them the opportunity to experience the event, test out some of our Canon cameras and equipment that we usually hire out and enjoy an overnight stay in a Bristol Hotel.
The overall 2012 sponsor for the event was Jones Lang LaSalle, they were lucky enough to be 'pulled out of the hat' at the 100 Club Gala Dinner back in June of this year. We had everything crossed that we would get chosen and were very excited at the thought of having a hot air balloon with our logo on that could be seen from across the Ashton Court site....it wasn't to be this year but maybe next....!
The event kicked off for us with the Business Breakfast networking event at 6am Friday morning debating how sport and business can work together, the followed the mass balloon ascent into the early morning August sunshine. There were over 190 balloons that took to the skies over the course of Friday and they provided a fantastic photo opportunities for everyone attending.
Saturday, despite glorious sunshine, proved to be a little blustery for the full mass ascent. As a 100 club member we were privileged to be able to walk through and get photos of the balloons as they were inflated. A small number of balloons did manage to take off at 6am and the pictures on this page capture the colour, shapes and the process of getting these fabulous balloons inflated and into the sky.
The rest of our weekend followed a very similar pattern and it really was a wonderful experience to be able to support this great event, enjoy a weekend of beautiful sunshine, meet some of our customers as well as some of the other sponsors and enjoy just a little bit of relaxation time ourselves!
We are already looking forward to adding our name to the sponsor list for 2013.
Jo, LensLocker Director. DSLR Camera Hire and Camera Lens Hire UK. We stock Sigma, Canon and Nikon lenses.
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