Salute! Military Vehicle Show - Now Free Entry!

kdouglas

Hi All,

Thought this might be of interest to some here;

Salute! 2011, brought to you by the newly formed Association of Irish Military Enthusiasts (A.I.M.E), will this year be held in the exciting grounds of Malahide Castle.

Malahide's Historic castle set in 279 acres of parkland. Includes tours, history, restaurant, ghosts and from this August 27th and 28th the new home for the Salute! Military Vehicle and Reenactment Spectacular.

See all your favourite vehicles, displays and re-enactments from previous Salute! shows and more, including the famous Chieftain Tank as used in James Bond - Goldeneye.

A great day out for all the Family, big kids and little alike. Looking forward to seeing you there.

For more information on how to be part of the show please contact us here! Don't forget to RSVP, this event is open to everyone.

Adults: €10
Under 16's: €5
Under 12's: Free
Parking: Free
Family ticket: (2 Adults and up to 4 children): €25

kdouglas

Hi All,

We're delighted to announce revised ticket prices for this year's Salute! show in Malahide Castle.

Adults: €7
Under 12s: €4
Students (with valid Student I.D. Card): €5
Family: €15
Parking: Free

Looking forward to seeing you there.

kdouglas

We are incredibly pleased to announce that entry to this year's Salute! show will be FREE to all who wish to attend. Yes, that's right, FREE, nada, zilch....

Adult: FREE
Child: FREE
Parking: FREE
Student: FREE
OAP: FREE
Unemployed: FREE
Aliens from the nearest inhabitable planet: €10...... Just kidding! FREE!

AIME would greatly appreciate any voluntary donations at the gate which will go towards future Salute! events and the future preservation and restoration of historical artifacts and vehicles.

spooky donkey

sounds good. I think I can afford that price and all
Witch day is better to go sat or sun?

carchaeologist

Why free?

spooky donkey

who cares, dont look a gift horse and all that.
I paid 10 euro into Duncannon this year for the military show and thought im not going back to that, not worth the money.
Still I would have said a fiver fair enough.

A few show have gone free this year. I know Trim did.
And in fact I wont be going to any shows next year where I have to pay to display, espically Terenure where I had to pay more than the punters who came to see the cars....

kdouglas

carchaeologist wrote: »

Why free?

Why not?

Well done to all from AIME, The Great War Society and IMRG who were on TV3's Ireland AM this morning promoting the show. They looked great.

Off to begin set up now, hope to see some of you there.

spooky donkey

I have to say it was a fantastic day out yesterday. Way better than the any other milatary show that ive been to and paid for. Saw the best ww2 re inactmant iv ever seen.
So Good in fact im thinking of going back out there later today..
here are a few pics I took.


Ford Medic sepia by BarryKelly, on Flickr



Bazaooka by BarryKelly, on Flickr



Chiften tank by BarryKelly, on Flickr


101st airbourne man by BarryKelly, on Flickr

kdouglas

spooky donkey wrote: »

I have to say it was a fantastic day out yesterday. Way better than the any other milatary show that ive been to and paid for. Saw the best ww2 re inactmant iv ever seen.
So Good in fact im thinking of going back out there later today..
here are a few pics I took.

That is a real compliment and comments like this are the exact reason we work hard to put on the best show we can. Thank you.

V480

Am I the only person who finds the whole 'military reinactment' thing a bit weird? The vehicles have a certain novelty factor but grown men dressing up in uniforms and pretending to be soldiers :rolleyes:

I was at a Medieval Fest in East Cork recently and came across a bunch of guys dressed up in German SS uniforms...what the hell are they playing at?

kdouglas

To each their own, there are plenty of people who think restoring classic/vintage cars is a bit sad "sure, why don't you just buy a new car"

As regards German SS, this is always a controversial topic, but to re-enact any battle, you'll always need to have both sides.

I don't do re-enactment myself, I'm more into vehicles, but it's not about "pretending to be soldiers", it's about paying tribute to those who made sacrifices and died to protect the innocent.

alastair

kdouglas wrote: »

... it's not about "pretending to be soldiers", it's about paying tribute to those who made sacrifices and died to protect the innocent.

... by pretending to be soldiers.