08 Nov 09, 00.54
Rocket Park can be an eerie place at midnight, dark, desolate and with the silence broken only by the occasional howl of a feral aardvark. But not these past few nights. With more than 100 shows on the road there have been constant comings and goings of returning vans & departing cars. Last year Dick Budgen likened it to a wartime airbase when he landed tired and drained from his mission, bagged a few hours sleep and then set out on another. Dick was there again last night, chalking up what must have been his 105th sortie. Only this time, as our photo shows, there was the warming welcome of our Senior Aircraftsman Tim Ward to wave him in. Tim has been burning the midnight oil as our nightwatchman these past couple of weeks, guarding the premises and offering warming cups of tea to our returning teams. He has watched more DVDs, read more books and drunk more tea than he would normally fit into a year. Thanks Tim - you are already booked for next year!
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