The Great Balloon Race
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| On Saturday July
14th, to the sound of the 1812 overture, over 900 balloons were
released from our village.
It was a spectacular sight as the multi-coloured balloons took to the sky. This event has raised over £1000 to help disadvantaged children in Fiji. The returned cards are beginning to arrive. Look below to see an updated list of the returns and the distances the balloons have travelled from their launch in Cattistock. |
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BALLOON RETURNS - SO FAR
| balloon 'owner' | Balloon found at |
Distance travelled from launch site |
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| Louise Roxburgh, Bingley, Yorkshire | Radviliskis, Lithuania | 1120.0 miles | |
| Norma Wills of Derby | Bacton, Norfolk (on the coast) | 230.0 miles | |
| Daly Campusano of Crewkerne, Dorset | Horsham St Faith, Norwich, Norfolk | 216.0 miles | |
| J Newman of Dorset | Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk | 215.0 miles | |
| Elisabeth Blake-Butler of Weymouth, Dorset | Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk | 215.0 miles | |
| Bill Foote of Dorset | Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk | 213.1 miles | |
| Floyd of London | Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk | 213.1 miles | |
| Ashnita, Treasure House Orphanage, Fiji | Colton, Norwich, Norfolk | 208.3 miles | |
| Roy Vickery, Dorset | Carleton Forehoe, Norwich, Norfolk | 205.8 miles | |
| Jane and Tim Towers of Waterlooville Hampshire | Kimberley, Norwich, Norfolk | 204.6 miles | |
| Ron and Vi Ryder of Cambridge | Wicklewood, Wymondham, Norfolk | 203.7 miles | |
| Tristen Margison of Tenerife | Hardingham, Norfolk | 202.9 miles | |
| Claire Dark of Denchworth, Oxon | Hingham, Norfolk | 202.2 miles | |
| Pat Knight of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | Brandon, Norfolk | 182.7 miles | |
| Tyler James of Thailand | Culford, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | 179.2 miles | |
| Mr K Bramley of Dorset | Newmarket, Suffolk | 166.7 miles | |
| Sebastian Hallett of Dorset | Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk | 165.1 miles | |
| J Newman of Dorset | Six Mile Bottom, Newmarket, Suffolk | 161.1 miles | |
| Bob Knight of Cheltenham. Gloucestershire | Royston, Herts | 159.4 miles | |
| Rosemary Atkins of Dorset | Fulbourn, Cambs | 157.6 miles | |
| Chloe Griggs of Dorset | Thriplow, Royston, Herts | 150.1 miles | |
| Herbie Allen of Dorset | William, Letchworth, Herts | 132.8 miles | |
| Karen Everett of Lincolnshire | Stevenage, Herts | 131.0 miles | |
| Sue Cooper, Dorset | Clophill, Beds | 129.0 miles | |
| Jody Hockey of Merriot, Somerset | Breachwood Green, near Luton | 125.5 miles | |
| John Jenkyn of Harpenden, Herts | Hemel Hempstead, Herts | 116.8 miles | |
| Jackie Hayward of Dorset | Ibstone, Bucks | 106.2 miles | |
| Glynis Pitman of Dorset | Little Blackfield, Bucks | 106.2 miles | |
| Mr L. Camm of Bishop Norton, Lincs | Booker, High Wycombe, Herts | 97.8 miles | |
| John Tranter of London | Headly, Thatcham, West Berks | 70.6 miles | |
| Melanie Harris of Durham | Holwell, Dorset | 10.4 miles | |