3rd Billericay Orion Troop wins at the St George's Day Jousting Competition - hurrah!

Jonathan Furness — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:49:48 +0000

A quick walk down the High Street from the car-park to Sun Corner, then everyone on the grass for a sing song, quick chat, National Anthem, then the parade of Cubs' Dragons and Scouts' Knights on Horses'.

3rd Billericay didn't do well on the parade of the Knights' but once the actual jousting started their rigid lance and quick feet came into it's own and with a might score of 10 hoops they proudly won the 2008 St George's Day Parade Jousting Show - 3 cheers for 3rd.

Each of the 4 horse-boys won a 'rat' for their efforts.

Sorry to report the Knight lost his head in the excitement, the horse went lame on the wet ground and had to be put down behind the bins of the car-park - happily no horse-boys were hurt, took a fall or were un-saddled during the day.

Fun had by all.

Ian Brittan

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