Pictures: Balmoral farm machinery show abandoned after marquee collapses

Winds from Storm Rachel caused part of the marquee to collapse at the farm machinery show in Balmoral.

Farmers Journal

15 January 2015

Pictures: Balmoral farm machinery show abandoned after marquee collapses

A section of the marquee holding the Q8 farm machinery show at the Balmoral Park lies in tatters after partially collapsing during the second day of the show which had to be abandoned.

The Q8 farm machinery show at Balmoral Park, Maze had to be abandoned when a large section of the marquee collapsed due to the high winds.

The second day of the Q8 farm machinery show had to be quickly abandoned after a section of the marquee partially collapsed due to the high winds.

The Q8 farm machinery show at Balmoral Park, Maze had to be abandoned at lunchtime of it's second day after a large section of the marquee collapsed due to high winds.

The Q8 Farm Machinery Show 2015 in Balmoral had to be abandoned on Thursday when a large section of the marquee collapsed due to Storm Rachel.

Day two of the show, which was meant to run until Thursday evening, was abandoned at Thursday lunchtime when high winds left the marquee in tatters.

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