The Team

Meet the Team

The Capel Military Show is run by a dedicated band of like-minded volunteers under the banner of the Aldhurst Military Vehicle Company and led by Chairman, John Dale. The core team is small but perfectly formed!

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Chairman – John Dale

The show is the brainchild of John. An avid collector of all things military, he has the largest collection of the team, both in number and physical size of military vehicles. As the manager of Aldhurst Farm he has over 500 acres of land at his disposal on which to play with them! It was his T34-85 World War II Russian Main Battle Tank, complete with functioning gun, which was the inspiration for the Capel Military Show and is the star of the Arena. Without John the event wouldn’t exist or be such explosive fun – and not just because he is responsible for all the pyrotechnics.

Andy Davidson

Event Director & Vice Chairman – RAF Sqn Ldr Andrew Davidson, MBE

A serving commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force with over 30 years of service to date, Andy is a legend (in his own mind). The driving force and unrelenting enthusiasm behind the team, he puts those years of service to good use as he pulls the show together to deliver what you see and enjoy on the day. He takes his duties as commentator in the arena very seriously, but when the mics off, so is Andy and you’ll find him propping up the bar! Amongst his toys is the GKN Sankey FV432 30mm Rarden AFV, looks like a tanks but isn’t.

The support team includes a variety of people from all walks of life and backgrounds. They are:

  • Director – Ben Dale
  • Event Manager – Mike Briant
  • Event Manager – Nancy Edwards
  • Fire Safety Officer – Chris Mallet
  • Medical Officer – Kevin Thompson
  • Security Officer – Chris Malden
  • Event Control – Alan Lindfield
  • HLS Team Lead - Sandy Lyle
  • Admissions Team Leads – Paula Dale & Louise Davidson
  • Arena Team Lead - James Kelly
  • Arena Compere – Andy Ellis
  • Infrastructure Team Lead – Jon Nolan
  • Infrastructure – Dave Syme
  • Arena Technical Support – Neil Sutherland
  • Exhibitors Team Lead – Paul Littlewood
  • Booking In Team Lead – Richard Pigden
  • Technical Team Lead – Phil Ware
  • Bar Team Lead – Kate Ware
  • Camping & Trade Team Lead – Samantha Coats

VOLUNTEER

We are always in need of an extra pair of hands in the run up to show, over the event weekend and to help with clear up afterwards. Without volunteers the show wouldn’t exist so please get in touch if you want to join us.

From helping with maintenance and painting of equipment, the setup and build, marshalling, admissions, litter picking or just general assistance, we would love to hear from you.

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