Beaconsfield Balloon Floats 1000 miles To Germany
A RAMBLER in Germany was shocked to discover a balloon which had floated all the way from Beaconsfield. Helga Bloch found the purple flying object in a water-filled ditch while walking her dogs near Berlin.
It was one of several hundred released during the Great Big Balloon Race held in February to raise money to repair the leaky roof at St Mary and All Saints' church in Windsor End. A prize was offered for the balloon which travelled the furthest after being released. Forty-five tickets were returned, but the winner was found 590 miles away by Mrs Bloch in Oberkramer, Brandenberg, Germany on February 18. The balloon is thought to have flown about 1,000 miles.
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