The announcement that tickets for the car parking, shuttle bus and the 'Sky Lounge' section of this year's Bristol International Balloon Fiesta has been made, signalling that summer is just around the corner.
This year's Balloon Fiesta will be the 45th anniversary, and organisers will be hoping for weather like this Bank Holiday Weekend's to be replicated in the second week of August. Last year's festival was the first to be badly-hit by global warming and climate change - instead of wind and rain stopping the balloons from flying, the intense heat of August's record-breaking heatwave grounded balloons each evening and made for an uncomfortable, scorching fiesta weekend.
This year is the fiesta's 45th anniversary, and will take place again at Ashton Court from Thursday, August 10 through to Sunday, August 13. The keener among the nation's ballooning fans will be snapping up tickets to the car park, or shuttle buses in advance - in previous years they have sold out in advance for the more popular times.
