LES GARCAONS want people to start recognising their name after the success of their second event at L’Eree. The group, mainly men in their 20s, organise big money-raisers for charities and also provide a mix of new entertainment for islanders.

Many headed to the west coast to see what was on offer, staying on to listen to the bands in the evening.

‘If we do something like this again we want people to keep their ears open for Les Garcaons,’ said committee member Martyn Pipet, 22.

They want the name to become associated with fresh new events rather than repeating the same formula.

‘We try to bring over new entertainment each time. It is hard to fill a field this size but, hopefully with more support, we could get bigger in the future.’

Each of the six committee members plans to choose a charity to which to give a share of the day’s proceedings – people were charged £3 for admission.

One of the biggest and most imposing pieces of new entertainment was a bungee rocket, which launched its brave riders 200ft into the air at high speed, leaving them bouncing around in the wind inside the small cage.

‘It’s well worth a go and I think it actually feels even quicker than it looks,’ said Lee Hubert, 23, who had just stepped gingerly back to the ground with his friend Neil Gillam, 23.

They had been to the event last year and were impressed by the extra activities and attractions yesterday.

Other events included a bucking bronco, a bungee run, horse and cart races and crown and anchor.

There was also a more unusual new sport called pot pulling, with teams competing to haul lobster pots as quickly as they could onto a simulated fishing boat.

‘We’ve all got our own boats and enjoy a bit of fishing, so this idea came about,’ said one of Les Garcaons, Adrian Herve, 20.

He was pleased with the number of people who had gone along and was envisaging even more heading to the event yesterday evening, when three bands – Moojoose, Lucy and the All Stars and UK group Play Girls – were due to appear in the entertainment tent.

In one area of the field, members of the newly formed Guernsey X-treme Sports Association showed off their tricks on a series of skate and bike ramps.

They were given a free rein to build and set up the ramps, helped by a £2,000 donation by Barras Car Centre and other sponsors included Condor and Amalgamated Facilities Management.

‘It’s good to show people what we can do and it’s at events like these that we can try to get more people involved and get some support,’ said rider and X-treme Sports committee member James Harrison, 22.

Many of the riders were also involved in the Eastpak event last weekend and want to use the ramps at a Specsavers roadshow planned for next month. They attracted quite a large crowd yesterday.

‘The BMX riders are really good to watch – it’s been a good day out today,’ said Amy Cresswell, 13.

A supervised and popular kiddies’ corner was manned by Monkey Puzzle School.