New Arrivals
Philip Sampson has been busy over the Summer adding to his collection of engines. The first is a Petter that Philip acquired after chatting with someone ‘over the ropes’ at Cranleigh Classic Car Show. He was most surprised to find it not in the usual green but red & silver. […]
Read more »MEMBERS TALK… A Language of Convenience?
An English lady wished to rent a house in a small German village in the mountains and not knowing German, asked the village schoolmaster, who knew a little English, to help her. On her way home to England she remembered that she had not enquired if there was a W.C. […]
Read more »Saddlescombe Farm 15th September 2013
On Sunday the 15th September I loaded my truck and headed for Saddlescombe Farm for the Autumn Open Day. SEAMS has been invited to display a selection of engines, we managed a small display, a few more would have been nice as the trust had advertised a showing of engines. […]
Read more »SEAMS Evening Meeting 13th September 2013
Oh Dear, Friday the 13th was indeed a bad omen for our club social gathering at the Westcott Stationary Engine Museum. Boy did it rain! Still everyone turned up and we made the best of a bad job. Everyone appeared to enjoy themselves and Tony & Charles fired up some […]
Read more »Cobbs Mill 7th September 2013
On a Saturday morning a small group of engine enthusiasts got together to run the large Tangye gas engine that SEAMS members helped restore a few years ago. The event was a private visit by the Somerset Mills Group, who were doing a Sussex Mills weekend tour. Cobbs was one […]
Read more »SEVAC Townings Farm Working 31st August to 1st September 2013
Each year, at the end of Harvest, SEVAC tractor club have a working weekend at Townings Farm, Chailey Common, where they cut corn and thresh it out. Also for the tractors there is ploughing, discing, harrowing and other tractor duties. This year they organised a ‘Bread Race’, that’s not to […]
Read more »Rudgwick Steam Rally 24th to 26th August 2013
A SEAMS favourite event with the club enjoying its own special pen near to the main arena. I popped in on the Sunday to see how things were going and to drop off the last newsletter for approval. A nice line up with Dave Carpenters lovely Gardner first in line, […]
Read more »Cranleigh Classic Car Show 18th August 2013
This show is organised by the Lions and for the last few years, Ian Sampson has been asked to provide a few engines. You need to be there early before the cars arrive as there can be quite a queue to get in. Previously we have been by the entrance […]
Read more »Northchapel Steam Rally 10 and 11th August 2013
I missed this show last year due to a prior booking, so decided to attend this year. I arrived early on Thursday morning to find my booked site on the field had been moved so I could not have a flat site. I moved up the field and dug my […]
Read more »Lingfield Steam and Vintage Show August 3rd and 4th 2013
I decided to pay this show a visit as I had not been to the show for a number of years although I have exhibited there in the past. The show is held at Blindley Heath and I went on the Saturday. The layout had changed from the last time […]
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