Letter from The Editor
The Rally season is now well and truly over. We have had a good run of mild and mostly dry weather with some late Summer and Autumn events enjoying nice sunshine, unfortunately that cannot be said for our season closer at Singleton. New Year Gas Up SEAMS have been cordially […]
Read more »Club Nights
Click here to view the map showing our new venue. Please note that on leaving, if you turn left out of the car park you can only head towards Crawley. The itinerary so far is:- November 21st: Club AGM (groan!) Seriously we need your input so please put this date […]
Read more »Should we… shouldn’t we?
Here is another of those questions that seem to plague the engine movement i.e. should I paint it or leave it in its working clothes??? This one will also bring as many differing opinions, Why do show organisers require stationary engines to run all day ?? It so happens that […]
Read more »Pauline Jefford
As if losing one friend was bad enough, Paul’s passing was followed closely by Pauline Jefford, daughter of Doris Monnery. Some older members may remember Pauline and Cecil attending shows with engines, alongside Fred & Doris. I can’t say I remember this, but did see Pauline on a few occasions. […]
Read more »My memories of Paul Cook
I can’t remember exactly when I first met Paul. It was through some mutual friends who thought I’d like to meet him because we both had an interest in engines and anything else mechanical. It was in a pub (of course) “The Castle” in Outwood. We struck up an immediate […]
Read more »Paul Cook
It is with great sadness to report the passing of Paul Cook on the 27th July. Paul was an inspiration for us all. From our first meeting, he was always a kind and considerate person despite suffering with Myeloma all that time. He joined several of the local clubs but […]
Read more »Oakwoodhill Flower Show & Foxleigh Barn Social
Okewood, Ockley & Forest Green Flower Show is another long standing event, this year being the 115th show! This year we had 4 engines and Tony Harcombe on his 1949 Norton ES2. Tom had his Lister Kibbling Mill driven by Colin Nicholas’s Petter A (ex Fred Monnery), Allan was showing […]
Read more »Leigh Flower Show & Kingsley Rally 27th & 28th July
A show that has had engines attending for many years, this year had to be the one that rained on us! Despite the forecast, the Tewkesbury family set out with the train set and two of Allan Harris’s engines in tow. We arrived to the usual chaos that was quickly […]
Read more »Wiston Steam Rally 6th & 7th July
Its only the third year of this show organised by the Sussex Steam Shows Ltd and the Sussex Steam Engine Club and the first time I had exhibited after visiting last year. Wiston is beautifully sited in the South Downs and being close to Shoreham, is easily accessible. It attracts […]
Read more »Welcome to our new member
We would like to take this opportunity to offer a Warm Welcome to the Society for our new member, Thomas Harvey.
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