Wiston Steam Rally 7th and 8th July 2018
By Steve Rowland This is a great show in a great location. Ian did us proud again, along with the weather. Some said in the direct sun, we were seeing nearly 40 degrees Centigrade! it did feel like that. A good crowd, but I think according to Ian we had […]
Read more »Beaulieu Engine Show June/July 2018
By Richard Amos I have been exhibiting at Beaulieu for a few years now and it is always a pleasure thanks to the tireless efforts of Chris and Dennis Barnes and their helpers. SEAMS were well represented as this event is a popular weekend getaway. This year was again blessed […]
Read more »Chairman’s Report September/October 2018
By Steve Rowland Dear Members I am writing this just before the August Bank Holiday weekend. Oh how the weather has changed, we have all been used to the long hot (some say too hot) days, but then it is Bank Holiday so I guess we must expect a change. […]
Read more »Oare Rally, Marlborough, Wiltshire 10th June 2018
By Ian Sampson This show has been held for a lot of years. Having not been for a few years I entered for one day this year. We left around 6am and made good headway, stopped up the A34 for a comfort stop and arrived on site 8.20’ish to met […]
Read more »Buckingham Park, Shoreham 3rd June 2018
By Ian Sampson This year we were in a different place which was a good one. As our members turned up, we soon had the ropes and pins in. A lot of classic cars arrived, some very interesting ones, there was a good number of stalls around the site and […]
Read more »Staplefield 27th May 2018
By Ian Sampson This show seems to grow in numbers of exhibits every year and with the weather fine that helped with the numbers. I went on the Sunday to the show site to meet John and Heather to set up our section and help where else we could. I […]
Read more »Harris’s Old Time Funfair 15th April 2018
By John Peters About 25 members arrived on Sunday morning for 10.30. Robert Harris gave us a fine talk of the history dating back to great grandfathers day in the 1860s. Then we started a tour of the old yard. We found old lorries and more old lorries, motorbikes, tractors, […]
Read more »Chairman’s Report July 2018
By Steve Rowland Dear Members The year is now marching on and by the time you read this we will be into July! I have a few important points to cover in this report . Firstly in the last newsletter I stated that SEAMS were looking at and reviewing how […]
Read more »Amberley Stationary Engines Day 29 April 2018
By Mark Tewkesbury Following the super hot weekend of St. Georges and the West Grinstead rally, things looked rather good for our yearly foray to the Amberley Museum. Oh dear! what did we do to upset the weather gods? As always, it pays to get in early, so the alarm […]
Read more »Countryside Festival West Grinstead 21/22 April 2018
By Ian Sampson This event has been running for many years. I went along on Sunday and was greeted by John and Maureen, the engine section organisers. It was not long for the rest of the exhibitors to arrive and there was eleven engines on display and running. The weather […]
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