Leigh Flower Show
It was a good start to the day and as usual we had a nice plot for our engines, we are always made to feel welcome at this show. There was a good selection of engines all primed and ready for the midday opening. There were lots of stalls with […]
Read more »Oakwood Hill Flower Show – 12th August 2023
We arrived at 9 a.m. and were welcomed by friendly, helpful marshals who directed us to our pitch. We were allocated a large area with ample room for vehicles behind our engines. There was a very slight slope coming away from the playing field. It took great expertise, experience (and […]
Read more »Chairman’s Report – Autumn 2023
Dear Members Time marches on and I never really know where it goes to but I am keen to get an Autumn Newsletter out to our members. The rally season is drawing to a close where we have had an assortment of weather during the events season. We have had […]
Read more »The Old Clock Tower and Bell by John Peters
From British History Online: `The town commissioners’ first met at the Nelson inn in South Street, and after 1812 at the Royal George in Market Street. A site for a town hall, at the junction of Chapel Road with South and Warwick streets was given to the town in 1825 […]
Read more »A Reflection on 2022 by Richard Amos
Having been in an enforced Covid lockdown during 2021 and for me, continuing in lockdown until August, I missed all the early events in 2022. Sadly this included the Staplefield car show in May which normally sees me out in my 1936 MG. As a popular event, space is at […]
Read more »The Saving of a derelict Lister B By Dale Goodchild
Driving home one day, I noticed they had started to clear some overgrown land next to a development site. Assuming they were looking to sell for yet more houses I kept an eye on it incase anything interesting popped up. I passed this site every week day on my way […]
Read more »Hassocks Breakfast Meeting – 26th March 2023
The day started just as it did the last time we had a meet at Hassocks. Rain all the way there, but it was so pleasing and my thanks to each and every one of you that turned up despite the rain. Well, we deliberated, and as it was heading […]
Read more »Chairman’s Report – Spring 2023
Dear Members I feel I am a little late with this “spring newsletter” but as JP with confirm that work for me has been a bit frantic with personnel changes and redundances which as a Director I need to work through. Anyway, thank you to all that have re joined […]
Read more »S.E.A.M.S. at Hassocks Garden Centre
On Sunday 30th of October the Stationary Engine Agricultural Society (SEAMS) held an ‘End of Season Breakfast Gas Up’ meet at Hassocks Garden Centre. We are very fortunate that since the owners have given us permission to re-locate to their car park, we have seen greater interest shown by the […]
Read more »First Winter Meeting December 2022
On the evening of Friday 21st October SEAMS held its first post season winter meeting at Faygate Village Hall. Being the first we did not have an organised speaker having around 14 attend, I am really grateful to all for making the effort. Richard Amos kindly brought along a PC […]
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