Chairman’s Report Winter 2024
Dear Members Welcome to this winter edition of the SEAMS Newsletter. We had a really good turnout and I thank everyone who was able to attend. Inclusive of committee members, we had 24 on the night. A full transcript is published further on in this issue, but for me some […]
Read more »S.E.A.M.S. New Year Gas-Up 2024
On Sunday 14th January SEAMS held its New Year gas up. The weather was fine and not as cold as expected, it did take a lot to book this weather in advance! We had a good attendance of members and 3 new members that were exhibiting engines. I would just […]
Read more »S.E.A.M.S February 2024 Meeting
Date: Friday 16th February Venue: Faygate Village Hall, Faygate RH12 4SH Time: 7.30pm for 8pm We are being joined by Robert Harris from the Harris Funfair. Robert is going to be giving a second part talk on the Harris Family Funfair. Come along and join us on what promises […]
Read more »SEAMS at Parham – 8th and 9th July 2023
SEAMS were delighted to be invited back for the 2023 Parham Steam Rally held on the weekend of 8th and 9th July 2023. In 2022 being the organisers’ first year back to the site for some time, our […]
Read more »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 […]
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