| Woolpit Steam Rally | |
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| Looking out across the ring. The Steam line, tractors and Saunderson displays are hidden in the dip infront of the tree line. | |
| Promoter | |
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| Organisers | D. Seeley & G. Seeley |
| In aid of (Beneficiaries) |
Local charities (£11,000 in 2008) |
| Sponsors (main) | |
| Date held on | 30 &31st of May 2009 |
| Duration (days) | 2 |
| Venue | Warren Farm |
| Location | Wetherden |
| County | Sufolk |
| Country | England |
| NTET Accredited | ? |
| Attendance numbers (approximate no.) |
? |
| Next Event Date | 2011 |
| First Event was held in (year) | ? |
| Last Event was held in (year) | |
| No. of years held | ? |
| Events Web Site | www.woolpit-steam.org.uk |
The rally site looking from the military vehicles back across the fair ground to the ring and car park behind.
The Woolpit Steam event is held each year in Suffolk, at Woolpit nr Bury St Edmunds. The event is one of the older rallies and is a more 'Local' show than some of the Bigger commercial rallies.
Event history[]
- Some details required of this events origins - please
Exhibits and attractions[]
- Steam engines
- Vintage rather than classic tractors
- Stationary Engines
- working / demonstration area
- small military and commercial vehicle section
- Vintage cars
- Vintage fairground rides
- Trade and collectables stalls
- local club stands
- Beer 'barn'
- collectable displays.
- etc.
2010 Event[]
Featured machine was the Walsh & Clark oil tractors, with 6 of the 7 known survivors being present. The missing one is in the Science Museum reserve collection and they would not let it out for the weekend, as it may get wet !!
Woolpit Steam/2010
2009 Event[]
The featured Make for this years event was Saunderson, with a number of rare examples of this 'local' manufacturer gathered with a historical information display put on for the 70 the anniversary of the death of Herbert Percy Saunderson in 1939. Eighteen exhibits of Saunderson related machinery were gathered together for the show, along with historic adverts and photographs and literature from the late 1800's to the 1930s.
Woolpit Steam/2009
Steam[]
A collection of 14 steam engines were working with one driving a Thresher.
- List of engines to follow with images
Tractors and machinery[]
About 100 vintage tractors and machinery was on display.
- details of the notable exhibits to follow.
Commercial vehicles[]
A few examples including military vehicles were exhibited, mainly being haulage tractors, some with showmans caravans.
Other exhibits[]
- Cars - a selection of vintage cars
- Vintage motorbikes
- Stationary engines - nearly a 100 stationary engines and associated pumps, grinders & cutters etc featured around the perimeter of the site with a Bamfords feature representing a typical estate set up of several machines working off one engine.
- Motor rollers - 2 rare Barford & Perkins motor rollers were on display.
- Models - this section include an impressive display of boats built by members of the local society of model makers.
- Fairground rides a few historic rides and amusements were also in action.
- The usual trade and collectable stands
see also[]
References / sources[]
- Show guide & photos from the event.
External links[]
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