Archive for July, 2005

Marcle Steam Rally

The 19th annual Marcle steam rally held at Much Marcle, near Ledbury in Herefordshire took place on the 16th and 17th of July this year in beautiful sunshine, in fact if anything, the weather was perhaps too good as, though busy, visitor figures were down on last years event suggesting that people preferred to stay [...]

Ardingly Steam Rally

What better site to hold a vintage vehicle show then on the south of England showground at Ardingly in West Sussex, it has everything that organisers and exhibitors could wish for, toilet blocks, showers, a road network and plenty of space, what could possibly go wrong? We visited Ardingly on Saturday 9th of July with [...]

Steam rallies, what is it we want?

We increasingly find ourselves visiting steam rallies and vintage shows and saying things like “They are not as good as they used to be”, or “it was better ten years or so ago before it became this big”, so what is it we all want from our hobby? What makes a good steam rally? Is [...]

Kingsley steam and vintage rally

They were blessed with fine weather. This well established rally has been in its present location for a number of years. Kingsley steam and vintage rally, organised by the C.S.V.A.C. was held over the weekend of the 25th and 26th June this year and after a thundery start both days. The C.S.V.A.C. is primarily a [...]

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