Tractor Fest 2026 took place in the parkland surrounding Newby Hall near Ripon, North Yorkshire at the beginning of June. The show was a record breaker on all fronts. Despite a wet start on Saturday morning, the rain stopped around lunch time and gave way to a warm and mainly dry weekend thereafter. Visitors flocked … Read more
Today see the Horham Bygones, Beer & Craft show at the small village of Horham, a small Suffolk village that really is the arse end of nowhere. Bit of background on Horham and the BBC. During WW11 Horham was actually quite a large USAF base, home to the 95th bg much of this is still … Read more
Stationary engines at the Royal Bath & West is not a new addition, but previous shows had whittled down to a handful of engines in a small square pen off to one corner. In the last days of 2025, one of the shows organisers approached David Lacey to revive the engine section for the 2026 … Read more
Woolpit Steam Rally at the end of May has been running for over 30 years. I saw several good reports online on Instagram and Facebook from the first day of the show so took the opportunity of visiting for the first time on the Sunday. My first impression was that the event is held … Read more
Well for a cancelled rally it wasn’t that bad! Strumpshaw May Bank Holiday rally as it’s been for the last 30 years came to an end this year with the cancellation of the normal 3 day rally held over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, however, the museum didn’t let it end there and arranged for … Read more
Saturday saw Cheffins Spring 2026 sale, held at their Sutton sale ground with plenty on offer for buyers of all types. Prices were very reasonable if not a little low, with only a couple of lots bringing what you could call “strong money” and others realising far less than you would expect. Highest price of … Read more
The Wadebridge Antiques and Salvage Fair was held over the Easter weekend and we had a brilliant display of stationary engines. The selection included many Lister D types for the 100th anniversary, 2 lovely French engines (Bugaud and Ceres), a hit and miss Lister D horizontal engine and a woodpecker to name a few. The … Read more
We were invited to go to an open day on Easter Sunday where some engines would be lined up down the drive and around the house. Upon arrival, we were greeted by a lovely 3hp Petter M. And to follow the Petter theme, there was a line of them – it was quite nice to … Read more
The Wullie Broon Memorial Crank Up is organised by the Dumfries & Galloway Vintage Machinery Club. The weather forecast was not great for the weekend, and indeed it did prove to be a bit cold and wet on the Sunday morning. That didn’t seem to deter lots of exhibitors from bringing engines to display. Thankfully … Read more
After what has felt like an incredibly dull, damp and dreary winter, Myself and a whole load of engine enthusiasts descend on an unsuspecting industrial estate in deepest Somerset for an event that sends any winter blues a-running, the Tarmonkey Spring Crank up. What seems like a small do on paper has turned into one … Read more