I’m hedging my bets this year and have bought two pork pies- one for each day! I just hope the weather clears up a bit from this monsoon that we’ve been having.

I will bring the new stock of Trusty clutch springs with me so they will be available from the club stand during the course of the show; price will be £22.50 per pair collected, I think the postage for something of this sort will be around £2.80 and so It makes sense to pick some up if you’re coming.

See you there.

Newark this year was bigger than ever with more horticultural entries than we’ve seen before. In previous years we have had to share the hall with the Allis Chalmers club, but this year we filled it with horticultural exhibits.

A “Very Well Done” to all who contributed to make it all happen. Just to show that you don’t need to take a Trusty or a Ransomes, one person exhibited a Smith’s Aero Seed Fiddle which was shown on a trestle table to make it more accessible for the public to view. Somebody else brought along a mystery object which now appears in the “Help” section of the forum and Steve had a great weekend with sales from the club shop.

All in all a very enjoyable weekend; what makes it even more enjoyable is the amount of members who come to just say hello and tell us of their latest purchase or project. If you have never been before it is really a “must see” for next year, and when people say it is the largest tractor rally they aren’t exaggerating in any way.

A few pictures to prove my point!