We finally got our passes this week, have heard though that there is going to be a meeting on Friday night about whether it goes ahead?!?!?!?!?! Anybody else heard this???

Blimey, can you imagine. I don't want to think about that prospect.

I'm glad I don't have to make the call on that one...

ive never heard about the meeting lets hope the rally does still go on

Whats the 'rumoured' reason for it not going ahead ????

Bungle

Let me know more if you hear, i am coming all the way from shetland and its cost me £1200 so far just to get there and stay for the week:eek:.
Hopfully its just a rumour:confused:


mark

Apparently they have not been able to cut the corn because of the weather....it's only what we have heard but heard it from a couple of people....so has someone we know in Devon! I really hope too that it's not true....will obviosuly update if we hear any more...not trying to cause any trouble.

Don’t panic folks!

I drove past the site this morning to do a job on the farm next door and good progress is being made on the site.
Some of the large marquees have been erected in main show field which is grass, including the real ale tent:). The South car park, holding area and some of the camping areas are cut and the straw baled and cleared. The combine is in the Steam ploughing field today which as far as I can see only leaves the Oats to cut in the North car park.
So all is looking good for another great show, the forecast for the week end down here however is rather wet!!
As I mentioned in a previous post for those who don’t know it the site does drain very well; mud to dust in two hours!

We plan to move down over the bank holiday week end, let’s hope the weather has sorted it’s self out by then.

Tim

http://www.steamscenes.org.uk/tth/08/map_small.jpg

Click for bigger version.

Few things changed, miniatures have moved.

Why do you say Miniatures have moved - that looks to me like the same place as we were last year.

Alan.

Here you can see pictures from the side of the GDSF which are taken today:

http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/p...ost?id=2889279

What absolute rubish about a meeting and the possible abandoment of the show! The site earlier today.......
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...%202008/23.jpg

Good to see that the Beer tent is up.

Mr Oliver has got his priorities right

Hi

The farm I am on at the moment were combining yesterday, only problem the grain was too dry, so we had to leave the hose on it!

Cheers

Dave

What a lovely sight to see, thanks.

Chris.

I can see some Engines already there, top right in photo.

As I said I was not causing trouble it is what we had heard, not absolute rubbish, and we wnated to know if it was right or not so obviously thought this the place to ask!! Am very glad it is looking so good and going ahead.

looks good going to be there on saturday - beer tent better be serving!! gotta walk all the way from the other side of the feild to get to the real ale tent and all the way back! so glad to be going again was a bit touch and go as to weather we'd be coming but we are :D:D can't wait

I see no toilets near us :S!!!!!!

Perhapes you should try to do some combining in Cornwall, the farm where i keep the engine has 400 acres that has been ready for cutting for the past 3 weeks, and none touched due to weather !!!!!!!!! Ground is so wet that the water now just runs off the top, dont know when they will be able to harvest as just cannot get on to the ground. Crop maybe a total loss yet. Today it has been raining for most of the day again adding to our problems.

the sites looking good by the looks of the picture

it's looks sunny in the picture! Sod cornwall im going dorset!

where abour in dorset is it

Inbetween Sailsbury and Blandford near Tarrant Hinton.

easy to find, follow the traffic jam to the smoke !!.....

Anthony, does this mean to say youre not going to Dorset, i thought you would have been there
last Saturday.

Chris.

Just got back with my 2500 photos from the last 3 days and now spending all day sorting them out might pop back tonight for the evening but will be there tomo for my 4th day :D Some of my highlights so far have been the two maclarens pulling round the Alleys haulage load of Merchant navy class railway locomotive and when the burrells President and White rose of york also had a go not being outdone by the maclarens. Also 5 engines found a bigger load of the 200 ton Pickfords trailer and Rotinoff around and up the hill with the White Rose of York also on the back. The recreation was brilliant and really shows how the rally has changed and grown. Also the 13 Scenic i counted with my new favorite being Prince of Whales, also good to see Perseverance the second. Cant wait till tonight and tomo !!! I will post pictures if anyone wants to see anything i have mentioned.

Robin

hi robin yes pictures would be lovely as i didnt manage to go this year, has had no money, hopeing to go next year tho for the first time.
many thanks lee

Here are a few of those moments, i love living only about an hour away from there i can go home to my bed and come back for another full day, cant wait till tonight/tomo
Burrells take it by storm
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...umberone-1.jpg
Mclarrens have a go too
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g.../Numbertwo.jpg

Now tell me people where else can you see something like this, 5 engines pull the Mighty Antar with 200 ton load up massive hill ??

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...umberthree.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...NumberFour.jpg

Prince of Whales really is brilliantly restored
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...theman/FAV.jpg
King Harry looking good after it journey from Cornwall
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...heman/FAVO.jpg

There some of my photos, did anyone get a picture of the 5 engines pulling the 200 trailer around and up the hill, David, Anyone ???

I'll have a look, still processing my pics at the minute.

That is a Rotinoff

Sorry my mistake thank you, i wasnt really looking at it more at the engines

Sorry but have to question the 200tons bit ???

The nominal capacity of the trailer is 200 tons (The tank was lifted out of the trailer with the jib cranes of two of the army recovery trucks)

Really good to see the Prince out after so many years, must be at least 15?!

prince of wales did look well

It was indeed 15 years since her last outing.

http://www.tractiontime.co.uk/module...2/DSC00958.jpg

LOL, so its a '200ton trailer', not a trailer that weighs 200ton.