Weeting rally
 

anyone going ???, anyone know which engines are going ??

Chris.

Still waiting for boiler test so will be going as a visitor on Friday.

24436 should be attending, low-loader permitting!

Will be there Friday to Sunday.

Bungle

am going as visitor

by all accounts, will be rather less there this year, a lot of people who i talk to say they aint going this year, and i know a few more who say they will give it one more year then see again. i gather that theres also a air of distrust between some of the engine owners and the main man. i think the 40th year was prob the best one ive been to in the last few years. also seams to be quite a few weddings on that weekend lol

We are steaming sentinel 8827 over there Friday morning then steaming the 80 or so miles home Sunday night.

Its been a few years since I last took and engine and providing we get a drop of coal and have a good time will be back next year.

Jim S

hope you have fun jim mate, and have a safe trip, how long will it take you to get home? 3 hours?

Look forward to seeing the wagon hope you have a good trip.

Will try and save you a few welsh black rocks.

Should be their on Burrell 4051 'Betty' on the sawbench all weekend.

Care to elabotate James? (Not been here before so don't know what to expect!)

i mean nothing more than several regulars (not just steam) aint going this year for verius reasons. Thats between them and the show organisers, and the air of distrust with them in particular is for them to sort out. Theres also a lot of people attending weddings and parties this weekend, so cant attend for that reason. There seams to be far too many people getting married this weekend lol.

id take you umbrella (or get a canopy on that ransomes of yours) forcast says saturday will be the best day, but atm its looking wet (every where :( )

Is this sort of thing really required? On a thread where the idea is to find out whose going, rather than blast about "the air of distrust"! I am sure that other events all over the country have similar problems for the same reasons! Yet again Mr Brett, it appears that you harbour someone else's grudge. Or is it a case of they won't invite you?
I'm well aware of what has gone off at that show in the past and well that's the past and there still going so I say good luck to them and hope they have a successful weekend. Just a shame we can't attend anymore, otherwise we'd go again.

Firstly, I harbor no grudge mine or anyone else’s! Secondly this I have attended for several years, and enjoy the show. With the constraint of tightening our belt this year, and wanting to spend more time with my girlfriend, Weeting was just one of several shows that unfortunately we decided we would give a miss this year. I feel my phrase is justified, and accurate in regards to several people I know. Personally, I have never been treated there anything other than very well.

At the risk of sounding rude, may I say "personal remarks" such as yours are not needed and didn’t need to be "blasted out" it is irrelevant to the discussion in hand. However points (good or bad) regarding shows are what is needed, and your input is valued.

my remarks regarding the weather is just what the forecast has been saying, and looks like all use silly sods out and about this weekend in the east are going to get wet at some time.

As regards to good luck, I would never wish any show anything except that! Regardless of who’s organizing, what the course is, when it is, where it is or weather I’m going or not.

I will say this for Weeting, it harbors a unusual and possibly unique thing, in regards to its working area, if for nothing else, Weeting rally is worth a visit for this alone, with features such as a wood yard with steam wood sawing being done amongst the trees, steam flour milling, seed hulling, chaff cutting, bailing, and threshing. all being done here, with the two large stationary boilers with their various stationary steam engines close by, and not to mention the full size standard gauge railway (all know the name "mainline" is perhaps a bit over ambitious) with working steam saddle tank engine, and wagons being shunted about. Also a chance to photograph several engines that really make an appearance, indeed several are only steamed at Weeting events.

I will be there, with the Mac and the Foster.

Terry.

I think there are a few new people bringing engines this year, so it will make a change from just the regulars.

I always enjoy it, I should go and make your own mind up rather than listening to hearsay from others.

I must say I thought you had been to Weeting before Stuart!!??

We'll be there, always a good weekend!

I believe there are some different engines coming this year too...

WE are going just to look

Went to Weeting steam Rally today(17th July), was there for about 31/2 hours. Its all changed, nearly every thing is all in one field. I found the arena very small. There were only 2 fowler ploughing engines there. I found that all the atmosphere had gone. Am very sorry it was in the past a very good rally. Tick this one off my list for next year, not for me.thumbdownthumbdownthumbdown

I was there for most of Friday. I did notice less engines than before but put that down to it being opening day. The layout was different but seemed ok, the woodyard was in full swing from 10.00am which was very good too.

I am looking to take my engine there next year as i have visited for some years but only now got something to take. I gather from reading this thread that there was some 'unpleasantness'?? is this likely to threaten the show, i hope not as it is one of my favourites.

this was one of my favorites too, but over the years things have changed for the bad. Thats my opinion and its not the same, to me its getting worse as the years go by. Ive been going there for about 20 years and its NOT as good as its beeen in the past. I was told today that one engine turned up, unloaded and then changed his mind and went back to his loader and left. thumbdown thumbdown thumbdown thumbdown

This is very disappointing, i cant imagine unloading then reloading and leaving, what could have changed to make it THAT bad??

I hope its not the death of another rally, i have seen plenty of great local shows go to the ground, soon they will all be out of travelling distance.:eek:

Dave

we went friday and enjoyed it, plenty of room to ride about and enjoy yourself on your engine, not as many engines as there were in 2000 but a better lay out.

Chris.

i have been before, once with the Long Shop and then when Kim used to drive Strumpshaws burrell, but i've never with my own engine, so i've never had to worry about coal allowances, getting paid etc. - that's always been someone elses worry!:)

As a follo up, here's a pic of our engine driving a Tullos drum, probably for the first time in the northern hemisphere!
http://www.tractiontalkforum.com/pic...pictureid=1554

Visited yesterday, quite enjoyed meself, didn't slap enough sun cream on though!
Not sure how many engines where there, but looked like a good turn out, lots of miniatures too, show ground did seem a bit spread out, not sure if that was planned or somethings not turned up..don't know about the politics, but long may Weeting continue.

~Alex~

I attended Weeting and had a very nice weekend. I'm really not sure it's a good thing if an event stays exactly the same for 15 years as some of you would seem to wish, the nature of these events and what the paying public expect is changing all the time.

I find it very unlikely someone just "changed their mind and left" - sounds like the sort of story the nay-sayers would love!

There have been certain issues over appearance money in the past, but at the end of the day if a Rally tells you you're unlikely to get paid, and it's that big a problem, don't go! Don't attend the rally and then bitch and moan afterwards. It's a good way to sort the enthusiasts from the wallet-chasers! ;)

We made the treck over there with a few friends and it was well worth it. Everyone involved made us very welcome and it was great to see a large number of engines that we never normally see, including the museum's Burrell Showmans. The setting is superb....

http://i460.photobucket.com/albums/q...e/DSC00708.jpg

We also nipped down to the museum to take 2336 back to the works for what I believe to be the first time since she left 110 years ago. All involved at the museum and at Mr Parrott's farm were more than helpful in assisting us, with the museum opening especially and arranging a photographer. Here's one of my amateur shots..

http://i460.photobucket.com/albums/q...e/DSC00689.jpg

No james the real reason you didnt go is that you wasnt ask to help this year as we had a full team on foden protable and ploughing engines. Oh and you have only been twice!

and my old mate Dan is right. was good days when you and your father used to come when we was in the old field when there was 100+ engines there good times by all,

FOR YOU INFOMATION MR COUPLAND I HAVE BEEN THERE MORE THAN TWICE. My nan a grandad were both regular attendies and oftern roaded the farmall all the way there. I can remember quite clearly going when i was younger! SECNDLY I WAS ASKD BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO GO WITH THEM! YOU KNEW BETTER THAT TO ASK ME TO LOOK AFTER DUNCONS PORTABLE AFTER WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT ME EARLIER THIS YEAR! I was even phoned up by 2 mates asking where i was and wanting me to "get my arse over there" as they put it. FURTHER MORE i was given a entry form to take my engine, SO ME NOT BEING ASKD BY THE OWNER OF THE ENGINES OR THE LIKES OF YOU HAD NO BEARING AT ALL ON ME NOT GOING! If i realy wantd to go, even at the last minute i could have gone as a spectator, BUT i had made plans, even if they did fall throu. SO I SEJEST YOU GET YOU FACTS RIGHT PAUL COUPLAND BE FOR OPENING YOUR MOUTH AND WRITING IN PUBLIC SLANDERUS AND LIABLE STATEMENTS, its bad enough u doing it in person. Sorry for the typing folkes, the only way i could get online is via my phone

We keep saying one day Sooty... Hope your not still terrorising people with that tape measure!