Duncombe Park Steam Rally, 7th & 8th July Helmsley Nth Yorkshire
 

Great Yorkshire Traction Engine Club
Duncombe Park, Helmsley, North Yorkshire.
Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th July 2012
Once again there will be in the region of over 50 full size steam engines expected to be attending this great steam show in the beautiful grounds of Duncombe Park nr Helmsley.
Lots of other family activities on site including trade and craft stands, fairground rides, miniature steam, vintage/classic cars and tractors, commercial vehicles.
Live entertainment on Friday & Saturday night.
Why not spend the full weekend at the show with camping/caravanning available from mid day Thursday to Monday morning.
Advanced booking 2 adults + 2 children £40.00, on the gate £50.00 see rally website for full details/booking form.
Location postcode: YO62 5EB.
Gates open 10.00am.:)
Full details of 2012 rally on club website www.gytec.weebly.com

3 weeks to go
 

3 weeks and counting, hope the weather picks up :)

May need your wellys if on. As rally feild all grass

lets hope it drys out in time.

Chris.

9 Days to go.
 

Getting ready, hope weather keeps dry. :)

8 days to Duncombe Park
 

Just looked on the 10 day weather forecast and it's looking good for next weekend.....fingers crossed.

Anybody roading to this years rally ??

We will be roading across on the Friday.

Please advise which forecast you are looking at?......

A SUNNY ONE I HOPE.

Chris.

BBC 10 day and its changed but you know what it can change again ........I hope :)

Know what you mean.....

Just been speaking with a committee member who has confirmed that show field is looking good and the show is definitely on this weekend 7th & 8th July.
What’s so good about Duncombe Park is that it has side roads around the show field so the heavy boys (engines & lorries) can park on this.

2 days to go
 

Told the beer tent and fair is set up and ready for a good weekend!!! See you there.

Cannot make it this year wife just out of hospital after major operation.
Severe weather warning in place for NE.
Hope everthing is ok though.

duncombe park
 

Sorry to hear your wife not well, hope she is so a the road to recovery. Yes, lads from Peterlee said it as been a bad storm there today. Been a shower this morning but a fine (sh) sunny afternoon at Helmsley. Lots of caravans ect coming on site.

Thats good. leaving at 9 the morn. will be there in the afternoon.
keep it lit mick,thumbsup

On site now
 

Hi All, on site now...... yes had some rain this morning and ground soft but rally going ahead .
For information hard roads in place around site and ground is coping well.
Beer tent open so may as well be wet in and out !!!!

Contact number for chairman on site 07712 883878

As anyone been to the rally today and if so how are the conditions?

Dave

"leeds dick" went and he said it was a tad muddy.

Chris.

Went yesterday and ground was muddy, but not as chewed up as expected. Only things round the ring yesterday were the tractors and the cars. We left at 4pm and it had dried out considerablly. The majority of the steamers are been kept on the permiter road, so that they can still move around etc. Car park was holding up well.

duncombe done
 

Just arrived home we managed to pull it off--weather held up quite well--a few engines didn't show up as you would expect but a lot did, including Wards freash out Sentinel Super and a portable which may never have been rallied before. Managed to get on and off the field just--Saturday run down to Helmsley was good--will post some photos tommorrow.