West of England Steam Engine Society Rally
 

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For more information please visit this page http://www.weses.co.uk/2012steamrally.html

We hope to see you there



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Does anyone know what is expected to be on show there in the way of steam engines both large and small?

Approximately 50 full size engines and something like 70 miniatures the last I heard:)

We plan to road up from the other side of Camborne on Sunday 12th August.
Burrell roller 3986 and Fowler roller 22596 'Evening Star'.

The US Keck Gonnerman should also be attending (Maybe the first US engine to attend a WESES rally?)

For all those potential visitors to the show......


2 for 1 adult vouchers for Friday of the show in today and tomorrow's Western Morning News. And with all children under 11 getting in free on the Friday too, its a great value day out for all the family.

We're starting the shift on Sunday carrying a number of exhibits from the shed and a couple others too, Fowler 15463, sentinel 6979, Garrett 30959, Wallis 7962, the Ransomes of Daves and Marshall of Julian's. 3 miniatures, a number of commercials, tractors and the fairground organ. Though the less said about the later the better ;-) we took the people carriers down a few weeks ago for the engine rides!

Wow, I didn't even know there were 70 completed :D

must be organised chaos ;)

Nick

Four days to go, with quite a few engines on site now:)

Just out of interest, is anyone roading over engine hill this year?

I haven't heard so at the moment, but I did pass another engine steaming to the site tonight on the way home tonight

How is the show ground holding out as I understand that it has been raining in God's country all week?

Tom, you have heard wrong, there was some light rain earlier at the site, none at the moment, just mist here now, (Camborne)

The site itself, at 7.30pm, when I left, is perfect but damp, no mud what so ever and there has been a lot of traffic coming in over the last couple of days

You have to remember that the advantage we have at the Stithians site, is that there are a lot of roadways and hard standing. It's only the car park and where you would turn off to camp that would be grass based

Thanks for your response and for correcting me. Admittedly, I am going by the weather here in Ivybridge but I also have been looking at the BBC Weather website for Stithians. I admit that the last time I visited Stithians was in 2010 and we drove down in brilliant sunshine until we were two miles from the site and it rained! I do not want to be driving for nearly two hours to get to the site only to get soaked - I could do that in my back garden and save the petrol !!!

I have just had a look and the weather forcast seems to be different depending which one you look at! which is not so helpful

It's been wet in the morning today and brilliant sunshine this afternoon, now it's neither one or the other!

Its been a good day at the site today, with only a couple of light showers. For all the latest information please join our facebook group:)