Strumpshaw Steam Rally - Next Weekend 25th - 27th May 2013
 

I'm going to this one with the Devonshire any one else going

Will be there from Friday to Monday :-)

I will be there with the little Burrell, the Suffolk iron foundry stationary steam engine and the half size water cart (featured else where on traction talk) Looking forward to it. Hope the dry sunny weather is booked.

A very popular event and rightly so, but must admit to being slightly confused by the "21st Anniversary" bit on the poster, only because I remember visiting this event when I was 8 or 9 and I am now 44!

Until 1992, the Strumpshaw Steam Rally was ran by the Norfolk steam engines club (which has gone in to extreme decline, but still with us and called the Norfolk & Suffolk steam engine Club, and owns Marshall 6NHP "Woodton Lady) when the then committee decided to pull out of strumpshaw and stop organizing events.

To preserve this event the late Jimmy Key set up the current Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum Rally which is a 3 day show (the NSEC was only a 2 day event). The Anniversary relates to the number of years that the event has been ran by the Key Family of Strumpshaw steam museum as a 3 day event.

ANyone know if there would be a full size Burrell Gold Medal in attendance?


Thanks

Normally is.

John Whilly Downs normaly attends with his Late Father's (John Downs) Burrell Gold Medal Showsmans tractor "The May"

Ok thanks, ideally I need photos of the GMT tractor as I'm building a half-sze one and need some reference photos.


Dave

As James has pointed out it is the 21st Anniversary of the Key family involvement with the event.

I can confirm there are not any Gold Medal tractors entered this year

Thanks for that.thumbsup

This coming weekend

We're making our first visit to Strumpshaw, also planning several steam-related activities while we're in the area.

If Strumpshaw is half as good as Old Warden, it'll be worth the long journey.

Stef.

Stefan. I think you will find it is always plenty of engines in all sizes. Have been going regularly for many years now.

The Key family were 'involved' in every rally at Strumpshaw, Wesley Key & Ken Frost amongst others on the Norfolk club committee founded the event.
See you at the weekend :)

Which if course moved to Strumpshaw Hall Park in 1968 at the kind Invitation of the Late Wesley Key when the Norfolk Steam Engine Club lost its then event venue at Woodton, near Bungay. There are still serveral engines and familys attending Strumpshaw who have been going since it moved there in 1968 or its preceding event at Woodton. I cant remember what year the Woodton event started but I am sure some one will correct us.

I hope some one has ordered and booked the sunshine :D

We'll be there with the Burrell, d.v., having had the hydraulic test and steam test yesterday - thanks to Norfolk & Suffolk Steam Engine Club friends for their help. Painting may have to wait if its wet tomorrow.

Ransomes is all ready to go. Looking foorward to it - here's hoping for good weather.

I'm surprised that there hasn't been an up-date, but I attended yesterday and loved it.

The effort some folks put in is amazing, well done.

Well worth a visit.

We thoroughly enjoyed our first visit to the Strumpshaw Rally.

Although it can never become a regular on our list of events because of the distance from home,
we will certainly go again, and would recommend it to anybody.

I never thought I'd see a setting for a rally that would match or even beat Old Warden and
Boconnoc, but this must be it.

Paul and Mark Worbey need to tell the rest of us how they manage to conjour up such
amazing weather wherever they go.

Good luck for Stapleford, gents.

Stef.

They havn't always been so lucky at Strumpshaw ;) but it was def a wonderful weekend at one of my favorite shows. Well done to all those involved, inc stewards, organizers and admins.