County Down Traction Engine Club Annual Vintage Rally 2025

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The County Down Traction Engine Club are set to host their annual
vintage rally on Saturday August 2 (new date) at Tullygarvan Road,
Ballygowan, Co Down.

It will be the 50th rally to take place since the club's inception in
1972.

The site is well situated, with it's entrance on the Tullygarvan Road,
is just beside the Free Presbyterian Church on the main road into
Ballygowan coming from Belfast.

It will be a Saturday only event with no activity on Friday evening
and the site will be open to exhibitors and traders from 8.00am.
Exhibitors are asked to attend by 12.30pm at the latest.

There will be the same mix of vintage tractors, cars, lorries,
motorbikes, steam engines, stationary engines, toy model display, live
music etc, as they have had in previous years and this year’s
special feature is a display of pre 1950 tractors.

A tractor road run will also take place around 3.45pm and it is
suitable for all vintage vehicles.

There will also be craft and trade stalls with the usual autojumble.

The public will be welcomed to start the day from 10am and all
proceeds raised will go to local causes.

For further details see Facebook Down Tractor Drivers.