Gloucestershire Steam Extravaganza Kemble Airfield 6th-8th August
 

As many of you will know Matt Shipton no-longer posts on this forum due to a problem that he disagrees with.
Gloucestershire Steam Extravaganza Kemble Airfield on the 6th to 8th August is his baby and he does a wonderful job there.
Could everyone who is attending or who intends to attend this great rally please advise me on this topic so that we have an idea of who is coming.
I will be there again with my camera - and a couple of bottles of good old North-Eastern Brown Ale which a few of you enjoyed last year. Before you can sample the beer, I have to know you are coming.
Don't keep it to yourself - let us know!
Pleeeze!

p.s. If you do not want your appearance to be general knowledge. Please PM me
Thanks

Hi Roy

I will be coming with A&P 4255. Also sent you a PM.

Thanks.

Douglas

Roy,

We sent forms back for Marshall 68754 and trailer.

If we have a good summer it will be arriving on its own wheels.

I am taking my 6" Foden.

And I will be thee with my 4 1/2" Foden.

i'll be tagging along with Dave thumbsup

I am hoping to be there. Apparently the miniatures are full so I was told to send a letter off to the section leader in case someone drops out. I have done that and am waiting to hear back. Nothing yet but fingers crossed as it is a great rally.

John

I'll be there

I'll be there, but hope a little less rain this year!

we'll be there, with the 6" foden, trying not to burn all the new paint off! Wendy & John

We will be coming with 'Rhoda' again. It is only 120 miles by road and we have got to do it in 2 days this year. Mum has got extra toothpaste and a spare toothbrush for Tom. (That's if he is still coming.) We leave on the Wednesday before the show from Storrington, West Sussex and we will be travelling via Winchester, Devises and Chippenham. We should get to Kemble Thursday evening or Friday morning.

Mike

Good on you Mike - best of luck.

So will you be letting my Doreen steer for you again? She has never let me forget the high step to get aboard Rhoda. Her poor little legs had problems, but once up I have never seen her so happy!

Doreen is always welcome to come and steer Rhoda. Mum says with the canopy back on it is much easier to climb up!.

Mike

That canopies been on and off a bit of late. Back on for Kemble then?

We like to ring the changes. It will be on for roading it over as it keeps the hot cinders off us. However we might ask 'Old Tim' to take it off for the weekend, as long as it isn't raining.

Mike
PS Matt said that he wanted convertables for the weekend.

:D:D

Think im bringing the tasker with as many convertable bits as i can move

Can we not do a conversion for the show during the weekend?

You know - convert a Showmans to a roller!!!!!!!!!!

Now there's a good plan. Perhaps to a tar sprayer??????

not sure i have enough bits yet was thinking of doing it at dorset 1 year when the new rear wheels are finished. Day 1 into roller day 5 back to tractor a 3day or weekend show is not long enough really

Hi Michael,

Still very much up for another road trip, yes please!! Toothbrush is already packed!! I'll give you a call this coming week the summer is flying by already and the house is taking longer than planned...

Oh, guess I will be at Kemble too!

Tom

We think we're comming with the 7". Not heard anything yet. Heard of a few unable to get in.

We Will Be there again with Robey Traction Engine 29333 Wally Should be a good show :-)

I'll be coming down again but unfortunately with nothing more than a camera and my dog!

Roy, I will get in touch with you this time too so make sure the kettle is on :p

Be very very good & there might be something a little stronger! See you there.

Hot off the press, engines confirmed to date:

Aveling & Porter: 1894: No. 3430: Sarah
Aveling & Porter: 1899: No. 4255: 'Queen Victoria'
Aveling & Porter: 1914: No. 8241: 'Jasmine'
Aveling & Porter: 1916: No. 8717: 'Jupiter'
Aveling & Porter: 1922: No. 8794: 'Ophelia'
Aveling & Porter: 1923: No. 10647
Aveling & Porter: 1926: No. 11446: Seagry'
Aveling & Porter: 1927: No. 11956: 'Legacy'
Aveling & Porter: 1930: No. 14044: 'Rhoda'
Aveling & Porter: 1933: No. 12867
Aveling & Porter: 1934: No. 14174
Burrell: 1897: No. 2003: 'Diamond Queen'
Burrell: 1900: No. 2297: 'Taz'
Burrell: 1903: No. 2575: 'Buller'
Burrell: 1908: No. 3017: 'Spider'
Burrell: 1909: No. 3121: 'Keeling'
Burrell: 1910: No. 3197: 'Old Tim'
Burrell: 1913: No. 3489: 'King George VI'
Burrell: 1914: No. 3593: 'Duke Of Kent'
Burrell: 1915: No. 3665:
Burrell: 1916: 3737: 'The Laird'
Burrell: 1923: No. 3941: 'The Badger'
Burrell: 1924: No. 3979: 'Earl Haig'
Burrell: 1931: No. 4093: 'Dorothy'
Clayton & Shuttleworth: 1926: No.50004: 'Old Hiram'
Foden: 1913: No. 3510: The Icklingham Flyer'
Foden: 1925: No. 12116: 'Enterprise'
Foden: 1926: No. 12370: 'Island Cheif'
Foden: 1929: No. 13454: 'Samantha'
Foster: 1916: No. 14153: 'Admiral Beatty'
Foster: 1930: No. 14608: 'Ikanopit'
Foster: 1931: No. 14622: 'Sir William'
Fowler: 1909: No. 11699: 'Pride Of Hanley Castle'
Fowler: 1919: No. 15278: 'Arthur Ashmole'
Fowler: 1921: No 15813: 'Elsie'
Fowler: 1923: No. 15964
Fowler: 1923: No. 16044: 'Iron Ada'
Fowler: 1925: No. 16395
Fowler: 1927: No. 17287: 'Oriana'
Fowler: 1927: No. 17077: 'Forest Maiden'
Fowler: 1931: No. 19456: 'Highland Lass'
Fowler: 1931: No. 18503: 'Royal Sovereign'
Fowler: 1932: No. 19782: 'The Lion'
Garrett: 1910: No. 28410: 'Mercury'
Garrett: 1918: No 33278: 'Princess Mary'
Garrett: 1920: No. 33827
Mann: 1917: No. 1145: 'Misses Mann'
Marshall: 1897: No. 28922: 'Alderman'
Marshall: 1919: No. 71837:
Marshall: 1915: No. 68754: 'Mascot'
Robey: 1908: No. 28094: 'Pride Of The Walk'
Robey: 1910: No. 29333: 'Wally'
Sentinel: 1930: No. 8393: 'Sultan'
Sentinel: 1934: No. 9032
Sentinel: 1937: No. 9293
Tasker: 1910: No. 1424: 'Will O The Wisp'
Tasker: 1918: No. 1765: 'Jolly'
Tasker: 1923: No. 1902: 'Alice'
Wallis & Steevens: 1907: No. 2959: 'Little Lauren'
Wallis & Steevens: 1927: No. 7881: 'Little Atom'
Yorkshire: 1927: 2108: 'Yorkshire Lad'

2 more engines are TBC and 5 have been omitted from the above list as they are to be a 'surprise'...

We wil be there with the Flyer duncan, Angi and myself cant wait it was a cracking weekend last year.

I will be there with 4" Foster and Bailer, but Colin already knows that! :)

Will be there with Aveling & Porter 10647

Road Run
 

Each year there is an unofficial Road Run to a local pub at Kemble.

Rather than load up trailers with people on what is a pretty fast moving road, the steam section has organised a bus to run people down to the pub and back on the Saturday evening alongside the engines that travel down..

If any day visitors would like to take advantage of this please make contact via PM so we have some idea of numbers. If a second bus is required we can organise.

(Normal admission fee applies. Pick up only inside show ground. Service subject to availability etc.)

can larger models(4" + ) go on the road run as well?

Surely if it's an UNOFFICIAL road run you can do what the hell you like - public road, road legal vehicle, it's up to you.

It is however a very fast road so whether it's advisable or not is a different matter.

Legally , yes , but I doubt whether it or its pilot would live to tell the tale .

Engine John's Burrell 6" did it last year and he was not the slowest on the road.

But at least it is the size of a small car.

Not the size of a pram.....

Easy solution, go just in front of Engine John and he can sheild us :D

True but it does come into the questioned 4"+ category although I would not feel safe on that road on anything less than full size unless I was escorted by something much bigger just behind me!

I am hearing rumours of the event moving to South Cerney Airfield next year. If true, is there a more accessible pub for a road run there?

nope.

its also all military, so i cant see it going there. we used to race RC Cars in one of the hangers, all had security passes and booking in/out to get on/off the site.

I have heard a rumour that the Americans might be moving out of Fairford Airbase, so that might go private like Kemble did, in which case it could be situated there.

incase anyone didnt know, Kemble Airfield is now called "Cotswold Airport" :rolleyes: