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Steam Plough Club Agm – 12th April 2025 

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12th April 2025 

Full details are in the Steam Plough Times issue 228 – March 2025.

Membership – You need to be a member to vote at the AGM.  Renew your membership here or join the club here.

Times – Tours from 10.00am and the AGM starts at 2.00pm

Travel –

Claymills Pumping Engines Trust
Meadow Lane
Stretton
Burton upon Trent
Staffordshire
England
DE13 0DA  

By Road

• From the A38, take the north Burton (CLAY MILLS) exit and follow the A5121 towards Burton.
When approaching from the south, take care – the exit slip has a sharp 180° bend.
Meadow Lane is approximately ½ mile from the junction.
Look for the brown signs at the A38 junction and again at Meadow Lane.

• From Burton town centre, follow signs for Derby (A38).
After passing Arnold Clark’s motorstore, watch out for the brown sign at Meadow Lane.

• For SatNav, use postcode “DE13 0DA” to get to Meadow Lane.

• For What3words, the location of our main gate is rating.audio.brass.

By Train

• The nearest station is Burton upon Trent.

By Bus

• The X38 (Burton to Derby) direct service passes the end of Meadow Lane in both directions every 15mins. The nearest stops are the Beech Hotel and the A38 junction. Both are approximately 15mins walk to the pumping station.

Sales – Various items from the club stocks will be available.

Website – www.claymills.org.uk

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12th April 2025 

The AGM starts at 2.00pm

Travel –

Claymills Pumping Engines Trust
Meadow Lane
Stretton
Burton upon Trent
Staffordshire
England
DE13 0DA  

By Road

• From the A38, take the north Burton (CLAY MILLS) exit and follow the A5121 towards Burton.
When approaching from the south, take care – the exit slip has a sharp 180° bend.
Meadow Lane is approximately ½ mile from the junction.
Look for the brown signs at the A38 junction and again at Meadow Lane.

• From Burton town centre, follow signs for Derby (A38).
After passing Arnold Clark’s motorstore, watch out for the brown sign at Meadow Lane.

• For SatNav, use postcode “DE13 0DA” to get to Meadow Lane.

• For What3words, the location of our main gate is rating.audio.brass.

By Train

• The nearest station is Burton upon Trent.

By Bus

• The X38 (Burton to Derby) direct service passes the end of Meadow Lane in both directions every 15mins. The nearest stops are the Beech Hotel and the A38 junction. Both are approximately 15mins walk to the pumping station.

Sales – Various items from the club stocks will be available.

Website – www.claymills.org.uk

 

Stop Press ! Updated Agm Information & Agm 2023 Minutes

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AGM 2023 Minutes

The AGM minutes from 2023 have been published in the Members Area .

AGM – Additional Visit local to AGM venue – Saturday 20th April 

After the AGM, member Simon Caudwell has kindly offered members the chance to look around his collection of steam ploughing tackle. Simon has the Fowler T1, a recently rebuilt Fowler living van, a cultivator, folding harrows and a water cart plus various old tractors and cars and an extensive workshop.
He is at Higher Ayshford Farm, Brimstone Lane, Westleigh, Tiverton  EX16 7EW which is about 8 miles from the AGM venue.  Simon will be at the AGM so anyone unsure of how to find him can get directions then!

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A visit on Sunday 21st April to Leaky Finders Ltd of Exeter

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21st April – Sunday Visit

A morning visit has been arranged on Sunday 21st April from 10:00am to Leaky Finders Ltd of Exeter – locomotive boiler repairers and manufacturers.  Their main work is on the boilers of main line railway locomotives but they do also work on traction engines.

Address: The Antique Village, Exeter, EX5 4PW

Website: www.leakyfindersltd.co.uk

Leaky Finders would like a donation to one of their locos they are working on maybe

GWR Pannier 9629 which they recently bought.

 

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20th April – Morning, afternoon visit and AGM Arrangements

The AGM starts at 2.00pm

The morning visit and AGM are being held at Coldharbour Mill situated in Uffculme, Devon.  This is one of the oldest woollen mills in the UK having been in continuous production since 1797.  It has working and static exhibits and an 18th century water wheel – the biggest breast-shot waterwheel still in action in the UK.

Travel – EX15 3EE.  Car park on site.  Sean Symons is arranging transport from Tiverton Parkway station.  Please contact Sean if you would like this.  Alternatively Stagecoach Bus 373 (destination Cullompton) leave from the stop outside the station building at 09:07 10:09 11:08.  Journey time approximately 10 minutes.  The bus timetable ia below.

Site tour – Coldharbour Mill will run conducted tours at c.12:00 and 13:00 – up to 15 people per tour.  Machinery will be operating but the Mill will not be in steam.  Entry to the Mill will be free.

Refreshments – There is a café on site and there is a pub opposite the Mill.  The Mill will be providing tea and coffee after the AGM.

Displays – There will be a display of club archive photos.  Subject to weather Sean will bring items for display in the yard.  Modellers are also invited to bring items – please contact Sean if interested.

Sales – Various items from the club stocks will be available.

Website – www.coldharbourmill.org.uk

AGM – Additional Visit local to AGM venue – Saturday 20th April after the AGM

 
Member Simon Caudwell has kindly offered members the chance to look around his collection of steam ploughing tackle after the AGM.  Simon has the Fowler T1, a recently rebuilt Fowler living van, a cultivator, folding harrows and a water cart plus various old tractors and cars and an extensive workshop.
He is at Higher Ayshford Farm, Brimstone Lane, Westleigh, Tiverton  EX16 7EW which is about 8 miles from the AGM venue.  Simon will be at the AGM so anyone unsure of how to find him can get directions then!

 

Hotel Information for the local area

Padbrook Park Hotel

Padbrook Park

Cullompton

Devon

EX15 1RU

Website: www.padbrookpark.co.uk

Tel: 01884 836100

Travelodge Tiverton

Sampford Peverell Service Area

Tiverton

Sampford Peverell

Devon

EX16 7HD

Website: www.travelodge.co.uk

Tel: 0871 984 6057

Waterloo Cross by Marston’s Inns

Uffculme

Cullompton

Devon

EX15 3ES

Tel: 01884 840328

Website: www.marstonsinns.co.uk/inns/waterloo-cross-hotel-cullompton

Bus Information

Stagecoach Bus 373 (destination Cullompton) leave from the stop outside the station building at 09:08 10:08 11:08 .  Journey time approximately 10 minutes.  When the bus enters Uffculme village it turns left and you want the first stop after the bus has turned.   Get off the bus and cross the road and walk down Russet Close.  You will see Coldharbour Mill which is a few minutes walk.

Return buses leave from the opposite side of the road (destination Tiverton) at 16:15 17:15.   The buses do a double run into the village on each journey so do not be troubled by seeing your bus pass by a few months earlier going the opposite way!

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20th April – Morning, afternoon visit and AGM Arrangements

The AGM starts at 2.00pm

The morning visit and AGM are being held at Coldharbour Mill situated in Uffculme, Devon.  This is one of the oldest woollen mills in the UK having been in continuous production since 1797.  It has working and static exhibits and an 18th century water wheel – the biggest breast-shot waterwheel still in action in the UK.

Travel – EX15 3EE.  Car park on site.  Sean Symons is arranging transport from Tiverton Parkway station.  Please contact Sean if you would like this.  Alternatively Stagecoach Bus 373 (destination Cullompton) leave from the stop outside the station building at 09:08 10:08 11:08.  Journey time approximately 10 minutes.  The bus timetable ia below.

Site tour – Coldharbour Mill will run conducted tours at c.12:00 and 13:00 – up to 15 people per tour.  Machinery will be operating but the Mill will not be in steam.  Entry to the Mill will be free.

Refreshments – There is a café on site and there is a pub opposite the Mill.  The Mill will be providing tea and coffee after the AGM.

Displays – There will be a display of club archive photos.  Subject to weather Sean will bring items for display in the yard.  Modellers are also invited to bring items – please contact Sean if interested.

Sales – Various items from the club stocks will be available.

Website – www.coldharbourmill.org.uk

AGM – Additional Visit local to AGM venue – Saturday 20th April after the AGM

 
Member Simon Caudwell has kindly offered members the chance to look around his collection of steam ploughing tackle after the AGM.  Simon has the Fowler T1, a recently rebuilt Fowler living van, a cultivator, folding harrows and a water cart plus various old tractors and cars and an extensive workshop.
He is at Higher Ayshford Farm, Brimstone Lane, Westleigh, Tiverton  EX16 7EW which is about 8 miles from the AGM venue.  Simon will be at the AGM so anyone unsure of how to find him can get directions then!

 

Hotel Information for the local area

Padbrook Park Hotel

Padbrook Park

Cullompton

Devon

EX15 1RU

Website: www.padbrookpark.co.uk

Tel: 01884 836100

Travelodge Tiverton

Sampford Peverell Service Area

Tiverton

Sampford Peverell

Devon

EX16 7HD

Website: www.travelodge.co.uk

Tel: 0871 984 6057

Waterloo Cross by Marston’s Inns

Uffculme

Cullompton

Devon

EX15 3ES

Tel: 01884 840328

Website: www.marstonsinns.co.uk/inns/waterloo-cross-hotel-cullompton

Bus Information

Stagecoach Bus 373 (destination Cullompton) leave from the stop outside the station building at 09:08 10:08 11:08 .  Journey time approximately 10 minutes.  When the bus enters Uffculme village it turns left and you want the first stop after the bus has turned.   Get off the bus and cross the road and walk down Russet Close.  You will see Coldharbour Mill which is a few minutes walk.

Return buses leave from the opposite side of the road (destination Tiverton) at 16:15 17:15.   The buses do a double run into the village on each journey so do not be troubled by seeing your bus pass by a few months earlier going the opposite way!

Annual General Meeting

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The 2023 Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 22nd April at 2:00 pm, in the Conference Room of the Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading, Redlands Road, Reading, RG1 5EX. A meeting of the Trustees of the Steam Plough Property Trust will follow the AGM.

The Museum opens at 10:00am and closes at 5:00pm. Members are free to tour the Museum facilities before or after the meetings within these times. 

We have the offer of a guided tour of the museum before the AGM, and, a presentation by the Principal Archivist together with a display of objects of interest. Details will be available on the day. George King, Woodturner, will be displaying his scale model ploughing engine and implements which he showed at the Great Dorset Steam Fair last year. A selection of publications, books and DVDs may also be available for purchase.

Refreshments will be available from the café in reception. They stock a range of sandwiches & cakes. If you want something more substantial, hot and cold lunches are also available in the University of Reading bar “The Dairy” next door. Please note that “The Dairy” operates cash-less tills. Also, everyone is welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy in the MERL garden where several picnic benches are available for your use.

Please let the Secretary know if you are coming along so we can arrange seating and advise the café staff. Looking forward to seeing you.

Dick Eastwood,

19 February 2023

Annual General Meeting, 9th April, Milton Keynes Museum

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The visit to Milton Keynes Museum for the Club’s Annual General Meeting was enjoyed by those who attended.  Interesting collections throughout the Museum, excellent facilities, and friendly/helpful catering staff and volunteers looking after the exhibits made the visit all the more enjoyable.

The AGM was attended by 30 persons inclusive of officers, committee, members and their partners/friends. Reports were delivered by the officers. Serving officers and Committee members were re-elected and nominations of Peter Nicholas and Jeremy Davies to the committee endorsed.

The Treasurer advised those in attendance that there was a need to consider an increase in membership subscriptions effective from January 2023. The subs were last increased (from £15) to £20 in 2014. After discussion, a show of hands indicated 10 members were in favour of £30 and 3 preferred £25.

John Billard promoted his Excel spreadsheet indexing the contents – and where available, the authors of written material and credits for photographs – inside the Steam Plough Times from No.1 up to March 2022.

Following conclusion of the AGM, there was a meeting of the Trustees of the Steam Plough Property Trust chaired by John Rhead. John outlined the purpose of the Trust and the role of the Trustees, and, advised that he was satisfied that the Club’s assets were being well cared for.

There was no High Tea to the disappointment of a good number present.

Dick Eastwood, May 2022



Annual General Meeting

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The Annual General meeting of the Steam Plough Club will take place at the Milton Keynes Museum on Saturday, 9th April, at 2:00pm. A meeting of the Trustees of the Steam Plough Property Trust will follow the AGM.

Prior to the meetings, members can tour the Museum facilities and enjoy the recreated street of shops, school, Victorian parlour, scullery, kitchen and laundry, servants’ room, parlour, print room, hall of transport and the barn! The museum’s excellent collections cover agriculture, transportation, archaeology, telephones, printing, rural crafts, domestic and shopping so there is something for everyone! 

Further details can be found in the March SPT page 6 

Dick Eastwood, 16 March 2022

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