The Annual Steam Plough Club Winter Visit and Lunch will take place on Saturday 22nd November 2025.
Further details have be published in the Steam Plough Times September 2025 issue.
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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The Steam Plough Club has launched a brand new clothing range that is available to order from Mid Wales Sign & Print.
The range has an embroidered logo on the left with a Ploughing Engine and Steam Plough Club text.
The full range is available for adults and a small range for children.
Adults:
Polo Shirts
Hoodie
Quarter Zip Sweater
Full Zip Fleece
Contrast Gilet
Regatta Dover Jacket
Children:
Junior Contrast Hoodie
Junior Jacket
Junior T-Shirt
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Steam Plough Club Winter Visit and Lunch 2024
The Steam Plough Club has organised a Winter Visit and Lunch on Saturday 23rd of November 2024.
Visit Address: Curls Farm, Bromley Road, BS39 4DP
The visit will be hosted by Alan Sparkes at his premises, Alan has kindly agreed to host the visitors from 10.30 at his yard in Stanton Drew, Somerset. The full address will be confirmed closer to the date.
Lunch Address:
The Druids Arms, Stanton Drew, BS39 4EJ.
A for a pre-booked lunch has been organised for 14.30.
We are pleased to announce a Hands-On event for 2024 over the weekend of the 14th-15th September 2024 near Uppingham in Rutland by kind permission of Joe and Mary Nourish. Participants will be given expert tuition on the handling of steam ploughing engines and the implements. Camping and caravan space is available on site, lunch packs and soft drinks are provided, and an evening dinner will be arranged for the Saturday night.
The weekend will conclude at 5pm on the Sunday. There will be two sets of BB1 tackle working a plough and cultivator with space for eight participants.
The cost for the event is £200 with all fees going to the cost of coal and transport for the engines. For new participants, the cost includes an instructional DVD – “An Introduction to Two Engine Cable Cultivation” that provides detailed information in preparation for the weekend. Places can be secured for a deposit of £75 which will be returned in full should the event have to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. The event is open to all experience levels, the only requirement is that all participants must be current members of the Steam Plough Club for insurance purposes, the cost is £30.
If you or someone would be interested in taking part, please apply as soon as possible to George Hawkswell, 189 Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8QX, email: ghawkswell@hotmail.co.uk, tel: 07512181212.
George Hawkswell,
17 April 2024
The AGM minutes from 2023 have been published in the Members Area .
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 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.
Leaky Finders Ltd of Exeter visit Sunday 21st April 2024
Celebrating 60 years since the Steam Plough Club was formed, this new T-shirt is part of the SPC “60th anniversary” range. The T-shirt features the 60th logo and is available […]
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