18th April 2026
2026 AGM Notice and Agenda 18th April 2026
Tour: A tour of the site will take place at 11.30 Hrs. Entry to the museum is free to members and their guests.
AGM: The AGM starts at 2.00pm, The AGM, will be held in the activity room/the studio, tea and coffee will be available in this room all day.
Sales: – Various items from the club stocks will be available.
Food: The museum does have a cafe on site, where members can buy lunch etc.
Travel:
Address:
The Food Museum
Stowmarket,
Suffolk,
IP14 1DL
By Road:
• Use postcode IP14 1PW to Finborough Road, then turn in to Iliffe Way. The museum car park, ‘Iliffe Way Carpark’ IP14 1SL is on the right.
• For SatNav, use postcode “IP14 1SL”.
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There is no vehicular access to the Museum via Crowe Street, please do not follow SatNav/map instructions that take you this way.
Parking: Parking for general museum visitors is available in Iliffe Way car park. Please park in the part labelled ‘museum car park’ as this is long stay. Parking for the entire day is £2.50.
By Train: The Food Museum is just a 10-minute walk from Stowmarket Station, with regular services to Stowmarket from London and Norwich.
By Bus: For bus times to Stowmarket, please see suffolk On Board.
Website – The Food Museum
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.
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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
This weekend, the 5th & 6th September 2026 a celebration of 60 years of the Steam Plough Club will take place in Shropshire.Full details have been published in the current […]
Ahead of this weekend’s 60th Anniversary event, relive the 50th Anniversary on our website.https://steamploughclub.org.uk/2016-anniversary-crockey-hill/Details of the 60th Anniversary event can be found in the SPT.
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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:
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Hoodie
Quarter Zip Sweater
Full Zip Fleece
Contrast Gilet
Regatta Dover Jacket
Children:
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Junior Jacket
Junior T-Shirt
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