Steam Rallies at Norton Fitzwarren
There is still no medium to long term plan in place for the return of Steam Rallies at Norton Fitzwarren.
The short-term issues that necessitated the cancellation of the Rally for this year, ground works on the site, are now mainly dealt with; but the longer-term issues that the Trustees are concerned about, which include both the effective, safe and risk-managed delivery of a major event on the site, and also their need to ensure that optimum use of the site is achieved, have not been as yet successfully concluded.
In the meantime, the WSRA Events Committee, newly formed and including a number of volunteers who were previously involved in the delivery of the Rallies, are working with the WSR PLC Gala Planning Team to deliver a series of Events along the line of the West Somerset Railway to both add to the attractions at the stations and allow the Rally Exhibitors to share their enthusiasm at the stations for their vintage steam engines, other vehicles and machinery.
We hope to be able to produce and issue a schedule of the Events on the Railway very soon.
For more information please contact:
Mike Lanning WSRA Vice Chair, vicechair@wsra.org.uk
Regular features at the Steam Rally include:
- working traction engines, tractors and road rollers.
- vintage cars, motorcycles, fire engines, buses, military and commercial vehicles.
- vintage agricultural vehicles and tractors.
- stationary engines.
- parades of vehicles in the ring and around the site
- demonstrations of steam engines and tractors at work.
- brake van rides on the Barnstaple line.
- beer tent and refreshments.
- family fun, children’s entertainments and model train rides.
- Artisan food and drinks , crafts and models.
