Author: Paul Gallagher

THE NORTHERN VINTAGE TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION

Monthly Newsletter July 2022

Founded 1977

President & Club Chairman
Ernie Hutchinson, 60 Brompton Court, Brompton on Swale, North Yorkshire, DL10 7SB Tel:01748 810362
Club Secretary/Membership Secretary
Mavis Bailey, 86 Geneva Crescent, Darlington, Co Durham, DL1 4LA
01325 359114
Club Treasurer/Newsletter
Elaine Storey, 15 Cleveland View, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, DL14 8NE Tel:01388 609666
Elaine Storey, 15 Cleveland View, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, DL14 8NE Tel:01388 609666

Meetings are held at Middleton St George Cricket Club, Water View, Darlington DL2 1JQ
At 19.30 the third Wednesday each month
Next Meeting 20th July 2022

Hello hope you are all well.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
After numerous concerns have been raised by members attending meetings the committee have had a meeting and a decision has been made to move away from the cricket club. If you attend next weeks meeting I am happy to come round and speak to each table.
We have a new venue. It is Croft Working Men’s Club. Meeting dates remain unchanged.
We also have use of the field so this is where the September Gathering will be held. If you wish to camp over for this event Fri/Sat you may do so at a charge of £3 per night. Come along support YOUR Club. Don’t forget no meeting in August. Happy Holidays. See you soon.
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THE NORTHERN VINTAGE TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
NEWSLETTER FOR JULY 2022
You can now find us on Face book search for
The Northern Vintage Transport Association.
Don’t forget we also have a website where you will find pictures of events we have been to and events we have held at the club nights.
www.tnvta.co.uk
Once again it is Newsletter time. We are already half way through the year. Hope everyone one is enjoying the show season. Anyone out there with stories to tell? We would love to hear them. Just drop us a line. Address is in front of Newsletter.
Club night in June
We held a quiz for our members to enjoy. Not sure enjoy is the word. Turnout was poor but the company was good. There was no cheating this time. Ian was competing on his own and won a decisive victory. Well done.
This was held on 15th January and was the AGM. Whilst it wasn’t vey well attended the members present all appeared happy with the way the club is being run.
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Club night in July is the 20th of the month
We hope you can come along and join us. We would love to see you all. At the moment no entertainment has been confirmed but I think Mavis plans to bring slides of the many pictures she has taken at our local events. Come along see who you can spot. Have a chat. We are all friendly. No one bites.
August Club night
Don’t forget we do NOT have a meeting in August. A lot of people have holidays this month. Also remember you will not receive a newsletter as the news team are on holiday. Septembers newsletter will be early as Gathering is weekend before meeting.
Preston Park Fire Engine Rally
We attended the rally on the 25th/26th June. The forecast was good as we set off. We arrived on the Thursday afternoon and were soon parked up and chilling for a good weekend. Friday was a lazy day watching other exhibitors arrive. We went for a stroll around the park and down to the river. It was lovely. Everyone was really friendly and had a few words with us. We called at the café for a well deserved coffee. They were quite busy and we met up with some friends. It was nice to see people we hadn’t seen for about 2 years because of covid. Saturday

Saturday was again a pleasant day however the wind picked up a bit. The public started queuing early and were all looking forward to a great day. Wandering around the show it was noticeable that there were less fire engines on show. It is hardly surprising with the huge increase in fuel prices. The mind boggles at what it must cost to fill the tank on some of these vehicles. We were told 5,000 people attended on the show on Saturday. It was nice to see people out and about enjoying the sunshine. The Monster Truck did a display crushing cars and making lots of noise however when it came to the motorbike display team the weather had changed. The wind had started to pick up and it was judged to strong to safely make the jumps. The people in the crowd were very disappointed. The stalls were doing good business though one or twp had trouble keeping stock on the table.
Sunday started quite windy as we again went over to put our bike on display. We left a bit extra space incase the wind blew one over. The gates were supposed to open at 11am but stayed closed as talks were held to decide if it was indeed to blustery to be safe for the public to be allowed on site. After some lengthy discussion it was decided to cancel the show. The sound of crying children could be heard all over the site as they had to return to their cars. All exhibitors had to pack up and leave. A disappointing end to what had started so well. I know everyone was bitterly disappointed bit I personally would rather that than be involved in an accident.
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Local Shows 2022
Wensleydale Show 27th Aug 2022
Hunton 10thand 11th Sept 2022
NVTA Gathering 18th Sept2022
And Finally
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DATES FOR YOU DIARY
2022
20th July Slide show
17th Aug No Meeting.
18th Sept (Sunday) Gathering
21st Sept Club night
19th Oct Auction Night
16th Dec Christmas Party
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Dates for you Diary.
June 8th /9th Tractorfest Newby Hall
June 15th Srutton Village Fete.
29th /30th June Preston Park Fire Engine Rally
July 6th/7th Duncombe Park

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