New show comes steaming into town

A new steam and vintage event celebrating Britain’s agricultural and industrial heritage will take place at Burgate, Fordingbridge from August 25 to 27.

The three-day show will feature a large range of attractions for all the family to enjoy, as well as evening entertainment.

The stars of the show are the full-size and miniature steam engines, which will parade in the ring daily, as well as working machinery such as threshing machines and saw benches.

A wide variety of vintage and classic tractors, cars, motorbikes and lorries will also be on display, as will stationary engines. Thanks to the generosity of the Watercress Line there will also be a full-size steam locomotive on display and the Chuffley Light Railway will be in operation. Heavy horses will feature at the show, both working on the land and appearing in displays in the ring. Many of the familiar heavy horse breeds will be present, including Shires, Suffolks and Percherons, as well as the only six-horse team of Canadian Belgian horses in the UK. The whole family will enjoy displays by the Sheep Show and Mower Madness, browsing the trade and craft stalls, visiting the small fairground and the opportunity to enter the family’s four-legged friend into the fun dog show – dogs on a lead are welcome at the event! Every taste is catered for with a wide range of food and drink vendors and the bar will host live evening entertainment with bands such as the Skimmity Hitchers, Trinity and Stomping Boondocks set to play over the weekend. The vision for the show is for everyone to enjoy exhibiting their pride and joy and share it with the public.

More show information and advance tickets are available from steamandvintagefest.co.uk.

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