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Front cover: Looks like summer is here. John Bosworth'sFoster Traction Engine No. 144 I 0 'Sprig',Reg.No. UP 6481, built in I 920, seenat the NTET Driving Coursein May this year in the grounds of S. E. Davis,Redditch.John's brother is steering with an unknown trainee driving.
John is a former Chairman ofthe SAC.
Abovewe see a line-up ofenginesat the same driving days coursewith 'Sprig'in the foreground, Immediately behind 'Sprig' is 'Lucy' a I 902 Garrett Traction Engine No. 23992, Reg. No. CF84 78, whilst dominant at the rear is 'Keeling'an Bnhp Burrell single,built in 1909, No. 3 I 21, Reg.No. NO 13 I 0. Photographsby Nick Bosworth.
It's COMPETITION TIME again
See pages 9 thro' 12 for details. Get out your photographic, colouring and artistic skills and see if you can win at the Great Dorset.
STEAM APPRENTICE CLUB
Editor
Nanelle Sander~. 19 Mill Lane, Barton under Ncedwoocl. £3urtonupon Trent, Staffordshire DEl3 8111:l Tel:0]283712818 ~ac.raisings1cam@nte1.co.uk
President
John Durling, 19Mill Lane, Barton under Needwood, Burton upon Trent. Staffordshire DEi 3 8HE
Chairman
Kevin Jvfunn. 56 BlackJands Drive, Hayes, Middlesex Tel:020 8573 91&0 e-rnai I: kevinsteam@btintemct.com Vice ~hairman
Elaine Massey, 21 Down Close, Northolt. Middlesex UBS 6NS Tel: 020 8248 6570 clainermassey@ntlworld.com
Membership Secretary
John Cook, Dolfaroi, Church Lane, Kirkby la Thorpe, Sleaford. Lincolnshire NG34 91\'U, Correspondence only. Membership foe £7.50 per annum.
SAC Co-ordinators
Steve and Donna Taylor Tel: 01530 835213 steve.tailor@btintemet.com
Emily Drury ecdnuy@hotmail.eo.uk
Matthew Lund Tel: 01329 832462 rnatt. Iund@engineer.com
Kevin Lawrence Tel: 0 I229 838144 Barry Sumsion Tel: 01633 262197 barry@kearline.co.uk
The Editor welcomes any <.:ontributionsof articles, shorter icerm or photographs for inclu,ion in future issues. All material submitted is voluntary and payment cannot be made for any material published. The opinions expressed in the magazine. with !he exception of Club announcemen1s. are those of the contributor~ and do not indicate the views of the Club as a whole. All items are held copyright by the contributor and the NTET. The Editor reservei. the right 10 amend or refuse contributions. The Magazine is normally published during Lileearly part of .January, April, July and October. The Club accept~ no liability for failure to mee1 intended publication dates.
The Steam Apprentice Club is a section of the National Traction Engine Trust. NTET is a Registered Charity. No. 291578. Registered in England No. 1302197. Registered Office: 4 Church Green Enst, Reclclitch, Worcestershire B98 8BT.
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FROM THE EDITOR
At last sunshine. Lets hope it continues to stay this way through the summer. I would love to see all the rallies running this year. I'm getting excited already. My first rally is going to be Masham in Yorkshire, followed by Flookburgh at the end of July, where I do get to see quite a few of you each year. By the time you get this magazine the two rallies I just mentioned may have already happened. If so then I hope you all had a great time and look forward to hearing from you.
SOME IMPORTANT NEWS
PLEASE NOTE THAT MY ADDRESS HAS CHANGED. If you have sent letters to my old address before getting this magazine they will be forwarded to me. I am looking forward to getting your mai] through my new letterbox. However the e-mail address stays the same so you can use that too!
As promised in your last magazine the details of your summer competitions are included in this issue. I would like to see lots of ent1ies at Dorset this year. We had brilliant exhibits from all ages last year showing other new apprentices that there are lots of interesting and fun things to do in the SAC, even if you can't always get on an engine. As usual I am going to remind you all to write to me with all your stories and look forward to your pictures, including as many details if you can of what the picture is about. It would be helpful to have an engine number, name, make, and where you are; it all helps us to understand your picture.
Hope to see you all soon.
Nanette Sanders, Editor
CHAIRMAN'S BIT
By the time you read this, the season will be halfway through so I hope you are all enjoying yourselves and have been having a go on engines and attending rallies. We have held several successful SAC driving days, unfortunatelyone of them being the last, that one being at Dingles in Devon. Read all about that day and others elsewhere in the magazine. If you still haven't booked yourself on a driving day see the advert elsewhere in the magazine which shows where else we are holding them this year. I do hope you can go to one as many people have gone to the effort of an-anging them. As the saying goes, use it or lose it! Keeping on the theme of use it or lose it, we do need more members on the committee so if you feel you can contribute do get in touch. Or maybe you can persuade Mum or Dad to join.
One of the main things the SAC does is arrange driving days where you can have a go on many different types of engines learning the various differences between them. How would you feel if we did a specffic type driving day? For example Rollers only, would that interest you, would you come along?
Of course the main event where we see you all is the Great Dorset Steam Fair, where as usual we will have a stall in the NTET tent so do come along and say hello and have a chat. I shall endeavour to be there first thing in the morning and last thing at night. In between times other members of the committee will be around, including Elaine Massey our Vice chair and John Durling our President.
As I have written before there will be no 'duckling run' as such. Instead we have asked via the engine owners' entry form for those who will be willing to have an apprentice for a day or half day. From that list we will take you to a specific engine rather than just walk around in the hope an engine owner will take someone. If you want to let me know in advance which day you are coming and want to have a go on an engine please do so as it will assist me in planning who, what, and where, though like when we did the duckling nm there is no guarantee you will get on an engine. Like last year we will also be having engines parked up for new, inexperienced and recent members to learn about engines. Weather permitting the cavalcade will be taking place on Thursday evening from approximately 5:00 pm. For all that is going on and when, see the board at our stall.
Next year is the 30th anniversary of the club and it is the intention of the committee to celebrate that milestone. So keep the weekend of 26/27 June 2009 free! Have an enjoyable summer whether steaming or whatever activity you do.
Kevin Munn, Chairman
BURLESDON BRICKWORKS DRIVING DAY with Kevin Munn
Line-upof engines before apprenticeswere let loose on them. Right to le~:Aveling& Porter Roller No. 11215 Reg. No. IY 2326, Garrett Superheater traction Engine 'Olive'Reg. No. AC 9326, FowlertractorNo.13140 Reg.No. Y 9955.
New Apprentice Kate Richardslooking up from firing up Aveling& Porter tractor 'Royalty' No. 6298 Reg.No. D 3313 and though not in picturebeing instructedby Jason Howell.
As it is my policy to visit over time the various venues that the SAC hold the driving days, this time it was the turn of Bursledon. l headed down to Southampton leaving at 08.45 to
get there for l 0.00. The further south I went on the M3 the darker it got until the heavens fina11yopened along with thunder and lighting, this didn't bode well for the driving day. Fortunately as I got near the coast the sea breezes blew away the clouds and when I pulled up in the B1ickworks where the course was being held, it was drying up. I went along to the briefing where I was introduced by the organiser of the day on behalf of the SAC, Mr. Graham Chaffer. Everyone was soon put onto an engine and work started. I wandered around the engines, meeting and gre~ting apprentices and engine owners alike. Everyone seemed in a good mood, probably because the rain had stopped! Listening in on what was being said, apprentices were peing instructed on how to light a fire, what the injector was for and how to oil up, amongst the many things one has to do to get an engine ready Llp to steam and for moving. The morning quickly passed and it was time for lunch, by which time a]] the engines were up to steam and ready to move. Lunch was eaten very quickly
as everyone was keen to get cracking. Slowly one by one the engines set off around the site which was either road or hard standing. It is a good site as it gives the apprentices a chance to learn and practice their driving and steering skills up and down a hill, around corners both forward and reversing and through a set of coned situations - a lot more challenging than just going around an arena! Come mid-afternoon I was asked to relieve an engine owner and take some apprentices around the site. I found this interesting as I observed and assisted the apprentices who I was in charge of. All too soon the end of the day came. It was an interesting day seeing the apprentices working on the engines: maybe I will see you soon at another driving day.
Kevin Munn, Chairman
MAILBAG
Dear Editor.
I went to the Burs]edon B1ickworks Driving Day and I wish to thank Graham Chaffer for organising it. We had a very enjoyable time and learnt some new things. I would also like to thank the engine owners who gave up all their time for us. Thank you.
Tony Oakford, Sussex.
PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
The 2008 Steam Apprentice Club Photographic Competition
The annual photographic competition is an ongoing one, and starts almost as soon as the last one has finished, so let's have as many of you as possible entering your best photographs that you have taken this year. The competition is split into two age groupsup to 15 years and 16 years old and over. Engraved medals and other prizes will be presented to the winners. The best overall entry wil1be presented with the Dorset Trophy and will receive a book donated by NTET Sales.
Rules
I. Entry to this competition is restricted to fully subscribed members of the Steam Apprentice Club (SAC).
2. Each member's entry will consist of 3 photographs. They may be 6" x 4" prints, colour or black and white, and can be digital. If supplying digital entlies they may be supplied on disc in jpeg format or you can supply 3 prints on photo quality gloss paper. Because they may be reproduced in this magazine afterwards, the resolution should be not less than the maximum setting on a 2 megapixel camera. All pictures should have been taken during the period 1st August 2006 to 31st July 2008.
3. Entries must be sent to John Durling at 19 Mill Lane, Barton under Needwood, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 SHE, to arrive by Saturday 16th August. •
4. All entries must have the following details on the reverse of the photograph (or on the disc): name, address, age and SAC membership number; place, date and details of the engine or subject. (It is better to write these details on a piece of paper and then stick this on.)
5. Copyright in all entries will remain with the SAC member submitting the photographs and the organisers promise that prints will not be used in any manner or display other than in connection with the 2008 photographic competition.
6. All entries are to include a suitable stamped addressed envelope to ensure all materials can be returned.
7. EntJ.ieswill be displayed at the 2008 Great Dorset Steam Fair in the NTET tent. Entries will be returned after display and/or publication in the magazine.
8. The competition will be judged in two age groups: up to 15 years; 16 years and over. Prizes and engraved medals for First, Second and Third places in each group will be awarded. The best overall entry will receive the Dorset Trophy shield, to be held for one year.
Judging
The judges will be looking for originality, composition and technical ability. Photographs do not have to be of traction engines, but other subjects must clearly be related to the traction engine movement. The judges' decision on all entiies will be final and members are asked to accept them in a spirit that will bring credit to themselves and the Steam Apprentice Club.
COLOURING COMPETITION
For Members aged up to 14 years old
CAREFULLY remove this page from the magazine -ask an adult for help if necessarybe especially careful of the staples.
COLOUR the picture using pencils, crayons, paints or felt pens.
WRITE your name, age, address and membership number in the space provided.
POST your entry in a large envelope, to avoid folding it too much.
ENCLOSE a large stamped addressed envelope if you want your entry returned.
REMEMBER to send your entry to anive with John Durling by Saturday 16th August. The competition is open to all apprentices up to the age of 14.
ADDRESS for entries is:
SAC Colouring Competition
19 Mill Lane, Barton under Needwood Burton upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 8HE
Name ................................................................................... Age
Address ................................................................................................................................. .
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Membership No .......................................... .
Lastyearwe starteda ArtCompetition.We shalldo so againthis year.The subjectwill be 'Enginesworkingin theirNaturalEnvironment',for examplea rollerworkingon the roads or an agriculturalengine on the farm. Entries to be sent to either the Chairmanby August 22nd or handedin at the stall in the NTET tent no later than 10.00. Thursdayof the GreatDorsetFair.
The Themefor this year,
Entries can be in any medium, pastels, oils, watercolours, crayons, felt tips, anything you like. The maximum size will be A3. That is not to say you have to use that size, you can choose to go much smaller if you wish. If you are using pastels or charcoal, then please use some fixative to preserve it, especially if you are forced to post it (even hairspray works!).
This competition will be open to those aged 12.Tbere will be a wonderful prize for this competition, so please do enter! Added to that the winning picture will be published in the steam press.
Dear Editor,
I am writing to tell you about my Steam Apprentice Club Driving Day at Bursledon Brickworks. On the 27th April.
On the way to the site the heavens opened, thunder cracked, lightening struck and when we got to the site it was still raining. We waited in the car for 10 minutes for the rain to die down and ran for the cafe. When we got in the cafe the rain was stopping. By the time we were assigned to our en~ines it had stopped raining and was quite hot.
Brad Evans polishing'Cuchulainn'at the BurlesdonBrickworksDrivingDay.
I was assigned to an Aveling & Porter compound roller 'Cuchulainn'. Firstly we swept the tubes and raked the fire box. Then we deared out the ash pan. After that we polished the brass and the brass horse on the front. We then lay and lit the fire. Whilst the engine was heating up we oiled the motion and let the engine tick over slowly.
After lunch and the photo call we started to run the engine up and down wjtl1 one apprentice driving or steering with one waiting back down the hill for their tmn. After we had had 6 or 7 goes at driving and steering it was about 4pm.
We said thank you to the owner and gave our clipboards back. I went to talk to a friend Martin Clarke who owns a Marshall roller 'Major Henry'. I helped him put the engine away and cany coal bags to the engine. After I had helped him put the engine away we went home.
It was a really good day. A big thank you to the following people; Graham Chaffer for organising the day, the engine owner Stuart, and the other apprentices, they all helped to make my 4th driving day at Bursledon a great one.
Brad Evans, Eastleigh.
Dear Editor,
We would like to thank all the people who helped at, or organised the Bedford driving Day at Old Warden Park and the Steam Apprentice Club driving day at Bursledon Brickworks.
My name is Daniel Meech and I would like to thank the owner of the Aveling & Porter road roller Cuchulainn at Bursledon Brickworks, and the Marshall SC Traction Engine worked by Clive Flack at the Old Warden Park. Thank you for the great steaming clays I have had. I will be looking forward to doing these days again next year .
My name is William Pinder and I have been part of the Steam Apprentice Club for 3 years now. So I thought it was about time I wrote. This year I have been fortunate enough to have been with Clive Flack who was working a Marshall SC Traction Engine at the Old Warden Park. f also worked with M. Wilson on a Bun-ell Gold Medal
Showman's tractor May Queen, both of these people have given their own time to help me improve my abilities. So thank you for your help and encouragement. We wi11be there next year, and see you at the Great Dorset Steam Fair.
Daniel Meech and William Pinder, Dorchester.
NEW APPRENTICES
Jane Afford, Norwich
Thomas Bartholomew, Southam
Barndon Bentley, Bicester
Tegan Cain, Old Knebworth
Max Cain, Knebworth
Emma Cain, Kncbworth
Alfie Darlow, Denham
Tom Dixon, Chester
Millie Drew-Smith, Leighton Buzzard
Jordan Dunford, Wakefield
Jack Fleet, Chelmsford
Daniel Hanvey, Winchester
Ryan Holbrook, Attleborough
James Huckfield, Southam
Ben Hurst, Flitwick
Sam Jepps, Shi11ington
Paul Kirkby, Bordon
Daniel Knibbs, Romford
George Lewis, Cheli:i1sford
Milly Pearce, Knebworth
Marisha Rayner, Burry Port
Stepharue Revell, Truro
Calum Roscoe,Dorchester-on-Thames
Sam Scorah, Hoddesden
WilUam. Smith, 'Verwood
Zoe Smith, Stroud
Louis Targett, Southampton
Jake Turner, Attleborough
Jonathan Vessey, Exeter
Rob Vincent, Leicester
Simon Watts., Salisbury
Elisabeth Wiles, Meppershall
Louise Wothers, ,Evesham
