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WELCOME TO ORKNEY VINTAGE CLUB

The purpose of this website is to let you know a little bit about Orkney Vintage Club and the range of activities we have planned for 2012, whether you are a visitor to Orkney or a resident.

The Club was formed on 23rd November, 1982 and caters for all types of enthusiast, those owning or interested in cars, tractors, stationary engines, motor cycles, farm implements and machinery, household items etc, in fact the list is endless.

The Club holds most of its winter meetings in Kirkwall, as this is fairly central from a travel point of view. There is at least one gathering or event held each month and there are outings and visits to places of interest during the summer months.

This picture shows Lyndon Shearman's "Little Dragon", a portable steam engine made by Brown & May of Devizes around 1860. She worked up in the hills of North Wales driving a threshing mill and sawbench until 1932. She was rated at 3-1/2 horse power, and is typical of the thousands of portable steam engines used in agriculture during the 19th Century.

 

 

The major events organised by the club are

Tractor working day  A chance to see that the older tractors are still capable of doing a useful job of work. A threshing demonstration usually takes place, but this is dependent on the availability of sheaves, as they are becoming quite scarce nowadays.

To be held on Sunday1st April 2012 at Crantit Farm, St Ola. Tractors will be on site for 11.00am and there will be a food van to supply lunch.

Like last year there will be several working days throughout the year to cater for the cultivation and harvesting of oats, tatties and neeps. The dates will be advertised in the press at the appropriate time.


The Orkney Cavalcade  An all day event for cars, motorbikes and commercials covering about 80 miles and taking in some places of interest and a good lunch and dinner. It will be held on Sunday 20th May 2012 and details of start and route will be published nearer the time.

Trip to the Isles - Papa Westray - We intend to go on a trip to Papa Westray on Sunday 17th June 2012. We will take a walking tour of the island and have a picnic lunch.


Trip to the Isles - Sanday  Every year we go on a trip to one of the islands with cars or motorbikes for a day out and visit places of interest. The next trip will be to Sanday on Sunday1st July 2012. If you intend to go please make your own booking with Orkney Ferries, 872044.


Annual Rally  Held at the Auction Mart in Kirkwall on Sunday 12th August 2012. This event displays all kinds of stationary engines, tractors, cars, motorbikes, farm implements and there is an indoor exhibition of curios.


Science Festival - Rally and Tractor Run  Held in Broad street in Kirkwall on Saturday1st September 2012, there is a display of vehicles and engines. A jazz band plays and there is a pleasant carnival atmosphere to the event.

We are members of the Scottish Vintage Vehicle Federation (SVVF) and they advertise many events of interest to enthusiasts throughout Scotland. For details of these events visit their website which can be found at http://www.svvf.org.uk/events.html

 

Morgan's Historic & Classic Vehicle Events Yearbook contains a month-by-month listing of over 850 events involving veteran, vintage and classic cars, commercial vehicles, motor cycles, tractors, buses and steam �propelled vehicles. It covers northern and central England, north and mid-Wales, Scotland. Visit their website at www.morgansyearbook.co.uk

For more information about the Orkney Vintage Club click here.

A 1934 BSA Three wheeler. This one had the 10hp 4 cylinder engine and front wheel drive. The picture was taken just before WWII with the owner Henry Stevenson in the uniform of the Territorial Army Royal Artilliery. He is accompanied by his brother Tommy Stevenson who was in the RAF.

 
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