Dear Steam Enthusiast

OAKLEIGH FAIRS Thrift Farm House Horkesley Hill Nayland, Colchester Essex CO6 4JP

Dear Steam Enthusiast,

OAKLEIGH FAIRS’ 2017 EVENTS

We are pleased to bring you our 2017 programme and feel that it offers a wonderful range of geography, splendour and pullability for you to be involved in.

We are keen to build on the success of the Steam focused event at Knebworth House Park which will be on 12 & 13 August which will include a parade and other.

The Cambridge Town & Country Show takes place in Cambridge city centre on 10 & 11 June and is a free-to-enter event. We will be able to have around 6 full size and 6 scale engines so first come first serve - this is slightly fewer than last year as we have more restrictions from the council.

We have a new event, the South Cambridgeshire Country & Steam Fair taking place on 24 & 25 June at Horseheath Racecourse where there used to be a steam event a few years back. We want to bring the steam element back to a show that has been building for a couple of years now.

We also want to bring more steam and vintage vehicles to Tatton Park and Rockingham Castle as well as having a showing, albeit smaller, at our other shows with a couple of full size and scale at Morden Hall, Lee Valley and Poole etc. We have had to drop a couple of shows due to venues changing their event policy and are sorry if any of these were your favourites.

At each show we will provide water and an area for camping. You provide your coal.

Expenses will be as follows for Steaming Up:

£125 per day per full size engine £50 per day for scale engines

We hope you find this acceptable and will of course pay participants in cash at the event. If we exceed our budget you may be able to attend without receiving a fee. Engines will be able to arrive the day before the show and it may be possible to stay until the day after - check with the office! To take part please complete the attached form and send it back to us at:

Oakleigh Fairs Thrift Farm House, Horkesley Hill, Nayland Colchester, Essex CO6 4JP

With kind regards, Charlie Owen – Show Organiser

PS – PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD – MORE ENGINES WELCOME STEAM ENGINE PARTICIPANTS ACCEPTANCE FORM

Please return this form to confirm that you wish to bring your engine(s) to any of our events. Full details will be sent to you prior to the event. Fees will be paid at the event.

YOUR NAME ………………………………………………..…………………….. YOUR ADDRESS ……………………………………………………….…………….. ……………………………………………………….…………….. POSTCODE ……………………………………………………….……………..

EMAIL ……………………………………………………….…………….. TEL NUMBER ……………………………………………………….…………….. MOBILE NUMBER ……………………………………………………….…………….. MAKE OF STEAM ENGINE(S) ………………………………………………………. MAIN COLOUR & REG NO ………………………………………………………. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS ……………………………………………………….

VENUE (in bold for a larger steam presence)

11/12 Mar, Spring Food & Home Fair, Cressing Temple Barns, Witham, Essex CM77 8PD ______25/26 Mar, East of England Food & Drink Festival, Herts Showground, Redbourn, Herts AL3 7PT ______1/2 Apr, Colchester Town & Country Show, Colchester Castle, Colchester, Essex CO1 1YG ______16/17 Apr, Berkshire Easter Craft & Country Fair, Beale Park, Nr Reading Berkshire RG8 9NW ______29/30/1 May, Morden Hall Country Fair, nr Wimbledon, Surrey SM4 5JD ______13/14 May, Tatton Park Country Fair, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6QN ______3/4 Jun, Hastings Town & Country Fair, Hastings, Sussex TN34 2LD ______10/11 Jun, Cambridge Town & Country Fair, Parkers Piece, Cambridge CB1 1JF ______24/25 Jun, South Cambs Country & Steam Fair, Horseheath Racecourse, Cambs CB21 4QF ______1/2 Jul, Danson Park Country Fair, Danson Park, Bexleyheath, Kent/London DA6 5HL ______22/23 Jul, Rockingham Castle Country & Steam Fair, Leicestershire LE16 8TH ______5/6 Aug, The Poole Town & Country Show, Upton Country Park, Poole, Dorset BH17 7BJ ______12/13 Aug, The Knebworth Steam & Country Fair, Knebworth, Herts SG1 2AX ______27/28 Aug, Lee Valley Bank Holiday Country Fair, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire EN9 1AB ______16/17 Sep, The Food, Garden & Produce Show, Parkers Piece, Cambridge CB1 1JF ______23/24 Sep, W Sussex Food & Country Fair, Stansted Park, Rowlands Castle, W Sussex PO9 6DX______14/15 Oct, Autumn Food & Home Fair, Cressing Temple Barns, Witham, Essex CM77 8PD ______

Please return to: Oakleigh Fairs Thrift Farm House, Horkesley Hill, Nayland Colchester, Essex CO6 4JP

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