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Here at Fens Vintage, we bring you Definitive Coverage of the best shows and events in the Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk fens. Here you'll find various articles, in-depth reports, and Image Galleries on many shows and rallies throughout the area, to bring you the top stories, and more from the event.

Morton Steam & Vintage Weekend The organisers of the 3rd Morton Steam & Vintage Weekend on 21-22 June must have thought “Oh no, not again” as Saturday dawned wet and carried on in the same vein for much of the day. However, Sunday was a different outlook with a decidingly brisk and blustery wind blowing the clouds through quickly, leaving a warm and fine day for the public to come out and support this fledgling event. As usual, the event was raising money for the Lincs. & Notts. Air Ambulance who benefited from a total of £752.37 raised in 2007.  More/Images > > >

Holbeach Vintage Rally The Holbeach Vintage Rally’s new location at Fen Road offered much more room, and flexibility than the old golf course site, and was instrumental in making the 14th event a success. Entries were approximately 25% up on the previous year in virtually all classes and some new ideas and additions added to the event. Lessons learnt in this first year at the new field can be taken forward to 2009 to make the event even better. My own section, the stationary engines was well attended with only one absentee, and displayed a total of 32 engines.  More/Images > > >

Doddington Vintage Rally Our return visit to the Doddington Country Show, situated mid-way between March & Chatteris in Cambridgeshire, was a bit of a damp squib on the damp Saturday thanks to the weather, but did light up a little thanks to some sunshine on Sunday. However, with the car-parking being within the centre of the showground, the stationary engine section was cut off from the main part of the show a little and visitors to our section seemed fewer than expected. With some recent damp weather, the pair of steam engine owners understandably did not want to venture too far...  More/Images > > >

2008 Schedule
29th March:
20th April:
3rd - 5th May:
17th - 18th May:
24th - 26th May:
31st May - 1st June:
7th - 8th June:
14th - 15th June:
21st - 22nd June:
12th - 13th July:
2nd - 3rd August:
16th - 17th August:
23rd - 25th August:
30th - 31st August:
6th - 7th September:
13th - 14th September:
20th - 21st September:
28th September:
1st - 2nd November:
8th - 9th November:
Little Downham Organ and Bygone Extravaganza
Cottenham Yesteryear Road Run
Rushden Cavalcade Rally
Belvoir Castle Steam Festival
Carrington Steam and Vintage Rally
Woolpit Steam Show
Doddington Vintage Rally
Holbeach Vintage Rally
Morton Steam & Vintage Weekend
Walpole Steam and Country Fayre
Thurlow Steam and Country Show
Lincoln Steam and Vintage Rally
Earls Barton Rally & Country Fayre
Skylark Country Show
Haddenham Steam Rally
Barleylands Essex Country Show
Little Casterton Working Weekend
Ramsey Country Fair
Peterborough National Tractor Show
Newark Tractor Show
Previous Shows
Stradsett Park Vintage Rally

Fens Vintage does not have any direct organisational involvement with the events listed, other than with Holbeach Vintage rally. Requests for information should be made direct to the event organisers, using the contact details listed in the box at the top of each event's page. Email or website links are provided where possible. Where there is no information given, generally this is because the event is by Invitation only.

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