The Wessex Stationary Engine Club regrets that the Bradford Vintage Gathering planned for the 6th and 7th September 2025 has been cancelled due to lack of support. The Wessex Midsummer Vintage Show, however will still go ahead in 2026 and is set to be bigger and better. Get your entry form from the Downloads section above or try out our online entry, new for next year.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MIDSUMMER VINTAGE SHOW

The show started in 1977 when a small group from the newly-formed Wessex Stationary Engine Club held a rally at Kilmersdon Hill. In the following years WSEC exhibited at the Camerton Rally, held rallies at Longleat, including the first 1000 Engine Rally, underground at Monkton Farleigh, and Cheddar football ground, where they stayed until 1991. By then it was becoming difficult to fit everything in the football ground whilst observing their requirements, so it was very fortunate that a larger field became available just outside Semington. Apart from weather problems and the current pandemic the show was held there until our last show in 2018. After being rained off in 2019 and cancelled due to Covid in 2020 and 2021 we are now planning our latest show at the White Horse Country Park, still organised by a small but enthusiastic group of volunteers.