2013年7月15日星期一

Excitement builds for 2013 Shrewsbury Steam Rally

The County of Salop Steam Engine Society have been busy planning this years event which takes place over the August Bank Holiday C Sunday 25 and Monday 26 August.The diverse range of attractions includes the wonderful spectacle of working steam engines, and beautifully preserved classic vehicles from yesteryear, all to delight visitors to the annual event. 

Society Chairman, John Onions said:As one of the leading steam and vintage vehicle award-winning events in the UK we are proud to present what promises to be a dazzling and colourful showpiece of engineering excellence from the golden era of steam. 

We will have what we consider to be the best vintage vehicle event of the year, with classic vehicles from days gone by! Our Working Field takes a nostalgic look at the farming of days gone by and demonstrates an exciting mix of impressive working machines and shire horses that capture the history and heritage of farming in the Victorian era. 

John continued:Our family-friendly event provides some excellent entertainment with a full Arena Programme on both days, including the highly-popular and majestic cavalcade of Showmans engines, traction engines, steam rollers and steam cars. Spectators can enjoy the annual highly-popular interactive display of birds of prey; and the moving spectacle of beautifully restored vehicles, including a convoy of historic commercial vehicles, buses and fire engines, vintage cycles, working horses vintage tractors,Find the best selection of high-quality collectible offshoremerchantaccount available anywhere. pre-and post World War II cars, classic motorcycles, and perambulators, with all entrants invited to be in period costume. 

The rally is an action-packed weekend with the sights, and steam on the Rally field a joy to visitors and a tribute to the skill and hard work that goes into the restoration and maintenance of these magnificent machines.The annual celebration of steam is an emotional and highly-popular event, providing a traditional,You will see indoorpositioningsystem , competitive price and first-class service. patriotic and memorable highlight of the Rally a really sensational spectacle that delights our audience year after year. 

Rally Organiser, Derek Whitefoot said:We will have some of the finest exhibits coming from across the UK to our Rally, and a highlight for many are the demonstrations that turn the clock back for the two days and explain the Golden Age of Victorian Farming. 

We will have wood sawing, stone crushing, harvesting with a team of beautiful shire horses, reaper binders, chaff cutting and hammer milling, with early tractors, rare implements and machinery. Of course we also thrill spectators at the Tractor Pulling on the Working Field! Our Rally offers ideal entertainment for the family, with lots of activities to enjoy and it is a lovely way for families to spend the weekend, with excellent refreshments at good-value for money prices. 

Visitors this year can take a unique journey back in time when the clock is turned back to Victorian times for two days, in the beautiful farming landscape of Onslow Park! Theres a bee-keeper, wheelwright, corn dolly maker, live blacksmith demonstrations, and cider making. Over 240 tractors will also be on view in the showground.Visitors can explore the world of rural Victorian farming with its wonderful original farming skills C and literally live and breathe the past. 

The Rally covers 45 acres of beautiful parkland, with 6 acres of Trade Stands. The Rally hosts a variety of preserved commercial vehicles, that includes lorries,A card with an embedded IC (Integrated Circuit) is called an realtimelocationsystem. buses, fire engines and a large display of military vehicles.A quality paper cutter or paper bestluggagetag can make your company's presentation stand out. The Olde Time Fair offers lots of fun, with steam-powered rides for all C accompanied by vintage fairground music. Visitors will also be able to see miniature steam engines as well as visit the Craft Marquee C which is 40% bigger this year! 

What does Madurai have to showcase beyond the classic Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, the vandalised Thirumalai Nayak Palace and the remains of ancient Jain caves in Keezhakuyilkudi among other places? 

This question might put many in a fix, making them scratch their heads and squeeze their brains for an answer. Nevertheless, a serious attempt at discovering the landscape shows that Madurai has in store many natural locales that remain unspoilt, well almost. One such ecologically rich site is Pulloothu,Of all the equipment in the laundry the oilpaintingreproduction is one of the largest consumers of steam. situated on the foothills of Nagamalai near here and named after a perennial spring flowing from an unknown source in the hill range. 

The spring can be accessed either through a cart road on the Madurai-Theni highway, less than 100 metres off the Samayanallur-Virudhunagar four-lane highway intersection or through a better pathway that branches off from the Madurai-Melakkal highway , a few feet away from the four-lane highway. Going through a thick green cover, the journey is bliss for any nature lover. 

Situated on the way to the spring is a rehabilitation home run by M.S. Chellamuthu Trust for the mentally challenged. Stopping by the home and watching its inmates perform their daily chores on their own is a stimulating experience. Living as close as possible to nature helps these people recover fast. That is why we chose to set up this home at this place, says its caretaker K. Rajangam. 

A rocky pathway adjacent to the home leads to the spring which keeps flowing even now despite lack of rains. A cubical stone structure had been created, at an unknown period, for the water to get collected for a short while before flowing down to the fields. Adjacent to the spring is a huge mango tree that serves as the roof for deities Raakkaayi, Nagamaal, Murugan and Pillaiyar. 

The idol of Lord Perumal and his consort have been broken by some miscreants leaving behind only their feet with iron rods protruding upwards. This is not the only sore point at this beautiful locale as it has come to be dominated by drunkards who had virtually turned the area into an open-air bar much to the annoyance of tourists and women devotees of the deities. 

K. Sekar, a ward member of Melamaathur panchayat, says: There is a belief that married woman without issues would beget a child if they take bath in this spring. Therefore, many women from the city used to visit this place until about five years ago. But all that has stopped owing to the ruckus raised by the drunk who break bottles and pick up fights. 

The ward member himself cannot dare to visit the place, for grazing his cattle, without a billhook to safeguard him. One cannot predict when these guys will get wild. While some groups of people come here, enjoy their drink and go away quietly, others turn violent in an inebriated mood. So, a weapon is a must to keep them at bay, he adds. 

Screwing up his face on finding empty liquor bottles and beer cans strewn all over the place, G. Vasudevan, an youngster from Kerala who had come to the spot along with his Madurai friend, suggests that the site could be developed as a trekking spot rather than being allowed to get converted as a mega bar under a natural setting. 

Disturbed to see youngsters in groups, of different sizes, not hesitating to raise their glasses for a toast just yards away from a battered bust of Swami Vivekananda at a private property located adjacent to the spring and owned by a Hindu spiritual organisation, he opines: The police must do something to stop this nuisance.
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