S.E.A.M.S. at Coultershaw Beam Pump June 2024
By Richard Amos I have not been to Coultershaw for many years so decided to take my Japy and water pump along to this event organised by Andy Skinner. I was surprised at how much work had been carried out around the site and how much room they now had […]
Read more »Thank You
I would like to thank SEAMS members for donating the proceeds from the AGM raffle to Cancer Research. I recently had my own personal experience with cancer and the SEAMS donation will help them in their research for everyone. Sue Goodchild
Read more »S.E.A.M.S New Year Gas Up 2025
By Steve Rowland Great New Year celebration with the S.E.A.M.S. gathering, touch of fine weather, cold, but really enjoyable. Read on… Above and right a good line up of engines with a French influence, Sean Murrell in the foreground in left image. Our New Year gas up and BBQ was held […]
Read more »Chairman’s Report Spring 2025
By Steve Rowland Dear Members The New Year has got underway and even though we have seen a mixed bag of weather we get the occasional glimpse of what we want to look forward to. Winding back to our AGM in November where there was uncertainty in clubs obtaining insurance […]
Read more »The Bathe Small-Power Accumulator Charging Plant
By David Ralph Those who attended the Hassocks Breakfast Gas-Up would have seen my c.1906 Bathe charging plant which was out for the first time in my ownership. However, it’s not new to SEAMS events as it was previously owned and restored by the late Colin Williams. Mr G. Bathe […]
Read more »Welcome to Phillip Sampson Events Secretary
SEAMS would like to welcome Phillip Sampson on to the committee as Events Secretary. We are sure that you all know Phillip and will make him welcome.
Read more »Rural Life Museum Weekend 2024
By Luke Huckle Here we see Luke and Jenny enjoying a great weekend at Rural Life Museum weekend on his 4½” scale Burrell, looks like he is getting a taste for the full size.
Read more »Another Year Gone By…
By Richard Amos The year kicked off with our Hassocks Gas Up. Always well attended and I suspect the breakfast social may have something to do with that! Interesting to compare the Stuart W2 of Heather and John Moss and the W4 of Tony Khun, two and four stroke variants of basically […]
Read more »Okewood Hill Fete 2024
By Luke Huckle After a busy couple of months travelling to various steam rallies with the Burrell, it was time for the annual Okewood Hill Fete based near Ockley, Surrey. This is a event I’ve been involved in for around 10 years now as both a attendee and now organizing […]
Read more »Report on outings of the clubs 1923 Lister A Type
By Michael (& Jackie) Brown We collected the engine back in early April from where it was being safely looked after by one of the Club’s founder members. The first show taking the club’s engine out this year was the Spring Cuckoo Fayre at Laughton near Lewes for a day over […]
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