S.E.A.M.S. 30th Anniversary
By Marks Tewkesbury Back in 1991 a group of enthusiasts got together and decided it was high time the South East had its own dedicated stationary engine Club. Headed by the late Gerry Rump and assisted by others, including long standing enthusiasts Ian Sampson, an initial meeting was called, where Gerry was duly […]
Read more »Colin Boyer – A tribute to a Country Gentleman
Colin lost his 2½ year battle against his medical problems on Wednesday 4th August with his wife Joan by his side, he also leaves his two sons Peter and Julian and his two grandsons behind. I have known Colin for the best part of 40 years in which time he was always a […]
Read more »Chairman’s Report – Autumn 2021
Dear Members From our last newsletter ISS 274, we have been venturing out as the world slowly opens up, Gas up, Coultershaw, our 30th Anniversary Gas up at Foxleigh Barn , SEAMS summer breakfast at Hassocks , Kingsfold Vintage Tractor and Engine weekend and Balls Cross with Tony Hayden. It […]
Read more »Remembering Tony Harcombe
So the light has faded from yet another SEAMS member… I am sure our longer serving members have good memories of Tony at rallies or at the Westcott Stationary Engine Museum? A talented self taught engineer, Tony worked for many years in Dorking for Farm Supplies. Through this work, he found […]
Read more »Newsletter Update from Mark Tewkesbury
It is with regret that I have to announce this will be my last newsletter for SEAMS. Having taken over the mantle from the late Paul Cook, I have strived to keep up the standards set by my predecessors Paul, Richard Amos and of course the late Gerry Rump, our […]
Read more »Chairman’s Report Summer 2021
Dear Members, From our last newsletter, I explained that they have not been quite as frequent to pre-lockdown time, well I would of like to of said that we were getting close to normality but with the lockdown restrictions being extended from the 21st June to the 19th of July, […]
Read more »Coronavirus and Rally Updates from S.E.A.M.S – June 21
Dear Members As we can all appreciate that there has not been much activity with most things during the COVID pandemic with many larger event being cancelled early and small ones not knowing the situation due to COVID restrictions. As the situation is starting to get back to some normality […]
Read more »SEAMS Treasurers Report 2019-20
by Richard Amos This will be my last treasurer’s report. The role of club treasurer is a position I have held since the end of 2012 but I now hand over to Helen Skinner. I give her a warm welcome and hope that you afford her the same level of […]
Read more »Ian’s Diary
by Ian Sampson I hope all of you are keeping fit and well in these hard times, have you been keeping busy hopefully restoring something maybe an engine, water pump or something else? As we come into Winter and it will get colder, what about Christmas, I don’t no what […]
Read more »Chairman’s Report Nov/December 2020
by Steve Rowland This year has been a difficult one for many and a strange one for SEAMS members and enthusiasts alike with the lack of shows and ability to meet up. We are now into the final knockings of 2020 and starting those Christmas good wishes. In my last […]
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