BA Vintage Working Weekend Aberdeenshire

[croc]

One for the top end of the country for a change.

BA Stores holds a working weekend every year in May (16th 17th this year) this is a good mixed show with working exhibits. We are trying to improve the military section of the show so anyone up in this area would be more than welcome.

[Adam Elsdon]

Apologies Croc! Re-listed it to mention the location in the title.

 

16th and 17th May 2009

 

A few of us have been down and had a chat with Allan the show organiser, and we Military Vehicle owner types have been given quite a sizeable allocation of the show area, for those who have been previously, the wooded area site will be three times bigger with better road access, there will be an offroad demo course for those who would like to try out their vehicles and put on a show for the public. There is a large area near the offroad course at the bottom of the field so those big trucks tanks and wreckers can do demos and strut their stuff, plenty of room for those who like to display a vehicle in motion.

The wooded site lends itself as the perfect "Static display area" and gives an authentic backdrop for your vehicle, and we are looking at putting in a trench and gun pit/sangar for the public to experience.

Camping is free and our own barbecue will be on the Saturday night.

 

They are very keen to attract/promote Military Vehicles as part of the show and are pulling out all the stops for us, so if you are up in these parts or would like to attend this up and coming show here are all of the contact details:-

 

For entry forms (Free) or site specific enquiries

 

BA Country Store, Broomhill, Lyne of Skene, Westhill, Aberdeenshire AB32 7DA. Tel: 01330 860840

 

Website www.bavintageweekend.co.uk (If its not working it will soon be resolved!)

 

For a contact within the Scottish Military Vehicle Group, go to the website, (Its quite good!) and have a look under contacts, ALO North, Mike Ogston is the chap co-ordinating club events and has his ear to what is going on with organisation at BA Stores:-

 

http://www.scottishmvg.org/1.html

 

:thumbsup:

[Adam Elsdon]

Thanks to the moderators for putting this together into one thread! :yay:

[Adam Elsdon]

As a taster, just a few of the Military vehicles lined up for the show, Saladin, Saracen, Centurion AVRE, CMP & 25 Pounder with limber, Scammell, various other recovery trucks, jeeps, landrovers, Humber Pig, Snowtrack, Caterpillar D2 and a little Fergie tractor (It's cute!) and thats just for starters.

We will probably have a road run on the Sunday morning, nothing too major, just to blow the cobwebs out and get them seen.

 

Allan has starred and really sorted out decent access to the site, and is sorting out the rough play area for those who want to safely play around in tracked vehicles or show off their vehicles off-road capabilities.

 

Entry forms, directions to get to the show and a map of the site is on the website link in the above earlier posts.

Edited April 5, 2009 by Adam Elsdon

[croc]

Anyone wanting an entry form can now download them from www.bavintageweekend.co.uk entries should be in by Friday 24th April.

[croc]

This years dates are 19th and 20th May.

 

Adam Elsdons' report and photos from a previous show.

http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?13206-BA-Stores-Vintage-Working-Weekend-Aberdeenshire&highlight=ba+stores

 

An unusual regular at the show.

http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?7848-Ferguson-TE-D20&highlight=ba+stores

 

Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/pages/BA-Vintage-Working-Weekend/191965234169595

[croc]

This years entrys need to be returned by the 21st April, forms can be downloaded at; http://www.bavintageweekend.co.uk/entry.htm