Kingsfold Vintage Vehicle Spectacular 2006

So we went to the grandly entitled "Kingsfold Vintage Vehicle Spectacular" today (after doing a spot of food shopping in Redhill, didn't need enough to merit the "Full Tesco"), first time we have ever been along to this show, and it wasn't a dissapointment, I think we were expecting something along the lines of the "Redhill Steam Fair" but it was actually probably one of the better ones I have been to this year, because, I think, of the added attractions like these deer (there were also other "smallholder" type animals like rabbits, sheep, chicken, even a donkey in residence -

- the obligatory stationary engines (performing a diverse range of demonstrations from pumping water, through grinding corn, to electricity generation) -

- and of course interplanetary exploration (you'll have to zoom that one in, hehe...) -

- quite a lot of (really interesting) shopping opportunities (not just mountains of rusty tools) -

- lots of the aforementioned "Vintage Vehicle"s in various states of restoration (this one is the main reason for our visit, to see Al's Scammell in all it's glory, restoration after 15(odd?) years under a tarp, rusting away on a farm, is proceeding apace(!) -

- the usual collection of embarrasingly amusing (for their shameless sexism!) signs around the place (which one cannot avoid!) -

- model boats enjoying the best playground I think I have ever seen at a show -

- (oh, another naughty sign example, sorry, but I must document, my duty as a citizen journalist ;) -

- and then on to the frankly astonishing - lurking in the woods (behind the indian teepee you saw a few shots ago) is the old wild-west town of "Deadwood" -

- still populated (everyone was in period costume!) -

- with shops, saloon, church/schoolhouse and restaurant -

- blacksmiths (etc.) -

- and even graveyard(!) -

- anyway, back to the main field we watched a few people flying kites in the kite field (apparently some years they have massive kites that can't get airbourne without being towed into the sky by smaller ones!) and then back to the arena to see the processions -

- some really nice exhibits that you don't see at Laughton, nor Ardingly -

- from local owners...entrance fee for all that lot? £3.50...watch out Laughton! :)

Great day out...might be one to consider exhibiting at next year, hanging out in Deadwood with the cowboys in the night time with all the oil lamps lit could be fantastic! ;)