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Old-timers star at National Championships
WITHOUT doubt the weather at the 2008 National Ploughing Championship held at Marden, Kent on 10-11 October was the best for years. The morning fog on both days did take a little time to clear but when it did it was shirt-sleeves all the way, writes Peter Love.
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Good crowds at Kivells Collective
WHY is the annual auction run by Kivells at Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre always such a resounding success? Certainly the 16th sale on 11 October had everything going for it; the weather, the crowds and nearly 1000 lots to be sold, reports Roger Hamlin.
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Some late sunshine at Selkirk rally
THERE were well over 1400 exhibits on show at the Selkirk Rally, which was held on Sunday 21 September in the grounds of Sunderland Hall – a picturesque setting on the banks of the River Tweed, reports Alan Barnes.
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Calling Event Organisers - Old Glory Events Guide 2009
 Here at Old Glory we are busy gathering the details of events planned for 2009 ready for the 2009 edition of the Old Glory Events Guide.
Event organisers can manage their event details online and update them thoughout the year for free.
The closing date for inclusion within the printed version of the Old Glory Events Guide is Monday 22nd December 2008.
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New books - out now!!
NEW - British Railways - After Steam - £7.99
1968 - 2008
The latest in the British Railway series, showing how the railways have changed in the 40 years since 1968, with particular emphasis on the 1980s and 1990s.
Whilst the public’s appetite for steam in preservation and on the main line shows no signs of dwindling, it is to the great credit of Network Rail and many others that steam can still be seen over most parts of the country, especially at places such as on the East and West Coast main lines where the 125mph railway exists. The public’s expectations of train travel in 2008 is quite rightly much more demanding than back in 1968 in terms of comfort, frequency and speed.
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On sale now | Order secure online (P&P free)
New book: Steam – The Grand Finale - £7.99
Steam: The Grand Finale is a landmark publication chronicling the last months of steam on the British Railways main line. Years of painstaking research by Alan Castle, who viewed the proceedings at first hand 40 years ago, and interviews with drivers, firemen and engine shed staff, have resulted in this authoritative and definitive account of the year in which the final whistle sounded on a steam era dating back more than 150 years.
New book: British Steam 1948-1968. - £7.99
This publication charts the British Railways steam years and in doing so recognises that it wasn’t just all about the big named locomotives, there were many steam types which now only exist as memories and fortunately as photographic images
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