The weekend weather wasn’t kind to the exhibitors or visitors to the 31st Vintage Rally 2014 run by the Farm Machinery Preservation Society Ltd

Our stand was set up on the Friday night amidst a site which was a hive of industry and a buzz of anticipation for the weekend to come.

Sudbury Ephemera Archive stand

Model tractors in Ring 2

SEA was present on the Sunday rather than both the days.  When we arrived on the Sunday a number of other exhibitors had admitted defeat in the face of the persistant rain and packed up.  Stands with anything in paper or boxes were struggling to keep them dry.

Our pitch had a ringside view of the Second ring which kept us amused throughout the day.  We had displays from Hawks, motor bikes, mountain bikes, a Youth band, sheepdogs and model tractors.

We had a slow start but managed to chat to a wide variety of people who had varied interests in Sudbury and what we are doing to preserve its heritage in paper.

The intriguing Lobster and Squid kites	Various Bicycles
Colourful Gypsy Vans	Vintage Sudbury Coach
Bone shaking Tractors	Vintage vehicles of all sorts

Altogether despite the miserable weather, Sudbury Ephemera had a good day promoting the Archive.

Sudbury Ephemera Archive took a stand at the colourful vintage rally held by the Monks Eleigh Bygones Collectors Club

This annual event was held on 14th and 15th June 2014 Sudbury Ephemera Archive revealed their new Gazebo, kindly donated to them last year as a result of an appeal on the Lesley Dolphin BBC Radio Suffolk show and together with the table also donated from the appeal set up a stand at the Rally.

Vintage tractors

The SEA gazebo

The weather wasn’t too kind to begin with on the Saturday, a steady heavy drizzle fell till mid morning when the events in the main ring got underway. But there was certainly plenty of stands to look at: 

Someone’s vast collection of bells!	Lego
A collection of ‘state of the art’ garden tools!
And a great collection of Vintage/Classic Cars

Sudbury Ephemera will be taking a Stand at the forthcoming Open Day for the Sudbury Model Railway Club  to be held in St Peter’s Church on 1st June

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St Peter’s Church Christmas Tree Festival

Organized by Rotary Clubs of Sudbury and Sudbury Talbot from Wednesday 4^th December to Sunday 8^th December 2013

Thanks to the Rotary Club of Sudbury  and Sudbury Talbot,  St Peter’s Church, Market Hill, Sudbury was filled with the smell of pine and christmas lights of all descriptions

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Following the success of the Monks Eleigh event, SEA was  invited to take a pitch at the Long Melford Vintage Rally held on 6^th and 7^th July.  SEA opted to be there on the Sunday, when fortunately, the weather was much kinder.  Once again it was felt that the day was very productive.

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The next outing for SEA was at the Monks Eleigh Bygones Weekend held on the Great Waldingfield Airfield on the 15^th and 16^th June.

Despite the deluge of rain during the Sunday afternoon it was a productive afternoon and well worth the borrowing of a gazebo and display boards. Continue reading →

The Sudbury Ephemera Archive made its first public appearance early in the year at the SUDBURY ON SHOW event sponsored by the Town Council.

Our next event was thanks to the generosity of Gainsborough’s House when they allowed SEA to hi-jack their celebrations to commemorate the 100^th anniversary of the unveiling of the Thomas Gainsborough statue outside St Peter’s Church on Market Hill.

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