Off the A5199 (A50)  8 miles north of Northampton MAP Get in the musical mood and click the flag and our logo  NTET Approved Rally

On the first full weekend of July annually In aid of good causes. Organised by Allen Eaton MBE 01604505422 Open 9.00 A.M.  5.30 P.M.  both days   Hollowell Steam 2008

Exhibitor entries now closed - limited space for traders catering full other spaces available  Allen Eaton MBE 01604505422

Location 2,34405 N 1,00569 W - post code for the site is NN6 8RN for satellite navigators

2009 Rally is well into planning

Public Admission - Adults £8.00 Children £4  senior citizens concession Saturday only £4 - Free car parks with disabled area & free tractor and trailer 'bus' service from the car parks to the rally field 

 Tent/caravan pitch per night £7

 (no unaccompanied minors camping)

Caravan site signposted and open Friday afternoon Sunday night, no need to book - Elsan Disposal Points - No fixed toilets in the camping field they are 500 meters away in the showground -  Village Shop, Gas can be ordered

Programs for sale at the pay gates £1.50 

 Bed and Breakfast / Hotel  and other accommodation

Among our other musical interludes are the The Northampton Saints with various other musical groups both old and new and by public demand Dr. Busker. If the noise is too much you can get away from it in our massive 24 acre site, come early or you will not see it all.

We try and keep our 'trade' stalls as varied as possible, look out for the great bargains and goods available no where else. All our traders and exhibitors attend at our invitation only.

Please note the closing date for entries of 30th May 2009 We will not be able to take all new requests particularly from 'trade' and even for exhibitors as space is becoming restricted, so apply early.

Obviously no charge for exhibitors for anything except beer! You have your very own caravan site and toilet block next to the rally field if you don't sleep in your exhibit on the field. So come and join us, send off your application early -  bookmark us for next year, we are planning 2010 already. We place special emphasis on working and interactive displays, 

Flush toilets, hot water and showers on the rally site. Gates open to visitors 9.00am both days. Grateful thanks to Shire Mobility for helping our disabled visitors by providing loan scooters

Shire Mobility will be providing a mobility scooter and wheelchair facility for disabled visitors to the show. Scooters will be made available for a 2 to 3 hour max session. This time frame will allow a good number of visitors the benefit from our service. Located inside gate No 1 on the left hand side. Although the service will effectively be free of charge, we will ask for a small donation to our chosen charity which is Dogs for disabled people. http://www.dogsforthedisabled.org/  Last year we raised in excess of £800 which was great.
Users will be required to leave some security while they have use of the scooter or wheelchair. A disclaimer will also be required absolving both the show organisers and ourselves against any liability. We will have 8 to 10 scooters available each day.
Scooters will be allocated on a first come first served basis - they may not be reserved

Hollowell Steam & Heavy Horse Show attracted over 40.000 visitors over the two days 2006, added to this we have over three thousand exhibitors and traders and a couple of hundred volunteer helpers to help you

Over £55,500 distributed In 2007! Not Including Money Raised By Charitable Institutions & Causes On The Site. Our 'staff' are all unpaid and we own or borrow most of the equipment so your cash can be given away, we are proud to be able to say we make sure that your entrance fee is not used on unnecessary expenses 

Expected for the 2009 Rally

40 Steam Engines            40 Miniature Engines           100 Tractors                            Trade stalls for all tastes

50 Commercials                400 Vintage Cars                  100 Vintage Motorcycles      Catering for all appetites

15 Pedal Cycles                 8    Organs                               50 Stationary Engines          Music everywhere

70 Military Vehicles           20  Heavy Horses                  15 Working Demo's               Special events

140 Trade Stands              25 Craft Tent Stalls                 2 Bars                                      The smell of steam

Vintage Fair, Modern Fair, Auction (Sat), Auto Jumble, Model Tent, Rare breeds, Family Entertainments, Evening Entertainments, Catering from fish 'n chips to Indian, trade stalls for your bargains, you will need two days to see it all, we have filled the field for you this year!

Congratulations to Allen Eaton MBE, our founder and chairman on his well deserved MBE for his services to the community

One hopes that the oil stains and ash in one's yard is as removable as this egg stain?

Hollowell Steam reserves the right to refuse admission or ask you to leave the rally if you do not behave in a responsible manner. The use of any vehicle on the site is legally the same as for the road, full appropriate licence, tax, and MOT are essential.

SPECIAL FEATURES From 2007 Most if not all & more will be with us 2008

• Grand Raffle tickets available at 50p each and prizes are on show in the tent. Draw to take place on Sunday nd July

All winners will be notified. 1st Prize - Dish Washer. 2nd Prize - 1 gall whiskey. 3rd Prize - £100 and many more prizes. 

• The Tea Tent is to be run by the ladies of the village.

• Steam Rally T shirts and souvenir rally plaques will be on sale.

• Our Dog Show : Exemption Sunday Only

• Look out for the Oxford Bakery who will be demonstrating the art of bread making.

• Mr Hairy is here to entertain both children and adults with his observations.

• Mr Alexander is also here to entertain everyone with his travelling show and circus workshop.

• Firebird International present Illusions, Bed of Nails, Snake Charming, Fire Eating, and for the children, Jack Rabbit and Miss Wacky with Fun and Games.

• Helicopter Flights will be available on both Saturday and Sunday.

• The Pychley Hounds will be represented both days.

• Our Feathered Friends are brought here Mr Hewitt, Owls to behold.

• The Delepre Majorettes will be here on both days.

• Anglia Marina Model Boat Club are here to display their crafts on the Boating Pool.

• Visit our flower marquee and see all the wonderful blooms Cactus, Fuchsia, carnation and nursery men.

• Midland Bernese Carters from their native Switzerland. Bernese Mountain Dogs were used extensively to pull small carts containing farm produce between the mountain farm, the dairies and the markets. Many Bernese owners in this country have endeavoured to keep this skill alive in the breed, and during the summer months regularly appear at fetes, Carnivals, the friendly dogs pulling their carts in support of a number of charities.

The dogs at this event are all first and foremost family's pets, and are presented by members of several of the country's Bernese Carters Clubs. The owners are all volunteers, who are appearing entirely at their own expense to provide you with the opportunity to see and meet these lovely dogs.

• We hope you will stop a while to listen to the mobile bells from Litchfield Cathedral

• Watch beautiful glass items being made before your eyes by E&M Glass.

• Bands Northampton Scouts, The Voice, Guilsborough Music Centre, Coquet High School, Bugbrook Steel Band

• Quads are here again to delight the children.

• 'Ham' radio will be here again be there for you to try, courtesy of  www.g0ofb.co.uk

ALL ITEMS DESCRIBED HERE ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON DISPLAY BUT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE ATTENDANCE

Auction Saturday only starting at 10:30  in the past we have had vintage vehicles, spares, all the usual 'farm auction' goods plus items from antiques to books on Zen. Professional auctioneers 1200 + lots 10% fee to sellers/buyers ring 01604 505422 or click for auction form. lots may be left Friday PM onwards

SPECIAL RURAL FEATURES

Sample Main Ring Programme Of Events Not including our second horse only ring!

Saturday

10:00    Lorries & Military Vehicles - Tractor Ring Events

10:30   Auction Begins

11:00    Vintage Motorcycles - Midlands Bernese Carters

12:00    Heavy Horse Parade - Miniature Steam

1:30      American & Vintage Cars

2:00      Westerby Basset Hounds - Midlands Bernese Carters

2:30      Steam Engines Grand Parade & All Other Vehicles

3:30      Heavy Horse Parade 

4:15      Delapre Majorettes

4:30      Vintage Motorcycles - Classic Cars

5:00      Steam Engines Invitation Steering 

 SUNDAY

10:00    Tractor Events - Miniature Steam Engines - Midlands Bernese Carters

10:30    Heavy Horse Parade

11:15    Vintage Motorcycles

11:30    Delapre Majorettes - Scouts Marching Band

12:00    Steam Engines On Parade

1:00      Church Service In Arena - Dog Show Begins

1:15       Pytchley Hounds

1:45       Heavy Horses

2:45      Scouts Marching Band

3:15      Steam Engines & Miniatures

4:15     Vintage & Classic Cars

5:00     Grand Raffle Draw - Steam Engine Invitation Steering 

Items and times are subject to change - many more attractions operating around the showground on both days too numerous to mention

Free Tickets several different ways to win a free entrance ticket - display our poster, spot your photo, competition to drive a steamer 

Village Tea Tent If you don't want dine Al Fresco we have a 100' X 40' marquee, Home made cakes, sandwiches and lots of other goodies, proper cups and saucers and seats and tables

•Steam Rally T shirts and souvenir rally plaques will be on sale both days 

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Thank you to our wonderful helpers, those who allow us to place signs on their land, lend us fields for camping and car parks. All our exhibitors and traders, the emergency services, all of you who help us in the most amazing ways. Remember that the organisation and running of this rally is totally by un paid volunteers, the co-operation of local residents and land owners enable it to happen, it can be very inconvenient for them, our thanks for your patience for our disrupting your weekend and of course to you our visitors, without your support there would be no rally, your cash contribution at the gate make it happen, we make sure it  goes where it should, to the good causes We the 'helpers' enjoy seeing you all enjoying yourselves, and try our hardest to give you value for money, we get our reward as volunteers seeing it all happen. We have also been known to drink a gallon or three (just to help the bar takings!)

Come and enjoy yourselves

Even in wet weather the site does not get too muddy, if you get tired of walking around the exhibits you can always sit down and enjoy one of the best views in Northamptonshire, dogs and even children are more than welcome, but please keep them both on a lead

The whole atmosphere is we hope very informal and friendly, although like this web site it does have It's own strange sense of humour. We invite your comments on the rally or the web site, we are always seeking to improve. Complaints are encouraged and answered. This web site like the rally operates on a non commercial basis, Email us if you require more Information on what is on offer at one of the largest local attractions, an extravaganza to tickle the taste buds (and wallets) of our visitors

HISTORY

The Rally was started 23 years ago with the Vicar asking Allen Eaton our numero uno honcho and chairman for a contribution to the church building fund, Allen said no, he would put on a small steam engine rally instead! missing one year with foot and mouth we are at our 21st going from 4 acres and begging exhibitors to attend to our present 24 acres jam packed and a waiting list for exhibitors and traders

With no site and three steamers the saga started. I personally have fond memories of 3am rally morning sand papering the edges of the hole in the plank over the ditch that served as the ladies toilet! all of us have our rally tales and memories, most of them unprintable! some involving driving steamers in the wee small hours and scrounging equipment from the likes of McAlpine's a huge help and expecting no accolade  - we still do, we even use nails at least twice, but have relented with softish toilet paper. Apart from more grey hair the hard core committee members are in the main the same crew, look for organiser on the 'T' shirt, dirty hands and jeans and a worried look if you have a problem

Now we are a little more organised with proper toilets - (traditionalists can obtain a hedge pass from administration!) - even hot showers on site, electricity, and we own the field. We are not perfect, roads for example can get very congested around Hollowell but we do try and learn from our mistakes. So please try and bear with us and follow instructions from the marshals, sorry if we have problems at times, we try our best while keeping expenses down so your contribution at the gate goes to the recipients of the local causes who ask for our financial help

WANTED - WE ARE ACE SCROUNGERS EVEN IF IT IS BROKEN WE WILL FIX IT AND USE IT!

Construction materials, Timber, Paint, (new nails!) Machinery & Plant of all types. Spot something on the site you can improve on? Can you entertain our visitors? let us know

If you are a land owner and have a good site for for our main road sign boards within 20 miles of the rally this would be a great help. We erect and remove again after the show promptly 

Anything in fact you have, we can borrow, or you can do that you think could be put to good use by us get in touch, we may also be able to use your body at the rally in some position if it is offered!

A special thanks to Brixworth Engineering for the loaning of a lorry and the fuel to enable us to do the signposting. We do try to clean away the chip papers and lolly pop sticks before returning it

And to D&H Signs for the really eye catching posh signs you see all over the place, slowly replacing the sterling board and pallet spares we have been using,  as I help put them up and take them down I can vouch for the quality and durability of these!! Click the logo for their website

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Last Updated 01-Jul-2009 Please note that the information given on this web site is entered by a novice - we do not guarantee that it is 100%  accurate neither can we guarantee that all advertised exhibitors will attend 

 Scrap steamers purchased!

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