15th & 16th August was Driffield Steam Rally. Even though I was there with Martin House stall I also managed to take along the 21 note Trueman Pipe organ which was played all weekend by Josh (12) & Cameron (14). they both did a great job of keeping everyone entertained. The road run on Saturday night into town was very well supported and there was plenty for everyone to see. 

Saturday 8th August saw the 1st outing in public for the Ferventia Barrel Piano. It accompanied Swinging Sisters to the Family Fun Day held in Hull Road Park, York. There were an assortment of stalls, falconry, dog show and street sports as well as the play bus and other bouncy slides etc. Following the washout last year it was hot & sunny.

Friday 7th August was the Hinderwell Horse and Country Show.
This is mainly a horse show with craft, produce, children's tents. There is also a dog show and trade stalls. There were also tractors, stationery engines and sheep.
The sun shone all day and there were plenty of people in attendance.

On Saturday 1st August I was at Tockwith Show near York.

Unfortunately it rained most of the day which meant attendance was very poor. 

Apart from that it was a good agricultural and country show.

The last weekend in July saw Swinging Sisters at the seaside event at Withernsea.

This year the event moved into the Valley Gardens with the Hull model boat group having a boating lake and displays.

On the sea front there was the usual collection of miniature and full sized steam engines, fire engines, classic cars and stalls.

The engines did a parade through the town on Saturday afternoon then joined us on the sea front.

Apart from millions of harvest beetles landing everywhere it was a good weekend.

Sunday 12th July was the Day Rowntree Park in York held it's family fun day. The event was spread throughout the park and I was placed at the far entrance to the park with the Army assault course and sports area.

Despite the locality there was a steady flow of people coming past all afternoon and I was raising money for Martin House Children's Hospice as well as providing the entertainment.

Luckily this year after thunderstorms on Friday we managed with just one brief shower on Sunday lunchtime.

There were lots of people there to see the large selection of engines, organs, miniatures, stationery engines, tractors and various other items of machinery.

There was also the usual trade stands.

Sunday 28th June was the family fun day in West Bank Park, Acomb.

As can be seen from the pictures there were plenty of stalls and games to keep all the family amused. There were also the falcons, brass band, face painting etc.

This year the event had expanded to include a big band, numerous stalls and side shows. Various games and the usual funfair for the smaller children.

Although there had been a number of showers on the Saturday, the main event on Sunday was blessed with full sunshine all day.

The Yorkshire Vintage Association held it's 4th rally at Newby Hall on 1st weekend in June.
The weekend got off to a very wet start with rain falling all Friday evening, night & Saturday morning.
There were over 600 tractors on show, together with bikes, cars, caravans and commercials.

Smallwood Vintage Rally was held over the last Bank Holiday in May. Despite most exhibitors having to be towed on to the field through the mud, the weekend was dry, warm and sunny. Sunday was a very busy day with full arena events and lots of classic cars and bikes. There was also a good military presence. 

Bilton Carnival was held at Harrogate on Bank Holiday Monday at the start of May. The event was held at the local school and was very busy once the carnival procession arrived. There were local charity stalls, animals of all shapes and sizes, acrobats, falconry displays, marching band and fancy dress competition.

The Fair Organ Preservation Society held it's Annual General Meeting at Pipes In The Peak the last weekend in March 
The event was well attended and the members and guests enjoyed three performances on the Compton cinema organ by Christian Cartwright.

On the Sunday, one of the members opened up his private collection of three organs for members to enjoy.