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If you're thinking of visiting us for the Rally this year, why not make a weekend of it and stay in our public campsite? Located directly next to the Rally field, with easy access to everything going on, tractor trailer bus pick up points by the public campsite, and no need to worry about driving home! Prices for camping includes admission to the rally all weekend, we have catering stands on site, along with a restaurant marquee, two bars, fairground, evening entertainment on Friday and Saturday, not to mention all the daytime activities! Make the most of it and BOOK NOW!  Please note : No electric hook up. No showers.
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We are very excited and pleased with a goodie bundle that has arrived, kindly donated by Wendy Wakelin, author of Victoria's Torton Tales. These fun, colourful picture storybooks, are huge hits with children aged 3 to 9 years old. Each book has themes of friendship, doing your best and helping each other. Come along to our Rally and visit The Hub for story time, and listen to the great tales of Victoria the steam engine, or do some colouring, among many other activities on offer for FREE within The Hub, our FREE children's entertainment marquee, this year will be located between the Restaurant and Craft/Food marquees, opposite the Trade area.   We are now closed for entries to our 2023 Rally. Thank you to all the people who have sent entry forms back, we look forward to you exhibiting with us this year. Apologies to those who missed the opportunity to enter this year, each section filled up fast and we hope you get the chance next year. We'll have lots for everyone to see again this year, with 90 full size steam engines, 100+ model steam exhibits, 20+ fire engines, 150+ vintage vehicles, well over 150 tractors and harvest exhibits, along with over 100 classic cars, 65+ trade stands, craft and food marquee, large fair, beer tent and food and much more - there really is something for everyone!! BOOK YOUR TICKETS TODAY!  
A quick update on 2023 entries, the following sections are now closed for entries.
Military Vehicles / Vintage Vehicles / Model Steam / Stationary Engines / Tractors : closed for 2023 entries.  Weeting was back on the map again for another weekend of steam apprentice driving! We had 27 apprentices each day for our 2023 Steam Apprentice Club Driving Weekend and everyone was raring to go!
Please be advised if you were looking to exhibit a stationary engine, this section is now fully booked for 2023!
Thank you to all those who have returned an entry form, and a big thank you to Andrew for looking after this section.  UPDATE : The Tractor section is now closed to entries for 2023.
If you return you entry form now, you will be placed on a reserve list for any cancellations that may arise. Sorry if this disappoints those of you who have not already entered, we only have so much space and this year we have booked up quicker than expected!! Thank you to those of you who have sent back entry forms, and a massive thank you to our tractor section ladies Ros and Judy for taking on the task this year and doing such a great job. We are very pleased to be offering the ability to buy your tickets online again this year. Early Bird Tickets are now on sale, get yours now and save £1 on the ticket price. We have partnered with the secure online ticketing services of Ticketebo for the provision of our tickets this year. Ticketebo’s Trees For Change Program is simple: go green and choose to have your tickets sent by SMS (so no need to print your tickets anymore!) - and as a thank you, we will plant a tree for you. It’s one small, easy way to give back to the planet, and tackle Climate Change together.  We're pleased to announce the auction held by Barry L Hawkins will be taking place again this year, on Saturday 15th July. Entries are invited and you can download the entry form below, or visit https://www.barryhawkins.co.uk/auctions 
We (the Rally Chairman and Trustees) are writing this letter to announce and inform all of the Weeting Steam Engine Rally volunteers, exhibitors, the general public and whoever it may concern that Wendy Young has resigned from the role of Rally Co-ordinator for personal reasons. Wendy has carried out the role since 2009 and we are saddened to see her move on to pastures new. We wish to pass on our gratitude and appreciation for all that Wendy has contributed to the Rally over the years and wish her every success and happiness in the future. We have asked Kate Plant to take on the role and are pleased to say Kate has accepted the challenge, with full support from Wendy and ourselves. We hope this to be a smooth handover, Kate has been working with the Rally for over 15 years and has a good understanding of the event and we wish her success in this role. Yours Sincerely Richard Parrott, Rally Chairman and the Rally Trustees. Kate can be contacted on the new rally number 07907 720312 or [email protected] Please note : 2023 Entry forms are currently being processed and will soon be with section heads and then posted out to exhibits. If you exhibited with us in 2022, in most cases you will automatically be sent an entry form. HOT NEWS : We've updated our camping section here on the website for the 2023 Rally.
The 2023 public camping application form is now available to download, please visit the CAMPING section. Please also visit our Campsite Rules for further information. There is an enquiry box on the camping page, if you have further questions, please be patient with us, we are expecting an influx of bookings as this now goes live! We will do our best to answer all your questions. We are receiving questions about how to exhibit at our 2023 rally. We are currently working on the 2023 entry forms and they should be going out, at the latest by February.
Previous exhibitors, as usual will receive an entry form via post. New exhibitors for 2023 will be sent entry forms or be added to a waiting list, depending on the type of exhibit, as some of our sections fill up fast and we only have a certain amount of space to fit everyone in! Please take a look at our website for further information and visit the FAQ page to see if we can answer your question. Thank you for your patience and ongoing support. We're looking forward to seeing you all again in 2023 - get the dates in your diary! Friday 14, Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 July 2023  Please welcome on board as NEW sponsors for this year JK Contracting, Legacy Vehicles and Rory J Holbrook Ltd.
   Thank you to all those who've already purchased your 2022 Rally tickets online, they're selling like hotcakes!
So much so we've decided to extend online ticket sales to Monday 11th July, book your tickets now at 2019 prices! Paying on the day will be available. Friday concession £10 adult £12. Saturday or Sunday concession £12 adult £14. Under 16s are FREE. Dogs are welcome on leads.  We are very pleased to welcome onboard new Rally sponsors Boniface Engineering.
Boniface Engineering Ltd are part of Miller Industries, the World’s Largest Manufacturer of vehicle breakdown and recovery equipment. From their factory based in Thetford, Boniface manufacture and supply premium equipment to the vehicle recovery industry, both here in the UK as well as Europe and many other countries around the world. They are industry leaders within their sector and have over the past 40 years created many innovative products including the Interstater, Maxireach Lowline underlift, Pioneer axle, Recoverer Trident, Sidewinder to name but a few – many of which have now become industry standards. Boniface value their employees and have a very diverse team of individuals – each contributing to the success of the business. They are proud of their products and industry achievements and will be displaying a vehicle at this year’s show. Boniface are always interested to hear from skilled and professional individuals who would like to join their team. Please visit their recruitment page and submit your cv. To find out more about Boniface and their product range, visit their web site at www.boniface-eng.com or follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to keep up to date with their latest news and developments. NEW section added to the website about our SATURDAY NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT go have a read!
We hope you can join us, why not book your tickets today - save money! Please be aware due to the overwhelming response we have had for public camping, we are advising anyone who would normally turn up on the day to pre-book.
We may have to close the pre-booking early so we advise you to get your spot booked up soon! This will help to ensure we have room for everyone and enable quicker access to your pitch on arrival, as pre-booked camping will be sited before on the day arrivals. If you wish to pre-book your public camping spot, or find out more details about camping, please visit our Campsite section to find out more. All exhibitor sections for this year are now closed, we are just about full!
We are however, still looking for some savoury creators for our Food Hall, if you are a cheese maker, a butcher, or make something with a savoury flavour, and you'd like a stand with us this year, please get in touch with us. Email your details to us by clicking here, or visit our contact us page.  Do you live in Weeting? Do you love our steam engine rally?
Read more to find out how to get this exclusive offer.... We'd like to introduce to you and a say big thank to Turner Funerals and Hall Contracts for becoming our newest sponsors this year. Welcoming them on board for the 2022 Rally, we're looking forward to working with them this year.
If you'd like to be a sponsor, please get in touch with us.
Please see below for an update on the various sections for our 2022 Rally...
If you received a 2022 entry form from us after the 2021 cancellation, please return your form asap. Only 2022 forms will be accepted. All exhibits from 2020 that rolled over to 2021 should have received a cancellation letter with the 2022 form, if you haven’t been contacted or returned your 2022 form, please get in touch and check with the section that you are booked in for our 2022 show. |
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