We are holding an Historic Vehicle Day on September 13th in place of the Threshing Day, we are encouraging people to bring their vehicles !
Here are a few of our August highlights …
Tony and DK are working on the Maldon Elevator in preparation for the Historic Vehicle Day on 13 September, when it will be on display alongside our other exhibits.
The machine has been packed away and sheeted down for almost a year since the Steam Threshing Day in 2019.
James Howe called in to the Manor House in late August with Ruby his three year old Shire and waggon. He has owned Ruby since she was a foal and is training her to work on the road and get used to traffic.
Gordon Smith has been busy, first he dismantled the old compost bin and spread the compost over a low area under the trees. Then he graded and levelled the site using some additional hardcore. The container will be re- sited close to the northern boundary, a second container will be purchased and sited six metres to the south, parallel to the original one. The “container top”which arrived from Hamburg last week, will be erected to span the area between the two and provide some 36 metres of additional covered storage. The extra storage provided by the new Container and the covered area, should enable us to store the Thompson Millwright artefacts on site, and also provide shelter for other large artefacts at present stored outside. Funding for this project has been provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund Emergency Funding.
It is a large cover ( 250 kgs !) that we plan to stretch between two containers where it will provide 36 sq metres of additional covered storage for us. We will acquire a second container shortly and reposition the existing one.
Ashley
About Alford 
Looking forward to having a good look round on the 13th. I can’t visualise where that levellng took place…it certainly looks dramatic!