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Dauntless
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 Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:41 pm Post subject: Rhondda Heritage Park Vintage Engine & Steam Fair |
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Rhondda Heritage Park Vintage Engine & Steam Fair 2007
10th Anniversary
Sat 15th & Sun 16th September 11am – 4pm
Traction Engines, working models, trade stands Model Railway Show plus lots more
Admission: £2.50 adults
£1.50 children over 3yrs
I plan to go along one of the days this weekend!
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Cranko
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| It would be nice if we had more of these in NZ |
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Graham-Jilly
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| Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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yep great place to visit but a bit far to go this time 
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MTA
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Hope the weather will be good for you Paul. Then again we are having a late summer this year 
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MooseMan
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:53 am Post subject: |
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I enjoyed that last year - might see if I can pop down on Saturday.
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Dauntless
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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I've never been before and yet its only 20 mins drive for me! 
I hope the weather will be good too MTA, 
Odilon, was it a very big fair last year?
thanks Paul. 
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MooseMan
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| Dauntless wrote: | I've never been before and yet its only 20 mins drive for me!
I hope the weather will be good too MTA,
Odilon, was it a very big fair last year?
thanks Paul. |
No, not really....some nice TE's and rollers, about 12 in total, all in steam, plus a couple of Foden wagons. A small but very fine exhibition of toy steam upstairs.
Understated, but very nice, and the pithead's a great setting.
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MooseMan
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Paul, I'm going tomorrow (Saturday)....if you are there, look out for a very tall ugly bugger with two very pretty blond kids in tow - you can't miss me! 
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Cranko
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| MooseMan wrote: | | Paul, I'm going tomorrow (Saturday)....if you are there, look out for a very tall ugly bugger with two very pretty blond kids in tow - you can't miss me! |
Full report with pictures please |
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Dauntless
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| MooseMan wrote: | | Paul, I'm going tomorrow (Saturday)....if you are there, look out for a very tall ugly bugger with two very pretty blond kids in tow - you can't miss me! |
Hi Odilon I went Sunday! I had to work Saturday. not too bad a bit disapointed with the lack of steam there but a nice few hours out I will post some pics soon!
Paul
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