Yearly Archives: 2013
Woodhall Spa this weekend 3-4 Aug
This is going to be our biggest event yet. It will be the first and possibly only event with all three WW2 appliances out. It will be the maiden trip for our new NFS mobile canteen. A major event at … Continue reading
More photos from Kelham Island
From Ian Thomason
Kelham Island 1940s Weekend photos
Photos from Mick Hill.
Lowdham Floods 23 July 2013
Following extreme rain on 23rd July, Lowdham suffered a number of flooded houses. Possibly more than an inch of rain fell in half an hour over wide areas of Nottinghamshire. Lowdham, Thurgarton and Southwell were badly affected. It was different … Continue reading
Recent Events
A few weeks ago, we went to Castle Bytham Midsummer Fair, which had a 1940s theme. It was a nice day, despite the light rain, although we were short of crew. In the end, Michael and I did a training … Continue reading
Workshop News – Fordson Repaired
On the way to Derby Fire Show, the Fordson broke down. A catastrophic loss of power, and mechanical noises from deep within the engine that made me fear the worst. I was seriously looking at a full engine rebuild sooner … Continue reading
Derby Fire Show
A substantial NFS and AFS contingent made its way to Derby Fire Show on the weekend of 15/16 June. Unfortunately the Fordson broke down whilst in a convoy from Lowdham to Derby. However, in the AFS contingent we had 5 … Continue reading
Air raids on Quorn station – disaster averted
The National Fire Service successfully responded to the Air Raids over Quorn Station on the Great Central main line over the weekend, putting out fires in the railway goods yard caused by a stick of HE bombs dropped by a … Continue reading
Final details for Quorn this weekend (8-9 June)
Final details, and the soundtracks we will be using, can be found here. The main air raid on the goods yard will be at 1:30pm.