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Video: Malvern Autumn Show 2025

October 3, 2025 by Alan

On the 26th-28th September 2025 the VHGMC put on a show stand at the Autumn Show at the Three Counties Showground at Malvern. A good range of machines were exhibited with hand tools, walk-behind and ride-on machines, rotavators, and mowers.… Continue Reading

Quiz: Guess the company…#3

September 18, 2024September 18, 2024 by Alan

This is the third in a series of ‘Guess the company’ quizzes – and is more difficult than the first two and the clues are not in date order. Can you determine which single company the clues refer to? The… Continue Reading

The Hare And The Tortoise

April 26, 2024 by Alan

There are many horticultural items that we now take for granted. These include secateurs with their introduction in the early 1800s (read more about them here), and rotary mowers with the early Rotoscythe being described as unorthodox with the suggestion… Continue Reading

Quiz: Guess the company…#1

April 29, 2024February 18, 2024 by Alan

From the eight clues can you name this famous company? Since the December quizzes are always popular, here are some clues to pass a few minutes and work out the company name. The answer and a more detailed explanation of… Continue Reading

VHGMC Machinery Log Sheet – Download

January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 by Alan

Here we are at the beginning of a new year and it won’t be that many weeks until the shows and events start. The first main event is Tractor World at the Three Counties Showground at Malvern on Saturday 24th… Continue Reading

Quiz 2023

December 2, 2023November 25, 2023 by Alan

Here are twelve questions for a short quiz. These very random questions relate to horticultural items; technical knowledge is not required but a bit of guesswork might be useful. A pencil and paper is handy to write down the answers.… Continue Reading

The Cultivator Magazine – April 2021

April 17, 2021 by Alan

Landing on VHGMC subscribers doorsteps shortly will be the April issue of ‘The Cultivator’.This issue contains articles about the Gravely 430 tractor from Marcus Stephens, the British Anzani Iron Horse from Bryan Garnham; Gutbrod tractors from Steven Little, and part… Continue Reading

2021 VHGMC Calendar

January 1, 2021 by Alan

There is a new 2021 VHGMC Calendar available for download. This has been created by Robert Page and contains some brilliant archive photographs.The calendar can be downloaded from the Members Download Page .A comment can be left in the forum… Continue Reading

12 Christmas Questions 2020

December 18, 2020 by Alan

It is once again December and here are twelve horticultural questions we have gathered together to pass a few minutes. The answers are at the bottom of the page. Last year’s questions can be found here: 2019 Christmas Questions.Questions:1. Jonsered… Continue Reading