Club News - Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club

VHGMC in the Telegraph newspaper 2009

November 7, 2019March 3, 2018 by Alan

In April 2009 the Telegraph newspaper ran an excellent article about the VHGMC with the headline of ‘Down Tools? Not these vintage gems’.The Telegraph article can be read online and can be found at: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningequipment/5124249/Vintage-garden-machinery-Down-tools-Not-these-vintage-gems.html … Continue Reading

Ireland’s first golf course gang mower with Cletrac – 1922

November 7, 2019August 20, 2017 by Alan

Although this article is about trialing machinery on an Irish golf course, it is also a good example of engine powered machinery and mechanisation taking over from horses.In October 1922 A newspaper in Ireland printed the following image along with… Continue Reading

Newark Vintage Tractor Show Entries 2016 & Video from 2015

November 7, 2019August 22, 2016 by Alan

Newark Vintage Tractor Show on the 12th and 13th November is fast approaching and the closing date for entries is the 16th September. Entry forms can be found at: https://newarkvintagetractorshow.com/exhibitors.htmlThe VHGMC also has a video of images from the 2015… Continue Reading

New Item for Club Shop

October 26, 2015 by Geoff Ravenhall

As hinted at in the forum, there will be a new addition to the club shop’s stock ready for the Newark Show. In a complete departure from the normal stock of clothing with the club’s badge embroidered on, this new… Continue Reading

Website database cleanse

October 12, 2015 by Charlie Moore (aka charlie)

It is now 2 years since the new website went live and time for a clean up of the website membership database. Any user id’s that have not been used for a year or more will be deactivated. If you… Continue Reading

Club Shop Now Online

April 9, 2015 by Geoff Ravenhall

The ideal accessories for your show exhibit. Fly the flag and show that you are part of the only club that caters for all things vintage and horticultural. Whether it’s just an enamel badge, windscreen sticker or a weatherproof jacket… Continue Reading

Stop Press- Club shop now has hats for Christmas!

November 30, 2014 by Geoff Ravenhall

NEW ITEM IN THE VHGMC CLUB SHOP. Keep your head warm this winter! From 1st December Fleece Hats are available from the club shop. One size fits all with turn-up band to reveal VHGMC logo. Colour: Indigo Black with embroidered… Continue Reading

New Ploughing Section

July 7, 2014 by Geoff Ravenhall

We are currently building a new ploughing section which will eventually become a complete reference section for all things to do with men, mud and machinery. Whether you are a complete beginner or a seasoned ploughman, there will be something… Continue Reading

Machinery Registers Now Live

April 12, 2014April 11, 2014 by Geoff Ravenhall

The first of the machinery registers is now live and more will be added very shortly when time permits. At present it is heavily biased towards Trusty because that’s the register that I compile, but as more people express an… Continue Reading

Coming Soon- Vintage Machinery Registers

April 6, 2014 by Geoff Ravenhall

We will very shortly be starting to add content to the website, and the first stage will be to add as many machinery registers that we can so that members can date their own machinery and also to have them… Continue Reading