Fleetwood Transport Festival - aka "Tram Sunday". 20th July.

[LawrenceW]

I hope this is the correct section to post this in...

Pictures of 2007's event are at the end of this post.

Hello everyone.

The organising committee invite you all and your vehicles to be a part of Fleetwood Transport Festival 2008!!

Fleetwood Transport Festival is widely acknowledged to be the most unique, transport-themed, FREE family day out in the North West of England. The Fleetwood Transport Festival has been firmly established in the rally calendar for 24 years, however it is more commonly known as "Tram Sunday" (especially to the locals).

The next event falls on Sunday 20th July 2008. (Always the 3rd Sunday of July)

Fleetwood Transport Festival 2007 was the best event that we've had in many years, despite severe weather warnings which may have put some vehicle owners off attending. We had an exceptionally wide variety of vehicles attend the event and vehicle management and placement was much improved with our new plans which will continue in 2008!!


The festival is uniquely held in Fleetwood's Historic Town Centre, which is the part of the world's first electric street tramway. This means that the roads are closed and your vehicles will be parked on the firm road surface rather than a muddy field, especially useful for heavier vehicles which sometimes have a tendency to get stuck on fields.

The event is only a short way from Blackpool off the M55 motorway.

Usually attracting around 50,000 visitors it is a tremendously fun day with attractions for people of all interests and ages including Vintage Trams, Classic Cars, Buses, Commercial Vehicles, Motorcycles and other Special Interest Vehicles of all types, sizes and descriptions.

There is also much to entertain families with a national gathering of Town Criers, bands, dancers, miniature and model railways, military, gymnastic displays, fairground rides and of course the scenic sea-front and beach. There are many one day only transport-related trade stands along with many of the local shops, cafés and restaurants open, ensuring all the family get maximum enjoyment throughout the day.


This means that Fleetwood Transport Festival is not only great for the individual classic owner, but also an ideal place for your North West club meet, not only to witness it's wide range of enthusiast vehicles but also for those club members who have families who will the masses of amusements and performances throughout the mile-long, seaside event. Please let us know in advance if you intend to come as a group.


For peace of mind, a large dedicated team of marshals will ensure correct vehicle placement and that everyone has a thoroughly enjoyable and safe day out. An early arrival would be advised at the event.

[b]To take part in this wonderful and totally free event please email me for an entry form. Entry AND entrance is all free and we appreciate all of the support we can get at the event. A vehicle pass and parking details will be sent to you closer to the event.

My email address is:[/b] [e-mail]

I will send entry forms to those interested ASAP. You can also email me simply if you need more information and I will endeavour to help you.

The entry form can be downloaded here:

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/1/28/1726169/Fle...

If you have any problems then please email me as I can send it as an attatchment or via the post.

You can visit www.fleetwoodtransportfestival.co.uk to see pictures of last year's events and get a feel of what the event is like.


Here are some of my favourite pictures from the 2007 event:

Reliant Scimitars' Club Meet at the Festival
"Martha" - The World's only Steam Sentinel Passenger Bus
Around 40 buses attended the event.
These included a left-hand drive half-cab bus from Portugal
The Ausin Bullnose was the oldest car at the event
As we can see, this was a very popular event with vehicles, attractions and visitors alike... even in the rain!!
The Monster Truck was a hit with the children
A rare DeLorean DMC12 found a prominent position
There were even minature versions of things
Another, slightly more rare, group of cars gathered too

Edited by LawrenceW on Monday 31st March 17:44

[LawrenceW]

300 vehicles now booked in for this year's event (over double last year's number).

Attractions include:

• A passenger hovercraft giving rides out to sea
• Owls and other birds of prey from the "Owl and bird of prey roadshow" and the "World owl trust"
• A gathering of Town Criers
• A steam train will be transported from the Ribble Steam Railway in Preston
• Rides on "Martha", the steam sentinel passenger bus (usually based in the Lake District)
• Twelve Morris dancing troupes
• A Stagecoach "Optare Versa" which hasn't even been entered into service yet (and will be attending the event on "Trade Plates")
• A De Dion Bouton car manufactured in 1899
• At least one DeLorean DMC-12 (as seen on Back to the Future)
• The UK's tallest limousine (an American Truck that has been converted into a limo)
• A replica "Trotter's Trading Co" van (as seen on BBC hit series "Only Fools and Horses)
• And a massive number of other vehicles, including a large number American cars and kit cars, amongst others.

It should be a good day out!