Important notice from Ferguson Club dvla officers

V55/5 & V765

Must be on original DVLA Form's they do not accept any copies or photocopies i.e. all documentation must be ORIGINAL .

The Ferguson Club only relay the DVLA rules to members and these constantly change. We must also point out that when attempting to register Grey Ferguson tractors for an age related number they must have a Vin/Chassis (Serial number) plate. Otherwise the tractor will have to have a Q plate.

If you require any further information regarding this matter please contact John or Grace Popplewell (See contact page for details)

OldMeldrum Rally - August 2010 - North-East Scotland branch of the Ferguson Club

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**Here is a picture of our newest young member of the Ferguson Club, that appeared in a local newspaper. Robert spent most of the day driving around on his “Ferguson” sometimes fetching water for the teas on his trailer while his grandmother was helping out on the stand. The Club had a very successful day at this local rally at Oldmeldrum with several new members and some merchandise sold and lots of cups of tea dished out in spite of the rather inclement weather. This year was also the first time that the Ferguson Cup was awarded , put up by Gladys and family, in memory of Bob, our late and much missed representative, for the best restored Ferguson.**

Henry Pirie

Harry Ferguson Centenary Celebrations - Co. Down, Ireland - Summer 2010

The Ferguson Club participated in this weeks worth of celebratory events at Newcastle, Co. Down. The site of Harry Ferguson first official controlled flight over a set distance. 8th August 1910. A vintage tractor run down the High Street and the Red Arrows were part of the celebrations.

Please see the Ferguson Club Gallery pages for photographs of this and other Ferguson points of interest in N.Ireland.

Stonehaven Rally 27th JUne 2010 - North-East Scotland branch of the Ferguson Club

Thought you might be interested in a couple of photo's of the stand taken at the Stonehaven Rally (NE Scotland) on 27th of June. We were very proud that the Ferguson Club had been nominated as the Club of the Year & the photo shows Edith & Gladys with the shield.The Thomson Memorial Rally is held every year to celebrate the fact that R.W. Thomson was granted a patent for the pneumatic tyre earlier than Dunlop who is usually credited as being the first.                     

                                   Henry  Pirie

Old Prototype steering system for ferguson tractors.

A bit of interest!

A member whose grandfather was a Nuffield, Ferguson dealer was given an item which bolts onto the grey Ferguson tractors, and steers it, whilst the farmers deals with the cattle in field etc. It was a prototype and he was given it whilst selling these tractors.

Here are some pictures:-

Ferguson Club Road Run - Raising Money for UCAN Cancer Charity. 22-24th May 2010

Pictures of two of our club members, Kenny Ross & Johnny Goodfellow on a road run to raise money for UCAN, a cancer charity. The first picture shows them in the North Sea, the second, en route near Spean Bridge & the third, in the Atlantic Ocean at Kyle of Lochalsh having completed half of the 500 mile round trip!

Forres Theme day, near Inverness - North-East Scotland branch of the Ferguson Club; 2nd May 2010

The North-East Scotland branch of the Ferguson Club were invited to attend this event at Forres near Inverness, had a great day, good weather and a very busy day on the stand.

                                   Henry  Pirie

Tattingstone Tractors First Road Run - 2010.

On Saturday April 24th 2010, 7 members of the Suffolk branch were invited to join other drivers on the first Tattingstone Tractors Meet and Run road run.

The organiser, Chris Thomas, had arranged a most beautiful day!

17 tractors set out from The Wheatsheaf Public House at about 11am, led by a rider on a vintage motorcycle. Very fit ladies cycled backwards and forwards amongst us to ensure everything was alright. Never before has the same cyclist overtaken me three times!

The countryside was really beautiful.

Locals took us to their hearts, waving and generally encouraging us. Motorist whose journeys were disrupted accepted us in good spirits.

Most made it back under their own power, just two fell by the wayside, and we will brush over that!

Safely back at the Wheatsheaf we enjoyed a sausage and mash lunch, which was very welcome.

After lunch Chris Thomas invited our Chairman to present the mug and £25 for the best turned out tractor, which was a Field Marshall Mk II belonging to Ray Bloomfield.

Chris Thomas then presented Jack, the CLIC-Sargent Awareness Tractor, with a cheque for £125, and generous members put another £49 into his box, so £174 goes to this good cause.

Thank you all very much. A very enjoyable day.

2010 Ferguson Club Annual Members Weekend (AMW) and AGM

A great weekend was had by all - The Gallery Section of this website now has almost 300 photos of the 2010 Annual Members Weekend. A full report is below:

Friday 16th April at 1930hrs, the 2010 AMW kicked off!

Over 130 Members and their guests took part. It was based at the beautiful Latimer Place Hotel in Buckinghamshire.

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The dust has now settled and I'm pleased to say that the numbers all add up. Attending members contributed £406-20 on the Saturday night raffle, all these proceeds will go towards the Thames Valley and Chilterns Air Ambulance.

Thank you to all of you who contributed prizes and sterling work was done by Tracy and her team on the night.

At the Matthews Collection on Sunday many of you put into a  refreshment "pot" which was going to the St.Francis Hospice.(The Hospice of St Francis aims to enhance the quality of life of those suffering from cancer and other life-threatening illnesses) That money plus a contribution from the Ferguson Club AMW funds meant that £327 was given to the Hospice from our visit.

At Brooklands, even I was amazed at the intimacy that Jamie & Caroline Sheldon and Sally Fleming gave us when recollecting their memories of Abbotswood and Harry Ferguson as their Grandfather. A real once in a lifetime experience for those that were there.

How about the sound of P99 on the banked circuit of Brooklands, you really want to bottle it and re-live it later on!

The trips to Wisley and Waddesdon were also very successful and went smoothly.

There are almost 300 photographs of the total weekend, including the alternative events in the Gallery Section of this website.

I hope that you enjoy looking through the pictures and if you have any personal thoughts on the weekend and changes or improvements that we can include in future please do not hesitate in letting me or any of the Committee Members know.

We are also after any interesting stories or pictures that we can either include in the Journal or put on the web pages, please just send them in as appropriate.

My sympathy goes out to our friends who were stuck in Northern Ireland due to the Volcano, I know that Jack Woods, one of our Guest Speakers was really upset because he was so looking forward to meeting everyone. At least Mother nature looked after the rest of us with good weather.

Finally, may I thank you all for attending, contributing, volunteering and making the weekend a really fabulous place to be.

All the very best and kind regards,
Gary & Heley Anderson.
Ferguson Club Reps. Bucks, Beds, Oxon.

Pre details of the event are in the attached booklet, this was sent out to all current Ferguson Club members prior to the event.

2010AMWAGM Booklet - click to download

"Old 20 Parts" - Vintage Tractor parts - 2010

Is offering a 15% discount on all orders from members of the Ferguson Club. Please ensure that you are a paid up member and quote your membership number when placing orders to ensure that you qualify for your 15% discount.

Ferguson Club Area Rep South Dorset: Rod Powell is seeking volunteers

Rod is planning the first meeting of the South Dorset branch of the Ferguson Club and is looking for volunteers to help him run the meetings and activities. Particularly in the areas of Wimborne, Sherborne, Shaftesbury. Please contact Rod on 01305 782066 if you can assist? Many thanks.

Ferguson Club General Committee Meeting

The next meeting of the Ferguson Club Committee will be Saturday 16th October 2010

AGM/AMW - Just to let club members know what your committee is currently working towards :-

2011 AMW - Beamish Park Hotel - Newcastle Upon Tyne Area ; 15-17th April 2011

2012 AMW - Lee Wood Hotel - Buxton in the Peak District ; 20/21/22nd April 2012

"Harry Ferguson - Before the Plough"

An interesting topic is being explored in a new book (title as above), particularly as it's 100 years since Harry Ferguson's first flight.

I have reviewed this book and can definitely recommend it. The book is well researched and written.

It is written by Michael Clarke and Jack Woods

1909 - 2009/10 Centenary of First Flight in Ireland

It was during 1909 that Harry Ferguson designed and built his aeroplane in Ireland. After many unsuccessful attempts due to poor weather, it was on the last day of 1909 - 31st December - that he completed his first successful flight. Harry was aged 25 years old at the time.

So Harry Ferguson made the first flight in Ireland.

The pictures below show Harry Ferguson with his Mk1 and 2 aircraft designs (one a taildragger, the other a tricycle undercarriage) - the passenger in the aircraft is one Rita Marr who travelled from Liverpool to fly with HF in Northern Ireland, date is not recorded.

Ferguson club -journal commercial advertising-2010

Introduction from Harry Turkington, our Commercial Advertising Manager.

Our club has a membership of 1500 and each receive 3 copies annually of our Journal. The vast majority of our members are actively engaged in tractor restoration, including the very many implements which Harry Ferguson designed and manufactured. Our new advertising rates are shown below and is self explanatory. We have included costs for colour, should you consider that without it your advert may not "catch the eye", as it were,but in the main most of our current adverts are "Black & White".  Please consider our new rates and if you are interested in advertising please contact me (details below). It is worth noting that a considerable number of our members and friends support our advertising very well, and our executive committee actively encourage them to do so.

I look forward to your valued instructions, and hopefully we can proceed with your advertising requirements in our next journal. Very many thanks for taking the time to consider this matter, and I can assure you of my very best attention to your reply.

Harry Turkington - Commercial Advertising Manager.

37 Trench Road,

Hillsborough,

Co.Down,BT26 6JL

Tel: 028 92688252

harryt37tr@utvinternet.com

Mobile 07831 697284

Advert Format:-

1. Flat lazier artwork, black & white at 300 dpi and size for size

2. Black & White pdfs/EPS on CD

3. Black & White pdfs/EPS on E-Mail