This weekend was the Hanbury Steam Rally (perversely not in Hanbury but in Stoke Prior, next village up the road). We normally hear some pretty big and slow vehicles trundling up and down the road when the rally is on, but this weekend got a much closer look, as one rather large steam engine broke down right outside the craft centre on the road. The drivers worked really hard on it for a couple of hours but, sadly, were unable to get it going again and had to catch a lift home from a very large lowloader. Malcolm (one of the Jinney Ring owners) spent and hour or so directing traffic around the lovely old vehicles (there was an old tractor with plough with it) as there was a lot of traffic on the road.
The steam engine stuck on the road
Old tractor/plough parked up at the back of the Jinney Ring for a while Sunday night.
Meanwhile in the gardens - the sculpture trail is going well - lots of interest even when the weather is a bit inclement. My Duck colleagues and I are now learning to live with the cats, dogs and birds made from recycled metal parts from artist Gavin Darby (see below). The exhibition goes on until 30th September.
Plans are afoot to restore the top pond in the garden and I have heard discussions about fencing off areas to allow big diggers and dumper trucks in to dredge the pond and rebuild the edges. The leak on the top pond is getting worse and the level is making it hard for us to get out of the pond easily now, so I will be glad when this is completed, even if it means a bit of disruption in October.
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