There won’t be a bar at Bishopswood on Monday, but we will be serving tea and coffee. Feel free to bring your own alcoholic or other beverages.
See you from 1930 – 2230, Monday 12th January, Bishops Green Village hall, Beech Road, Bishops Green, Newbury. RG20 4AD for lots of toy steam fun.
For the January meeting we will be having a toy steam engine evening at Bishops Green Village hall, Newbury.
There will be lots of space to run engines and tables to stand stationary engines on.
Tea and coffee will be provided.
So whether you have a Mamod, Wilesco or something else, bring it along for an evening of fun.
1930 – 2230, Monday 12th January, Bishops Green Village hall, Beech Road, Bishops Green, Newbury. RG20 4AD
The Thames Valley Traction Engine Club will hold its Christmas Club Meeting on 8th December 2025 at Ashampstead Village Hall from 7pm ish. There is a car park on site and plenty of extra parking on the road outside too. Below is a Google maps link to find the venue, but for those not Googling if you come through the village on the main road there’ll be a sign out on the only crossroad, but, basically aim for Church Lane (It’s sign posted) and the village hall is just before the Church on the right hand side of the road.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/5eeY6NvTz3nxvoVo7
We looking forward to our final meeting bringing members together for a festive evening to round off the year. Attendees can look forward to seasonal buffet and refreshments, friendly conversation and some unfriendly conversation (never), and a warm celebration of the club’s shared passion for steam and vintage machinery.
It’s a relaxed, cheerful gathering and a great chance to catch up, please feel free to bring along any steam and vintage videos you may want to share, there will be a computer available so bring your videos on a USB drive.
Also…Don’t forget to bring some money for our legendary end of year Raffle, it’s a perfect opportunity to get a gift for someone you don’t like this Christmas.
See you there!!!
For the November Club Meeting we have Malcolm Frost coming to talk to us about building a 4″ scale model of the enigmatic Burrell Road Loco “Clyde”. Malcolm has spent many years building this model to fine detail so this promises to be a good evening.
📅 10th November
📍 The Angel Pub – Woolhampton
🕰️ 7pm onwards
Monday 10th November 2025: Mr Malcolm Frost talking about his 4” model of Clyde
Monday 8th December 2025: Christmas evening at Ashampstead Village hall
Monday 12th January 2026: Toy model steam evening at Bishops Green Community Association Village Hall
Monday 9th February 2026: a talk by a member of staff from Pendon Museum
Monday 9th March 2026: AGM
Additional details will follow a couple of weeks before each meeting.
Club Evenings are always held on the second Monday of the month currently at The Angel Pub, Woolhampton unless stated otherwise.
Last of the working steam in Bosnia
For the October Club meeting we have Stephen Fielding from the Kempton Steam Museum returning to give us a talk. Stephen gave an excellent talk last year on the Kempton Steam Museum. This time Stephen will be talking about his trip to Bosnia to see the lasts of the working steam.
📅 13th October
📍 The Angel Pub – Woolhampton
🕰️ 7pm onwards
Come and listen to the stories of Stephens adventures.
Join us for a fascinating talk on the history of the Kennet & Avon Canal — from its 18th-century engineering marvels to its role in trade, industry, and leisure today.
📅 8th September
📍 The Angel Pub – Woolhampton
🕰️ 7pm onwards
🎤Speaker: Graham Puddephatt – Chairmain of the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust
Discover the stories of the people who built it, worked it, and saved it for future generations. Perfect for history enthusiasts, local explorers, and anyone who loves our waterways.
All welcome — don’t miss this journey into the past!
For our July meeting we will be having our club models night at Fred Cooper’s yard.
35 Henwick Lane, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 3BN
Model and full size engines in steam, and Fred’s 5″ gauge railway running.
We will be holding a raffle.
Bring your models along, everything welcome.
See you there from 6.00pm on Monday 14th July.
For The June Visit we will be visiting the Kempton Park Pumping Station on Monday 9th June. The committee need to know numbers for attending so if you have not already done so please let Carole Davis know on 07787550824.
The times will be from 7pm to 9pm. The engines will not be in steam but we will be given a full tour of the pumping station.
More information can be found at https://kemptomsteam.org
Don’t miss the talk by Roger White on Monday 12th May. Roger owns a variety of steam engines and has carried out many restorations over the years. For his day job, he owns and runs a ballistic testing facility, formerly known as “the Chicken Gun”. Today many items that could potentially strike aircraft/helicopters, i.e. drones have been tested there.
See you at the Angel Woolhampton from 7.30pm on Monday 12th May
The Thames Valley Traction Engine Club 