Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Club.

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Club History & Aims.

The VHGMC is a national organisation formed in January 1993 to promote an active interest in the preservation , exhibiting and operation of vintage equipment used in horticulture, allotment keeping and home gardening.

Equipment includes garden hand tools, sprayers, wheeled hoes and drills, grass keeeping equipment, hedgecutters, garden rotovators to the larger pedestrian operated or ride on tractors and crawlers used for ploughing and cultivating within the horticultural industry.

Members attend steam rallies, vintage events, garden shows and ploughing matches where horticultural machines have their own class. Details of such events are published in the club magazine "The Cultivator" which is distributed free to members. As well as reporting on various events, the magazine includes an invaluable For sale/wanted section (free to members) which enables members to source that sought after component necessary to complete the restoration of a prized machine.

Remember - to join our friendly club you do not have to own any equipment - just have an interest in what we are doing.

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Membership Information.

Membership runs from January 1st to December 31st. Membership fee includes insurance cover (£5,000,000) including juniors 14 years and over. Note this does not cover ride on machines. Insurance only applies to UK members. All family members must reside at the same address and will receive five newsletters each year (maybe less if joining part way through year). For details of international membership please contact Benita Moore, membership secretary.

Single Member £10.00  
Family 2 members £13.00 Spouse/Partner
Family 3 members £17.00

Age limit for juniors is upto

18 years of age on January 1st

Family 4 members £19.00
Family 5 members £21.00

Membership enquiries :- Benita Moore 01761 419985 not after 21:00 please

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Links to related sites

Bungartz and Siemens Donalds Antique Rototillers
Bob Due, (Simar, Ariens and Graveley etc.) The Old Lawn Mower Club.
Farm & Horticultural Equipment Collector magazine Joe Smiths website
VHGMC Three Shires Section + Cliff Laxton Collection Society of Ploughmen
THE RURAL HISTORY CENTRE Harrold's Old Engine index
The Kitchen Garden Magazine Hall & Duck Trust
Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC)  
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Photographs of machines owned by members.

 

.Bristol 10.

Ransome MG 2

Collection of seed drills.

BMB Ploughmate

MonroTiller SIII, by Geo Monro,built 1958.

British Simar Rototiller 35C. Built 1953 by George Monro.

British Simar Rototiller 56A. Built 1952 by George Monro.

Pegson

 

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