- 02:01:12 - 

Well firstly - Happy New Year! Its a day late I know but as you will see from our 'Updates Page' (Link), we were busy yesterday out and about on our traditional New Years Steam Up. It has to be said it was the best yet, fun relaxed and not a dick head in sight. Just as it should be. Roll on the summer ! 

- 29:12:11 -

So thats Christmas done and dusted then. Have to admit that although its not really my favourite time of year, 2011's festive period was good. Plenty of family around and time off of work to enjoy a few runs, a bit of chill time and now catching up with website stuff.

In truth there isn't a lot to write about as nothing has really happened other than our trip out to the local Goodwill Festival (Link) back at the tail end of November. We did have a shed tidy up (Link) just before I departed for a week of sunshine in Gran Canaria, but other than that the shed has been extremely quiet.

This will be put right on New Years Day as we fully intend to take 15813 out and about around Stonehouse, hopefully being somewhere near the High Street around midday. Rumour has it another engine or two will be joining us, but I can only speak for myself and I fully intend to be there. If your at a loose end and your head ache isn't too bad pop along and soak up some atmosphere to welcome in 2012.

- 18:11:11 -

Bloody hell - has it really been that long since I added to the news section? Here I was trying to provided some good news coverage and keep our visitors interested and more importantly keep you returning and I go and let updates etc slide. Well I must try harder!

It isn't as if nothing has been happening either - as work continues on strengthening up the Living Van with a sub chasis (Link) , which we hope will stop the thing shaking apart and of course offer a little more protection for those pesky ankle biters riding behind the engine whilst out an about on the road. It will of course also transfer all the stresses from the engine through the draw bar and through the steel work as oppossed to how it currently gets disipated.

Although I am not looking for excuses for lack of updates, my one and only excuse is lack of time. I am currently rebuilding the website for the Gloucestershire Steam Extravaganza (Link), an event at which I run the Steam Section (Link). Recently the website crashed and burned. I tried to blame Greece, Germany and Italy but the simple fact of the matter is I clicked on the wrong button and 4 years of work and 96 pages went off into the internet ether - what a joyful moment that was! Anyway, I am in the process of rebuilding that one as well as this one and if that wasn't enough work my music site is also undergoing some work. With that in mind I will attempt to build the two 'Steam' sites side by side, and pretty much run them as one. It'll improve content to both and offer a bit more diversity etc. As you'll see from this edition of the news, the process has started but it will take a bit of time and effort so please bear with me. Changes will either be subtle of pretty dramatic, but the oevrall feel will remain the same. I hope.....