Society Meetings/Events for 2026
Meetings at Halstead Football Club (unless otherwise stated)
Rosemary Lane, Halstead, CO9 1HR at 8.00pm.
January 17th – 18th 2026
Winter Weekend Coopers Farm, Lawshall, Suffolk IP29 4PE
Saturday 17th : Breakfast Vehicle Road Run
Sunday 18th : The day will include displays of tractors, stationary engines, classic cars, lorries, military vehicles and much more.
Tractor owners can check power output on a Dynamometer.
Burgers and Bangers available and a LICENCED BAR
“Barn Sale” Bring your unwanted items to sell or swap, tables available.
All enquiries and to register interest contact Ken Bailey 07702 202311
January 28th 2026
Annual General Meeting. The most important meeting of the year.
All positions for Chair, Officers and Committee are to be elected, if you wish to shape the future of the FMPS now is your chance to stand for election. Contact Terry Angland fmpsarchive@yahoo.com
February 2026 Meetings and Events
February 25th Club Meeting Talk by Derek Wickes, always a brilliant evening from a great orator.
March 2026 Meetings and Events
March 25th Club Meeting, a talk by Mike Laflin, the first FMPS Chairman in 1968. Mike has a wealth of knowledge and always delivers a fascinating talk.
April 2026 Meetings and Events
April 5th. Join us at the Museum of Power (Langford Essex)
April 12th Motorcycle show at TTT Motorcycles Sudbury Suffolk. An absolute “must” for all with an interest in bikes both ancient and modern.
April 29th Club visit 2pm to Claas at Little Saxham near Bury-St-Edmunds IP28 6QZ Those who have been before tell us this is a visit not to be missed. Register your interest with Terry Angland and watch our Facebook page for more details nearer the time.
May 2026 Meetings and Events
May 10th Stebbing Tractor Run contact Dick Hughes:- dickhughes63@btinternet.com
May 20th Club Meeting “Tomato Growers” Indaver Woodhouse Farm Rivenhall CO5 9DF
May 24th Tractor Run from Rivenhall CO5 9DF
May 25th Crank Up at Rivenhall CO5 9DF
June 18th Club Outside Visit
Outside Visit:- We plan a visit to P&A Wood, Authorised Rolls-Royce Dealer specialising in heritage cars. Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2HD. Note 6pm start but arrive at 5.30pm for briefing and refreshments. Places are limited, register your interest with Terry Angland fmpsarchive@yahoo.com Watch this space and our Facebook page for more info or any possible change.
July 2026 Meetings and Events
July 5th. Come and join club members at the Museum of Power Country Fayre Langford Essex.
July 29th Club visit to new Indaver Incinerator Facilities at Rivenhall Essex CO5 9DF book your place with Terry 07867 334084
August 2026 Meetings and Events
August 15th Waldringfield Charity Tractor Run. All proceeds go to St Elizabeth Hospice.
August 29th – 30th Thrashing Weekend. Coopers Farm Lawshall Suffolk IP29 4PE All done and dusted, great weekend, see report and pictures on our Facebook page and in the December FMPS magazine.
September 2026 Meetings and Events
September 19th Greenstead Green Ploughing Match. Notley Hall, Church Rd. Braintree, Essex, CM7 8LB
Contacts:- Jan Vince 07967 794451. Ken Vince 07850 579413
September 30th 3pm Visit to Transporter Engineering, a company building vehicle transporters at Gosfield Airfield CO9 1SA
October 3rd/4th Working Weekend
Due to unexpected circumstances the Working Weekend cannot now take place at Grove Farm Great Henny. The good news is there will be a Tractor Run on Sat October 3rd leaving from Pond House Farm Bocking Essex CM7 5PL. See the link on the Home Page for an entry form.
October 28th Club Meeting
Speaker from Bawdsey Radar Museum. A fascinating account around the amazing work done at Bawdsey during WW2 regarding the development of radar and how it helped change the course of history.
November 25th Club Meeting
A visit to Ashley Cooper’s farm at Gestingthorpe, near Sudbury to view his museum and to learn about the Roman Villa discovered on his land which is regarded as one of the most significant Roman discoveries in Britain.
December: No Meeting
Have a very Happy Christmas
Remember the AGM January 27th 2027
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