July 9th 2022
At our last AGM Hal volunteered his Victorian Steam Plough named The Chief for the Buxton Carnival. It was to celebrate the Eldon Pothole club after the video footage of the 1962 carnival was circulated. We decided to loosely stick with the theme of cross dressing or washer women as I deemed it. We had the engine out for a steam up on Friday so we parked right outside of the town centre ready to go. On the Saturday morning we arrived ready with a trailer with hay bales and not one but two engines. The steam plough and an agricultural engine owned by Jonathan. Julian got there first raring to get his dress on and he looked pretty good as a beardy blonde. Rob and Katie arrived with their minions who took to dressing as a gang of chimney sweeps. The engines burn quite a bit of coal so it was most welcome. Dave came with his minions and his wife all dressed appropriately. Luke made it after his 10k run with his wife and daughter. Jon and Miriam showed up as well as Soulless Joe and Hattie. Wendy and Mark arrived to join in on the fun. With music on the wagon, water and beer at the ready and a fair amount of sweets to toss we were at the front of the Carnival Parade. I heard it was because we were the slowest entries but I would prefer to believe the Eldon Pothole Club was the best. Buxton was bustling with the superb weather and packed crowds. We picked up Helen and Allan along the way. It was a great day to be together and have some fun as a club! Can’t wait for next year!
Original video from 60 years ago!