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2014 - Celebrates the 40th Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza Show.

We would like to invite anyone born on 6th or 7th September 1975 to
celebrate with us.

The 40th annual Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza will return
to South Cerney Airfield, Cirencester from Friday 1st - Sunday 3rd
August 2014. This year the show celebrates its 40th show, an amazing
feat and something we want to celebrate with everyone especially those
born ON 6th & 7th September 1975 - the weekend of the very first show.
We will send everyone born over that weekend a complimentary ticket for
this year's show to come and share our birthday cake with us! (DOB ID
will be required)

Since the humble beginnings the show attracted just 500 visitors it now
has more than 15,000 over the three days and over the last 40 years has
raised thousands of pounds, donating to both local and national
charities including the Cobalt Appeal Fund and Diabetes UK.

The Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza was originally
conceived for steam enthusiasts, but the range of vintage transports
sections have grown year on year, and now includes exhibits including;
buses and coaches, commercial vehicles, tractors, emergency vehicles,
motorcycles, caravans, cycles, traction engines, steam engines,
tractors, military vehicles, static aircrafts, radio controlled planes,
model village to classic cars and much much more!

The Steam Section is considered by many visitors to be the heart of the
show, and is packed with more than 100 full-size Steam Engines of all
descriptions, makes and type, several of which are first-timers to the
event and have never been displayed in the country before. The infamous
'Demonstration Arena' puts these mighty machines to the test, where the
engines are encouraged to display their capabilities to maximum
potential.

The classic car section alone features over 600 vehicles, showcasing
veteran, pre-war, post-war, American to modern classics. Alongside
regular exhibits are rare and remarkable stories of restoration projects
and histories to be told.

The show is packed full of exhibits, displays and stalls to keep the
whole family entertained for hours. Alongside the hundreds of vintage
vehicles the famous Ken Fox Wall of Death will be returning to wow
spectators with their incredible stunts and high-speed chases on their
1920's Indian motorcycles. Fun for all the family - the popular steam
driven vintage fun fair, 'electric yachts', the waltzer, the big wheel,
the steam-driven 'gallopers', face painting, dodgems, a ghost train and
traditional arcade games. After all this fun visitors won't be able to
leave without a visit to the vintage tea hut and dancing which will keep
little and big kids entertained for hours.

The show prides itself on encouraging interaction between exhibitors and
visitors to provide a 'hands on' experience. Chairman of the Stroud
Vintage Transport and Engine Club, Martyn Slater, said: "The
Gloucestershire Steam & Vintage Extravaganza is the biggest of its kind
run entirely by volunteers and I am proud to be involved. As well as
raising money for local and national charities, our aim is to provide a
safe and happy environment for everyone to celebrate our unique
transport history, in hope that we can inspire future generations to get
involved in the preservation of historic vehicles."

A free vintage bus service will be operating around the perimeter of the
show site, and to and from Kemble railway station throughout the show to
connect with selected First Great Western Trains.

For details of the bus schedule and further details, please visit
www.glossteamextravaganza.com
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