| The story of the association began when three men
met to discuss the possibility of forming a club where interested parties could meet and
collect vintage tractors, engines and machinery in fact anything old. Billy Cranston ,
Alan Dagg, and Alistair McKenzie had all been to the steam gathering in Kendal in
September 1976 and visualised a similar event in the borders. Eventually on a December
evening in 1976 they put there scheme into action, it was decided to advertise a meeting
for interested parties. Around twenty people arrived and after discussion they decided to
go ahead with forming the association. The first big event for the
members was the proposed rally to take place in the may 1977 at Newtown St Boswells a
great deal of work had to go into getting this organised as this was a new venture and it
had to be sold to the public as some thing new in the Border area.
On the day of the rally around 2000 people attended this was very
encouraging and was such a success that further rallies were planned on an annual basis. |
Founder Members Alistair, Billy and Alan cutting the cake at the 21st Party
celebrations.
Original Association Membership Card. |
