Location: The Elisha Field Drove Lane, Market Lavington, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 4NT. This popular event in aid of Wiltshire Air Ambulance and local community projects will have displays of vintage and classic cars/vans/motorcycles/commercial and tractors, military vehicles, stationary engines, miniature & full-size steam engines and miniature train for kids to ride on. Several car clubs will be having club stands including West Wilts Morris Minor Owners Club, The Imp Club, Hillman Owners Club, The Wolseley Register and Brian's American Dreams. Wiltshire Air Ambulance will be with us as well as Wiltshire Police and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Atwell-Wilson Motor museum will be introducing their 2023 prize mini. We will have a static display of birds of prey from K&H Falconry, who will also be doing a flying demonstration in the arena on both days. There will be gun dog demonstrations in the arena from BASC. A fun dog show will take place on Sunday at 2pm. There will be numerous trade and craft stalls as well as demonstrations & collectables. Several catering outlets will provide a delicious range of food and Botanico bars will be providing beer, wines and spirits from their converted classic 1967 Citroen HY van and 1976 VW bay window camper van. Children's entertainment will be a bouncy castle, swing carousel, fun house and rope bridge form 1st Lavington Scouts. Live musical entertainment will be provided each afternoon. STOP PRESS! The RAF have confirmed that on Saturday there will be a flypast by a Spitfire and on Sunday a Lancaster. Both from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (subject to operational restrictions).
Due to unprecedented uptake, exhibitor registration is now closed. Please try again next year.
There are still opportunities for Advertising and Sponsorship available. For information contact marketlavmeet@gmail.com
Photo: JJB Images
Market Lavington used to have its own factory, producing award winning steam engines, on the site of what is now the Scout Hall. However, Mr Cambridge the inventor of the eponymous clod breaking roller, needed more space and better communications so the factory was moved to Bristol.
Rallies used to be organised on The Elisha Field by Mr John Kyte for a number of years and many in the village still remember those days.
A group of organisers decided to resurrect the event in 2018 with the support of the Parish Council.
Due to its success, the event now takes place in July year.
Photo JJB Images.
The Market Lavington Vintage Meet has displays of traction engines, stationary engines, miniature and full size steam engines, vintage, classic & cherished vehicles, military & commercial vehicles, vintage tractors. This year we have a miniature train which will be offering rides to kids of all ages. A birds of prey static display will be provided by K&H Falconry. They will put on a falconry display in the arena each day. A gun dog demonstration will be carried out in the arena by BASC each day. There will be collectables and demonstrations of various kinds, as well as charities and public awareness organisations.
A flypast by a Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) will take place on Saturday. The Avro Lancaster from BBMF will carry out a flypast on Sunday.
The ever popular Fun Dog show will take place in the arena at 2pm on Sunday. All are welcome - entry forms are here www.mlvintagemeet.com/forms
There will also be numerous trade & craft stalls. For the kids - a bouncy castle, swing carousel, fun house and candy floss.
A variety of food outlets will be on site catering for a wide range of tastes and budgets.
Was the second year for the Lavington Vintage meet,
if you didn't go then all I can say is you missed a treat.
With something for young and old almost guaranteed.
John Kyte in the 70's I know it was, planted the seed.
Held a party for his friends on a Spring weekend,
money raised to Lavington football club he did send.
Early in the Spring, at the start of the rally season,
friends would socialise, for fun that was the reason.
Now Parish Council have recreated the event,
on a much bigger and fancier scale, I must vent.
John I know would be thrilled if he could see,
some of his old friends attending including me.
I have been lucky to have been both years now,
already looking forward to next year and how.
Both years have been different, even each day,
no-one can say they have seen it all, no way.
It's quite a small event some people might say,
it can't get much bigger hope it stays that way.
The way it is it's like a big family gathering affair,
you'll know what I mean by that if you were there.
ADULTS £5.00
CHILDREN (5yrs to 15yrs) £3.50
UNDER 5yrs FREE
FAMILY TICKET £15.00
(2 Adults + 2 children 5yrs to 15yrs)
CONCESSIONS £4.00
(65yrs and over / Disabled)
STUDENTS £4.00
(16yrs to 18yrs in full time education)
CARERS FREE
