Christmas Crank-Ups Riccall
Stationary Engine|April 2018

Winter crank-ups and open days have become increasingly popular in recent years and one of the biggest I have ever attended was held in the village of Riccall, near York on Saturday 30th December.

Mike Milestone
Christmas Crank-Ups Riccall

The event was organised by the East Yorkshire group of the NVTEC with the aim of offering club members and others a chance to get out and enjoy themselves over the Christmas break. It was held over two fields, one field was used for static exhibits, whilst a stubble field was used for working tractors.

An event had formerly been held at Riccall for several years, but this was last run in 2007. As soon as word got out that a new event was to be held at Riccall, the rally grapevine and social media got hold of the news and before long people from all over Yorkshire and surrounding counties were showing an interest in attending.

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