Maxine and I managed a few days at the ‘New Wine’ church conference, that has returned to Shepton Mallet.  There were over 15,000 people camping on the Bath & West Showground near Shepton Mallet, Somerset, in the south-west of the UK.  Amazingly, it was lovely weather, and all Thursday’s thunderstorms missed us.

We stayed in Glastonbury, and dropped into the abbey to catch up with our nephew, who manages the café there.  A peaceful spot in the middle of Glastonbury’s eccentricity!

I took the usual pictures of the miniature railway that is on the Showground, run by the East Somerset Society of Model & Experimental Engineers.  Most of the main line is dual gauge 5″ and 7¼” gauges (just a little larger than ‘N’ gauge).  Each year at New Wine, ESSMEE open up the railway for several afternoons and offers rides for all and sundry.  Read more about this little railway at http://www.essmee.org.uk/ 

Most of the engines are the same as previous years, but they seem to have built an new turntable and loco sidings.  Sort of large scale fiddle yard!!