The 16th International Portafold & Ansfold Gathering) (i.e. 2025)
Our annual gathering will be returning to the Newbury Retrofestival.
*** New for 2025 - Arrive from 9am on Thursday and stay till Monday lunchtime ***
So put the dates 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th of August 2025 in your diary now and get those dates booked off work early.
Show Address: Newbury Showground, Priors Court, Hermitage, Thatcham, West Berkshire, RG18 9QZ
Don't book direct with the show organisers it will cost you more money, just contact me (07771544419) to get your pitch saved.
Our annual gathering will be returning to the Newbury Retrofestival.
*** New for 2025 - Arrive from 9am on Thursday and stay till Monday lunchtime ***
So put the dates 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th of August 2025 in your diary now and get those dates booked off work early.
Show Address: Newbury Showground, Priors Court, Hermitage, Thatcham, West Berkshire, RG18 9QZ
Don't book direct with the show organisers it will cost you more money, just contact me (07771544419) to get your pitch saved.
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- Thu, 28 May 2009, 12:37 pm
- Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
- Topic: Hinges - body sides.
- Replies: 32
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Sagging hull :shock: - I don't think I've got that problem, but then I haven't checked how straight the top of my hull is, yet........... Moving quickly on cos I don't want to think about that possibility - I can see some advantages in Steve Lord's approach in that he had to drill and tap new holes ...
- Fri, 22 May 2009, 1:15 pm
- Forum: Modifications & Upgrades
- Topic: Paint
- Replies: 18
- Views: 69262
- Fri, 22 May 2009, 11:59 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Colours
- Replies: 1
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Colours
Has anyone found a mixture of different coloured originals panels? I've mentioned elsewhere that I've had the paint stripped off my Portafold by Soda-blasting - well, its revealed that the 'hull' and roof are cream, but the 4 sides, which appear never to have been painted, are white. Replacements? C...
- Fri, 22 May 2009, 11:49 am
- Forum: Modifications & Upgrades
- Topic: Paint
- Replies: 18
- Views: 69262
Soda-blasting
When I bought my Portafold it had been brush painted both inside (in emulsion, including the quilting! :? ) and outside (many layers with the final one in something that looked like sandtex :x ) so I took the plunge and had it soda-blasted. The intention was to do the inside, as well as the outside,...
- Thu, 21 May 2009, 4:44 pm
- Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
- Topic: Hinges - body sides.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 129652
Hinges - body sides.
Another newbie........ I've just bought a Portafold, locally (must be the only one), which had been sat outside the vendor's house for some time. He had taken to towing it around in its erected state (when he last used it, that is) and now I know why - 8 of the 17 body hinges are broken!! :( The hin...