The 15th International Portafold & Ansfold Gathering) (i.e. 2024)

Our annual gathering will be returning to the Newbury Retrofestival.

So put the dates 9th, 10th & 11th of August 2024 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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by bigbird
Mon, 21 Apr 2014, 1:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Swimming Pool
Replies: 6
Views: 12202

Swimming Pool

Happy Easter everyone...Well what is the Easter break for apart from camping.... Opening up the Portafold after a long old winter....only to find a swimming pool of stagnant water!! :cry: We emptied out 15 gallons...Now in the process of taping the sides and replacing some hinges (four of which just...
by bigbird
Fri, 04 Apr 2014, 11:02 am
Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
Topic: Rubber seals (again)
Replies: 15
Views: 27015

Re: Rubber seals (again)

Hi Steve, many thanks for this, I'm going to have a look at her this weekend and see if I can figure out where the gaffer tape should go, it sounds like we are indeed missing this! Thank you so much for the help...hopefully, she'll be a lot more water tight than she has been :-)

Regards, Jan
by bigbird
Wed, 02 Apr 2014, 11:20 pm
Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
Topic: Rubber seals (again)
Replies: 15
Views: 27015

Re: Rubber seals (again)

Does anyone have any advice on this please, just about to open her up after the winter...not looking forward to what I may find...
by bigbird
Thu, 26 Sep 2013, 10:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help please!!
Replies: 2
Views: 6774

Re: Help please!!

That's brilliant, thanks Matthew, that was what I was thinking of doing too!! I have also had a disaster with a water leak! It got into the floor of the van and where I had re'inforced the fibreglass with a ply walkway, I did not realise that the wood had been treated with a water soluble preservati...
by bigbird
Wed, 25 Sep 2013, 7:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help please!!
Replies: 2
Views: 6774

Help please!!

Hi guys, I haven't been on here for a couple of years, had other projects in line...in the meantime 'Matilda' our beloved portafold, now requires an update. I had a notification through a couple of weeks ago with the details of some 'flock' type of wall covering, I don't suppose one of you lovely pe...
by bigbird
Thu, 12 Sep 2013, 7:56 am
Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
Topic: Rubber seals (again)
Replies: 15
Views: 27015

Re: Rubber seals (again)

I don't remember seeing any of these seals on mine at all. This could explain why when she's laid up, water is pouring in, can someone tell me if there is supposed to be some sort of seal between the two vertical sides (a frame end) as I always thought this was where the water was blowing in through...
by bigbird
Thu, 12 Sep 2013, 7:50 am
Forum: Events
Topic: 5th National Gathering - 10th & 11th August 2013
Replies: 36
Views: 62117

Re: 5th National Gathering - 10th & 11th August 2013

What a fabulous sight!! So sorry I missed this, the Portafolds look magnificent....the bee's hive looks interesting....lol, not sure I'd want to sleep in there with them!! :D
by bigbird
Wed, 19 Jun 2013, 3:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Towing with my trike
Replies: 4
Views: 9823

Re: Towing with my trike

Ah, that's interesting, I'll pass that info onto my friend. In that case, surely you must be able to tow with it, if the DVLA can't make up their mind, then they can't descriminate surely?? The only fly I can see in the ointment is the new towing law, but presumeably you would have grandad rights as...
by bigbird
Sun, 16 Jun 2013, 7:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Towing with my trike
Replies: 4
Views: 9823

Re: Towing with my trike

Hi Fitz, I would say that you would have a very good argument for being legally able to tow the portafold with your trike. As you have said, your trike is a 'car' based trike and is legally MOT'd as such, therefore the only towing restrictions you should have, I would have thought, would be weight r...
by bigbird
Fri, 03 Aug 2012, 11:20 am
Forum: Maintenance & Restoration
Topic: It's almost finished!
Replies: 3
Views: 7189

Re: It's almost finished!

She looks great, we're taking our behind our T4 to Vdub fest on the Island today, her first outing this year, bless, she'll attract a bit of attention, she always does!! :D