Newark Gathering 30 May - 1 June 2025 - Official Announcement

The 21st CCS/CPL Annual UK Gathering - Newark

30 May - 1 June 2025

You are welcome to join us for the annual gathering at Smeatons Lakes, Newark, Nottinghamshire.
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Collectors of stoves, pressure lamps & blowlamps are all welcome. Please bring along some of your collection for display! It is also a great opportunity for swaps & trading with other collectors!

Originally a weekend event, many people now arrive early. The field is booked from the Wednesday at our special rate. Please come along even if it's for the Saturday night.
No need to book but if possible drop me a PT to let me know you're coming so I have a rough idea of numbers.

Cost is £9.50 per night per tent, caravan or campervan. Extra tents or gazebo's housing displays are free.

We look forward to seeing you there!

More info: DO NOT BOOK IN at reception. Please just pop in to reception & tell them you are attending the lamp & stove rally & they will likely point you in the right direction. I will collect the pitch fees during the event. They will also give you a key code for the barrier.

There is a height restriction barrier which is closed around 8pm, preventing high vans or caravans entering or leaving the site. If it is closed you will need to park up elsewhere until the following morning. It may be possible to come to some arrangement with the warden so if this is an issue give the site a ring. Normal vehicles are not affected.

The normal rate for the site is £24-26 per night for 2 people with a car. Our discount rally rate of £9.50 per night per tent, caravan or campervan does not include use of the main toilet & shower block. We do have access to the basic mens & womens portakabin toilet close to the rally field which is just toilet & sink. Also the Anglers toilet as in previous years. If you wish to use the showers in the main block by reception there is a fee to pay (£1 I think). The shower block uses a numerical key entry system. In the past some people have paid their fee & passed the number around. This has upset the site manager & as a result you may find they open the door for you rather than giving you the code. If we are trusted again this year please respect the system & pay the fee otherwise it may be difficult to secure the venue or goodwill in future years.

We are also asked to keep dogs on leads & not allow them to foul the rally field - obviously accidents do happen in which case you are respectfully asked to clean up after your dog. The site provide a dog walk area.

Please bring a bin bag or two & dispose of your rubbish in the skips provided or take it home. There are no recycling facilities on the site I'm aware of.

There is fishing available on site but it needs to be booked in advance.

There are no hookups on the rally field.

No ball games on field.

TRADERS - For Trade application please contact me by private conversation or txt me your email address & message to send forms to zero7766 zero38612
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Smeatons Lakes - website
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Will this be the year I wonder? Fifteen years since John and I made it to Newark for the first time.

 

I remember it well - it'll be good to see you again, Jean...

 

Hi there. Regarding this year's meet.
I would like to come down sat and Sunday as I am having to get rid of my collection of lamps and stoves.
Would this be OK?
Thanks
Steve

 

sure - no problem

 

I love come, I never been these kind of events , I hope that , able find parts for 834 and 835 Petromax lamps .
Nimal

 

Steve and I are intending to make it again this year, with a lot more wicked lanterns.

 

I’m planning on being there Friday to Sunday.

 

Oh well, my hopes are dashed as my son is coming home on holiday from the States arriving Monday 2nd.

 

@Jean J, his timing could be betterer...

 

Ha-ha @Sammi Jane, it was a tough call but we haven’t seen our son for three years so didn’t have to think for too long about it.

 

Many thanks.
I am moving and having to downsize so I need to get a big chunk of my collection sold on.
I would like to come down sat and stay over till Sunday.
Many thanks
Steve Scott

 

I plan on coming again on another flying visit, on the Friday,as heading back to Cornwall on the Saturday. It was great the last time, a couple of years ago, so looking forward to it again

 

Be good to see you all!

 

All packed and ready to carry a flame for the Dark Side.

See you all on Wednesday.

 

Will be there Ross, not sure whether it will be Wednesday or Thursday.

 

I'll be there on Saturday with the last of Trevor's stoves - still a car-load by all accounts! They'll be going cheep-cheep for charity because Daniel (Trevor's son) and I can't go on dealing with them for ever.

I might just have room for some of my own stuff - lamps, stoves, whatever. If anyone has anything particularly in mind, please let me know and I'll see if I can find it for you...

 

I have been on the lookout for a Turm-Sport at the right kind of price.

 

Hi folks

Sadly, I won’t be able to make Newark this year owing to work commitments, we are in the process of closing down the place where I’m currently stationed. I will miss my friends and lamp/stove buddies, the comradely and atmosphere, not to mention playing and getting my hands dirty. I hope you all have a wonderful time and look forward to seeing you all again in 2026, until then please keep a lamp or two burning for those wonderful folks who are no longer with us.

Regards, Jeremy

 

Hi, I'm also a first timer. Coming up with a mate who hopes to refurbish a couple of Tilley blowlamps. Looking forward to a new experience.

 

Now I can't quite remember what a Turm Sport looks like any more and whether or not there's one in Trevor's stoves is another matter altogether but youi're welcome to have a look-through on Saturday.

Prices won't be 'conventional' because we just need to pass on what remains of Trevor's collection for donations to charity...

 

Tilley weren't big on blowlamps - there was only the LD2 leak detector which also could be used as a blowlamp to repair the leak once you'd detected it.

It's quite likely you will have a "new experience"...

 

Hi code for the gate this year is 7598, 7.30pm seems to be the time the hight barrier goes across for the larger vehicles..

 

@David
Thanks for the gate code David. I’ll be there late morning tomorrow (Thurs). Is Nigel going to be there?

John

 

@presscall
Hi john i have been told nigel is going on the saturday this year
See you tomorro
Cheers pete

 

@David Shouksmith Hi David

Sadly I’m unable to make it this year. Just wanted to know if you have another silent burner “user” from Trevor’s collection please? I’ll happily pay postage if you wouldn’t mind the bother. I would like to gift it to a friend and think it would be a worthy home for it.

Many thanks, Jeremy

 

I hope you folk are all having a good time.

Cheers

Tony

 

What a good weekend! Picked up a couple of interesting projects. Thanks everyone.

 

Wow! Wow! Wow! My eyes are about out on stalks. What a collection. What time of night was that last pic taken, seems to be pitch black. Still bright sunshine here and barely gets properly dark in June.