Rosemary Noble with her Norton motorbike and meerkat (17366/06)History went on the move as vintage vehicles of every description turned up at a village pub. The event was the 22nd anniversary of the Noggin Natter and Nosh, a vintage evening held every July at the George Inn at Longbridge Deverill.

Twenty-two years ago a handful of vintage vehicle enthusiasts agreed to hold an annual reunion at a the pub.

Little did they think that their get together was the start of something big.

This time around the annual event attracted a bigger display of vehicles than some weekend vintage rallies with more than 250 vehicles including over 70 restored commercials and buses there.

Organiser John Pomeroy, one of the originals who held the first get-together, said he was astonished at the way the event has grown. He said: "It just gets bigger and better every year. I am always astonished at the number of enthusiasts who turn up at this event.

"We never advertise this, it just happens."

Mr Pomeroy took along his 1939 CS eight Morris commercial having its first outing in six years. He said: "I took 11 years renovating this breakdown truck that spent most of its life at a Weymouth garage. This year we put her back on the road to take part in a pre war vintage run, so it was the ideal machine for me to show at this event."

Among the other vehicles on show was a 51 AEC Apollo tanker that spent most of its working fife with Wincanton transport. It was taken to the show by Dennis Strickland who was one of the Wincanton drivers that restored it to its former glory.

Among the other vehicles on show was a half size Scammell built by Dilton Marsh motor engineer Alan Large.

He said: "I used a donor lorry for many of the parts and built this half size Scammell for my grandson Sam.

"It took three years to complete but i am very pleased with the end result. It generates such a lot of interest whenever we take it out."

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