By popular demand ‘Away Days’ are back! P & J Tours has arranged a very special ‘Away Day’ for readers of Old Tractor magazine.

‘JCB History Day’ takes place on Monday 26 March. It is not just a JCB factory visit, although this is an important part of the Away Day. There will be a visit to the original factory and other sites at Uttoxeter that have early links to the Bamford family, including the famous hardware store. This is followed by the visit to the superb JCB Rocester factory, taking in a two-course lunch and the new History Exhibition. Those on the tour will be some of the first to see the £5 million museum and technology centre, as well as the excellent factory tour. The day will start and end at a David Brown collection in Staffordshire.

The collector concerned has agreed to open his premises especially for P & J Tours. The editor of Old Tractor, Peter Love, will be the guide for the day, and there will be a special guest for the day that will add a new dimension to the event. All are welcome to attend this Away Day, which costs £45. A minimum of 30 people is needed for it to take place. For bookings and further details, please speak to Jayne Love, tel: 01323 833125, 10 places have already been booked.

If you have never travelled with P & J Tours, created by Peter and Jayne Love out of the ashes of the Tractor & Machinery Holiday Club, then personal recommendations can be provided. P & J Tours April 2012 ‘Texas Experience’ is now confirmed with 40 people booked.

This 12-day tour takes in all types of machinery, besides the full ‘Texas Experience’. A few places are still available. If you are based in other countries outside the UK you are welcome to travel with the group as people from the Republic of Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand regularly do. For 2013 it’s Western Canada, the World Ploughing Championships and the Calgary Stampede, tractor and machinery collections, as well as the Rocky Mountains.

Ring to register your interest. However, in the meantime and next on the list is the ‘JCB History Away Day’ other Away Days are being arranged in 2012 besides trips to France, Holland, Germany and Ireland. Further details and bookings please tel: 01323 833125.