Classics in the Walled Garden

Wednesday 1st July 2009

From 4pm

Hello All,  

Having stood down as organiser of Classics on the Common, I’ve been tempted to do something else, on a similar vein! I’m still involved in and fully support Classics on the Common, this is an additional event, not a replacement or competition to it! Many of you will remember the early days of Classics on the Common when just a few hundred vehicles attended. I’m going back in time in more ways than one.  

You are invited to join me at an evening picnic within the historic Walled Garden on the Luton Hoo Estate. I’m restricting entries, inside the Garden, to 350. I can’t fit coaches, buses and lorries etc. into the garden but they can still pre-book the few spaces immediately outside the wall. I intend to adopt a similar policy on acceptance to the policy I had applied on the Common. The event is aimed at cars and motorcycles aged 20 years and older, with more modern classics accepted at my discretion. The 350 tickets inside the Walled Garden will be issued on a first come first served basis. Vehicles will be parked as they arrive. There will be parking available, outside the Walled Garden on payment, on the night for spectators and classics which haven’t booked.  

On the night we hope to have some music, a licensed bar, and some volunteers on hand to tell you more about the Garden. Subject to numbers some catering facilities may be available, I will update all entrants with an email nearer the time. I’m not planning to send out paper entries for this event so if you have friends without email who may be interested please pass this on to them.  

Luton Hoo Walled Garden is set in a beautiful estate with entry from the New Mill End Road along a lovely tree lined drive. You can read some of it’s history at; www.lutonhooestate.co.uk. The estate wants to encourage more events on its land so any club who might be interested, please feel free to get in touch. Please note there is NO entry to the Walled Garden from the main entrance to the hotel & golf club on the A1081. An access map can be found on the website. Access to the estate is gated and will be closed during the day. There will be NO ENTRY to the estate before 4pm. 

Proceeds from the event will be divided between The Walled Garden Project and Help for Heroes.

Please remember that Classics on the Common grew over 15 years and I grew with it, this is a new event in a new venue, I don’t expect to get everything right. Hopefully it will be an enjoyable evening in good company, and if it doesn’t all go perfectly that will add to it’s charm!  

Tibbles Tour Sunday 28th June; This year’s event is being organised by John Tarbox. If you normally enter you will receive an entry form in due course, if you would like to be added to that mailing let me know. The format for the day is generally along the lines of; breakfast & briefing at the Holiday Inn Luton South, 110 (ish) miles tulip style route with a couple of places of interest and a fish and chip supper at the Carpenters Arms.  

Peter Madden

NORTH YORK MOORS HISTORICAL RAILWAY TRUST LTD

VINTAGE & CLASSIC VEHICLE WEEKEND 11 & 12 JULY 2009

Your entry will be acknowledged as soon as possible after 1 May, 2009 and at the same time you will receive your exhibitor number and information sheet including accommodation details.

Your Exhibitor's Privilege Care will be issued when you book in at the event each day. This will enable you to buy Day Rover (All Line) Tickets for 2 people at a discount of 50% on each day that you are exhibiting a vehicle. Show the card at the Booking Office when you buy your tickets.

Please note places at each station will be allocated on a first come first served basis and the numbers are limited at each site. it will not be possible to accept entries for the same vehicle to attend different stations on different days.

The closing date for entries is 24 June 2009 after which no more entries can be accepted.

If you wish to partake of this event please find a booking form by clicking the button.

For further information on the North York Moors Historical Railway Trust Ltd. http://nymr.co.uk

The RSR is pleased to invite all Rover enthusiasts to their national rally. The event takes place over the weekend of the 11th and 12th July in Somerset and the programme is as follows :-

SATURDAY 11TH
Optional road run starting and finishing at the Haynes Motor Museum at Sparkford. The route provides "a real taste of Somerset" including Wells, Wookey Hole, the Mendip Hills, Cheddar Gorge and Glastonbury. The distance is about 70 miles and it should take about three hours, excluding stops. To take part, please tick the item in the entry form and include the fee of £2 in your total payment.
Optional dinner at 7. p.m. for 7.30 p.m. at The Hollies Hotel, Bower Hinton, Martock. The cost is £20 per person including coffee and the menu is :-

Starter
Creamed Mushrooms in a cheese sauce
Main course
Roast loin of pork with apricot and fresh tarragon stuffing
(vegetarian alternative Welsh goat cheese tartlet with sunblush tomatoes and pesto served with a red pepper sauce)
Desserts of the day and coffee

The number of places for dinner is limited and those wishing to attend should complete the appropriate section of the entry form and return it as quickly as possible.

SUNDAY 12th
All day rally at Forde Abbey near Chard from 10 a.m.

The Abbey lies four miles south east of Chard and is sign posted from the A30 and the A358. The rally site is in the gardens, directly facing the house, and there will be the usual self judged pride of ownership competition.

The Abbey is the home of the Roper family, which was originally a Monastery founded over 800 years ago, but in 1649 it was transformed into the magnificent house you see today, set in 30 acres of world famous gardens. Facilities include a garden fun trail for children, a plant centre, the famous Eeles Pottery exhibition, a gift shop, and the licenced restaurant and tea room situated in the 12th Century Undercroft where you can enjoy home made light lunches and cream teas using produce from the estate. You can see more by visiting the Abbey website www.fordeabbey.co.uk.

For those booking in advance the rally entry fee for the car and driver is £10, rising to £12 for those who book in on the day. This gives the driver full access to the house and grounds. Adult passengers in the car pay £6.90 per head which gives full access to the house and grounds. Children aged 14 and under have free admission to the house and grounds.

We hope that as many Rover owners as possible, whether living in the south west or elsewhere, will wish to attend the rally.

Entry Form

Cholmondeley Pageant of Power

18th & 19th July 2009.

This is the second Cholmondeley Pageant of Power and is destined to be the most exciting extravaganza of speed in the UK. A weekend-long celebration of the very best in historic sports and racing cars, historic motorcycles, and racing powerboats and helicopters. It all takes place in the grounds of glorious Cholmondeley Castle.

For early bird tickets, which are available from £13.50 and all other information click www.pageantofpower.com

Dear Fellow Classic Vehicle Enthusiast,
We are delighted to confirm the date for this year’s Classics on the Common and to invite you to apply for a ticket to attend.
The Harpenden Village Rotary Club are honoured to be taking over the responsibility for running this event from Peter Madden and are also pleased to confirm that several individual members of the Carpenters Arms Classic Car Club have agreed to continue to support and help with the organisation of this event. Peter has also kindly agreed to continue to support the new organising committee.

Peter Madden
Peter, in conjunction with the Carpenters Arms Classic Car Club has been organising Classics on the Common since 1994 to wide acclaim from classic car enthusiasts. There continues to be extensive media interest in Classics on the Common. A film company for Meguiars were present last year making a film for the their Award Ceremony held at Gaydon in November when Peter received the Car Enthusiast of the Year 2008 Award. You should be able see this award later in the year on www.carcrazycentral.com

Charity
The tremendous sum of £8,500 was raised last year thanks to the generosity of classic vehicle entrants and the public. The aim is to raise a similar amount in 2009 and we shall be supporting the following specific charities and other good causes supported by Rotary:
• Hertfordshire Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre
• Grove House Hospice
The Harpenden Village Rotary Registered Charity Number is: 1032626

2009 Application
If you would like to join us this year and your vehicle is 20 years old or more please complete the priority ticket application attached and forward with an SAE and a cheque for £5 made payable to ‘HVRC’. In 2008 we had over 1,300 entries and due to pressure of space we have to limit this to 1,200 in 2009.

The classicsonthecommon.com website will be updated shortly.

Motorcycles and Scooters
Traditionally, motorcycles and scooters have parked on the common in an area referred to as the Baa Lambs. The police have insisted that for safety reasons this area should be fenced to prevent two-wheel vehicles getting onto the common over the kerb and pavement. This year all two-wheel vehicles will have to enter via the main arena entrance opposite the Silver Cup public house and from there will be directed to the Baa Lambs area. In 2009 only, a concessionary minimum entrance fee of £3 will be applied to two-wheel vehicles.
David

David Law - Chairman,
Classics on the Common Organising Committee
website: www.classicsonthecommon.com
Email: contact@classicsonthecommon.com

2009 Rover P5 National Rally

Sunday 2nd August

The Yorkshire Rover Club presents Classics at Piece Hall on behalf of the Rover Sports Register and in association with the P6 Owners Club, the P4 Drivers Guild and the P5 Club. The rally is open to classic Rovers and all other classic cars.

For further details and an entry form contact Richard Taylor, 26 Willow Park, Newton Hill, Wakefield, WF1 2JP,
tel 01924 826655, email Richard@rickshouse.co.uk
Details also on web site www.roverrally.co.uk

Bank Holiday Sunday & Monday - May 3rd and 4th

Bedfordshire Classic Motor Show, Shuttleworth, Beds

Tel: 01527 871150 - www.classicmotorshow.com

Sunday - 7th June

Sir Stirling Moss will be flagging off the

London to Brighton Classic Car Run on its 21st Anniversary
and
London to Brighton Kit Car Run

Tel: 01527 871150 - www.classicmotorshow.com

Saturday & Sunday - 11th & 12th July

Essex Classic Motor Show, Barleylands, Billericay

Tel: 01527 871150 - www.classicmotorshow.com

Bank Holiday Sunday & Monday - 30th & 31st August

Knebworth Annual Classic Motor Show, Stevenage

Tel: 01527 871150 - www.classicmotorshow.com

Saturday 5th September

Cotswold Classic Car Run & Music Weekend
Open to all classics, kits and sports cars of all ages

A leisurely drive through the Cotswolds finishing and staying overnight at Heythrop House, with dinner, live music, dancing and breakfast.

A weekend to remember!

Tel: 01527 871150 - www.classicmotorshow.com