          | BB News July - August 2009 BB News is the bulletin board of the BrmmBrmm Classic Network. If your club would like to use this space to raise awareness of a club event or item of interest, please email admin@brmmbrmm.com. I have noticed lots of ‘Classics’ on the roads at weekends, so a lot of you are taking advantage of the weather and going off to one of the many events which are taking place around the country. How about letting us have some of your photos to display on the Gallery and on your Club website. Tamar Valley MG Owners Club St Helens Classic Car Association FORTHCOMING EVENTS Here is a small selection of the many events taking place all over the country over the next two months. July 2009 Friday, 3rd July – VW Festival at Three Counties Showground, Malvern Worcestershire For more information see: http://www.threecounties.co.uk Friday – Sunday, 3rd to 5th July – Goodwood Festival of Speed at Goodwood, Chichester, West Sussex. For more information see: http://www.goodwood.co.uk Friday – Sunday, 3rd to 5th July – MG Sports and Classic Car Show at Sledmere House, near Driffield, East Yorkshire. For more information see: www.mgccyorkshire.co.uk Friday – Sunday, 3rd to 5th July – Cambridge-Oxford Owners Club Rally at Stanford Hall, Leicestershire For more information see: http://www.co-oc.org Friday – Sunday, 3rd to 5th July – Standard and Triumph Rally at Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire. For more information see: www.standard-triumphrally.co.uk Saturday – Sunday, 4th to 5th July – Stars & Stripes Classic American Car Show at Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire. For more information see: http://www.tattonpark.org.uk/Attractions/WhatsOn/eventslistings.htm Sunday, 5th July – Club Triumph National Rally at Beaulieu Park, Hampshire. For more information see: http://www.beaulieu.co.uk Sunday, 5th July – North Norfolk Railway Vintage Transport Festival at Sheringham, Norfolk For more information see: http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/vintage_transport.htm Friday – Sunday, 10th to 12th July – MG Live, the MG car club’s International meeting at Silverstone, Northamptonshire For more information see: http://www.mglive.com Saturday – Sunday, 11th to 12th July – Essex Classic Motor Show at the Barleylands Showground, Billericay, Essex. For more information see: http://www.classicmotorshow.com Saturday – Sunday, 11th to 12th July – Glamis Castle Transport Extravanganza at Glamis Castle, near Dundee, Scotland For more information see: http://www.glamis-castle.co.uk Saturday-Sunday, 11th to 12th July – Vauxhall Bedford Annual event at Billing Aquadome, Northampton, Northants. For more information see: http://vauxhallcrestaclub.co.uk Sunday, 12th July – Jaguar Day at Newby Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire For more information see: http://www.newbyhall.co.uk Sunday, 12th July – Doncaster Classic Car and Bike Show, Doncaster, South Yorkshire For more information see: http://www.doncasterclassiccarshow.org.uk Sunday, 19th July – Durrington Vehicle Gathering & Village Show, Durrington, near Salisbury, Wiltshire. For more information, contact: John Todd, telephone: 01980 626039 Sunday, 19th July – Jaguar Jamboree Day at the NationalMorot Museum, Beaulieu Park, Hampshire. For more information see: http://www.beaulieu.co.uk Sunday, 19th July – Historic Vehicle Rally at Newby Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire For more information see: http://www.newbyhall.co.uk Friday – Sunday, 24th to 26th July – TR Register International Rally at Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire For more information see: http://www.tr-register.co.uk Sunday, 26th July – Ripon Old Car Show at Ripon Racecourse, Ripon, North Yorkshire For more information see: http://www.mgcars.org.uk/mgccy/ Sunday, 26th July – Shildon Classic Car Show at “Locomotion” the National Rail Museum at Shildon, Co. Durham. For more information see: http://www.locomotion.uk.com Tuesday, 28th July – Morgan Centenary Rally at Beaulieu Park, Hampshire For more information see : http://www.beaulieu.co.uk or http://www.morgan-centenary.co.uk/ August 2009 Sunday, 2nd August – Vintage Sports Car Club event at The Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire. For more information see: http://www.threecounties.co.uk Sunday, 9th August – VW North West Car Show at Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire For more information see: http://www.tattonpark.org.uk/Attractions/WhatsOn/eventslistings.htm Friday – Sunday, 14th to 16th August – Triumph Sports Six Slub International Weekend at Stafford County Showground, Uttoxeter Road, Stafford For more information see: http://www.tssc.org.uk/ Saturday – Sunday, 15th to 16th August – Ribble Valley Vintage Rally near Fence, Blackburn, BB12 9NZ. For more information telephone: 01282 693573 or 01254 878522 or 07951 271098 Sunday, 16th August – Woburn Festival of Transport at Woburn Abbey Deer Park, Woburn, Bedfordshire For more information see: http://www.woburn.co.uk Saturday – Sunday, 22nd to 23rd August – Vintage Classic & Sports Car Show and Giant Autojumble at Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire For more information see: http://www.tattonpark.org.uk/Attractions/WhatsOn/eventslistings.htm Sunday, 23rd August – Austin Healey 3000 50th Anniversary Rally at Beaulieu Park, Hampshire For more information see: http://www.beaulieu.co.uk Sunday, 23rd August – Hunstanton Kite Festival and Classic Car Rally at Hunstanton, Norfolk For more information see: http://www.hunstantonrotary.org/events/kite.php Sunday – Monday, 30th to 31st August – North West Festival of Transport at Cheshire County Showground, Knutsford, Cheshire For more information see: http://www.nw-transport-festival.com Monday, 31st August – The Knebworth Annual Classic Motor Show, Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire. For more information see: www.classicmotorshow.com HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!! To be mentioned in BB News, please send an e-mail with up to 150 words to admin@brmmbrmm.com and leave the rest to us. One final item of news is that we are looking at creating a library of classic car related articles. Here's the first one submitted by an american anthusiast - corvette restoration. All News: Current, July August 2012, May June 2012, March April 2012, January February 2012, November December 2011, September October 2011, July August 2011, May June 2011, March April 2011, January February 2011, November December 2010, September October 2010, July August 2010, May June 2010, March April 2010, July August 2009, May-June 2009, March-April 2009 |