Club
Lotus - Cambridgeshire
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Here are the great events that Mel and Gary have
lined up for 2011.
Please contact them if there is anything you are interested in -
there's bound to be something!
Please note that places are sometimes limited and members take
precedence.
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Event |
| May 1st & 2nd (Sun & Mon) |
The Bedfordshire Classic Motor Show at Woburn Abbey Our area will be attending this event on Sunday, 1st Please go to Greenwoods website or www.woburn.co.uk/abbey/ for further details of this and other events in 2011 and to book your tickets in advance. |
| 7th (Sat) | Visit to Classic Team Lotus (am), Lunch in
the Bird in Hand Pub and then a Visit to the Stratton Motor Company
(pm) We’ve been asked to organise another visit to both Classic Team Lotus and the Stratton Motor Company. There will be a limit on numbers and so this will be restricted to members who regularly attend either Club Nights or Events, so if you’re interested please let Mel know as soon as possible as this will be on a first come first served basis. |
| 28th (Sat) | Castle Combe Track Day See main Club Lotus News or web site for further details |
| June 5th (Sun) |
Drive to and Lunch at Oakley Hall with the Historic Lotus Club. For more details please contact Mel or John Oakley or visit http://www.historiclotusclub.org/upcoming_events.html |
| 25th & 26th (Sat & Sun) |
Classic Team Lotus Festival at Snetterton http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/snetterton/news/article.asp?NewsID=6368 |
| 26th (Sun) | Haynes Village 100 Event & Classic Car
Show, Bedford Haynes is just off the A600 between Shefford and Bedford, so about 5 miles further West behind Shuttleworth. The whole thing is an old fashioned village Gala day, so there are stalls and a funfair, teas in the hall and a show ring which last year had sheep dog demonstrations, a folk band and the local school children giving a dancing display. Alongside, on the village playing fields, is a car show, the “100” coming from “100 years of motoring history” so they actively encourage both old and new cars and motor bikes, plus tractors, steam lorries etc, so a good mix of vehicles. In a way it is a “small village” version of the Sporting Bears show at Kimbolton. The highlight is just after lunch, when they close the roads in the village so that everything can leave the show ground to parade around a set route. The cars leave through the show ring, and the commentator says a few words about each one as they go past. Last year it was a real hoot – the villagers sat out in deck chairs in their gardens, all the pub customers came out to line the road and cheer people on, the local kids ran alongside on the footpaths (it’s a slow parade!) and people all tooted their horns at the slightest provocation! Everyone is parked in strict year sequence in numbered parking bays according to their entry in the programme, so cars of different ages do not park together. This is very much a “private car” event and not a “car club” event, so if you’re interested please book as an individual entry. Of course that doesn’t stop you having lunch by one of your cars if friends go together, as the cars are parked in single rows and not jammed together, so there is plenty of room around them. Please go to their website to have a look and book your place. |
| July 10th (Sun) |
Charity Classic Car Show and Country Fayre at Kimbolton Castle This event is organised by the Sporting Bears Motor Club and is held in the grounds of Kimbolton Castle (now a private school) and includes many stalls selling everything from home made fudge to wooden garden furniture. The ticket* for the day (which gets in a 4 seater car) only costs £8 and will be collected as you enter the Showground on the morning. All money raised from the event goes to Cancer Research UK, so not only is this a fun day for all the family but it does a lot of good for many very ill people. |
| 22nd to 24th (Fri to Sun) |
Silverstone Classic -
"Rocking and Racing" See www.silverstoneclassic.com/event-whats-on.php for more information but, before booking, do check with Club Lotus for any discounts available. |
| August 7th (Sun) |
Duxford Classic Car Show, Imperial War Museum, Duxford The admission price of £9.50 per person includes access to the Museum and the use of all its public facilities. http://duxford.iwm.org.uk |
| 13th & 14h (Sat & Sun) | Club Lotus Show and Festival at Donington
Park See main Club Lotus News or go to www.clublotus.co.uk for further details. |
| 28th & 29th (Sun & Mon) |
Classic Motor Show at Knebworth House,
Stevenage, Herts. Our area will be attending this event on Sunday, 28th The event is organised by Greenwoods Exhibitions. Please visit their website and the Knebworth House site, for further details of events in 2011. |
| September | |
| 11th (Sun) | Drive to and lunch at The Fox and Hounds in
Riseley Some of our members did this last year and had a good time, so we thought we’d give it another go in 2011. http://www.foxandhoundsriseley.co.uk/about-us. Please contact Lindsey at lindsey.grinstead@nielsen.com or on her mobile – 07719 914933 to book your place. |
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November 5th (Sat) |
The Historic Lotus Club Annual Dinner at Apollo Hotel, Basingstoke. We will hopefully have two Area tables again this year at this great fun event, so if you would like to come along please let Mel or John Oakley know as soon as possible. http://www.historiclotusclub.org/upcoming_events.html |
| December 9th (Fri) |
Christmas Dinner at The Crown Inn, Elton. Please let Mel and Gary know if you would like to come along to the Annual Christmas Dinner, being held at The Crown, Inn, Elton, near Peterborough. |
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