Events Programme for 2012
The regular club venue is subject to change, but is currently the Cambridge Golf and Conference Centre. Please see individual events for details.
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Club Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
JanSun 1 | Barrington Start 2012 with a fine selection of classic cars. Meet on the green opposite The Royal Oak in Barrington and don't forget to wrap up warm! Gallery online |
JanWed 11 | Club Meeting - Noggin and Natter Please come along to the usual venue for a chat about the upcoming year. |
FebWed 8 | Club Meeting - Guest Speaker: Highways Agency Traffic Officers - The Truth Tonight's guest speaker is Graham Carver, a "Motorway Womble" from the Highways Agency. I'm sure he has many a tale to tell of carelessness on our busiest roads. Gallery online |
MarWed 14 | Club Meeting - Team Challenge On the night we will organise people into teams and hand out a 'tricky' construction challenge - you will have to design and build a bridge using everyday bits and pieces that will span 40cm and carry the weight of a Dinky Toy car. Teams will be given a budget and “building materials” will be purchased using this fund. Once the bridges are built, they will be tested and the winner determined. Gallery online |
AprWed 11 | Club Meeting - AGM Meet at 7.30pm for an 8pm sharp kick off. Come along and help decide your committee for 2012/2013, hear from our 2011/2012 nominated charity and much more. If you want to join the committee please get in touch beforehand. Free buffet on the night. |
AprSun 22 | Drive It Day Why not join us for a Sunday drive to Oxburgh Hall, nr Swaffham, Norfolk. The idea is for you to make your own way there. Aim to get there just before noon. Why not join up with a few other members to make the journey and have an afternoon exploring the house and grounds. Entry is between £4 and £8 depending on whether it is house and garden or garden alone. Gallery online |
MaySun 6 | Duxford Spring Show Entry is through Gate Number 1 (nearest to Royston) - follow the yellow "Car Club" signs on the A505. Gates open at 09:30am, all cars must be in place by noon and are asked to remain in place until 3pm. Car Club members pay £9.95 per person on the gate. Non-classics must use the main entrance and pay full price. |
MayWed 9 | Club Meeting - Dinky Toy Concours at The Golden Ball, Boxworth Sadly, our usual meeting place - The Conservatory - has ceased trading for the foreseeable future. We are going to try The Golden Ball in Boxworth. You can either meet us there at 8pm or you can meet us in Papworth for 7.30pm where John and Steve can give you directions or lead you over in a convoy. Please still bring your Dinky Toys! |
MaySun 20 | Club Treasure Hunt Meet at the Rectory Farm Shop, Milton (http://www.rectoryfarmshop.co.uk) at 10.00am to set off around 10.30am. The route will encompass local villages and we'll finish up somewhere you can buy lunch at around 1pm. Team Pallant (last year's winners) promise not to make it too long this time! We now have a couple of pictures here - if you have any more, please send them in! |
JunSun 3 | Sutton Diamond Jubilee: Pageant of British Motoring If you have an iconic British car made during the Queen's reign, please join us to celebrate the Jubilee. 20 stall street market and live entertainment as well. Contact Ian Wells 01353 774934 or Denise Pallant 01353 777173. Gallery is now online! |
JunSun 10 | Fenland River Run Starting at Cambridge Services, just off the A14 at Swavesey at 9.30am for 10am. Road run to Denver Mill, Downham Market for picnic (food available in Mill café if required). We then leave Denver after lunch for road run to Denny Abbey where an entry fee of around £5-50 is payable. You need to contact David Hunns (see the flyer) to book your place. |
JunWed 13 | Club Meeting - Come Ride With Me Due to ongoing lack of permanent venue, the June Come Ride with Me will be held at The Ferry Boat, Holywell, near St Ives. Fingers crossed for nice weather! |
JulWed 11 | Club Meeting - Car Park Concours This club night will be held at a NEW VENUE - The Cambridge Golf and Conference Centre just off the A14 at the Hemingford Abbot's exit (J25). We've searched high and low for a suitable venue so we hope you like it! Bring along your classic and we'll have a wander around and vote on our favourite. The winner takes home our impressive Car Park Concours trophy! |
JulSat 14 | Manea Gala On the village green, Manea. Entry forms available on request or call Michael on 01354 680614. See the photos in the gallery |
JulSun 15 | Kimbolton Country Fayre THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED - see http://kimboltoncountryfayre.com/. You'll have to make do with last year's photos. |
JulSat 21 JulSun 22 | Cambridgeshire Steam Fair (Swavesey) Club stand on Sunday. Gates open at 7am. Cars should be in place by 10am (late comers will require an escort to reach the stand). Cars should remain in place until 5pm. Rocking Revival will be playing Saturday evening - tickets for the evening are £6 each. To book or to get more details see www.cambridgeshiresteamrally.co.uk or call Vanda Parcell 01954 718610. |
AugWed 8 | Club Meeting - River Come Ride with Me |
AugSat 25 AugMon 27 | Fenland Country Fayre, Stow cum Quy Club stand on Monday. Please be in place by 9am. Enter through the Station Gate labelled "Trade Stands and Horse Boxes". Please book in advance and mention CDCCC on your form when you do. Plaques available during the parade in the ring or from the hospitality tent. For more details see http://www.fenlandfairs.com. |
SepSun 2 | Club BBQ Join us for our annual BBQ to finish out the summer in style. Meet at Steve Garland's house - 8 Bury Road, Stapleford, CB22 5BP. Please arrive at 11.30am for Noon and let Steve know if you can bring a salad / pudding / chairs. Pictures now available in the gallery |
SepWed 12 | Club Meeting - Quiz Night |
SepSat 15 | Gamlingay Village Show Arrive between 11am and 1pm. For booking for and more details see http://gamlingayshow.co.uk/ or call Andrew Peters on 07519 921126. |
OctWed 10 | Club Meeting - Naff Toy Competition |
NovWed 14 | Club Meeting - Bring and Buy Auction |
NovSun 18 | Trip to NEC show We're again planning to hire a coach to take us all to this enormous indoor classic car show. Always a great day out with so much to see. |
DecFri 7 | Christmas Meal Join us for our Christmas Meal at the Lazy Otter, off the A10 between Ely and Cambridge. Booking in advance absolutely required. Contact Jonathan or Tony for a menu. Meet in the bar at 7.30pm. |
DecWed 12 | Club Meeting - Quiz Night There will be a quiz and a FREE BUFFET! Come along and join the Christmas fun. |
Other Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
MarSat 17 | Historic Sports Car Racing at Donington Park |
AprSun 15 | Cottenham Yesteryear Roadrun Contact 01480 371062 |
AprSun 15 | MGB 50th Birthday Run Gaydon Heritage Centre. Contact MGOC on 01954 231125 |
AprThu 19 | Classic Car Trackday at Blyton Park (Lincs) Track test your own car. Contact http://www.facebook.com/classiccardriving. |
AprSat 21 | Vintage Sports Car Racing at Silverstone |
AprSat 28 | Prescott Hill Climb |
MaySat 5 MayMon 7 | CANCELLED - Rushden Cavalcade Cancelled due to the weather. Contact 01933 318988 or see http://www.cavalcade.org.uk/ |
MaySat 5 | Donington Historic Festival |
MaySun 6 MayMon 7 | CANCELLED - Stradsett Park Vintage Rally (Downham Market) Contact John Moulis 01406 550412 or see http://www.nvtec-ea.org.uk/ |
MaySun 6 | CANCELLED - Bedfordshire Classic Motor Show STOP PRESS: Cancelled due to recent weather. Classic car owners who have purchased a vehicle entry pass for this weekend at Woburn will be able to use it for entry to the June event at Woburn or to the Classic Car Rally at Old Warden Park on Sunday 20th May. See http://www.classicmotorshow.com or call 01527 871150 |
MayFri 25 MaySun 27 | Enfield Pageant of Motoring Entry forms from Whitewebbs Museum of Transport 020 8367 1898 |
JunSat 2 | Girton Diamond Jubilee Celebrations See http://www.girtonjubilee.org.uk |
JunSun 3 JunMon 4 | Lamport Hall Festival of Country Life See http://www.lamporthall.co.uk/index.php?page=events#june |
JunSun 3 | Rover Rally Bresingham Details from http://www.norfolkandnorwichroveroc.org.uk |
JunMon 4 | Soham Carnival Details from carnival@soham.org.uk or 01353 624493 |
JunSun 10 | Bromley Pageant of Motoring Details http://www.bromleypageant.co.uk |
JunSun 10 | Luton Festival of Transport Entry forms from http://www.cvpg.net or 01582 852251 |
JunSun 10 | Bourne Classic Car and Bike Show To pre-book contact david.dykes@btopenworld.com |
JunSun 17 | Knebworth Fathers Day Contact Andrew Greenwood 01484 452002 http://www.classicshows.org |
JunSat 23 JunSun 24 | Vintage & Classic Vehicle Show at Great Abington Contact Jason 07597 118021 or Vanda 07990 947510 |
JunSat 23 | Clavering Village Show See http://www.claveringonline.org.uk/fete/fete.html |
JunSat 23 | Diddington 70th Anniversary (1940s vehicles) Details from glsherrington@aol.com (Lorraine) |
JunSun 24 | Chelsworth (Suffolk) Open Gardens Event Details lowen1946@btinternet.com (John) |
JunSun 24 | Two Counties Motor Show (Newmarket) Details Stephen Reeder 07799 765095 also info@twocounties-motorshow.org.uk |
JulSun 1 | Croydon Village Fete Entry is free for show cars and driver, £3 for others. All of the funds raised go to support the restoration of the medieval church and the running costs of the village hall. Contact Malcolm Ralph on 01223 208939 or 07801 434603 or see http://www.croydon-village.co.uk/. |
JulSun 1 | North Norfolk Railway Vintage Transport Festival Stalls and displays at each of the North Norfolk Railway stations (Holt, Weybourne and Sheringham). Driver gets free train travel and can obtain discounted tickets for passengers. Entry forms from http://www.nnrailway.co.uk. |
JulFri 6 JulSun 8 | East of England Show Details http://www.eastofengland.org.uk or 01733 234451 |
JulSun 8 | Shelford Feast Turn up on the day - arrive before 12 noon. |
AugWed 1 | Clasics on the Green (Rickmansworth) See http://www.watfordclassics.co.uk or call 07958 980711 |
AugSun 5 | Spitfires, Merlins and Motors (Duxford) Pre-1975 cars only. Pay on day or pre-book from akendall@iwm.org.uk. See http://www.iwm.org.uk/events/iwm-duxford/spitfires-merlins-motors |
AugSun 5 | Helmingham Festival of Classics (Stowmarket) See http://www.helmingham.com/ |
AugSat 11 | Hilgay Vintage and Country Show P Bates, 01366 387988. See http://www.fensvintage.co.uk/shows/hilgay/ |
AugSat 18 | RAF Mildenhall Car and Bike Show RAF Mildenhall are holding their 5th Annual Car and Bike show from 12 noon until 6pm. As this is a working US air force base, please send off the entry form in advance and bring two forms of ID (including photo ID) for each person in the vehicle on the day. Cars should arrive between 10am and 10.30am and someone will meet you at the visitor sign-in building. There will be a competition on the day with prizes for Best in Show, Best Interior, Best Paint, Best Local National (for British Participants), Best Visiting (for American participants) and Best in Entertainment. For more details, contact Ashlee.Lhamon@mildenhall.af.mil or call 01638 542480. |
AugSun 19 | Milton Keynes Car Show See http://www.miltonkeynescarshow.co.uk or 07917 590185. |
AugSun 19 | Hunstanton Kite Fair and Car Rally Entry forms from http://www.hunstanton-rotary.org.uk or Nigel Corley on 01485 542043 |
AugSun 19 | N&NROC meet at Wyton House The Norfolk and Norwich Rover Owners' Club have organised a day out at Wyton House near Huntingdon and invited CDCCC along. Meet for a car rally at 10.30am, a hog roast at 12 noon and then a special behind-the-scenes look at a classic cinema pipe organ at 1pm, followed by a recital. Entry is £11 per head. For more details see the NN Rover OC website, the Wyton House website or download an entry form. |
AugSun 26 | Little Gransden Air Show Gates open at 10:00, the event concludes at 17:30. More details and ticket prices at www.littlegransdenshow.co.uk |
AugSun 26 | Knebworth Classic Car Show See http://www.classicmotorshow.com or 01527 871150 |
AugSun 26 | Enfield Steam and Country Show Entry forms from http://www.whitewebbsmuseum.co.uk/ |
AugMon 27 | Ashwell Show See http://ashwellshow.co.uk/ |
SepSat 8 SepSun 9 | Haddenham Steam Rally See http://www.haddenhamsteamrally.co.uk/ |
SepSun 9 | Elmdon Show (near Saffron Walden) Event starts at 2pm so arrivals between 1pm and 1.45pm. Finishes at 5pm but no restrictions on leaving earlier. No age restrictions. Contact Amanda Romain on 01763 838443 or amanda.romain@btinternet.com. |
SepSat 15 SepSun 16 | Goodwood Revival See http://www.goodwood.co.uk/revival/ |
SepSun 16 | Classics on the Common (Croxley Green, Rickmansworth) |
SepSun 23 | Sunbeam Alpine Three Counties Tour We have been invited by the Sunbeam Alpine OC to join their Three Counties tour. Starting at the Maltings, Ely it takes you to Hingham for lunch, then Reedham Ferry, Beccles, Dunwich and finishing up at Thorpeness. See http://www.alpine-east.org/events2012.html for details and to book. Open to all makes of car registered before 1980. |
SepSun 23 | MGB 50th Birthday Party at Blenheim Palace See http://www.blenheimpalace.com/whats-on/ |
SepSun 30 | Classic Cars at Burwell Museum Members are most welcome to head to Burwell Museum on Sunday 30th September in their Classic Cars for their "Classic Cars at Burwell Museum" event. Please arrive between 10:00am and 11:45am. The museum will open to visitors at 12 noon. All those arriving in a Classic Car (or any other vintage vehicle) will have free admission to the museum. They will provide free refreshments all day for you as well (sorry we can't offer much more but we are a charity). You will be joined by members of Brandon Classic Car Club + a few other vehicle owners. To access the museum site, please take our driveway from Mill Lane (Sat Nav users enter postcode CB25 0HJ for Mill Lane). We will put signs at the bottom of the drive as it's easily missed. Visitors not coming in a classic car should park in the free car park behind the Gardiner Memorial Hall in the High Street. This is signed "Museum Car Park". There is a short walk from the rear of the car park to the museum. Further information about the museum, including directions, can be found on our website http://www.burwellmuseum.org.uk or email us museum@burwellmuseum.org.uk |
Key to Calendar Icons
| Date | Event |
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JanThu 1 | Club Event This is an event organised by the club |
JanThu 1 | Club Attended Show This is an event where CDCCC will have a club stand. |
JanThu 1 | Other Car Show These events are for your information. |