west bergholt classic vehicle show
I arrived on the Friday afternoon and with the help from one of our club members the gazebo was erected and then it was time for relaxing in the hot weather. There were a few problems with the size of the plot, but the organizers told me to take or leave it and by this time other members had arrived so I decided to make the best out of it.
Saturday more members arrived and we awaited a full program of events. This years’ events started by a parade of Suffolk horses, next came a varied selection of commercial vehicles and after that we had a yak doing aerobatics in the sky above (for those who are interested, a yak is a single propeller plane). Then we had a small display of classic cars, a display from the Colchester dog agility display team, a RAF rescue helicopter (if you sneezed you would have missed it) and to finish the show we had another parade of Suffolk horses. Phew. Later that evening we had a country and western night, which was set up opposite the beer tent. This was a great ending of the day’s entertainment.
Sunday we had some members leave while others joined us. We made the most of the space available to us. Sunday was more entertaining with all of the events from the day before (except for the yak and helicopter) and we had more of the commercial vehicles and even old buses. We had the Imps motorcycle display team - last time they was here they managed to kill one of themselves, sadly no such excitement today, but 1 did pass out in the heat and an ambulance was called.
We had a large display of classic cars in the arena and two of our members joined the non-VW’s in the parade. The first was a red/white Beetle 1302s and then a white Type 3 Fastback. We also had a display from the Melton Mowbray Soldiers Band playing Abba tunes. We then had what was described as the Battle of Britain Memorial flight but this was just a lone spitfire flying very low (RAF Cut backs). Later around 4pm we had the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Free Fall Parachute Display Team that landed in the arena. The weather was very hot all weekend and everyone enjoyed the show.
This is a good show although space at is always tight, but well worth attending. We will be back.
Brian.
2008 events
Volksworld VW Show
Sandown Park, Surrey.
29th-30th March 2008.
VW's @ Stansted
Stansted Mountfitchett, Essex. 12th April 2008.
Manningtree Classic Vehicle Show
Manningtree, Essex. 20th April 2008.
Battlesbridge Classic Vehicle Show
Battlesbridge, Essex. 11th May 2008.
Battlesbridge Volkswagen Show
Battlesbridge, Essex. 17th-18th May 2008.
Enfield Pageant of Motoring
Enfield, Middlesex. 23rd - 26th May 2008.
Plymouth Volksfest
Plympton, Devon.23rd - 26th May 2008.
Stonor VW Show
Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. 1st June 2008.
Weald County Show
South Weald, Brentwood, Essex. 15th June 2008.
Camper Jam '08
Weston Park, Shifnal, Shropshire. 21st - 22nd June 2008.
VW Expo 08
Paddock Wood, Kent. 28th - 29th June 2008.
Peppercorn VW Show
Nr Leeds Castle, Maidstone, 12th - 13th July 2008.
London Volksfest
North Airfield Weald, Harlow, Essex. 13th July 2008.
Bug Jam 22
Santa Pod, Wellingborough, Northants. 19th - 20th July 2008.
West Bergholt Classic Car Show
West Bergholt, Essex. 26th - 27th July 2008.
Jaguar Show
Battlesbridge, Essex. 2nd - 3rd August 2008.
Sussex VW Festival
Chalvington, East Sussex. 10th August July 2008.
VW Festival
Harewood House, Leeds
16th – 17th August 2008.
Cornwall VW Jamboree
Stithians Showground, Cornwall
22nd – 24th August 2008.
Knebworth Classic Vehicle Show
Knebworth, Nr Stevenage, Hertfordshire. 23rd – 25th August 2008.
VW Action
Santa Pod Raceway, Wellingborough, Northants.
30th – 31st August 2008.
Bishop Stortford Classic Car Show
Windhill, Bishop Stortford, Essex. 13th - 14th September 2008.
Battlesbridge Grand Mobilia Day
Battlesbridge, Essex. 27th - 28th September 2008.