The nations favourite seaside resort at good old Skeggy. Club camping organised by the Fantastic Helen. Here is a fun packed weekend, incorporating a brilliant show spent with your favourite club.
What could be better.
A cracking event
Held annually at Weston Park Shropshire, this is a not to be missed Festival. If you are into your cars and banging tunes this is for you. The event also celebrates the whole Volkswagen scene.
The club has a dedicated camping area but spaces are strictly limited so book early to avoid missing out.
BTW the street food vendors are second to none.
Added bonus you can take your own booze into the arena.
The 2026 AGM by Sarah McCutchion
As in previous recent years the venue was Barnstones Caravan & Camping Site, near Banbury. It was heartwarming to arrive and see so many vans parked and set up ready for a fun but important weekend for the club.
Fortunately the weather held out for the weekend and we were able to sit outside in the (reasonable) sunshine into the early evenings, chatting to friends old and new.
As with every “meet” there was plenty of camaraderie, laughs and fun. There were opportunities to discuss problems with the vans (who’d have thought!!), share ideas, tips and stories. A huge amount of effort and hard work was put into the weekend by the management team, this included organising the Friday night fish and chips run from the local chippie, the Saturday BBQ and the Sunday morning bacon rolls. In addition, there was plenty of cake, tea and coffee for everyone. There were games, a raffle and a quiz too.
The main purpose of the weekend was of course the AGM which was held in the hall opposite. The management team put a lot of their own time into running the club and this along with their endless enthusiasm came across from those that spoke. The minutes will cover the content. One of the requests was that we, the members, should help fill the magazine with content and I volunteered to make this small contribution of the weekend. So come on lets all help them.
One not to be missed. our Annual get together at this lovely camp site. Here you can have your say on how your club is run. Its not all about the admin either as the majority of the weekend is set phasers to chill.
In my humble opinion one of the best shows of the calendar and my personal favourite. Organised by the wonderful Leicestershire & Warwickshire Volkswagen Owners Club the event hosts classic air and water cooled models side by side. This is a one day event Sunday only but camping is available on both Saturday and Sunday nights, details of booking can be found on their Web Site.
Four seasons in one day! About 100 members arrived into our club field, had burgers on both Friday and Saturday nights, had tea, coffee, cake and biscuits on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
There was a raffle with dozens of prizes, a lot of laughter, some rain, some wind, some sun and that was just our field. Busfest gave its usual array of stalls, music, kids entertainment, displays, for sale, autojumble and lots lots more.
Are you going? Over 100 member vehicles will be in the club field, nearly 500 burgers will be served, the ever popular raffle, tea and cake, prizes and that’s just our field. Then there’s every type of stand, sales, auto jumble, dog beds, blankets, rugs, music, food and so much more.
If you haven’t yet tried busfest, give it a go.
Colin has invited us again to his back garden. 2024 saw 232 classic cars – can he beat that this year?
What’s not to like about this show? On a cider farm, traction engines, classic cars, tug of war, ice cream, music. Mr Gwatkin opens the doors of his cider farm for the weekend and we were invited to return for another year.
