Blackpool Vehicle Preservation Group



 

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Our committee

Back row (left to right):
Bill (Chairperson)
Jimmy (Website Editor)
Phil (Social Media Editor)
Allan (Social & Publicity Secretary)
Joan (Membership Secretary)
Duncan (Rally Organiser and Vice Chairperson)
Richard (Treasurer)
Front row (left to right):
Alan (Trophy Co-ordinator)
Hilary (Company Sectretary and Committee Secretary)


About Us

Welcome to the BVPG wesite. Over recent years we've gone from strength to strength with more members and immensely popular events with hundreds of vehicles on show and huge visitors numbers.

Here at Blackpool Vehicle Preservation Group (BVPG) we are a group of vehicle enthusiasts. Established in 1982, we are not just a classic car club, many of us own vehicles other than cars and some do not own a vehicle but have a keen interest in the motoring world.

If you share our interest, please come along to a club meeting or event and meet some friendly, like minded people, click "Latest News" for forthcoming events.

Each year we have an Annual General Meeting in October, this includes voting in our committee members for the following 12 months, you can see our current committee members on the left and details for those who you may need to contact are listed below (see our Contact section).

If you have any questions about our group, please do not hesitate to call our Chairperson, Bill Swindlehurst.










Latest News


Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Our AGM took place on Thursday 12th October. We now have a new Rally Organiser, Duncan Hayhurst. Duncan replaces Pat who after 10 years as Rally Organiser has decided to retire from the role, although you'll still see Pat at see our events and rallies, Duncan is now the contact (see our Contact section for contact details). Some of our committee members have a less visible role - Our website will continue to be maintained by Jimmy. Phil joins to revamp our social media presence over the coming months - more on this soon. Alan will continue at Trophy Co-ordinator.

Members Christmas Do

Our Members Christmas Do is on Sunday 10th December. See our Special Events for Members section to find out more about this and other events for members.

Exciting speakers at our monthly meetings

Our monthly meetings continue for our members. Topics have included "The history of Scammel trucks" and "Online transport archive (Blackpool & Fylde)".

Don't worry if you're not yet a member, come along and see what you think, you can always join on the night.

Read on to find out more about our monthly meetings and speakers.

Our Shows

We hold three shows each year across the Blackpool and Fylde area which are proving more and more popular year on year often hundreds of exhibits on display from 1920s to date such as cars, motorbikes and military vehicles.

Guests and club members are invited to exhibit their vehicles at the events.

During the shows judges will make their way around all the exhibits and award points, resulting in trophies being presented to the worthy winners.

The dates for 2024 will be announced in November, at which point the booking form will be available.

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Jubilee Gardens
Cleveleys

The council are storing plant on the site until work is completed on the sea wall. The show will resume as soon as possible. Information regarding this show in 2024 will be announced in November, at which point the booking form will be available.


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Stanley Park,
Blackpool

Sunday 27th August

It was a brilliant day for both exhibitiors and those who came to look around the wide variety of treasured vehicles. The date for 2024 will be announced in November, at which point the booking form will be available.

Location: Italian Gardens at Stanley Park, Blackpool, FY3 9HU.


Lytham Green,
Lytham

Sunday 10th September

Proving as popular as ever, there were over 300 vehicles of all ages on display and three very brief heavy showers barely impacted the day. The date for 2024 will be announced in November, at which point the booking form will be available.

Location: Lytham Green, Lytham, FY8 5QJ.

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Booking form



The dates for 2024 will be announced in November, at which point the booking form will be available.

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Membership

We are always keen to welcome new members of any age into our club. So if you are a fan of the MG TA, Morris Oxford, Escort Mexico or another vehicle, we would love you to join and come along to an event or a monthly meeting and show off your motor. Membership includes:
- entry into all our shows
- Special Evening Events
- a Christmas Do
- a copy of our quarterly newsletter
- your classic vehicle insurer may also offer you a discount if you state you're part of a club (please check with your insurer)
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Monthly meetings

Throughout the year we have regular monthly meetings at Fleetwood Cricket Club, Broadwater, Fleetwood, FY7 8AS

Thursday 14th December: Come along for a fun Quiz Night.
January: We will have a brief break this month, our first meeting of 2024 will be in February.
Thursday 8th February: Theme to be announced.



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Special Events for Members

We also have Special Events periodically, with a Concours Evening where prizes are award for the Best Vehicle and a Christmas Do and driving days.

Thursday 8th June: Landlord's Choice and Concours Evening with buffet. We had a great evening. Thanks to everyone who attended and well done to those of you who won prizes.
Sunday 10th December: Club Christmas Do, contact our our Publicity and Events Officer, Allan Wignall for more information (see our Contact section for contact details).

How to join

Contact our Treasurer, Richard Senior, to join (see our Contact section for contact details).

Membership costs just £20 per year. If you have a spouse or partner they automatically become a member as part of the £20 fee.

If you would like to join, please complete a Membership Form and send it to our Membership Secretary, Joan Ducker, together with payment (full details are on the form).

If you have any questions regarding joining our club then please do not hesitate to contact Joan (see our Contact section for contact details).

contacts

Chairperson:

Bill Swindlehurst

wswindlehurst@talktalk.net

01772 633369

Vice Chairperson and Rally Organiser:

Duncan Hayhurst

enquiries@bvpg.co.uk

07990 237548

Company Secretary and Committee Secretary:

Hilary Cruickshank

h_cruickshank@hotmail.com

07710 716344

Treasurer:

Richard Senior

richard21659@gmail.com

07710 716344

Membership Secretary:

Joan Ducker

bvpg29@yahoo.com

07746 490332

Social & Publicity Secretary:

Allan Wignall

allanwignall@yahoo.com

01253 311535


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