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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Bill Swindlehurst
wswindlehurst@talktalk.net01772 633369
Duncan Hayhurst
enquiries@bvpg.co.uk07990 237548
Hilary Cruickshank
h_cruickshank@hotmail.com07710 716344
Richard Senior
richard21659@gmail.com07710 716344
Joan Ducker
bvpg29@yahoo.com07746 490332
Allan Wignall
allanwignall@yahoo.com01253 311535
