UK:

New Events

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UK Bristol and Somerset 

Scheduled lunch meetings for the next few months are on the following dates.

Wednesday 23 July. The Sidcot Arms, Winscombe BS25 1NN.

Wednesday 20 August. The White Hart, Ford, Chippenham SN14 8RP.

September TBA if there is lunch this month.

As usual, meet in the car parks from noon with lunch scheduled for 12:30 pm.

Members from other areas most welcome but please contact Stephen Hill in advance if you’d like to attend as lunch numbers may be limited.

 

UK Hampshire

Thursday 24 July - I am planning another lunch meeting.  Several members requested weekday gatherings, and the weekends are so busy this time of year. The plan is to meet at the Melbury Abbas Airfield  and  lunch at LORE OF THE SKY, I’m told this is excellent.

 

17 August - Simply Jaguar at Beaulieu - I have been working with Neil Hart, E-type club representative  for Sussex, and together we have made contact with Beaulieu to arrange a specific area for both XK Club and ‘E’ Type club at the event.

Members should go to the Beaulieu website to book admission for this event, and please also let me know that you are attending so that we get a big enough allocated area. It would be great to get a big turnout for this day and hopefully give a good showing for our clubs.

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UK East Midlands

P & K Thornton Open Day – 9th August

P & K Thornton’s annual Open Day is taking place on Friday 9th August, and all E-Type and XK Club members are warmly invited to join them in celebrating summer and another fantastic season of classic Jaguar motoring.

As always, they’ll be serving top-quality barista coffee in exchange for donations to Cancer Research UK – a great opportunity to enjoy a cuppa while supporting a worthy cause.

This year’s event promises to be another enjoyable and informative day, with a relaxed look behind the scenes at some of the exciting projects currently underway in the workshop.

 

P&K Thornton Restorations

Wood Farm, Spring Lane, Nottingham, NG4 4PF

0115 9262266

www.thorntonrestorations.com

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UK Cheshire

23 July   Long scenic drive for lunch in mid-Wales, starting from the Cholmondeley Arms, Malpas

13 August   Drive through Cheshire, Denbighshire and Shropshire followed by a meal

10 September   End of season meet and drive (including the Peaks), starting at the Bulls Head, Mottram

17 December   Christmas meeting at the Bull’s head, Mottram St Andrew

Mike Bielinski

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UK Midlands South

Last year we met up three times for lunch and I am hoping to organise a more varied programme in 2025.  Our area members were also at events such as VSCC Prescott, Silverstone Festival and Goodwood. As I put together a plan for the year, I would like to hear your thoughts on things to do and places to go. Our region covers Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire. We are not limited to these counties but do remember about the distances people may need to travel when suggesting a venue. Martin Reynolds

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20th August Visit to the Beckford Silk Factory, Nr Tewkesbury, GL20 7AU

I have confirmed the date with the factory. 

Timing-

10 30 Arrival and a chance to have a coffee in the cafe

11 00 tour of the factory

12 30 leave for lunch at a local pub- intensive research is currently in progress to find a suitable venue

 

Factory tour cost- £10 per person- payable to me on the day- cash please!

Please let Martin know if you would like to  come along.martinreynolds@live.com  

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UK Devon & Cornwall

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Saturday 12th to Sunday 13th July

Powderham Castle Historic Vehicle Gathering

A wonderful setting in the Castle grounds on the banks of the River Exe, near Exeter.

 

Sunday 3rd August

Mount Edgcumbe Classic Car Show.

Beautiful views of the River Tamar from Cornwall, overlooking Plymouth.

Amazing coastal drive to get there.

 

Thursday 21st August

Fowey Classic Car Show & Parade

Cornwall's largest combined Car Show and Parade

Around 400 Classic negotiating the narrow streets of Fowey...an amazing sight and achievement!

 

Sunday 24th August

Aveton Gifford Classic Car Show.

A well attended South Devon village style show, near Kingsbridge and Salcombe.

 

Saturday 20th September

Sidmouth Classic Car Show

Teas in the Cricket Pavilion, attracts visitors from all over the country.

Stunning sea views....this one needs booking early.

 

We will again be planning a few Coastal and Dartmoor drives during the year, more details in the next few weeks. Look forward to hearing back from members with any input. And if any Club members are on holiday in the area, then do let us know if they are attending any of the events, or just to get in touch.

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UK Kent

27 July 2025   Bromley Pageant of Motoring

Bromley Kent goes to Sussex  - an extravaganza of all forms of transport

 

Bromley Pageant of Motoring is back! In partnership with Classics World, we’re delighted to announce that The Bromley Pageant of Motoring will be returning on the 27th of July 2025 to the South of England Showground, Ardingly, West Sussex.

This spacious venue offers all the facilities we need to stage a high quality car show for all the family, enabling us to bring Bromley Pageant of Motoring back to its former glory. And crucially, it’s outside London’s ULEZ with great access to the M23 near Gatwick Airport.

Our new home will also allow us to offer camping on the Saturday evening. Along with a well-maintained venue we will also have use of the permanent car parks with excellent disability access, toilet blocks, drinking water taps and the Norfolk Pavilion for indoor trade stands in addition to the famous One Make Parking, club displays and outdoor trade and autojumble.

 

With car clubs, special displays and entertainment, it’s bound to be a fabulous day out for all the family. Our new home will also allow us to offer camping for those booked with display vehicles on the Saturday evening so you can avoid the early start!

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Club Representative, Neil Hart, is coordinating the Club parking area , so do let him know once you have made your booking. His email address is cllpublications@gmail.com 

 

Please email the Club office on info@xkclub.com to be given the code to use when booking tickets for this event.

 

Book here

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UK Channel Islands - February meeting

The sun shone bright and the sky was clear when ten of the Jersey Jaguars met up at Jersey Pearl for coffee and cakes recently. Made up of a mixture of E-type Club and Jaguar Enthusiast Club members the cars were dusted off and driven down to St Ouen’s bay and basked in the clean air bringing about great comments of admiration from the visitors to the restaurant.

There were a mixture of different marks with two lovely XKs as well as three E-types. Club members Mark Blanchard and Neil Dangerfield brought their matching Primrose Roadsters which glowed brightly in the sunshine.

Tentative plans were hatched for future meets as the year progresses and also thoughts for trips ‘off island’ to our neighbouring Jaguar owners in France.

Watch these pages for future news. Mark Blanchard​​