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Posted by: pre67vw - 25 June 2012 10:20:01
What a great weekend, really enjoyed it all. Huge thanks to Malc for organising the whole thing, he really is the driving force behind it all. I do some work on the website before the show and Barclay sorts out all the trade stands etc. Adrian was busy on the day, but without Malc I don't think the show would happen. So lucky with the weather, especially considering how bad this year has been in the UK and how much has been cancelled or postponed! Also, absolutely fantastic to see people really make a huge effort to bring their cars to the show from far and wide - Portugal, Italy, Germany, Belgium and Scotland - thank you! On the slightly negative side, there were some shades of the show becoming a victim of it's own success. Some non-registered VWs parking in the very near vicinity of the market square was unfortunate, obviously we wanted to be courteous to the local residents and leave some parking for them which is why we organised the visitor car park, so it was a bit of a shame that a few thought it would be good idea to use up the locals spaces instead. Also a shame was the group of un-registered VW's that got into the lower meadow instead of the visitor parking where they were asked to park. 'If' there is another Lavenham Vintage VW show, I doubt that it will be the same format as this and the first show. The town just isn't big enough to cope with becoming a big general VW show. Not sure if it would need to concentrate on becoming smaller, maybe pre '57 only, or maybe restricted to Historic VW club members + invited/overseas guests. Or maybe it's a show for the registered cars only. Anyway, I need to sort through my photos and video and get those uploaded to the site, I'll do those as soon as I can. Hessisch Oldendorf next year! :thumbup:

Posted by: pre67vw - 25 June 2012 10:20:01

What a great weekend, really enjoyed it all. Huge thanks to Malc for organising the whole thing, he really is the driving force behind it all. I do some work on the website before the show and Barclay sorts out all the trade stands etc. Adrian was busy on the day, but without Malc I don't think the show would happen. So lucky with the weather, especially considering how bad this year has been in the UK and how much has been cancelled or postponed! Also, absolutely fantastic to see people really make a huge effort to bring their cars to the show from far and wide - Portugal, Italy, Germany, Belgium and Scotland - thank you! On the slightly negative side, there were some shades of the show becoming a victim of it's own success. Some non-registered VWs parking in the very near vicinity of the market square was unfortunate, obviously we wanted to be courteous to the local residents and leave some parking for them which is why we organised the visitor car park, so it was a bit of a shame that a few thought it would be good idea to use up the locals spaces instead. Also a shame was the group of un-registered VW's that got into the lower meadow instead of the visitor parking where they were asked to park. 'If' there is another Lavenham Vintage VW show, I doubt that it will be the same format as this and the first show. The town just isn't big enough to cope with becoming a big general VW show. Not sure if it would need to concentrate on becoming smaller, maybe pre '57 only, or maybe restricted to Historic VW club members + invited/overseas guests. Or maybe it's a show for the registered cars only. Anyway, I need to sort through my photos and video and get those uploaded to the site, I'll do those as soon as I can. Hessisch Oldendorf next year! :thumbup:

Posted by: Robb - 25 June 2012 10:35:06
Hi Rob awesome weekend! great to see everyone! it was a really well organised show. it was a shame about the lowered vws parking right in the middle of the meadow, but i think if there were marshalls on the gates they wouldnt have got in. hopefully next time the school will be available for parking cars in, and then the meadow could solely be used for day/modified parking.

Posted by: pre67vw - 25 June 2012 12:26:56
On another note, looking around at all the stock VW's lined up, the rare early cars, the perfectly restored cars, the original un-restored cars, the daily drivers, and the enthusiasm that all the owners have for them - I'm glad that pre67vw is a vintage site to represent them all :thumbup:

Posted by: lifeintheslowlane - 25 June 2012 12:45:46
[quote=pre67vw]On another note, looking around at all the stock VW's lined up, the rare early cars, the perfectly restored cars, the original un-restored cars, the daily drivers, and the enthusiasm that all the owners have for them - I'm glad that pre67vw is a vintage site to represent them all :thumbup: [/quote] Well so say ahhh....most of us.:d

Posted by: AW - 25 June 2012 13:06:02
Just a thourght but was the pre67 website promoted at the event. Would have thorght it would have ben a good catchment area? Andy W

Posted by: pre67vw - 25 June 2012 13:09:32
[quote=AW]Just a thourght but was the pre67 website promoted at the event. Would have thorght it would have ben a good catchment area? Andy W[/quote] Not really no, I did think about it but then I decided that most of the cars registered would have known about pre67vw anyway...

Posted by: Mike Peckham - 25 June 2012 15:23:29
[quote=pre67vw]Not really no, I did think about it but then I decided that most of the cars registered would have known about pre67vw anyway... [/quote] Not So! The owners of the ovals parked either side of me hadn't heard of pre67. They have now... Mike :thumbup:

Posted by: pre67vw - 25 June 2012 16:32:48
[quote=Mike Peckham]Not So! The owners of the ovals parked either side of me hadn't heard of pre67. They have now... Mike :thumbup: [/quote] Thanks Mike. I thought that by all entrants registering at https://www.pre67vw.com/lavenham/ and that page also having the pre67vw link/logo on it that they would have known about pre67vw... Maybe I should get some postcards printed for Hessisch?

Posted by: Mike Peckham - 25 June 2012 16:43:53
[quote=pre67vw]Thanks Mike. I thought that by all entrants registering at https://www.pre67vw.com/lavenham/ and that page also having the pre67vw link/logo on it that they would have known about pre67vw... Maybe I should get some postcards printed for Hessisch?[/quote] You'd have thought so, but I guess they just registered and then moved on. Both were members of the HVWOC and I think they saw the online registration as just that. We had a chat about the forum anyway, and they were going to check it out. Mike

Posted by: Mike Peckham - 25 June 2012 16:43:53

[quote=pre67vw]Thanks Mike. I thought that by all entrants registering at https://www.pre67vw.com/lavenham/ and that page also having the pre67vw link/logo on it that they would have known about pre67vw... Maybe I should get some postcards printed for Hessisch?[/quote] You'd have thought so, but I guess they just registered and then moved on. Both were members of the HVWOC and I think they saw the online registration as just that. We had a chat about the forum anyway, and they were going to check it out. Mike

Posted by: surrey67 - 25 June 2012 17:41:51
A fantastic weekend , really enjoyed it one of the best shows ive ever been too long my it continue :thumbup: How the hell did those ratters get into the bus field is beyond me perhaps it was after my stint :unsure: Any way it didn't dampen things too much i really enjoyed the meal as well , the strawberry's were to die for, so id just like to thank the organisers for really pulling out the stops :smile:

Posted by: surrey67 - 25 June 2012 17:41:51

A fantastic weekend , really enjoyed it one of the best shows ive ever been too long my it continue :thumbup: How the hell did those ratters get into the bus field is beyond me perhaps it was after my stint :unsure: Any way it didn't dampen things too much i really enjoyed the meal as well , the strawberry's were to die for, so id just like to thank the organisers for really pulling out the stops :smile:

Posted by: RockStock - 25 June 2012 19:43:00
it's a lovely show, beautiful location, fantastic atmosphere saving parking for locals? i'd have thought locals would embrace events like this - must be good for the local businesses (cafes, newsagents, B&Bs) on the day - & also word of mouth spreads about how lovely Lavenham is (internationally) how would non-registered VWs know not to park near to the square? were there signs? i'd rather see VWs parked all around than a few modern vauxhalls or fords...and it was a shame not to see exclusive parking for VWs on the square...or it not being closed to 'normal' traffic only the local grumps would have a problem with it, surely & why would you pay £5 to park in a field/overspill field when there is free parking all around the town? free parking in the car park next to The Cock? i guess to be sure you are seen a big thank you to the guys who organise it (i know it must be a huge effort). the show needs to stay in lavenham. & expand! i'd like to see Barndoor Lane, Split Street, Oval Avenue, Cab Corner...

Posted by: RockStock - 25 June 2012 19:43:00

it's a lovely show, beautiful location, fantastic atmosphere saving parking for locals? i'd have thought locals would embrace events like this - must be good for the local businesses (cafes, newsagents, B&Bs) on the day - & also word of mouth spreads about how lovely Lavenham is (internationally) how would non-registered VWs know not to park near to the square? were there signs? i'd rather see VWs parked all around than a few modern vauxhalls or fords...and it was a shame not to see exclusive parking for VWs on the square...or it not being closed to 'normal' traffic only the local grumps would have a problem with it, surely & why would you pay £5 to park in a field/overspill field when there is free parking all around the town? free parking in the car park next to The Cock? i guess to be sure you are seen a big thank you to the guys who organise it (i know it must be a huge effort). the show needs to stay in lavenham. & expand! i'd like to see Barndoor Lane, Split Street, Oval Avenue, Cab Corner...

Posted by: 59 Ragtop - 25 June 2012 20:54:26
Great show. Thanks for all the hard work that went into it from all the team. We had a great day out!.Its a difficult call as its a village, where people live all year round. Kind of like your village being taken over by older fords or fiats etc. I feel if we can keep the village folk onside we kcan keep the show thriving in Lavenham for many years to come. In my opinion the format is spot on, as the close knit feel adds a great atmosphere to the show, and makes it feel like an unnarranged gathering:thumbup:

Posted by: 59 Ragtop - 25 June 2012 20:54:26

Great show. Thanks for all the hard work that went into it from all the team. We had a great day out!.Its a difficult call as its a village, where people live all year round. Kind of like your village being taken over by older fords or fiats etc. I feel if we can keep the village folk onside we kcan keep the show thriving in Lavenham for many years to come. In my opinion the format is spot on, as the close knit feel adds a great atmosphere to the show, and makes it feel like an unnarranged gathering:thumbup:

Posted by: pre67vw - 25 June 2012 20:57:47
[quote=RockStock]saving parking for locals? i'd have thought locals would embrace events like this - must be good for the local businesses (cafes, newsagents, B&Bs) on the day - & also word of mouth spreads about how lovely Lavenham is (internationally) [/quote] Most do embrace the show, but there are other things to consider - the town has a large population of older people who don't want to park a long way from their house. The Guild Hall is a national trust tourist attraction and has many visitors (internationally) who aren't interested in seeing VW's. There was also a wedding on Saturday as Lavenham is a popular wedding location, so a lot of the hotels had guests for that who again weren't there for the VWs. The Kübles had to be moved from their initial location because of complaints from the locals. The bottom line is that if we start getting too many complaints then thats the end of the show. [quote=RockStock] how would non-registered VWs know not to park near to the square? were there signs?[/quote] There were signs for visitor parking, and the visitor information page on the website asked people to support the show and park in the visitor parking. [quote=RockStock]i'd rather see VWs parked all around than a few modern vauxhalls or fords...and it was a shame not to see exclusive parking for VWs on the square...or it not being closed to 'normal' traffic[/quote] I'd prefer to see that as well, but unfortunately it's just not practical. As you probably know from the various street parties for the Queens Jubilee, it's pretty difficult to have a public road closed. Plus again, you have to consider the locals/access. [quote=RockStock] & why would you pay £5 to park in a field/overspill field when there is free parking all around the town? free parking in the car park next to The Cock? i guess to be sure you are seen[/quote] Again, to support the show. £5 isn't a lot to pay as a small contribution to help secure the future of the show is it? The alternative may well be that it's not open to day visitors [quote=RockStock] the show needs to stay in lavenham. & expand! i'd like to see Barndoor Lane, Split Street, Oval Avenue, Cab Corner...[/quote] As much as I'd like to see that as well, I don't think it's going to happen. I don't know if there will be another Lavenham VW show, but if there is then I suspect it will be very different...

Posted by: pre67vw - 25 June 2012 20:57:47

[quote=RockStock]saving parking for locals? i'd have thought locals would embrace events like this - must be good for the local businesses (cafes, newsagents, B&Bs) on the day - & also word of mouth spreads about how lovely Lavenham is (internationally) [/quote] Most do embrace the show, but there are other things to consider - the town has a large population of older people who don't want to park a long way from their house. The Guild Hall is a national trust tourist attraction and has many visitors (internationally) who aren't interested in seeing VW's. There was also a wedding on Saturday as Lavenham is a popular wedding location, so a lot of the hotels had guests for that who again weren't there for the VWs. The Kübles had to be moved from their initial location because of complaints from the locals. The bottom line is that if we start getting too many complaints then thats the end of the show. [quote=RockStock] how would non-registered VWs know not to park near to the square? were there signs?[/quote] There were signs for visitor parking, and the visitor information page on the website asked people to support the show and park in the visitor parking. [quote=RockStock]i'd rather see VWs parked all around than a few modern vauxhalls or fords...and it was a shame not to see exclusive parking for VWs on the square...or it not being closed to 'normal' traffic[/quote] I'd prefer to see that as well, but unfortunately it's just not practical. As you probably know from the various street parties for the Queens Jubilee, it's pretty difficult to have a public road closed. Plus again, you have to consider the locals/access. [quote=RockStock] & why would you pay £5 to park in a field/overspill field when there is free parking all around the town? free parking in the car park next to The Cock? i guess to be sure you are seen[/quote] Again, to support the show. £5 isn't a lot to pay as a small contribution to help secure the future of the show is it? The alternative may well be that it's not open to day visitors [quote=RockStock] the show needs to stay in lavenham. & expand! i'd like to see Barndoor Lane, Split Street, Oval Avenue, Cab Corner...[/quote] As much as I'd like to see that as well, I don't think it's going to happen. I don't know if there will be another Lavenham VW show, but if there is then I suspect it will be very different...

Posted by: pre67vw - 25 June 2012 22:05:45
My Lavenham photos are now online: [url=https://www.pre67vw.com/shows/thumbs.aspx?id=53]https://www.pre67vw.com/shows/thumbs.aspx?id=53[/url]

Posted by: vintagebug - 25 June 2012 22:26:42
To quote the topic headline- What a weekend! We just arrived home late this afternoon & I wanted to post this up asap, while the VW adrenalin is still flowing :smile: Despite the distance we travelled in a 25hp '53 Oval (exactly 939 miles round trip including an overnight stop on the way down & another overnight stop & tour of part of the Lake District on the way home), the absolutely atrocious weather on the M6 on the way down (yes, we did think we were about to die a couple of times, when we could see virtually nothing out of the windscreen) and feeling totally knackered now, I will repeat: What a weekend! A huge thank you to Malc, Rob, Barclay & all the "background crew" for organising the show of the year. In fact I reckon the only other shows I've attended which are better than this are HO & BC. That's how highly I rated this weekend. Well done guys, you obviously put in a load of effort to make it work, and it showed. Just to qualify how impressed we were with the whole thing:- Before this event my other half Jean would just about put up with my vintage-VW addiction & constant talk of splits, ovals, splitscreen vans etc etc. As we were driving through that diabolical weather on the M6 she swore that she would never go anywhere in an old Beetle again- no seatbelts, windscreen wipers that did next to nothing, lights & semaphores that no-one else could see. However...... after the event she asked when the next show was, are we going & can we take the Oval out more regularly! I think we have a convert to vintage Volkswagens... :d Thanks again guys, the countdown to the next one starts now! :thumbup: Dave

Posted by: vintagebug - 25 June 2012 22:26:42

To quote the topic headline- What a weekend! We just arrived home late this afternoon & I wanted to post this up asap, while the VW adrenalin is still flowing :smile: Despite the distance we travelled in a 25hp '53 Oval (exactly 939 miles round trip including an overnight stop on the way down & another overnight stop & tour of part of the Lake District on the way home), the absolutely atrocious weather on the M6 on the way down (yes, we did think we were about to die a couple of times, when we could see virtually nothing out of the windscreen) and feeling totally knackered now, I will repeat: What a weekend! A huge thank you to Malc, Rob, Barclay & all the "background crew" for organising the show of the year. In fact I reckon the only other shows I've attended which are better than this are HO & BC. That's how highly I rated this weekend. Well done guys, you obviously put in a load of effort to make it work, and it showed. Just to qualify how impressed we were with the whole thing:- Before this event my other half Jean would just about put up with my vintage-VW addiction & constant talk of splits, ovals, splitscreen vans etc etc. As we were driving through that diabolical weather on the M6 she swore that she would never go anywhere in an old Beetle again- no seatbelts, windscreen wipers that did next to nothing, lights & semaphores that no-one else could see. However...... after the event she asked when the next show was, are we going & can we take the Oval out more regularly! I think we have a convert to vintage Volkswagens... :d Thanks again guys, the countdown to the next one starts now! :thumbup: Dave

Posted by: AW - 25 June 2012 22:36:53
Nice photos Rob as ever :thumbup: did i read some were that you shot some film footage ????????????????????????????????? Andy W

Posted by: Kev - 25 June 2012 22:41:39
Awesome show, I had a brilliant weekend. It was great to catch up with so many friends I hadn't seen for a while. Many thanks to Malc and the team for making it happen. I don't see the number of stock VWs increasing too much to make Lavenham unfeasable. Many more cars could have been parked in the meadow. [quote=RockStock]i'd like to see Barndoor Lane, Split Street, Oval Avenue, Cab Corner...[/quote] I'm not convinced there are enough stock barndoors around to fill barndoor lane :wink:

Posted by: Kev - 25 June 2012 22:41:39

Awesome show, I had a brilliant weekend. It was great to catch up with so many friends I hadn't seen for a while. Many thanks to Malc and the team for making it happen. I don't see the number of stock VWs increasing too much to make Lavenham unfeasable. Many more cars could have been parked in the meadow. [quote=RockStock]i'd like to see Barndoor Lane, Split Street, Oval Avenue, Cab Corner...[/quote] I'm not convinced there are enough stock barndoors around to fill barndoor lane :wink:

Posted by: Orby1 - 26 June 2012 01:04:58
My 1st post:smile: I had the blue '62 bug in the lower meadow with the rally spots and the no.5 on the side. I had a brilliant day - bumped into the guys from our hotel in Bad Camberg last year & a few guys from VZi, good food & a pint in the Greyhound, and the best vintage VW's I've seen since Camberg:thumbup: . Well done. I loved the show, I thought it had potential to be a UK Camberg - after all, the lower meadow is about the same size as the entire field that holds the Camberg festival! As for the lowered & modified vehicles parking in the lower meadow - hear this - I specifically informed the organisers of the event about this about 10 minutes after these vehicles turned up! The lady and the chap who registered me at 8:30 Sunday morning, I bumped into them half way up Water Street, and told them about the people coming in who shouldn't be, and they didn't seem interested at all! The chap said to me "Well if they want anything they'll have to come see me at the end of the day". I had no idea what he meant by that, but that was all the response I got. At that, they walked away. Why didn't they go to the meadow & boot them out? Seriously, why didn't the organisers boot these people out? They were taking the p*** out of everyone who had paid and registered. People were saying to me things along the lines of "Well, no need to register and pay in 4yrs time, anybody who wants to can just turn up and park in the show field!" And they had a point, too. When I parked up at 8:45 a yellow '72 bug parked up next to me. When I asked the driver if she'd registered, she said "No, I'm just meeting someone here. The man on the gate told me to park over here". Who was that on the gate, and what was he on about? I had to tell her myself that she should go to the VW parking area! All said and done though - PLEASE PLEASE don't drastically change the show in 4 years' time. It was lovely. All that was needed was a few marshalls here and there - one on the gate at the lower meadow, one walking the main square, one walking the meadow maybe, just keeping an eye on parking, interlopers, etc. That's all that was needed. As for saying the villge may be too small to hold the show again - no it's not - all you do is allow so many cars to register, and no more, and don't let unregistered vehicles in. Resident's parking being taken? A few traffic cones around the residents' parking areas would cure that,along with the afore-said marshalls. Job done. All in all - brilliant show, and massive well done to the organisers for a second go at putting a show on. Keep it up! Julian.

Posted by: Orby1 - 26 June 2012 01:04:58

My 1st post:smile: I had the blue '62 bug in the lower meadow with the rally spots and the no.5 on the side. I had a brilliant day - bumped into the guys from our hotel in Bad Camberg last year & a few guys from VZi, good food & a pint in the Greyhound, and the best vintage VW's I've seen since Camberg:thumbup: . Well done. I loved the show, I thought it had potential to be a UK Camberg - after all, the lower meadow is about the same size as the entire field that holds the Camberg festival! As for the lowered & modified vehicles parking in the lower meadow - hear this - I specifically informed the organisers of the event about this about 10 minutes after these vehicles turned up! The lady and the chap who registered me at 8:30 Sunday morning, I bumped into them half way up Water Street, and told them about the people coming in who shouldn't be, and they didn't seem interested at all! The chap said to me "Well if they want anything they'll have to come see me at the end of the day". I had no idea what he meant by that, but that was all the response I got. At that, they walked away. Why didn't they go to the meadow & boot them out? Seriously, why didn't the organisers boot these people out? They were taking the p*** out of everyone who had paid and registered. People were saying to me things along the lines of "Well, no need to register and pay in 4yrs time, anybody who wants to can just turn up and park in the show field!" And they had a point, too. When I parked up at 8:45 a yellow '72 bug parked up next to me. When I asked the driver if she'd registered, she said "No, I'm just meeting someone here. The man on the gate told me to park over here". Who was that on the gate, and what was he on about? I had to tell her myself that she should go to the VW parking area! All said and done though - PLEASE PLEASE don't drastically change the show in 4 years' time. It was lovely. All that was needed was a few marshalls here and there - one on the gate at the lower meadow, one walking the main square, one walking the meadow maybe, just keeping an eye on parking, interlopers, etc. That's all that was needed. As for saying the villge may be too small to hold the show again - no it's not - all you do is allow so many cars to register, and no more, and don't let unregistered vehicles in. Resident's parking being taken? A few traffic cones around the residents' parking areas would cure that,along with the afore-said marshalls. Job done. All in all - brilliant show, and massive well done to the organisers for a second go at putting a show on. Keep it up! Julian.

Posted by: pre67vw - 26 June 2012 11:48:44
Welcome Julian! Loved your car, very nice! [img]https://www.pre67vw.com/shows/photos/Lavenham_2012/IMG_3634.jpg[/img] As I understand it, the lower field was marshalled until all the registered cars were in place, it all looked OK when I was down there mid morning and there were people on the gate. Not sure what happened after that, it wasn't until the afternoon that I heard some unregistered cars were in there, I heard that Malc had asked them to move but they refused and there wasn't much he could do about it once they were all in and settled and refused to move. The difficulty is that the show is not all in one place, things would be so much easier to manage if it was all in one field. Having it spread over the village really adds to the organisational challenges - Malc did a fantastic job considering the amount of work involved. The niggles that happened this time around didn't happen at the first show, so you tend not to think of them I suppose - the main worries were all around the weather, contingencies for if the field was flooded or unusable etc.

Posted by: pre67vw - 26 June 2012 11:48:44

Welcome Julian! Loved your car, very nice! [img]https://www.pre67vw.com/shows/photos/Lavenham_2012/IMG_3634.jpg[/img] As I understand it, the lower field was marshalled until all the registered cars were in place, it all looked OK when I was down there mid morning and there were people on the gate. Not sure what happened after that, it wasn't until the afternoon that I heard some unregistered cars were in there, I heard that Malc had asked them to move but they refused and there wasn't much he could do about it once they were all in and settled and refused to move. The difficulty is that the show is not all in one place, things would be so much easier to manage if it was all in one field. Having it spread over the village really adds to the organisational challenges - Malc did a fantastic job considering the amount of work involved. The niggles that happened this time around didn't happen at the first show, so you tend not to think of them I suppose - the main worries were all around the weather, contingencies for if the field was flooded or unusable etc.

Posted by: GKL 7 - 26 June 2012 12:04:36
[quote=pre67vw] things would be so much easier to manage if it was all in one field. [/quote] Know where you are coming from Rob.But it would be a great,great shame if that measure had to be taken. It's very unfortunate,but it shows the type,when they refused to move when politely asked. Surely they would present a problem,whatever steps were taken. It's the old,run into a church shouting "tits,bum,willy" crowd again.

Posted by: GKL 7 - 26 June 2012 12:04:36

[quote=pre67vw] things would be so much easier to manage if it was all in one field. [/quote] Know where you are coming from Rob.But it would be a great,great shame if that measure had to be taken. It's very unfortunate,but it shows the type,when they refused to move when politely asked. Surely they would present a problem,whatever steps were taken. It's the old,run into a church shouting "tits,bum,willy" crowd again.

Posted by: pre67vw - 26 June 2012 12:22:27
One of the rarest cars there... Less common than those Hebs or Oval Cabrios! :rofl: [img]https://www.pre67vw.com/shows/photos/Lavenham_2012/IMG_3738.jpg[/img]

Posted by: 48REME - 26 June 2012 13:55:12
A big thank you to all the organisers, it was a lovely event in a stunning setting, a nice crowd and a great turn out. I just wished it had been a little less disparate but that's the nature and size of the village which can't really allow for a more concentrated gathering I guess. Maybe next time, some streets could be closed off to have an avenue of cars parked in herringbone fashion like in HO, to link all show areas? The council might object though... Anyway, it was a lovely weekend and a big thank you to the skies for refraining from pissing down on saturday! :beer: :smile:

Posted by: 48REME - 26 June 2012 13:55:12

A big thank you to all the organisers, it was a lovely event in a stunning setting, a nice crowd and a great turn out. I just wished it had been a little less disparate but that's the nature and size of the village which can't really allow for a more concentrated gathering I guess. Maybe next time, some streets could be closed off to have an avenue of cars parked in herringbone fashion like in HO, to link all show areas? The council might object though... Anyway, it was a lovely weekend and a big thank you to the skies for refraining from pissing down on saturday! :beer: :smile:

Posted by: surrey67 - 26 June 2012 15:57:32
"When I parked up at 8:45 a yellow '72 bug parked up next to me. When I asked the driver if she'd registered, she said "No, I'm just meeting someone here. The man on the gate told me to park over here". Who was that on the gate, and what was he on about? I had to tell her myself that she should go to the VW parking area!" That would have been me , but in my defence it was the 1st time i have ever marshalled a event so a lesson learnt im a split bus person myself , still learning about Beetles i did turn around a modified bus tho , so please do give some of us newbies a break , Thanks

Posted by: surrey67 - 26 June 2012 15:57:32

"When I parked up at 8:45 a yellow '72 bug parked up next to me. When I asked the driver if she'd registered, she said "No, I'm just meeting someone here. The man on the gate told me to park over here". Who was that on the gate, and what was he on about? I had to tell her myself that she should go to the VW parking area!" That would have been me , but in my defence it was the 1st time i have ever marshalled a event so a lesson learnt im a split bus person myself , still learning about Beetles i did turn around a modified bus tho , so please do give some of us newbies a break , Thanks

Posted by: Cool Splitty - 26 June 2012 17:01:52
[quote=RockStock]i'd rather see VWs parked all around than a few modern vauxhalls or fords...and it was a shame not to see exclusive parking for VWs on the square...or it not being closed to 'normal' traffic only the local grumps would have a problem with it, surely [/quote] probably because if evry model of car had such right locals wood never get 2 park on what is apublic place:roll:

Posted by: Cool Splitty - 26 June 2012 17:08:33
[quote=Orby1]As for the lowered & modified vehicles parking in the lower meadow - hear this - I specifically informed the organisers of the event about this about 10 minutes after these vehicles turned up! Why didn't they go to the meadow & boot them out? Seriously, why didn't the organisers boot these people out?[/quote] i am surprised u had time 2 worry.Gr8 show i say

Posted by: Cool Splitty - 26 June 2012 17:12:41
[quote=surrey67]"When I parked up at 8:45 a yellow '72 bug parked up next to me. When I asked the driver if she'd registered, she said "No, I'm just meeting someone here. The man on the gate told me to park over here". Who was that on the gate, and what was he on about? I had to tell her myself that she should go to the VW parking area!" That would have been me , but in my defence it was the 1st time i have ever marshalled a event so a lesson learnt im a split bus person myself , still learning about Beetles i did turn around a modified bus tho , so please do give some of us newbies a break , Thanks [/quote] did here geezer say 1 beetle looks the same as the next:d

Posted by: Cool Splitty - 26 June 2012 17:12:41

Posted by: merchantrader - 26 June 2012 22:50:11
[quote=GKL 7] It's the old,run into a church shouting "tits,bum,willy" crowd again.[/quote] "Back in the days" this and worse was said of anyone driving a car with competition numbers on it when not competing in an organised motor sport event. It virtually proved that they were not involved in motor sport as if reported they would loose their competition licence. Now it is against the rules of most car and motorcycle sports clubs; much "cooler" to have just the white square.

Posted by: merchantrader - 26 June 2012 22:50:11

[quote=GKL 7] It's the old,run into a church shouting "tits,bum,willy" crowd again.[/quote] "Back in the days" this and worse was said of anyone driving a car with competition numbers on it when not competing in an organised motor sport event. It virtually proved that they were not involved in motor sport as if reported they would loose their competition licence. Now it is against the rules of most car and motorcycle sports clubs; much "cooler" to have just the white square.

Posted by: cupa65 - 27 June 2012 12:03:18
Hi So a few "alternative" cars turned up, they were still VW's! Not like the VW/Seat show I once went to in Harrogate! I had a brilliant time, drinking Cider with the very friendly locals. Looking at cars and generally just relaxing whilst walking around the square admiring the VW's of all ages.. I met a guy who had travelled from Glasgow, what a star! In that weather (RainX we love you!) All in all well done to Malcolm, Barclay and the team. You all did a fab job! Lets hope we can get in at the Hotel in 2016:d :d :d

Posted by: cupa65 - 27 June 2012 12:03:18

Hi So a few "alternative" cars turned up, they were still VW's! Not like the VW/Seat show I once went to in Harrogate! I had a brilliant time, drinking Cider with the very friendly locals. Looking at cars and generally just relaxing whilst walking around the square admiring the VW's of all ages.. I met a guy who had travelled from Glasgow, what a star! In that weather (RainX we love you!) All in all well done to Malcolm, Barclay and the team. You all did a fab job! Lets hope we can get in at the Hotel in 2016:d :d :d

Posted by: Cool Splitty - 27 June 2012 17:06:11
[quote=cupa65]Hi So a few "alternative" cars turned up, they were still VW's! [/quote] exactly.No harm dun n they r stil old dubs to enjoy:smile:

Posted by: rudolf hucker - 27 June 2012 19:28:48
Here is one in the square

Posted by: rudolf hucker - 27 June 2012 19:54:51
Try again [ATTACH]7443[/Attach]

Posted by: Lost64 - 28 June 2012 12:56:33
Having only got home last night, I'm a bit late in posting. However I'd like to add my sincere thanks to everyone involved in the event. It was fabulous, brilliant, and every other adjective available. I met up with old friends, made many new ones, saw wonderful old VW's, and had a great time. Having been involved in organising VW meetings in the past, I understand the work required. I hope that we will all be able to meet again in Lavenham, this was the best VW meeting I've been to in Britain. (I even managed to get some parts for the '57!) Thank you, and well done to everyone involved. Gavin.

Posted by: Lost64 - 28 June 2012 12:56:33

Having only got home last night, I'm a bit late in posting. However I'd like to add my sincere thanks to everyone involved in the event. It was fabulous, brilliant, and every other adjective available. I met up with old friends, made many new ones, saw wonderful old VW's, and had a great time. Having been involved in organising VW meetings in the past, I understand the work required. I hope that we will all be able to meet again in Lavenham, this was the best VW meeting I've been to in Britain. (I even managed to get some parts for the '57!) Thank you, and well done to everyone involved. Gavin.

Posted by: pre67vw - 29 June 2012 15:22:15
[quote=AW]Nice photos Rob as ever :thumbup: did i read some were that you shot some film footage ????????????????????????????????? Andy W[/quote] Might have done... :wink: [YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISdI9c-aKkE[/YOUTUBE]

Posted by: AW - 29 June 2012 19:22:55
Top job Rob as always :thumbup: Just wish i could have made it to the show :( Andy W

Posted by: Rich Oakley - 29 June 2012 23:44:57
One word: amazing.

Posted by: vintagevw - 30 June 2012 20:23:24
We had a great week-end in Lavenham! First time with the heb in UK, a new experience driving with a heb on the other side.:d Hopefully we can come again for another Lavenham. It was nice talking to all the people who are here on the forum, now I can put faces on names of some of the guys. :beer: :wink: nobody knows there was a camping next to the field from an old lady who is 94 or 95 There was room for at least 50 campingplaces.:beer: Hopefully everybody liked the Grimbergen beer? :d We meet again for sure! Congrats to the organisation. [ATTACH]7451[/Attach] [ATTACH]7452[/Attach] [ATTACH]7453[/Attach] [ATTACH]7454[/Attach] [ATTACH]7455[/Attach] [ATTACH]7456[/Attach]

Posted by: vintagevw - 30 June 2012 20:23:24

We had a great week-end in Lavenham! First time with the heb in UK, a new experience driving with a heb on the other side.:d Hopefully we can come again for another Lavenham. It was nice talking to all the people who are here on the forum, now I can put faces on names of some of the guys. :beer: :wink: nobody knows there was a camping next to the field from an old lady who is 94 or 95 There was room for at least 50 campingplaces.:beer: Hopefully everybody liked the Grimbergen beer? :d We meet again for sure! Congrats to the organisation. [ATTACH]7451[/Attach] [ATTACH]7452[/Attach] [ATTACH]7453[/Attach] [ATTACH]7454[/Attach] [ATTACH]7455[/Attach] [ATTACH]7456[/Attach]

Posted by: Orby1 - 03 July 2012 18:28:42
[quote=surrey67]"When I parked up at 8:45 a yellow '72 bug parked up next to me. When I asked the driver if she'd registered, she said "No, I'm just meeting someone here. The man on the gate told me to park over here". Who was that on the gate, and what was he on about? I had to tell her myself that she should go to the VW parking area!" That would have been me , but in my defence it was the 1st time i have ever marshalled a event so a lesson learnt im a split bus person myself , still learning about Beetles i did turn around a modified bus tho , so please do give some of us newbies a break , Thanks [/quote] Hey, no problem:smile: It was pretty nit-picky to mention it in what was a great day. It's nothing to do with not knowing beetles though - the yellow '72 obviously had no card & number in the window which is what I was told you were looking for on the gate. :smile: But as has been said, for a new show, you "newbies" did brilliantly, I was really impressed, and I'll gladly give you a break.:d Generally, the marshalling was great, very friendly, and the whole show was so blimmen lovely anyway it more than made up for any [u]tiny[/u] errors in organisation. I'm seriously, already looking forward to the next one. I've been sat here at work looking at the Lavenham pics on my phone all day!

Posted by: Orby1 - 03 July 2012 18:28:42

[quote=surrey67]"When I parked up at 8:45 a yellow '72 bug parked up next to me. When I asked the driver if she'd registered, she said "No, I'm just meeting someone here. The man on the gate told me to park over here". Who was that on the gate, and what was he on about? I had to tell her myself that she should go to the VW parking area!" That would have been me , but in my defence it was the 1st time i have ever marshalled a event so a lesson learnt im a split bus person myself , still learning about Beetles i did turn around a modified bus tho , so please do give some of us newbies a break , Thanks [/quote] Hey, no problem:smile: It was pretty nit-picky to mention it in what was a great day. It's nothing to do with not knowing beetles though - the yellow '72 obviously had no card & number in the window which is what I was told you were looking for on the gate. :smile: But as has been said, for a new show, you "newbies" did brilliantly, I was really impressed, and I'll gladly give you a break.:d Generally, the marshalling was great, very friendly, and the whole show was so blimmen lovely anyway it more than made up for any [u]tiny[/u] errors in organisation. I'm seriously, already looking forward to the next one. I've been sat here at work looking at the Lavenham pics on my phone all day!

Posted by: 54 Gertie - 03 July 2012 23:28:38
Many thanks to everyone for all the hours of preparation and planning. It was another great show, in a great location. It's a real shame that it isn't feasible to have VWs 'take over' all the streets, not just the market place. What about moving it to somewhere new? There must be somewhere in South-ish England that fits the bill? I know it would no longer be 'Lavenham', but it does rather appear to have outgrown what little space is available. Taking over the whole of Covent Garden piazza for the day would be incredible, not sure how many people with cherished cars and original bumpers would relish the idea of driving right through central London? :rofl:

Posted by: 54 Gertie - 03 July 2012 23:28:38

Many thanks to everyone for all the hours of preparation and planning. It was another great show, in a great location. It's a real shame that it isn't feasible to have VWs 'take over' all the streets, not just the market place. What about moving it to somewhere new? There must be somewhere in South-ish England that fits the bill? I know it would no longer be 'Lavenham', but it does rather appear to have outgrown what little space is available. Taking over the whole of Covent Garden piazza for the day would be incredible, not sure how many people with cherished cars and original bumpers would relish the idea of driving right through central London? :rofl:

Posted by: brille52 - 16 August 2012 14:49:13
Work and a lot of " action " didn`t let me drive my VW since my trip to Lavenham - yesterday finally I took it out of my garage and the first thing I saw, was the sticker I got from Mr.R.Hucker : A BIG THANKS AGAIN for it - it always makes me remember an UNFORGETTABLE ride to one of the nicest places I have been with my VW ! Great show !! Fantastic people ! It makes me really proud to have that Lavenham 2012 sticker on my window ! WoW ! :smile: Andreas F. [ATTACH]7587[/Attach]

Posted by: brille52 - 16 August 2012 14:49:13

Work and a lot of " action " didn`t let me drive my VW since my trip to Lavenham - yesterday finally I took it out of my garage and the first thing I saw, was the sticker I got from Mr.R.Hucker : A BIG THANKS AGAIN for it - it always makes me remember an UNFORGETTABLE ride to one of the nicest places I have been with my VW ! Great show !! Fantastic people ! It makes me really proud to have that Lavenham 2012 sticker on my window ! WoW ! :smile: Andreas F. [ATTACH]7587[/Attach]

Posted by: zelensis61 - 16 August 2012 20:33:33
next time I will be there. Andreas, Servus, diesen wochenend ist am 18e das erste winkertreffen in Osterreich. I'll be there, und ich danke Roland fur einen lenkrad diesen tag. :d :beer:

Posted by: vintagebug - 16 August 2012 22:03:12
[quote=zelensis61]next time I will be there. Andreas, Servus, diesen wochenend ist am 18e das erste winkertreffen in Osterreich. I'll be there, und ich danke Roland fur einen lenkrad diesen tag. :d :beer: [/quote] I forgot about this show! It's a bit too far for me to go to, but it could've been part of a holiday in a very pretty country. I must remember about it for the next time... Roland, thanks for telling me about it- & good luck, I hope it is very successful. Next time make it a two-day show & I might come to it! :smile: Make sure you post up some pics on here.

Posted by: vintagebug - 16 August 2012 22:03:12

[quote=zelensis61]next time I will be there. Andreas, Servus, diesen wochenend ist am 18e das erste winkertreffen in Osterreich. I'll be there, und ich danke Roland fur einen lenkrad diesen tag. :d :beer: [/quote] I forgot about this show! It's a bit too far for me to go to, but it could've been part of a holiday in a very pretty country. I must remember about it for the next time... Roland, thanks for telling me about it- & good luck, I hope it is very successful. Next time make it a two-day show & I might come to it! :smile: Make sure you post up some pics on here.

Posted by: Fernando Pal - 29 August 2012 11:05:47
People A BIG THANKS for all. Me and my daugther we like very much. See you in 2016:omg: :omg: :omg: :d :d :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Congrats to the organisation.

Posted by: Fernando Pal - 29 August 2012 11:18:19
People, i liked to have one Lavenham 2012 sticker for my window in my Oval 6/1955. Is possibility send to me in my address. Hi Malcom answer to me. Thanks. [ATTACH]7607[/Attach]

Posted by: pre67vw - 29 September 2012 12:13:23
[quote=Fernando Pal]People, i liked to have one Lavenham 2012 sticker for my window in my Oval 6/1955. Is possibility send to me in my address. Hi Malcom answer to me. Thanks.[/quote] Hi Fernando, these weren't 'official' stickers, but I have just found a spare one in my camera bag - if you still want one, send me your address and I'll post it to you. Rob

Posted by: Fernando Pal - 01 October 2012 15:05:38
Hi Rob, i send to you a pm.:thumbup: :thumbup:

Posted by: pre67vw - 01 October 2012 15:17:11
[quote=Fernando Pal]Hi Rob, i send to you a pm.:thumbup: :thumbup: [/quote] OK, I'll stick in the post for you!

Posted by: Fernando Pal - 01 October 2012 16:46:04
Ok, Rob thanks very much.:thumbup: :thumbup:

Posted by: vintagevw - 03 October 2012 20:59:56
Does anybody know when they showed the intervieuws they did on TV?

Posted by: pre67vw - 04 October 2012 10:35:30
[quote=vintagevw]Does anybody know when they showed the intervieuws they did on TV? [/quote] I believe it was a pilot for a series, so not sure if it will ever air or not - I hope it does though :thumbup:

Posted by: six-o-one - 04 October 2012 21:15:16
[quote=vintagevw]Does anybody know when they showed the intervieuws they did on TV? [/quote] Yep, It was for a pilot by ITN Productions to try and get a commission for a new TV series on classic cars on The History Channel. Steve Brooker, the presenter had a Beetle registered in the meadow but had problems so didn't bring it! I'll send and email and see how it went and find out if I can get a copy. Malc

Posted by: six-o-one - 04 October 2012 21:15:16

[quote=vintagevw]Does anybody know when they showed the intervieuws they did on TV? [/quote] Yep, It was for a pilot by ITN Productions to try and get a commission for a new TV series on classic cars on The History Channel. Steve Brooker, the presenter had a Beetle registered in the meadow but had problems so didn't bring it! I'll send and email and see how it went and find out if I can get a copy. Malc

Posted by: Fernando Pal - 09 October 2012 11:37:09
Hi Rob, yestarday arrived in my house the stick. My wife call to me, i have in one postcard for you in the England.:x :x :x No problem, don´t is of the my girl friend:d :d :d :d Rob thanks again.:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Posted by: pre67vw - 09 October 2012 12:18:58
[quote=Fernando Pal]Hi Rob, yestarday arrived in my house the stick. My wife call to me, i have in one postcard for you in the England.:x :x :x No problem, don´t is of the my girl friend:d :d :d :d Rob thanks again.:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: [/quote] Glad it arrived OK! Post a pic when its on the car :wink:

Posted by: Fernando Pal - 09 October 2012 14:34:50
Yes, i put one photo when was in my car. Rob, you have more photos of the my car in Lavenham?

Posted by: pre67vw - 09 October 2012 16:12:34
[quote=Fernando Pal] Rob, you have more photos of the my car in Lavenham?[/quote] I might have some, I'll have to look.

Posted by: Fernando Pal - 10 October 2012 14:55:20
Ok Rob, i´m awaiting in front my pc:d :d :d :d

Posted by: vintagevw - 10 October 2012 19:52:43
[quote=six-o-one]Yep, It was for a pilot by ITN Productions to try and get a commission for a new TV series on classic cars on The History Channel. Steve Brooker, the presenter had a Beetle registered in the meadow but had problems so didn't bring it! I'll send and email and see how it went and find out if I can get a copy. Malc[/quote] Thanks mate! :wink:

Posted by: pre67vw - 10 October 2012 19:55:00
[quote=Fernando Pal]Ok Rob, i´m awaiting in front my pc:d :d :d :d [/quote] I didn't take anywhere near as many photos as I wanted to, l really wish I'd have taken more. [ATTACH]7720[/Attach] [ATTACH]7721[/Attach] [ATTACH]7722[/Attach]

Posted by: Fernando Pal - 11 October 2012 11:43:29
Oi Rob, thanks very much.:thumbup: :thumbup: if you have more, put in my topic.

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