We welcomed Bridge Classic Cars of Pettistree near Woodbridge to The Show for the first time this year - and Craig and Molly and Lily and the team put on a great show, and gave you the chance to enter one of their raffles - as well as producing this wonderful video. Thanks to all of you.
2023 followed much the same format as 2022 and 2021 - but with more cars than ever - nearly 600 cars booked to show, including 40 different Clubs from single marque to regionally based groups, from Mini to Ferrari, many of whom have been kind enough to support us in previous years, and that is much appreciated. Temperature well below the usual 27degC !
The day was a static event with no mobile displays, just lots of car owners committed to helping us raise money for our charities by displaying their fine cars, and over £30,000 was raised on the day. We had over fifty stalls, including crafts, produce, and hot food.
Our Motoring Sponsors Krazy Horse, Classic Prestige and Jardines each had a wide range of cars on display on their stands - cars that you could buy. We are also very grateful for the sponsorship of Hazells, Grey Detailing, Lacy Scott and Knight, Rory J Holbrook Ltd., A-Plan Insurance, as well as C.A.R.S. Ltd, Anglia Car Auctions, and the support of AMAS, Premier Printers and KNP Litho, as well as - of course Culford School without whom none of this would have been possible !
"Excellent, well done to all the Rotary Club team and all the sponsors and volunteers.
It was another great Culford classic car show, I look forward to attending next year's show again"
"Once again, many congratulations for all the hard work wonderful, you must have a direct line upstairs, loved the glorious weather again, marvellous, faultless day out. A great effort with all the extra vendors offering much more variety, yet at the end of the day, the cars and their owners stories make it and you bring everyone in ""
" It was a great day. Very well organised "
" Brilliant, another great one. I hope you've booked the sun for next year too! "
"An excellent day out thanks to all who organised and displayed your amazing cars"
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) supports families and cares for children and young people with life-threatening conditions across Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Norfolk.
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Depden Care Farm offers therapeutic placements to adults with learning disabilities, acquired brain injuries and those recovering their mental health. Based in Depden near Bury St Edmunds, the award-wining care farm supports adults with additional needs to progress and live fulfilling lives by providing learning programmes and meaningful work opportunities in animal husbandry, agriculture, and horticulture. To enable the farm to further extend and enrich what they do, we have supported them with building a pig-sty which will enable them to breed and rear pigs.
Website www.depden.com
My WiSH Charity
My WiSH is a local charity, part of the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. My Wish provide extras above and beyond to enhance the NHS care people receive. Examples of the work of My Wish are renovating a special garden at Newmarket Community Hospital to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and teaming up with a children’s author to produce a book to be added to memory boxes for bereaved parents. We were proud as a club to donate the proceeds of the Bury St Edmunds 2022 Silent Auction to My Wish to help buy the equipment you see here.
Website www.mywishcharity.co.uk
Rural Coffee Caravan
The Rural Coffee Caravan has grown over the last twenty years from one little caravan and one part time project manager making about 15 visits a year – to 4 vehicles, 7 staff, and a multitude of volunteers making around 400 visits a year with 4 extra networks across all aspects of community.
They believe that loneliness is everyone’s business and that involving both voluntary and commercial elements of community life help to make sure no one is left behind.
Website www.ruralcoffeecaravan.org.uk
Our Special Friends
The benefits of animal companionship for human wellbeing are proven. Pets keep us active and help us to ‘de-stress’; they provide an opportunity to nurture and care for another being. They provide unconditional love and stability in an increasingly complex world.
For many of us, pets are much loved companions but for vulnerable or isolated people, they are an immensely important lifeline to help stem loneliness and depression. They provide friendship, security, and continuity if the relationship is appropriate, mutually beneficial and well supported.
The people within the Our Special Friends community are the eyes and the ears for the hidden vulnerable, both human and animal and our role is to collaborate with other support agencies to change lives for the better.
Website www.ourspecialfriends.org
Suffolk Accident Rescue Services (SARS) provide specialist volunteer responders to assist the East of England Ambulance Service at the scenes of serious medical emergencies or trauma. They are often the first on the scene and their work, which is staffed 100% with volunteers, has saved many lives. In addition, they hold regular educational events such as CPR awareness sessions in schools to help highlight the importance of bystander CPR in reducing fatal cardiac arrests. We were pleased to be able to donate the proceeds of the last 2 Bury Abbey Rotary Golf Days to SARS. In return SARS supports us as a fundraising club. It’s a great symbiotic relationship and we're very proud to be associated with such a fantastic organisation.
Website www.sars999.org.uk
Suffolk Young Carers
Suffolk Young Carers (part of Suffolk Family Carers) provide support to young people who is caring for or emotionally affected by a family member who has a physical or mental illness, disability or misuses drugs or alcohol, or who is affected by the illness or additional needs of a sibling.
Bury Abbey Rotary Club have supported Suffolk Young Carers since the early days of the club, supporting sailing events at Lackford Lakes, barbecues and an annual trip to the Pantomime.
Website www.suffolkfamilycarers.org
The Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds was built in 1819 and it is the only surviving example of a Regency playhouse in the country. It is the third oldest theatre in the country, and it was restored to its original Regency design in 2007. We support the Theatre Royal financially because it is important to the cultural life of the town. The seating capacity is small as there are only 350 seats. Even if every seat was sold at every performance, the theatre would not be financially viable, so the theatre depends on the generosity of its sponsors, patrons, and local donors to survive.
Website www.theatreroyal.org
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We are pleased to announce continuing support for 2023 from Jardine Bury St Edmunds. They will be displaying a range of new BMW and MINI models on their stand at this year's Show.
"Jardine Bury St Edmunds is the only place to go for everything BMW and MINI, whether you are looking for a new BMW or need to get your vehicle serviced we are the only official BMW and MINI retailer in the area. Our customers are one of the most important parts of our business and this is demonstrated through our fantastic reviews and rating scores. Visit us today to find out about the all-electric range and our great range of servicing and parts offers."
New to us this year as Sponsors are Hazells.
“Hazells are a privately owned fully independent firm of chartered surveyors based in Bury St Edmunds and have been operating throughout the region for almost 30 years. They are regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and are also members of the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA). They offer a range of property services including commercial property sales/lettings, management and lease advisory plus residential lettings and management from their offices in Bury St Edmunds. They are also land agents for residential development sites across Norfolk, Suffolk and the wider region.
They seek to provide the best property advice to their clients with an unparalleled commitment to achieving results on their behalf.”
We welcome back for a third year as Sponsors Krazy Horse, a group of motorcycle, car and E-Bike dealerships which were started by Paul Beamish in 1996. Since then, they have grown massively, with thousands of customers visiting their four showrooms every year to buy cars, motorbikes and now E-Bikes. They can also get their vehicles serviced, enjoy some retail therapy and in the Bury St Edmunds dealership there is also the KH Café, now open outside and inside.
We are very pleased to say that Classic Prestige will be supporting the event for a fourth time. Roger Pope says:
"Based in Barrow, just outside Bury St Edmunds, offering an eclectic collection of about 25 cars mostly of the 60's 70’s and 80’s our cars are in great condition cars with relatively low mileage, good history and certainly above the average"
"Our aim is to supply the best reasonably priced classic cars to individuals who share our passion, we intend these cars to be readily usable every day although they are probably suited to weekends, holiday and high days. They will not be concours but certainly show worthy".
"We have our own workshop resources and can also offer classic vehicle storage and rental"
Contact Roger on 01284 810411 or email him at roger@classicprestige.co.uk
We are delighted to welcome to The Classic Car Show as Sponsors - ‘Classic Automotive Relocation Services' - known as CARS are world leaders in the air and sea freight shipment of historic, rare, and prestigious vehicles.
Whether you are an individual enthusiast, a specialist organisation, or a manufacturer, CARS will give your pride and joy all the respect it deserves. They can store it under the loving and watchful eyes of skilled mechanics, register your vehicle in the UK, or guide it through the complexities of freight documentation and customs brokerage.
With locations in the Middle East, Japan, Netherlands, two locations in the USA, and here in the UK at Chedburgh in Suffolk they truly cover the globe.’
Our thanks to Lacy Scott and Knight Auctioneers for supporting us again this year. Long established in Bury St Edmunds with a fine record in auctioneering, their next Classic and Vintage Motor Vehicles Sale will be in Bury St Edmunds.
Contact Ed Crichton via the button below for more details.
We are very pleased to welcome back Rory J Holbrook this year following their splendid display of Steam Cars with us in 2022.
Rory says :
"Over the 30 years of operation, we have become one of the largest suppliers of aggregates across the UK. With a fleet in excess of 60 vehicles, ranging from 8 wheel tippers to articulated lorries, we aim to continue to demonstrate our strong working relationship and exceed customer needs across the entirety of the UK."
Grey Detailing was born out of one man’s obsession. Founder Graham Lay started cleaning cars when he was just a small child. This then developed his passion for vehicles and particularly, performance cars, always believing that driving a clean car gives the ultimate feel-good factor! Every inch of detail is meticulously and painstakingly gone into with every vehicle that is worked on. Thanks to a childhood hobby that has developed into a successful small business, years of experience in growing up around cars has given Graham the ultimate opportunity to use only very best products. Thanks to hundreds of hours of personal research in using most cleaning products on the market, a collection of high-end products has been established ensuring Graham would only use on your car would he would use on his own!
We are very pleased to welcome A-Plan Insurance this year following their successful stall with us in 2021.
Centrally located in Bury St Edmunds, on the corner of St Andrews Street and Brentgovel Street, James and his team are all from insurance backgrounds so are well are equipped to help with any needs you have on Car, Van or Home insurance.
Branch Manager James Warman says:
"It is not just through the quotation process that we will look after you, we look after you through the claims process and also your renewal process as well. Priding ourselves on looking after you every year, you are a name to us and not just a policy number."
We are very grateful for the ongoing support ACA.
"Family run Anglia Car Auctions was founded in 1995 where a friendly, professional and competitive service is provided to ensure that you get the best deal when it comes to buying or selling. So, whether you’re a motor trade professional or a private individual wanting to buy or sell via an auction for the first time, Anglia Car Auctions is the place for you.
Our Classic Car Auctions commenced in 2005, are held five times a year, with viewing days offered during the week leading to the auction. We are one of the very few auction houses operating a 'drive through' classic sale rather than the cars being offered from a static position."
Set in 480 acres of beautiful parkland, with an 18th century mansion at its centre, we are very grateful to Culford School for their support in allowing the use of their fabulous park and lawns for the day. Not only does the venue offer a great space for The Show, but the Gardens, Terrace, Park, and Lakeside walks