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Complete 2009 Calendar of Major Events

Thursday, September 10 - Sunday, September 13: OECC AGM Tour, AGM, and ECAIP (registration form). Saturday, September 12: OECC AGM at Heritage Acres (Saanich Historic Artifacts Society), 7321 Lochside Drive, Saanichton, at 1:30. MAP The meeting will be followed by a tour of the area at 3:00 Dinner will be at 6:00. See the Dinner Reservation Form. Sunday, September 13: English Car Affair in the Park (ECAIP) at Fort Rodd National Historic Site. Cars must be in place by 9:30 and remain until 3:00. (Registration Form). Sunday, November 1: London-Brighton Commemorative Run

London-Brighton Commemorative Run (Formerly the Ladner-Bellingham All British Run and possibly that again after 2010) Commemorating the 1896 Motor Car Tour to Brighton This is our major annual event and we invite you to join us for this year's traditional celebration! (just a few of the English cars at the start in 2007) Due to congestion at the Canada/U.S. border, the Vancouver Coast Branch of OECC has voted to revise our traditional Ladner to Bellingham All British Run for 2008, 2009 and 2010 when construction at the border is scheduled to be complete. Honouring the tradition of our classic event, founded in 1996 by Roy Wilkins, we will continue to commemorate the 1896 Motor Car Tour to Brighton (known today as the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run) and use a route with a similar distance (54 to 60 miles) along with other commemorative aspects of that classic that we think participants will enjoy. With a route entirely in British Columbia for the next few years, we anticipate that we may approach the 50-90 cars that participated in the Ladner to Bellingham before crossing the border became so difficult. We will have our traditional start, either in Ladner or at a new location yet to be determined, and will end at an attractive destination where there will be an optional lunch. If you have done the Ladner-Bellingham in the past but have abstained recently because of the challenging delays at the border, we want you to know that the run this year has you in mind. The committee started working on this year's run in March. If you have thoughts about how to make it a success we would appreciate hearing from you. Of particular interest would be an appropriate destination where 100-150 people could have lunch in a timely fashion. Should you have thoughts or comments, please reply to the Roundabout editor who will direct your response to the committee (see the "Contact Us" menu). This is the last major driving event of the season for English cars in British Columbia, so plan to join us on this traditional tour! Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 (an open invitation to other clubs) As we get closer to the event, click below for the weather forecast! (click here for the current weather forecast) Start: Delta Town & Country Inn, 6005 Highway 17 (at Highway 99), Delta, BC. Out-of-town participants may want to spend the night at the Inn (reservations: 1-888-777-1266). Optional Breakfast: Come early and enjoy a leisurely breakfast in the Meadows Restaurant. Registration: 8:00 a.m.; come early and enjoy the camaraderie in the parking lot before the start of the run. No pre-registration required, just show up in time to buy your ticket: $10 (members and non-members), including a London-Brighton Commemorative Run license plate, a dash plaque, and instructions and maps to the destination. Attractive jacket patches are an $8 option. First Car Out: The first car out is at 9:00 sharp. Route: We are planning a route entirely in British Columbia for the next three years (through 2010) due to congestion at the Canada/U.S. border,. Optional Lunch: We will enjoy the Sunday Brunch at the Mission Springs Restaurant in Mission, a "family-friendly" destination. The restaurant is located at 7160 Oliver Street (at Lougheed Hwy). Join us for brunch as we celebrate successfully commemorating the London-Brighton. For more information: Ken Miles (in BC): 604-576-8036 Steve Hutchens (in WA): 360-733-3568 Always on the 1st Sunday in November, this event commemorates the 1896 Motor Car Tour to Brighton, now known as the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. History of the Ladner to Bellingham All British Run History of the London-Brighton Run The official London to Brighton Vintage Car Run website. The Veteran Car Club of Great Britain also has information on the run.
MAJOR ENGLISH CAR EVENTS IN BC (Some websites may not be updated until a few months before the event) February: Punctually Challenged Xmas Party, OECC Thompson Valley Branch, in Kamloops April: Restoration Fair & Swap Meet, OECC South Island Branch, in Victoria May: The British Car Show, OECC Northern Interior Branch, in Prince George May or June: OECC Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Mini-Monte, hosted by various OECC branches on a rotating schedule June: Thompson Valley Rally & BBQ, OECC Thompson Valley Branch, in Kamloops June or July: Brits 'Round BC, a Club-wide seven to ten day biennial tour of British Columbia (even number years) July: Rally in the Valley, Okanagan British Car Club July: Brits on the Beach, OECC Central Island Branch, the third or fourth Sunday in July at Transfer Beach in Ladysmith August: All British Meet at Filberg Gardens, OECC Comox Valley Branch, the third weekend in August in Comox September: English Car Affair in the Park, OECC South Island Branch, the second or third weekend in September November: London-Brighton Commemorative, OECC Vancouver Coast Branch, the first Sunday in November
ONLINE EVENTS CALENDAR FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA The Vancouver Mini Club Events Calendar is most comprehensive online calendar of car club events in British Columbia that we know of and is very well maintained.

ALL BRITISH FIELD MEETS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST (Some websites may not be updated until a few months before the event) May: Vancouver ABFM at VanDusen, VanDusen Botanical Gardens, Vancouver (check the weather forecast, available the Tuesday before the ABFM) July: Western Washington ABFM, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, Washington September: Portland ABFM, Labour Day weekend in September (or very late August), Portland, Oregon