Old English Car Club, Vancouver Coast Branch, Events



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2012 Events

Saturday, May 19: Vancouver ABFM at VanDusen Botanical Gardens Post-ABFM Party: Ken and Pat Miles are hosting the Morgan Club at their house after the ABFM this year and have graciously extended the offer to their fellow OECC VCB members. Here’s the info from Ken: Time: As soon as you can get there after VanDusen ends Where: 15410 Kildare Dr., Surrey Food: Minor appies, steak, salads, potatoes, dessert and coffee (BYOB if you want anything else) Cost: $12.00 per person RVSP: Please let Ken know by May 14th at the latest if you are planning on attending. 604-576-8036 or kengmiles@telus.net Saturday, July 21: Family Picnic at Deas Island Park, Delta Saturday, September 8: Run to Chilliwack for Lunch & Tea at Dickens Sweets

London-Brighton Commemorative Run (Formerly the Ladner-Bellingham All British Run) 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) With a route entirely in British Columbia, we anticipate that we may approach the 50-90 cars that participated in the Ladner to Bellingham before crossing the border became so difficult. 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 has you in mind. 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. 4, 2012 (open to all British cars and all British car clubs) As we get closer to the event, click below for the weather forecast! (click here for the current weather forecast) Start: BC Society of Railroad Engineers Clubhouse (Rainbow Station) Confederation Park, 120 N Willingdon Ave., Burnaby Registration: 9:00 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: $2 (members and non-members) or a food bank donation. Optional for $10 is a London-Brighton Commemorative Run license plate. Attractive jacket patches are an $8 option. First Car Out: The first car out is at 10:00 sharp. Route: We are planning a route entirely in British Columbia.. Optional Lunch: Restaurants in White Rock For more information: Steve Diggins: 604-294-6031 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