Rain showers and gusty winds couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of vehicle owners, the visiting public, and volunteers at the second Wokingham Lions Classic Motor Show.
The event, which took place in Elms Field last Saturday, was opened by Wokingham town mayor, councillor Rob Comber, who also spent time viewing the exhibits and meeting the owners and visitors.
Wokingham Lions chose the Regain sports charity as its nominated charity for the show.
An advocate for the charity is Kylie Grimes, MBE. a triple Paralympian of the London, Rio and Tokyo games, and who finally became a Paralympic champion with her teammates in wheelchair rugby at the delayed Tokyo Paralympics in 2021.
Kylie was delighted to be at the event, and happily chatted and showed her Gold Medal to the public.
There were several prizes awarded. Best in Show went to Robert Pidgeon’s Bullnose Morris, which had been set up on the day as a van, but is actually a 4-seat tourer, and which featured in the popular TV drama, Downton Abbey.
The best motorcycle was a Yamaha RD250 owned by Alister Tallents.
The trophy sponsors, Trimmania Ltd, chose David Simms’ Ford Escort Mexico as their favourite.
The Children’s Choice was the Messerschmitt KR200, owned by Gary Hammond.
All vehicles on display at the event received a unique lapel badge.
Wokingham Lions member Bob DuGard, who headed the team organising the show, said: “All the hard work of the organising committee really paid off, with an eclectic mix of vehicles, a variety of traders and fabulous support from the public, which made for a great event”.
Wokingham Lions Club would like to thank Wokingham Town Council for their support, as well as the event sponsors, Clifton Ingram, Wokingham MOT & Service Centre, Bulldog Triumph, Lind Harley Davidson, Trimmania, Wokingham Tyres & MOT, Total Tyre Company, Triple C Paintwork and Sandhurst Tyres..
For more details about Wokingham Lions Club and its events visit www.wokinghamlions.org.uk, or by phone on 0345 8337384.
