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consul 57 · Joined: 09 Nov 2017 Posts: 588 Location: somerset

bude car show & abbey hill, (yeovil) shows were cancelled today.
sadly the start of many i suspect.
hopefully normallity will resume soon

Rootes75 · Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:58 pm Post subject:

My wife just mentioned that Abbey Hill is cancelled, we had the Hillman booked in for just the Sunday.
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consul 57 · Joined: 09 Nov 2017 Posts: 588 Location: somerset

funnily enough we were giving it a miss this year!

Rootes75 · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:13 pm Post subject:

Looks like we wont have many shows to go to at all this summer.
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22793 Location: UK

I notice that the team putting together the upcoming Restoration show at the NEC, announced on Twitter that it'd be going ahead as usual - prompting a lot of people to express their concern/annoyance etc at the idea of it continuing, in the current climate.

I doubt there'll be many shows to go to at all this year, the way things are going.

RJ
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ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4242 Location: South Cheshire

The MR has just pulled out of this years restoration show.....

Rootes75 · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 5:14 pm Post subject:

It is such a shame Rick. We are involved in a lot of VE day things and have been really looking forward to it all. It just cant go on in this current situation.
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MikeEdwards · Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2713 Location: South Cheshire

I'd imagine bigger shows like the Restoration Show will take advice from their insurers. They'll be massively out of pocket if they cancel before the insurance company tell them to, much like people going on holiday don't cancel until their insurance tell them not to go.

It might sound very commercialised, but I could imagine in some cases cancelling a show without insurance backup could take some organising companies out of business. Even if it goes ahead, it's down to the individual whether they decide to attend, of course.

It may well be another quiet summer for car shows after several summers of wet weather and stuff like Foot and Mouth disease, though in the scheme of things that is probably a minor issue,

alastairq · Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 2122 Location: East Yorkshire

Lands End trial has been postponed [until september for now]
In line with MSuk current Covid policy.

Government policy [which may involve restrictions on large gatherings, etc?] will change as time progresses.

Personally, I shall not be marshalling on any events/rallies/trials for the moment.

Whilst I am of an age, but not having 'health' issues, I know chums who do....so would it be fair to them if I placed myself in the line of fire?

That is something we need to consider?

Also, organisers need to bear in mind how their actions are perceived by the public-at-large? {Who may, or may not, be in touch with reality?}
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Rootes75 · Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2020 8:20 pm Post subject:

My father is 74, he comes down the yard with me every Sunday morning.

Imagine this time next week if the current news is correct being over 70 will mean he should be in self isolation.
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22793 Location: UK

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22793 Location: UK

Rootes75 · Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:30 pm Post subject:

Thinking positively then, perhaps we may get some shows in towards the end of the summer.

There seem to be a lot of postponements rather than cancellations.
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MikeEdwards · Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2713 Location: South Cheshire

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22793 Location: UK

Just read that this year's TT has been cancelled too.

Cheerful thread eh!?!?!!

RJ
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