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Dear Enthusiasts
A very warm welcome to the Cars in the Park website. The 2010 event will
be the 13th that we have held in Beacon Park, Lichfield and we hope it will be the best.
There has been a lot of discussion following
last year’s event as some of the costs have escalated dramatically and some aspects of the ongoing administration and
on the day activities have started to get beyond the scope of the Rotary Club’s members. We have to bear in mind also
that just at the moment things are not financially easy for many people and we must acknowledge this.
We will be making a number of changes to the event in 2010, that
hopefully you will appreciate, which will make the event even friendlier and put in place a blueprint for future years.
The first major change for this year
is that there will be no admission charge.
You will not need to book in and no pre-registration will be required. However, if
you belong to a club there will be an option to book a club space and club members will be able to get a pass prior to the
event - this will happen electronically.
We have, in previous years, allowed entrants to enter the park at all times but in 2010 there will be a cut off entry
time of 11am to allow the Rotary Club members who park vehicles to move to other jobs and comply with ongoing safety requirements.
There will not be any arena displays apart
from in the 4x4 arena - this is to cut down on the movement of vehicles and hence the number of stewards required.
We are delighted to have secured ongoing
support from local main dealers and caterers who provide the major help financially for the show and this will enable
us to stage the event for this year on a nil cost basis for entrants.
We will, however, be collecting for a major national charity and you will definitely
get a can rattled at you when you arrive! The name of the chosen charity will be confirmed nearer the time so keeping
checking the 'Latest News' page for updates. If you want to arrange a club collection on behalf of the
chosen charity, we will be having a senior representative from the organisation to receive donations.
Very shortly on this site a range of Cars in the Park merchandise
will be available. You can have your order posted to you over the next few months or you can collect it at the event.
Our printers can print your own club merchandise too, no problem. A donation will be made to Rotary charities from the sale of any merchandise.
You should receive your CitP calendar in late December/early January
and I would like to thank our sponsors Strong’s Plastics Limited; Motor Contracts Limited and Wheatcroft Fox & Co
for their support in financing their printing and postage.
As well as the Cars in the Park event we will also be having a one day “Hibernation “
at Chasewater on the 26th September 2010. This will be a very informal event - a sort of noggin & natter! Please watch
the website for more information but put it in your diary now.
Finally, I must thank you again for your support in the past and for making Cars in the Park so successful. I would
also like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who is involved in organising the event especially the organising committee
and Rotary International.
I hope
that you have had a great Christmas and that you have a Happy New Year. I look forward to seeing you once again in Beacon
Park for CitP 2010.
Ian Hodgson
Chairman - Organising Committee
chairman@carsinthepark.com
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