GreyDJ2

I've just posted this across Facebook. Note the pre booking entry discount window will be closing. VBOA SHOW 22/24th July Sywell, Northampton It is now only 15 days to the show. More importantly perhaps, it is only 10 days to get the 33% per head entry and camping discounts (each £15 on the gate or £10 as pre booked Mk2Cav Club VBOA members). If you have a Mk2 or Mk3 Cavalier and want to put it on the only Cavalier only stand at the show please follow the instructions on our site, link below. At the moment the weather looks as if it is going to be good. https://www.mk2cav.com/forum/34-club-events/

Hi Greg, bit of a black art but mainly, as you say, not the GP weekend but also depends on Sywell availability with us going for as early in July as we can. The decision can't be made until the GP 2023 date is known which I think is in the Autumn. Can't be more specific than that.

Vauxhall Bedford Opel Association 6 h · So just under 19 days and the gates open! 14 days of pre booking left. Preparations are almost complete. All the infrastructure is booked. Our own show equipment has been packed. Food vendors we have .... Burger and chips unit. Gurkha Street foods van (noodles and curries). A pizza trailer. Ice cream van. Also for those with a sweet tooth waffles and milkshake stall. Also we now have a bouncy castle booked for the kids. Bands we have booked two fantastic local bands. Fri - Gunslingers. Sat - No Angels. Gymkhana action will be on all three days run by our friends at Blackbird auto club. Passenger and driver wristbands are still available. If you don't fancy a go it's always something exciting to watch. Autojumble and traders stalls are back as usual and there will be things happening in the arena. It's getting close and I think we are all getting a bit excited now.

Have asked VBOA if others have seen the problem.

Sample response GreyDJ2, John Waddell, Mk2 CDi, Fri/Sat/Sun, day only, no tent

Welcome to our website. Any car on a stand, as opposed to the any car public car parks, has to be owned by a member of a VBOA registered club. As there is no other VBOA club specialising in Cavaliers and the Mk3 is so closely related to our Mk2s it makes sense to have them in the same place at the show. This will be the first VBOA show where both generations of FWD Cavalier have been on their own on the same stand. This thread gives you details on the procedure you need to follow to show your Mk3 Cavalier (and camp if needed) on our Mk2 Cavalier stand at this years show. In summary - Check on this thread that space is still available (it is) - Buy a 6 month Mk2 Club membership via https://www.mk2cav.com/store/category/2-club-membership/ - You need to decide when and how long you want to be at the show and pay VBOA for entry to the show via https://vboa.org.uk/index.php/product/vboa-member-day-entry-and-camping/ at the Club drop down we are MK2 Cavalier Owners Network - Add your name and details to the 'Join up' thread to reserve your place (Link to be added) - check back here for updates and site information - when you get to the show say Mk2Cav and you will be directed to our stand - more details to follow.

Hi all, exciting Club news, It struck me following the closing of the Cavalier and Chevette Club that we are now the only VBOA Club that is dedicated to FWD Cavaliers and we limit ourselves to Mk2s, leaving Mk3 Cavalier owners with no obvious place to show their cars. Combine that with the current financial climate and it could make sense to widen our membership. So, to 'test the water' we have asked the largest Cavalier Facebook group Vauxhall Cavalier Owners Network if they would like to promote joining us on our stand this year as a place to get their virtual members together and they have accepted. We have no idea what the response will be but this could be a really interesting step forward in protecting our Club into the future. We will implement this in the short term by giving Mk3 owners 6 months memberships and you will see a thread appear here soon telling them what they need to do. We will limit the numbers. After the show we will see how it went and decide what to do. Please make comments but bear in mind that the might be read by incoming Mk3 owners so if you have strong views message them to Andy rather than put them here.

Thread cleaned up. The 'are you coming' thread is now live. It would help the Club if you to get signed up soon, it helps us maintain the size of our stand. Bear in mind that whilst you will be able to pay on the day it will be cheaper to do it in advance and we will know to keep a space for you in case it gets busy.. This year the Club has made a contribution to make sure that there is all day access to the bar/cafe in the large hanger at the end of the site. It also provides a refuge in case it rains. There will also be live entertainment in there both Friday and Saturday nights. Don't forget that the show is an ideal opportunity to deliver parts to other members, especially important now that delivery charges are so high on large parts.

MOD ONLY TO POST IN THIS POST PLEASE Attending Details (Handle, Name, Car, tent size) Thursday SITE CLOSED SO NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING or PARKING ON THURSDAY Friday GreyDJ2, John Waddell, CDi, day only no tent, set up pitch in morning Ian Townsend, Mk2 Cabriolet, D805EWD, camping 2 man tent. Vauxal, Alan Fairweather, calibre e146 pjv and mk1 astra b933 ddt 4 man tent RetroTony, Mk2 Cavalier saloon, TMK106Y, camping 2 man tent. Rich, Rich Dale, Silvia (GLSi saloon), D625RHJ, two man tent Teasers82sr, SR. reg PTY970Y, one or two tents White lady, Thomas Costello, SRi130 saloon, VW Transporter and trailer, camping jason newbody and family 6 man tent car unknown ethan and wife 4 man tent mk3 cav Saturday GreyDJ2, John Waddell, CDi, day only no tent Ian Townsend, Mk2 Cabriolet, D805EWD, camping 2 man tent Vauxal, Alan Fairweather, calibre e146 pjv and mk1 astra b933 ddt 4 man tent Johnny Digpal, Mk2 Cabriolet, C60HTG, camping 6 man tent RetroTony, Mk2 Cavalier saloon, TMK106Y, camping 2 man tent. Ragtop333, Tony Coates, Mk2 Convertible D333SPP Saturday only, no tent. Rich, Rich Dale, Silvia (GLSi saloon), D625RHJ, two man tent Teasers82sr, SR. reg PTY970Y, one or two tents Norfo19, Andy, Mk2 SRI Hatchback, A461 WVL , no tent White lady, Thomas Costello, SRi130 saloon, VW Transporter and trailer, camping jason newbody and family 6 man tent car unknown ethan and wife 4 man tent mk3 cav Sunday GreyDJ2, John Waddell, CDi, day only no tent Ian Townsend, Mk2 Cabriolet, D805EWD, camping 2 man tent Vauxal, Alan Fairweather, calibre e146 pjv and mk1 astra b933 ddt 4 man tent Hilux V8, Ian Rose, Cavalier LX, Sunday only (no tent) E915CJM Rich, Rich Dale, Silvia (GLSi saloon), D625RHJ, two man tent Teasers82sr, SR. reg PTY970Y, one or two tents Paulmk2, Paul Dunsford, mk2 CDi, C365MTO, no tent White lady, Thomas Costello, SRi130 saloon, VW Transporter and trailer, camping jason newbody and family 6 man tent car unknown ethan and wife 4 man tent mk3 cav Sunday night parking, till 10 at the very latest on Monday, is free

There are two things that have to happen to get on our stand. To show a car on any stand at the VBOA Show you have to be a member of the Club whos stand you are on. If you are not currently a Member you can rejoin/join up via https://www.mk2cav.com/store/category/2-club-membership/ You need to pay VBOA for entry to the show via https://vboa.org.uk/index.php/product/vboa-member-day-entry-and-camping/ at the Club drop down we are MK2 Cavalier Owners Network Once you've done that you put a post below with answers to my questions above.

As you all know, we treat this annual show as a social get together of the Club's Members. This is our standard gathering information on who is coming thread. As in previous years please do not amend the master summary post. Please add your own post with the information requested and a Mod will add it to the master list before deleting it. Again, do not put chat here as it will be deleted. Put it in the chat thread. VBOA want to know 1. How many vehicles on the stand per day. We want to know how many are Mk2 Cavaliers and how many are others, Vauxhall or not. 2. How many tents and their approx size e.g. 2, 3 , 4 person etc The tents etc are at the back of the stand. 3. Any caravans/motorhomes/trailers if any, as space may be limited. So, when you say you are coming please state - name (handle and real), what car, reg, which day(s) - if overnight your tent size (people capacity), motorhome, caravan etc Thanks Greydj2 AKA John

Thanks, MK2 Cavalier Owners Network is our official name and we also use it in the title of our Facebook group.

We now have firm dates as above. More info to follow

They recon that a million a day will be catching it by the start of January so at least half the UK population potentially by the end of Jan. Rain check is a good idea, another Covid casualty gig.

I'm a potential attendee

There is a VBOA meeting, Zoom of course, in 10 days. Does anyone have any feedback they would like me to put? Thanks

Can't remember it being anywhere but Wellingborough. Big pub one side of the road and a hotel the other.

Good to see you there and thanks for the photos, good stuff.

1. I agree with the raffle comments. It needs to be discussed at VBOA 2. That was the plan, a bit like the Winter parts day, but Covid got in the way. Also a bit of a problem in that you are trapped with your parts. 3. A great result. 5. Toilets were only clustered together due to Covid queuing, not too bad for us but a hell of a walk from the ends of the show. It will change next year. 7. There was food/live bands scheduled in for Friday and Saturday nights, like the last year, that had to be cancelled, so expect them back next year. It is likely that the earwig mating swarms were due to the wet/mild climatic conditions, bit like the synchronised flying ant swarms. As you say we haven't seen them before but I bet there will be some mosquito nets around next year just in case.

Hi all, apart from earwigs, does anyone have any feedback, good or bad? Thanks for the excellent turnout.

Site all packed up and empty by 2.15, apart from white van man, lady and dog and Vectra lads Don't think it has ever happened this early before. Weather stayed pretty good , so roll on next year.

No table booking. First come gets in. 120 places now,

ONLY FOR 54 PEOPLE!! Vauxhall Bedford Opel Association 17 h · FOOTBALL UPDATE we have agreed a deal with sywell to have the England V Ukraine in the BAR BAR on Saturday night. There are a 9 tables of 6 available and they will be on a first come first served basis. Drinks are table service only. Masks must be worn unless seated and COVID restrictions are in place. Please make sure if there is a queue to get in that you remain 2 metres apart. Hand sanitiser must be used on the entrance.

Forecast is definitely now mixed but at least it won't be cold. Seems to be bands of rain passing through. This part of the country often has the rain clouds passing over it without dropping any. Fingers crossed. At least zero chance of flooding like at Billing.

Copied from my post above SYWELL UPDATE RE ACCESS TIMES On Sat/Sun the gates are open from 8am and on all days closed at 9pm. NEW THIS YEAR Outside those hours there is NO entry/exit due to Covid, due to the lack of manpower to do Track and Trace. So don't drive to the nearest pub to watch an 8 o'clock kickoff football match!!! You won't get back in. Its a good job its only Ukraine. I expect you'll be watching it on a tablet!