2011 EVENTS

6th March 2011 – Rover 75 and ZT MG Club Rally

The Rover 75 and ZT MG Owners Club held their first rally of 2011 at the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum.  There were 59 cars in attendance. See the club review here. A selection of photos are on Flickr.

13th March 2011 – CMSA Rally

 

26th April 2011 – Highworth Camera Club Visit

On 26th April members of Highworth Camera Club spent the evening at the museum taking photos of the cars.

4th May 2011 – Morris Register Club

 

21st May 2011 – Castle Combe Steam Rally

On 21st May The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum had a stand at the Castle Combe Steam Rally.

27th May 2011 – SICC Caravan Club Rally

 

30th May 2011 – Bradford on Avon Lions Club

The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum had three cars on show at the Bradford on Avon Lions Club 15th Annual Fun Day.

6th June 2011 – Bradford on Avon Rotary Club

 

9th June 2011 – Calne Library

The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum took a car to the Calne Library for the children’s transport theme event.

13th June 2011 – Stroud Historic Vehicle Club

 

18th June 2011 – Jensen Owner’s Club Visit

Members of the Jensen Owner’s Club visited the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum as part of the JOC International Weekend at Alexandra House, Wroughton.

1st- 3rd July 2011 – Royal Enfield Club Rally

The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum took two exhibits two to the Royal Enfield Owner’s Club International Rally held at Blacklands.

10th July 2011 – Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum Classic Car Day

The Friend’s of the Atwell Wilson Motor Museum held their annual classic car day at the museum. The 2011 theme was 60 years of the Austin A30. More than 300 cars were on show, with exhibits including classic cars, motor cycles, commercial vehicles and vintage tractors.

16th July 2011 – Car Club Visit

 

18th July 2011 – Classic Car Run Visit

 

19th July 2011 – South West in Bloom

The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum transported the South West in Bloom judges in the Rolls Royce Silver Wraith. Calne was awarded the Silver Gilt award in only it’s second year as part of the competition.

23rd-24th July 2011 – Austin Counties Show

The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum hosted the Austin Counties annual rally. More than 60 cars were on display, including Austin Hampshires, Herefords and a number of rare A40 Sports. A report was published in the Gazette and Herald.

5th-7th August 2011 – Gloucester Steam Extravaganza, South Cerney

The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum took three cars to the Gloucester Steam Extravaganza.

1st-4th September 2011 -National MicroCar Rally

The 2011 National MicroCar Rally was held at the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum. There were 163 cars on the show day on Sunday 4th September – not far below the world record of 186. The Classic Car Weekly review is available to download here.  Further photos are available on Flickr and on the NMCR website.

2nd September -Wedding for a Hero, Bowood

The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum provided transport for the Wedding for a Hero at Bowood Hotel. The wedding was the result of a competition designed to recognise and reward a member of the British Armed Forces (whether currently serving or having been discharged due to injury sustained while in action during the past 10 years), the competition invited members of the public to nominate the person they considered a true hero. The Rolls Royce Silver Wraith was used to transport the bride to the wedding and to take the couple for a drive before the wedding breakfast.  Some photos of the event are available on Facebook.

3rd September – Lacock Abbey

The museum took a car to Lacock Abbey for the Lacock at War day.

6th September – Priestley Primary School, Calne

The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum took two cars to Priestley Primary School and gave a talk to student’s about transport.

24th September – MiniWorld Action Day, Castle Combe

The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum took the newly restored experimental 9X-engineed Mini used by Alex Issigonis to exhibit on the MiniWorld Stand. Photos on Flickr.

24th September – Gaslight Motorcycle Club Visit

 

9th October – Horton Historic Vehicle Club, 2011 West Run

The Horton Historic Vehicle Club 2011 West Run included a visit to the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum.

5th – 6th November – The Footman James Bristol Classic Vehicle Restoration Show, Bath and West Showground

The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum attended the Bristol Classic Vehicle Restoration Show on 5th and 6th November. For more details about the show see the Bristol Classic Car Show website.

3rd December 2011 – Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum Mulled Wine Evening and 2011 Christmas Draw

The Friends of the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum held their annual Mulled Wine Evening at the Museum, with around 100 guests attending. The winner of the Annual Grand Draw,  the prize this year being a 1957 Morris Minor 1000 car, was Sue Maton from Compton Bassett. She was not at the event, so a presentation ceremony was held at the museum on Sunday 11th December. She said “It brings back childhood memories, as a relative had one when I was a child and the memory has stuck with me, I loved that car. I am definitely going to keep it.” A full report of the event can be found here.