Hiya -
A massive thank you to everyone who supported us at this years event. All the feedback we have had so far, has been very positive. It was the boost we needed after the torrential rain that washed out our event in 2015. If you would like to see some photographs do feel free to look at The Hammond Collection on Facebook.
I felt the new format was successful. Our magnificent caterer, who provided evening meal, fab breakfast & BBQ's on Sunday, was extremely well received & I have provisionally booked her again next year. The run out was quite well supported & the destinations seemed popular. The route was planned to go through a number of villages and it was good to note that the little cars did cause quite a stir locally. Several local businesses enthusiastically embraced the event, which help us to make a small profit for the Archives Fund which no doubt Jean will give you more details as it evolves.
As you know we are blessed in having a wonderful gang of people who support our Museum and they have really stepped up to the plate again this year to make this event possible. When canvassing their support, the feeling seemed to be to keep the gathering specific to micro cars, encourage the low key, friendly ambiance with an emphasis on family fun. I hope we did achieve that with the help of some brilliant 1960's live musical entertainment provided by Bob & the Bubblers, a fun quiz put together by Chris Thomas followed by some old film clips. I think the later evening could be improved further for those who were camping but a great effort none the less. We had quite a strong visiting public the following day as the Museum is not normally so accessible and the driving activity seemed popular.
The weather on Saturday evening & all day Sunday was perfect.
We did not charge entry or parking fees and indeed camping was free to anyone who brought a micro car. Still not sure how to attract more visitors bringing their micro cars. We are currently taking stock, deciding whether to go for a bi-annual two day format, going back to the single day event in between or take the bull by the horns and commit to an annual two day event. I would be interested in your views, suggestions and feedback.
Just as an aside really - We were very fortunate to have visitors from both The Netherlands & Germany join us for the weekend. There were at least 4 families present, who shared a passion for microcars across the generations. For those kindly enquiring after my health - nothing broken, probably due to adequate padding. My final point - we had such a wonderfully pleasant crowd of people visiting that there was not a single piece of litter left behind and I bet there are very venues that can make that claim!
Thanks Lesley xx
