CARS IN THE PARK - LICHFIELD 2008

Organized by the Rotary Club of Lichfield St. Chad and staged at Beacon Park, Lichfield.

Cars in the Park is a two day event coinciding with the Lichfield Festival. The event has been held in aid of charity for eleven years and each year has seen it grow and improve as more owners of classic cars and historic vehicles attend.

Sevens lined up on the stand.

This year the Saturday had a few showers and breezes but was mainly sunny. Sunday, however, was a different matter and Sunday it was that the Lichfield Group of the OA7C had decided to make their appearance - such is life. For-warned is for-armed and the weather forecasts had been consistently bad so a marquee had been packed and was rapidly erected on the Club's pitch complete with chairs, tables and supplies, ready for anything that the climate could produce. Produce it did with three heavy downpours giving Rex Grogan plenty of opportunity to demonstrate his squeegee technique on his top hat's new paintwork and prompting quite a display of umbrellas amongst the hardy types who had ventured out to see the cars.

Alan Billington and swag.

In the sunny intervals that, thankfully gave some respite the cars attracted plenty of attention from the public and also attracted the attention of the Show's organizers who unexpectedly awarded the Club a Best Stand award for the first time. The Club will now have to think about investing in a display cabinet to house said award with plenty of space for the future ones that will inevitably follow once we start trying!

Rex Grogan demonstrating his squeegee technique.

The day went very smoothly with plenty of visitors to the stand to discuss the ins and outs of Sevens and a barbeque nicely timed between rain showers that managed to put out the coals just as the cooking finished.

Reviewing the video of Rex's appearance on local TV.

Promotion of the OA7C was kept low key because, frankly, not many people were expected to turn up to get dowsed. But, despite this, two new Members have joined and the Club gained a little more profile locally. Here's to next year when it has been proposed to theme the stand - maybe a bigger trophy is there to be won.

Spires and cars.