VE Magazine - Vintage and Motoring Events 2019

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Festival of Vintage

Saturday 27th-Sunday 28th April York Racecourse Road, Knavesmire Road, York, YO23 1EX THE FANTASTIC Festival of Vintage once again returns to York Racecourse, taking over three buildings and four floors, as well as an extensive outdoor area for classic vehicles and displays.

Enjoy the Vintage Dance Hall with a range of free dance lessons as well as plenty of chances for some social dancing – and you can even enter the Vintage Dance Competition!

After bopping ‘til you drop, explore the Nostalgia Hall with the main ‘Rockin Stage’, loads of live music and dance floor, bar and refreshments.

There’s also the Chap Lounge and Vinyl Corner, Vintage Inspired area and the incredibly popular Vintage Hair Parlour.

The Vintage Arcade is packed to the rafters with arguably the best selection of early vintage fashion in the UK. Many stallholders save their very best stock for this event and organiser Keeley Harris told us that she’s always ‘constantly amazed’ at the quality that the stallholders bring with them to the fair. A great place to grab some proper authentic gear!

The Best Dressed competition is another highlight with enthusiasts spending a lot of time on that perfect outfit – if you fancy having a go, then you need to enter in advance via the website.

As well as clothing there’s a great selection of specialists selling Art Deco, Atomic and Utility homeware and accessories from the 1930s to the 1960s. All in all, a great weekend for all things vintage! festivalofvintage.co.uk

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Giffords Circus-Xanadu 3rd May-29th September Various locations

ROLL UP, roll in to the stately pleasure dome for miracles, song, symphony and enchantment. Musicians, horses, clowns and tumblers enfolded in this joyful paradise, with music loud and long – the Giffords Circus caravan will be taking to the road for a 2019 summer of love with their new show Xanadu.

Picture the scene – It’s midsummer 1973 in Hyde Park and the flower power movement is at its height. Hippies, hipsters, rock stars,

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musicians, wild women and global nomads with Shamanic horses gather to play, sing, dance, protest and perform. Policemen and a family of out-of-towners get caught up in the celebrations. Will they get in the groove? Nell Gifford builds a pleasure dome and Tweedy has a job in the kitchen as he thought everyone was talking about “Flour Power”. As evening approaches, the ever more chaotic event careers towards a joyful, transcendental finale.

Nell and Toti Gifford began Giffords Circus in 2000 and since then they have taken a new show out on the roads of England every summer. Their vision was a miniature village green circus, bursting at the seams, packed, rowdy, tiny, a little band of performers who live nomadically, performing daily, engrossed in the serious business of making magic! Be there or be square! giffordscircus.com

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The Dorset Brocante

Sunday 5th-Monday 6th May Larmer Tree Gardens, Salisbury, SP5 5PY

NOW IN ITS FOURTH YEAR, this fabulous Vintage and Artisan Fair is held in the stunning setting of Larmer Tree Gardens, the unique Victorian pleasure gardens located within the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, just south of Salisbury.

With over 40 carefully selected stalls located in the fabulous Pavilions, you can browse through decorative brocante,

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country vintage furniture, textiles, jewellery, gardenalia, flowers and much more.

There are several creative workshops running, which you can book via the website including needle-felting, weaving, calligraphy, block printing and bouquet making.

In the gardens you’ll find some great foodie stalls selling fresh coffee, wood fired pizza, Pimms, street food and a pop-up vintage café in the marquee, run by an award-

winning baker – delicious!

If you prefer, you can relax in the garden and listen to live blues and jazz in the Singing Theatre. Whilst you’re there, explore the beautiful landscaped gardens where you’ll find peacocks, wild parakeets, pavilions, faded grottoes and wonderful woodland trails. A quintessential English summer’s day out for friends and family to enjoy. vintagebrocante.co.uk

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Vintage Nostalgia Festival

Friday 31st May – Sunday 2nd June Stockton Park, Stockton, Wiltshire, BA12 0SQ

SET IN the beautiful countryside of Stockton Park, the Vintage Nostalgia Festival is a fun filled weekend of live music, dance, vintage and antique shopping, classic cars, children’s entertainment and more. Thousands of Vintage enthusiasts and classic car owners will be in attendance with vehicles on display from the 1920s to the 1970s.

Why not don your best vintage togs and enter the Best Dressed competition? Pearls Pin-Up Parlour will be on hand to create any vintage style or look, and at the Vintage Village there will be stands selling all manner

of vintage and vintage inspired clothing and accessories.

There’s a fabulous line up of live music and dance acts too, offering Jazz, Blues, Pop, Swing and Rock n Roll from as far back as the 1920s up to the 1980s. Friday night performers The Bandits will be playing full-on 50s and 60s Rock n Roll classics, and Great Scott will be smashing out the best tunes from the 80s.

The acclaimed Bamboozle are headlining on Saturday with The Tootsie Rollers performing on Saturday Night fusing old school classics with contemporary hits.

Learn to Jive and swing dance to Annie & The Midnight Shift, sample the finest Real Ale from Ringwood Brewery, enjoy the vintage theatrics from the re-enactors or get busy in the children’s activity and entertainment section. If that sounds too energetic you could just sit back and relax with a Pimms at the airstream Cocktail Bar! If you want to make a weekend of it then glamping is available provided by Zoobells who are hosting the boutique camping area with their fantastic bell tents and caravans. vintagenostalgiafestival.co.uk

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Nostalgia at its best...

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Vintage For Victory

Friday 12th-Sunday 14th July Whitchurch Library Gardens, Park Road, Cardiff, CF14 7XA SET IN A leafy suburb of Cardiff, this boutique Vintage Festival is the best kept secret in the events calendar – but we are delighted to be able to tell you all about it!

Inspired by the romance and glamour of Vintage fashion and nostalgia, visitors can drift back in time and soak up the atmosphere.

The Vintage Emporium will be filled with

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stalls selling all manner of vintage and vintage inspired clothing and accessories to add to your collection so you can dress up to the nines in timeless vintage style.

Top acts include The Jive Aces, Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer and The Satin Dollz who will be joined by a whole line up of fantastic live bands to fill the weekend with music for

all ages and tastes. If you can’t keep your feet still, then there’s Jive and Lindy Hop lessons to get you moving and you can dance the night away at The Union jack Club with a great selection of Jive, Rock n Roll, Lindy, Swing, Rockabilly and Walk music to get those toes tapping.

There’s a traditional carnival with fairground rides and side shows, and if you feel a bit peckish there’s plenty of street food stands available to choose from.

An iconic full-sized replica Spitfire and Hurricane along with a re-enactment RAF flight crew will be there to tell you all about the history of these aircraft and there will be an array of vintage military vehicles, classic cars and bikes from the 40s to the 60s.

If you want to make an entire weekend of it, then camping is available and there’s an after-show party on Saturday night with music – it’s best to book the camping in advance. vintageforvictory.co.uk

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Retro Festival

Friday 7th-Sunday 9th June Newark Showground, Newark NG24 2NY Photos: www.paulsillenceimages.co.uk

RETRO FESTIVAL started 12 years ago in Berkshire, and has since become the largest festival of its kind in the UK. Three years ago, the organisers decided to duplicate this successful recipe and take it further north to the Newark Showground. Wherever you live in the UK make sure you head to one of their events this summer – if you’ve never been before, you’re in for a treat!

The Newark Showground will be full of exhibits with over 1,000 classic cars, American RV’s, vintage caravans, Hot Rods, Airstreams, Steam Engines, a 100-year-old vintage fun fair, re-enactors, and airshows, plus over 200 vintage stalls in the shopping village selling everything from clothes to furniture. Add to this live music marquees from the 1920s to 1940s at The Spitfire Pavilion, 1950s Rockabilly at The Black Hangar – and exclusively for the Newark event, The Alternative Stage, all playing until 11pm.

The really great news is that you can also camp for the entire weekend. Last year over 6,000 people stayed over in their tents or caravans or in one of the glamping Brook Bell Tents available on site. Don’t worry if you’re concerned that camping might ruin your hairstyle, as there’s an onsite hairdresser and barber to keep you looking tip-top! If you’re a vintage fashion lover, there’s a Spitfire Fashion Show taking place on the Sunday where the traders will be showcasing their latest fashion pieces.

As well as the Retro Festival being a fantastic show for visitors, they’ve also raised an enormous amount of money for local children’s charities and various children’s cancer charities through sales of specially designed T-shirts and fundraising activities over the weekend. The really good news is – if you can’t make Newark this June, there’s always another, at Newbury in August! retrofestival.co.uk 50 / April-May 2019 / ve

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Hot Rod & Custom Drive-in Day and Simply VW Saturday 15th-Sunday 16th June

National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, Hants, SO42 7ZN SET AGAINST a backdrop of vintage fashion and live music, Simply VW kickstarts this great car weekend with over 500 VWs and camper vans rocking up on the Saturday. The Bows & Braces Vintage Village will be packed with nostalgic collectables, from vinyl to clothing. There will be a Best Dressed competition, you can chill out in the Vintage Tea Tent, or take to the dance floor.

On Sunday more than 500 Hot Rods, customised vehicles and pre-1980 classics join in for the Hot Rod & Custom Drive-In Day – the biggest in the south! Andy Saunders, giant of the custom car world, will arrive in style in his 1937 Cord 812 Westchester Tentanus, to meet show-goers and answer questions – he will also be judging and presenting his very own Andy Saunders award.

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New for this year, Classic American magazine will be holding the heats for its Car of the Year competition. Participants with event qualifying unmodified American cars of any era will be invited to compete, with a trophy for the owner of the most impressive machine, and automatic entry into the finals at the NEC’s Classic Motor Show!

On Sunday, visitors can enjoy live music by Bad Detectives, Spitfire Sisters and the roaming Mariachi el Mexicano band.

There’s free camping on the Saturday night for participants displaying a vehicle at the Hot Rod & Custom Drive-In Day on the Sunday, and it’s £10 for Simply VW participants, who would like to stay on for the Sunday show. beaulieu.co.uk/events

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The Great Gatsby Fair

Friday 19th-Sunday 21st July Metropole Lawns, The De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1DP

DUE TO THE roaring success of last year’s fabulous 1920s themed weekend, The Great Gatsby Fair, held at Bexhill-on-Sea, will return for the second year.

Held on the seafront, the event promises fun and high jinks for all the family with a vintage fair, Jazz bands, classic cars and vintage bikes, plus dance competitions, Morris dancing, Children’s entertainment, fun fair, food festival and a Brolley Parade.

The fun begins on Friday evening with The Great Gatsby Ball, held in a huge marquee with a dance floor on the Metropole Lawns adjacent to the iconic De La Warr Pavilion.

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Your compere, Viv The Spiv, will bring the evening alive when he introduces the fabulous Benoit Viellefon and his Orchestra – regulars at Ronnie Scott’s – and DJ The Swinging Detective who will play throughout the evening, whilst you enjoy the bar and buffet.

Saturday and Sunday will see some of the best vintage traders in the UK coming together to trade along The East Parade seafront from 9am until 6pm, organised by the well-established event organiser, Pop Up Vintage Fairs London. There is more entertainment throughout the weekend with The Big Charleston Challenge Dance, a Tea

Dance with The Swinging Detective, plus prizes for the Best Dressed.

Then it’s back to the marquee for Saturday night for yet another evening of frolics for The Vintage Swing Night, with Dylan Kirk & The Killers and DJ Gypsy John.

Finish off the weekend with The Jazz Breakfast in The Metropole Lawns Marquee, then listen to a variety of bands before the Best Dressed Peaky Blinder and Best Dancer prizes will be awarded.

Be sure not to miss out by buying your tickets to the evening shows online now. thegreatgatsbyfair.co.uk

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