Two very cool events this weekend.
This will be the 25th year for Kruise for Kids !!
SUNDAY-November-2nd-2008
Assemble at Guildford Town Centre, at 9 am, South East corner off 152nd, depart at 10 am.
The Greater Vancouver Car Club Council invites one and all to
attend the 2008 KRUISE FOR KIDS !! Decorate your car, decorate yourself !!
There will be T-shirts for the first 150 entrants, and dash plaques for the
first 200. K4K decals for all !. TON's of door prizes !!!
Trophies for Best Decorated Vehicle, Best Dressed Driver and crew,
Best Club Turnout, and Best Club Display!!
ALL we ask of you... is to donate ONE brand new toy (unwrapped) per
entrant and we encourage all Car Clubs and individuals to make cash donations !!
All toys and donations go directly to The Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau
for distribution to children in the Greater Vancouver-Fraser Valley area.
For more info contact Doug or Rhonda @604-521-3021, or Rick @ 604-306-4329,or
www.kruiseforkids.com Sunday, November 2: The Ladner to Bellingham All British Run (see details below).
London-Brighton Commemorative Run
(Formerly the Ladner-Bellingham All British Run and possibly that again after 2010)
Commemorating the 1896 Motor Car Tour to Brighton
This is our major annual event and we invite you to
join us for this year's traditional celebration!
Due to congestion at the Canada/U.S. border, the Vancouver Coast Branch of OECC has voted to revise our traditional Ladner to Bellingham All British Run for 2008, 2009 and 2010 when construction at the border is scheduled to be complete. Honouring the tradition of our classic event, founded in 1996 by Roy Wilkins, we will continue to commemorate the 1896 Motor Car Tour to Brighton (known today as the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run) and use a route with a similar distance (54 to 60 miles) along with other commemorative aspects of that classic that we think participants will enjoy.
With a route entirely in British Columbia for the next few years, we anticipate that we may approach the 50-90 cars that participated in the Ladner to Bellingham before crossing the border became so difficult. We will have our traditional start, either in Ladner or at a new location yet to be determined, and will end at an attractive destination where there will be an optional lunch.
If you have done the Ladner-Bellingham in the past but have abstained recently because of the challenging delays at the border, we want you to know that the run this year has you in mind. The committee started working on this year's run in March. If you have thoughts about how to make it a success we would appreciate hearing from you. Of particular interest would be an appropriate destination where 100-150 people could have lunch in a timely fashion. Should you have thoughts or comments, please reply to the Roundabout editor who will direct your response to the committee (see the "Contact Us" menu).
This is the last major driving event of the season for English cars in British Columbia, so plan to join us on this traditional tour!
Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008
As we get closer to the event, click below for the weather forecast!
(click here for the current weather forecast)
Start: Delta Town & Country Inn, 6005 Highway 17 (at Highway 99), Delta, BC.
Out-of-town participants may want to spend the night at the Inn
(reservations: 1-888-777-1266).
Optional Breakfast: Come early and enjoy a leisurely breakfast in the Meadows Restaurant.
Registration: 8:00 a.m.; come early and enjoy the camaraderie
in the parking lot before the start of the run.
No pre-registration required, just show up in time to buy your ticket:
$10 (members and non-members), including a London-Brighton Commemorative Run
license plate, a dash plaque, and instructions and maps to the destination.
Attractive jacket patches are an $8 option.
First Car Out: The first car out is at 9:00 sharp.
Route: We are planning a route entirely in British Columbia for the
next three years (through 2010) due to congestion at the Canada/U.S. border,.
Optional Lunch: We will enjoy the Sunday Brunch at the
Mission Springs Restaurant in Mission, a "family-friendly" destination.
The restaurant is located at 7160 Oliver Street (at Lougheed Hwy).
Join us for brunch as we celebrate successfully commemorating the London-Brighton.
For more information:
Walter Reynolds (in BC): 604-465-6350
Steve Hutchens (in WA): 360-733-3568
Always on the 1st Sunday in November, this event commemorates
the 1896 Motor Car Tour to Brighton, now known as the
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.
