History

‘Classics on the Common’ has been hugely successful. An impromptu ‘pub meet’ for local enthusiasts has grown over the last 10 years to the position where the event won Classic and Sports Car magazine’s award for the overall 'Best Event 2003' (Classic and Sports Car Magazine January 2004 p12). To read the full article about this award click on the following link 'The Greatest Hits of 2003'

The accolades had been flying for sometime. In 2002 ‘Classics on the Common’ was mentioned in dispatches in the same periodical. The 2003 commendation is the culmination of years of hard work by the principal organisers; Peter Madden and John Tibble. 

John was until recently  the landlord of the nearby local ‘The Carpenters Arms’ which has a thriving Classic Car Club and organises a number of classic car runs throughout the year.  In 1994, 25 cars turned up for an evening’s picnic. The power of ‘word of mouth’ advertising cannot be ignored as 125 rolled up the following year and, despite not publicising the event, by 2002 this had grown to well over 1,500. Finding room to lay out the picnic was now the issue!