Sarah Wyatt – Film and Video Curator Early 20th century motoring journals show that using famous people to promote car…
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Under the Bonnet Returns
Saturday 13 April and Saturday 27 April Due to the popularity of our last ‘Under the Bonnet’ evening, we are spreading…
Karl Ludvigsen’s Cars and Stars
Friday 5 April 2019 Some readers will remember that our speaker this evening, Karl Ludvigsen, was last at Beaulieu for…
Meet Steph Jeavons
Saturday 9 March 2019 Steph Jeavons is an author, journalist, and adventurer who, in April 2018, completed a solo around-the-world (RTW)…
Across Africa and Beyond: The 1988 London-Sydney Vintage Rally
Saturday 16 February 2019 Paul Davies and James Wheildon had been campaigning vintage Talbot 90’s in various events from VSCC…
Charles Rolls and Britain’s First International Aviation Meeting
Saturday 26 January 2019 The seaside town of Bournemouth was the venue for Britain’s first International Aviation Meeting in 1910…
‘Spitfire’ – a ‘British Film Company’ presentation
Saturday 12 January 2019 ‘Spitfire’ is a cinematic, epic tale of determination, vision and courage. It is the story of…
Votes for Women- Edna Clarke Hall
Edna Clarke Hall (nee Waugh) was born in Shipbourne, Kent to the Victorian social campaigner Benjamin Waugh, who founded the…
The Story of Lilian Roper
Sarah Wyatt – Film and Video Curator Our Motoring Archive holds two bound scrapbooks charting the motoring career of Lilian…
Ron Hickman donation
An important personal collection of drawings and documents by Lotus sports car designer and inventor the late Ron Hickman has…
The Women Pioneers of The Caravan Club
Angela Willis, Curator, Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection When The Caravan Club of Great Britain and Ireland (today known as…
Under the Bonnet
Sarah Wyatt – Film and Video Curator In the early days of motoring, most women were content to let their…
Long Distance Ladies
Patrick Collins – Research and Enquiries Officer Long distance journeys hold a special fascination for adventurous motorcyclists. Numerous riders have…
Muriel Hind (1882 – 1956)
Patrick Collins – Research and Enquiries Officer One doesn’t need to spend long looking through the Edwardian motorcycling magazines held…
Getting Creative for Vote 100
Angela Willis – Curator, Caravan and Motorhome Club Collection This summer we celebrated 100 years of some women gaining the…