Himley Hall show cancelled

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Himley Hall show cancelled

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Just in case anybody here was going and hadn't heard.
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isnt this the second time this has been cancelled this year?


its a bad time for these show organisers, they must be loosing thousands of pounds
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Makes you wonder how much this unsettled weather is costing the economy overall, it must be a very large number, possibly as much as Bob Diamond's pay off ! So many events being cancelled and no sign to an end to the rain as yet !
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Very disappointing for all concerned & I should imagine quite devastating to the organising team who work very hard to provide an excellent show, investing a lot of time & money. I live about 10 miles from Himley, so it is my local show, it will be sadly missed by many local enthusiasts. I dread to think what this weather is costing the economy overall, tourism alone must be suffering badly.
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Our local classic show on Sunday postponed until September...but what are organisers and landowners to do? Maybe less shows but bigger using some indoor type venues??? I know a multi storey that's empty every sunday :D
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Show's are going to need to be on hard standing if this carries on. Last weekend I was going to do a show, but it was cancelled because of a water logged show ground (Rugby Club). Luckily there was another one which was on a sea-front promanade, so I went there instead.

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That MK3 is my friend Craig's.

He spent 3 years converting a new Heritage shell back to MK3 spec.

A really lovely car!
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It's beautiful!
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back to subject of himley...


no loss really as every himley show is like "groundhog day"

same old...

you know its true..just some of you are scared to agree.. :mrgreen:
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Its a Mini show, what do you expect?

For what it's worth, I reckon that Himley was / is the best Mini show of the year. Always plenty of traders with a few bargains to be had, a superb turn out of club stands a lot of whom go to massive efforts to make their cars look like characters out of Star Trek or Scooby Doo what more could a Mini fan want :lol:

Seriously though, with the excellent selection of traders & the cross section of cars on display, Himley is in my opinion second only to Beaulieu, only a hell of a lot closer to me.
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I've always liked Himley.

Its one of those shows where eveyone, from the organisers to the club attendees seemed to make a special effort.

Even my kids like it !!!

I hope those involved with organising it (any any other show which is affected) dont get too disheartened.
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A good show but I have often spent tooooooooooo much time waiting to get in as they never seem to get the traffic flow sorted. Last time I decided they had had enough chances, a bit like Bingley.
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I prefer Stanford Hall.
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i agree
stanford hall is much better !!

i used to enjoy himley and bingley but it got a bit tiresome and repetitive you know..

the only entertainment was watching dave hollis flap around like a chicken being chased around by a fox ,and the same old people following him round like a lap dog..

not done no mini shows for a few years now..

think some point soon im gonna pop my head back outa the window and attend a few..

and put a few peoples backs up at the same time no doubt! :lol:
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