Although the requested article has failed to materialise from our show and shine team headed by Richard here is my understanding of the special variations to the normal format for the 2011 event.

As this is our 25th event Richard felt it appropriate to have a special class for this year only featuring the vehicles that would have been new in the year of the first Jamboree in 1986.

So, if you have a 1986 vehicle we hope you will feel compelled to come along and enter the special class this year. Ideal for the Mk2 Golf, Scirocco, T25, Passat, etc etc if it was born in 1986, you are eligible to enter the class.

See the Show and shine page for details of other classes.

Last year we were approached by a proud parent who was being pestered by his young son who wanted to enter the show and shine in his pedal car. Of course Richard agreed and those present at the prize giving were entertained when Nigel interviewed to young lad as we found a trophy for him too.

This year the childrens pedal car class is official. To qualify the pedal car has to carry a ‘VW’ badge. To qualify it must be a pedal car capable of being driven by the child. So, come on Dad’s, get to work you still have time to build you offsprings chariot.

The Sunday will of course be extremely busy and Richard will need to have a cut off time for the entry to the show and shine field. Judging takes a considerable time and to give the judges a fair shot a viewing and making their assessment of the vehicles we m,ush adhere to Richards final decision of cut off time.

We urge you to be in the registration queue as near to 9.00am as possible please and be ready to complete the registration form and to make your own decision on the class you wish to enter. Our show and shine team just don’t have the time to talk entrants through this process so decide in advance, complete the form and keep requests for assistance to a minimum please.

As many of you will recall the show and shine area is, in normal times, used as the local football team’s pitch. For this reason and, to prevent potential harm to the vehicles on display we have some strict rules that will be enforced:

• No wheel spinning in the arena – you will be excluded
• No pedal cycles to be taken into the arena – to protect the vehicles
• No dogs allowed in the arena – to protect the vehicles and avoid possible fouling issues

Fingers crossed for another bright and sunny day.