The famous names of motoring history will be on parade at Sunday's (29th Aug) 15th annual Motor Show at Webbs, the award-winning garden centre in Wychbold.
The names of Triumph, Jaguar, MG, Morris, Rover and Bentley will be among those vehicles displayed by car enthusiasts from across the Midlands. This year is set to be the biggest and best yet with 350 vehicles registered to take part in the free event. Vehicles from every decade since the 1920s will be on show from 11am - 4pm.
Executive Chairman, Ed Webb, said: “It’s a fantastic day out for all the family - there is so much to admire. The cars are brought along by true enthusiasts, either as individuals or members of car clubs who are delighted to share their interest with others. We even have drivers and their cars who have been coming along since the very first event.”
“The event has grown into one of the highlights of the summer at Webbs. We started with just 13 cars on display at the first show and it’s now grown into an incredibly popular event. ”
The event has the maximum number of vehicles taking part this year.
Den building, feeding the worms and garden trails are all ready for youngsters visiting Ryton Gardens, near Coventry this summer holiday.
There will be plenty on offer to keep children and their families busy in the ten acres of stunning organic demonstration gardens which are in the expert care of leading organic growing charity, Garden Organic.
There will be a collection of den building materials and space in the gardens for families to build their own dens, with inspiration on hand if needed. At 11.30am each day Garden Organic staff will take interested visitors to feed the worms and learn how they help the composting process.
Children can follow a fun quiz trail around the demonstration gardens and all the correct entries will go into a draw to win a prize. The holiday fun from from Saturday, 17th July to Tuesday, 31st August from 11am to 4pm. Up to 3 children can have free entry with one paying adult. Children must be accompanied at all times by an adult.
Colette Bond, Head of Education, Garden Organic, said, "Visiting Ryton Gardens is a great opportunity for you people to engage with the outdoors and learn something without realising! We have some fantastic self led activities for families to enjoy which are suitable for all ages."
Top organic tips are free at Ryton Gardens, near Coventry on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 September) as the site opens its doors to ten acres of stunning organic gardens.
The demonstration gardens, which are in the expert care of local charity, Garden Organic were recently voted the ‘Best Garden’ in the Central region by readers of BBC Gardeners’ World magazine and will be open free as part of the Heritage Open Days initiative.
There is plenty still to see in the gardens in September with the apple and pear orchard heavy with dozens of different varieties ripe and waiting to be picked. Staff are busy in the Allotment Garden and Vegetable Way Garden where green manures, clover, phacelia and vetch are sown into bare ground to fix nitrogen through the winter months.
As an added bonus for the weekend Ryton Gardens welcomes the Midlands Koi Association, who will be displaying some of their prized koi carp in their annual show. Garden entry on each of the two days is free with a small adult charge of £2.50 for Koi show visitors.
Ryton Gardens has been demonstrating green and sustainable gardening to visitors for the past 25 years. Transformed by Garden Organic into a stunning attraction with over 30 individual gardens to explore. For those who work up a thirst and appetite they can visit the organic restaurant and café, run by Webbs Garden Centres voted 'Best Afternoon Tea' in the region also by BBC Gardeners’ World magazine readers.
Customers and staff at Webbs Garden Centre in Wychbold are holding a second Donate, don’t Dump Day for St Richard’s Hospice.
The award-winning garden centre has taken inspiration from the popular BBC 2 television Mary Queen of Charity Shops programme. They are encouraging customers and staff to come along to Webbs, Wychbold on Thursday, 16th September, between 10am and 6pm and bring one good quality item which is no longer wanted or needed.
There will be a Webbs lorry and member of staff in the car park ready to accept donations. These will then be taken directly to St Richard’s Hospice warehouse where everything will be sorted and taken into the charity’s shops to be sold.
Executive Chairman Ed Webb said, “We held a very successful Donate Day for St Richard’s last year which helped to improve the quality and quantity of donations. We’ve had similar successful days for other local hospices this year and our customers are now getting into the idea of it being a fixed part of the calendar. We are very glad to be able to help St Richard’s raise the much needed funds to carry out their invaluable work in the community.”
Staff at Webbs Garden Centres are urging employees in the county to join them in Wear your Wellies to work charity day on Friday, 17th September.
The national day sees employees wear their wellies to work and pay £2, raising money for the charity Action Medical Research. Webbs staff have already held a wellie-wanging competition to raise funds towards the cause and will be pulling on their boots on the day. Webbs, Wychbold and Webbs, West Hagley, stores will also be selling wellies with a £5 donation made to the charity for each pair sold from 1st to 17th September.
Wellies to work was inspired by Action Medical Research's mascot Paddington Bear. Action Medical Research is a leading children's charity, founded nearly 60 years ago. They have been instrumental in some of the most significant breakthroughs in recent medical history including the UK polio vaccine and ultrasound scanning in pregnancy.
Webbs Executive Chairman, Ed Webb said, "There is a huge choice of wellies available now so people can go for a pair which suits their personality! This is a fun idea to help a charity and for just £2 is an easy way of raising much needed cash for them. We hope to see everyone in their wellies on the day, inside the office as well as in the garden!"
Dramatic displays from one of the largest falconry exhibition teams in the UK will delight customers at Ryton Gardens, near Coventry on Sunday, 8
th August.
Trevor Hill's Falconry Display Team includes eagles, vultures, caracaras, hawks, falcons and owls. The team
will be giving two displays with each bird trained to demonstrate their natural behaviour, style,
technique and speed of hunting in an arena environment.
Trevor and his team are happy to chat to visitors while the birds rest between flying displays and answer any questions about the sport of falconry. There will be two flying displays at 12 noon and 2.30pm,
lasting about 30 minutes each.
The event takes place from 11am to 4pm in the award-winning, stunning and inspirational organic gardens cared for by leading organic growing charity, Garden Organic. There is a special offer of buy one ticket, get one free on Sunday, 8th August.
Access to Webbs, Ryton Gardens' shop, restaurant and cafe is free. For details on opening times and prices visit www.rytongardens.org.uk or call 02476 308201.
Webbs, the family owned garden centre business took on the retail, conference and catering operations at Ryton Gardens earlier this year.
