Post by David on Jan 25, 2006 12:30:02 GMT
The club (which means all our members) is part of this fine organisation.
Announcing FBHVC’s new initiative to raise the profile of the historic vehicle movement through an annual “Drive It Day”. St.George’s Day would be a singularly appropriate day to choose to celebrate the glorious variety of mechanised road transport heritage that we have in this country. FBHVC wants all owners of licensed historic vehicles to use them on 23 April, which this year happens to fall on a Sunday. This will be a truly national event and one that everyone can take part in wherever they live, and it’s absolutely free of entry forms, fees and red-tape.
FBHVC exists to uphold the freedom to use old vehicles. Without that freedom there would be little incentive to preserve them, and if that incentive was lost, so too would be a very large part of our national transport heritage.
Drive It Day (or perhaps Ride It Day for motorcyclists?) is part of anongoing campaign to raise public awareness of the historic vehicle movement.
”After all,” Tony Beadle asks, “what’s the point in fighting for a freedomif we don’t make the best possible use of it?”
The message to owners is: it’s not necessary to go to a show or take part inan event, FBHVC just wants you to get your old vehicle(s) out so they can be seen by the public. If the vehicle is suitable, use it instead of modern transport for your daily activity: use it to go to work, take a trip to the seaside, enjoy a day out in the country, visit a stately home or just go shopping. Those with older, larger or slower vehicles for which such use would be impossible, impractical or inappropriate can join in by getting their vehicles out and parking them on the drive where they can be seen.
Announcing FBHVC’s new initiative to raise the profile of the historic vehicle movement through an annual “Drive It Day”. St.George’s Day would be a singularly appropriate day to choose to celebrate the glorious variety of mechanised road transport heritage that we have in this country. FBHVC wants all owners of licensed historic vehicles to use them on 23 April, which this year happens to fall on a Sunday. This will be a truly national event and one that everyone can take part in wherever they live, and it’s absolutely free of entry forms, fees and red-tape.
FBHVC exists to uphold the freedom to use old vehicles. Without that freedom there would be little incentive to preserve them, and if that incentive was lost, so too would be a very large part of our national transport heritage.
Drive It Day (or perhaps Ride It Day for motorcyclists?) is part of anongoing campaign to raise public awareness of the historic vehicle movement.
”After all,” Tony Beadle asks, “what’s the point in fighting for a freedomif we don’t make the best possible use of it?”
The message to owners is: it’s not necessary to go to a show or take part inan event, FBHVC just wants you to get your old vehicle(s) out so they can be seen by the public. If the vehicle is suitable, use it instead of modern transport for your daily activity: use it to go to work, take a trip to the seaside, enjoy a day out in the country, visit a stately home or just go shopping. Those with older, larger or slower vehicles for which such use would be impossible, impractical or inappropriate can join in by getting their vehicles out and parking them on the drive where they can be seen.