The Winter Dinner
2026-02-06 | The George Hotel, 71 St Martin's, Stamford, PE9 2LB, United Kingdom
The evenings are drawing in, but we now have the Club’s Winter Dinner to look forward to! Next year’s dinner will be held at the historic and well-known hotel in Stamford, The George, on Friday, 6th February. The dinner, which will include a pre-meal drink, three-course meal and wine and will cost £125 a head. The hotel also offers very comfortable bedrooms, which you can book if you wish. Dress will be black tie.
Twenty-six people have already been in touch to reserve places. We will be eating in our own room, The London Room, which has a maximum capacity of thirty, so please email me quickly at miles.preston@milespreston.co.uk if you want to come. As always with these dinners, you are welcome to bring your spouse, partner, grown-up children or a guest.
If you want to stay at The George, please ring them, explaining that you are part of the Salopian Drivers Club and reserve your room directly with them.

Bicester Track Day
2026-04-01 - 2026-05-31
James Gibbon and Grant Charlesworth-Jones are keen to organise this for some time in late April or early May. If you would be interested in taking part, please email James at jamesgibbon@gma​il.com as soon as possible.

Shropshire Tour
2026-05-15
This year’s tour will include a drive from Shrewsbury to Portmeirion, with lunch at the hotel’s restaurant, followed by a return drive. If you would like to take part, please email Alex Aldous at acva@shrewsbury​.org.uk.

Kent Tour
2026-06-01 - 2026-06-03 | Leeds Castle, Broomfield, Maidstone, ME17 1PL, United Kingdom
This year, Miles will organise this two-night event at the very beautiful Leeds Castle. It will include visits to Ightham Mote and Knole Park. For this tour to happen, we have to take at least ten bedrooms in very comfortable accommodation overlooking the Castle. Please email miles.preston@​milespreston.co​.uk as soon as you can if you would like to take part.

Shelsey Walsh, Warwickshire
2026-06-06
This event is not formally organised by the SDC. Please email Alex Aldous at acva@shrewsbury​.org.uk if you are interested in this event.

Sleap Airshow
2026-07-11
Grant Charlesworth-Jones is organising another extravaganza at the Airshow. If you are interested in joining in, email Grant at grant@ryminster​.com to let him know.

Festival of the Unexceptional, Grimsthorpe Castle
2026-07-25 | Grimsthorpe Castle, Estate Office, Grimsthorpe, Bourne, PE10 0LY, United Kingdom
This event is not formally organised by the SDC. If you are thinking of going, please email Rob Marshall at rob@motoringresearcher.co.uk.

Sleap Airfield
2026-08-15
This is another event at Sleap, however, this one is not formally organised by the SDC. Many classic cars will be on display. If of interest to you, please email Alex Aldous at acva@shrewsbury​.org.uk.

Yorkshire Tour
2026-08-15 - 2026-08-16
Michel Vanhoonacker is organising another of his excellent tours. If you would like to take part, please email him at michel@vanhoona​cker.com.

Surrey/Sussex Tour
2026-09-01 - 2026-09-30 | Surrey and Sussex, Surrey
Subject to there being sufficient people wanting to participate, Stephen Heath is hoping to organise another of his very good tours in the beautiful Surrey Hills and Sussex countryside. If you are interested in taking part, please email Stephen at stephen_g_heath​@yahoo.co.uk

Salopian Day Weekend
2026-09-19 - 2026-09-20
Please put this important gathering of the SDC in your diary now. It would be brilliant if we could have a large turnout in our cars, notwithstanding our inability to park together on Central.
Organiser: Miles Preston at miles.preston@milespreston.co.uk.

Cranborne Chase
2026-09-27
This will be another of Nigel Edwards’s very civilised gatherings in a beautiful part of the country. Why not make a weekend of it and stay in one of the many hotels or pubs for a couple of nights to round off the motoring season? Please email Nigel if you are interested in taking part: nigel.edwards@h​otmail.com.

France
2027-05-01 - 2027-06-30
Thoughts are being given to a short tour (about three days) in France in May or June 2027. Grant Charlesworth-Jones and Paul Taylor are masterminding this. They are keen to get a feel for the number of people who might take part. Please could you email Grant at grant@ryminster.com if you think you might want to take part.
