National 'Drive It Day'

The Club started in 1966 with some of these.

Tyneside and Durham Branch at MG Northumbria, Corbridge.

York Branch Rally at Sledmere House

Some of the 1,400+ Cars at the Newby Hall Rally organised by Bishop Auckland Branch.

Tyneside and Durham End of Season Rally at Beamish Museum.

More Members Cars at Woodhorn Mining Museum.

Durham Branch at Durham Regatta.

National 'Drive It Day'

Drive It Day - 3rd Sunday in April

Drive it Day commemorates the Thousand Mile Trial on 23rd April 1900.

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The Royal Automobile Club Thousand Mile Trial started in London and passed through Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, then through Scotland before returning via many more English Cities until they were back in London again.

The trial lasted until May 12th and 46 out of the 64 starting cars made it to the finish line. This was no mean feet when you consider that the occupants
sat on, and not in, these automobiles

Speed limits at that time were 12mph on country roads and 8mph in towns

Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, had the dubious honour of being the first person in Great Britain to be successfully charged with speeding on 28 January 1896. Travelling at approximately 8mph, he had exceeded the 2mph speed limit for towns and was fined one shilling plus costs.

He had been caught by a policeman who had given chase on a bicycle.

Rallies, Breakfast Meets and Road Runs

Tyneside and Durham Branch Organised Rallies and other meetings are listed in the calendar on their own dedicated website, along with any entry reqirements: - Click Here -

York Branch organises it's own Road Runs and Rallies with all the entry requirements on their own seperate website: - Click Here -

Some of our local branches also hold breakfast meetings with optional Road Runs all year around where you can use your Classic if you wish.

Other News

Club News

What's happening?

Important Club News

The Clubs recognised 'Rally Season' is now over and Coffee Mornings are suspended for the foreseeable future. Please remember everyone follow the Governments latest Coronavirus (COVID‑19) and Social Distancing Advice to 'Stay Safe' so we can all meet again once this is over.

Latest Club Update:

We will endeavour to keep everyone updated as to future events as/if we have any further news.

3rd November 2020

From the Chairman…

Dear Members,What a horrible year 2020 has been; it has to have been the worst year most of us will have ever had to go through.

With regards the Classic Car Movement, it has been devastating, to say the least. Most arranged events we at NECPWA would normally run had to be cancelled.

We have tried to keep in-touch with members via David Stanley's mighty effort to send out an e-mag to all those that passed on their email address to him. On behalf of the membership, David,Thank You for this wonderful effort.

I would also like to thank David Faulkner for his valiant efforts to keep the web pages going at this time.

With regards to events we managed to arrange this year, a big THANK YOU must go to those who tried and managed to get their local Council and Police to agree to them going ahead. What bothers me is what's to happen next year 2021? Normally this time of year I, for one, am trying to arrange events for the Tyneside branch, but most of the venues are either still closed or the events department are still on furlough.

I hope everyone has a great Christmas and are safe and well!

Take care -

John Bilton, Chairman.

As all Tyneside Branch events are now cancelled, those with this years Season Tickets can use them as payment for next years Season Ticket.

We will be getting in-touch with those members who have paid for the 2020 season to explain the details.

NECPWA will continue to follow all official Government guidelines and will keep you informed of any future plans.

How to Join?

NECPWA Club Membership is only £15.00 for UK residents. However, to encourage younger people to the Classic Car movement, membership applications from under-30's can be obtained free of subscription, although with a free subscription, members will only receive the 'E' version of NECPWA News.

For attendance at some events organised by individual NECPWA Branches, there may be a small additional charge.

An Application Form can be downloaded from this site: - Click Here -

Or you can e mail the Membership Secretary, Doug Gillanders: membership[at]necpwa.org

What Can We Offer?

★ An illustrated magazine issued 8 times a year with articles on restoration and current news and views on historic motoring

★ Free Membership for under-30's (with'E' version of the magazine included)

★ A vintage Advertiser for spare parts

★ A Spare Parts Store in West Cornforth, Durham

★ A Club library

★ A rally and autojumble organisation service

★ Regular meetings at many local venues throughout the year. Film shows and lectures are often arranged

★ Help obtaining original registration numbers from the DVLA

NECPWA Notice Board

Webmaster wrote this on the Notice Board 03 Nov : 16:02

3D printing for hard to find parts

NECPWA have been approached by a specialist supplier of 'obsolete' and no longer available car parts which hopefully members may find o[more ...]

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STANNINGTON BATTLE OF BRITAIN COMMEMORATIVE EVENT 17th JULY 2021

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Drive It Day April 25th 2021

The FBHVC has announced that, in 2021, Drive it Day will be run in support of the nationally important charity, the NSPCC’s Childline[more ...]

Webmaster wrote this on the Notice Board 21 Sep : 18:33

NEC Classic Motor Show November 2020 **CANCELLED**

The organisers of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, have decided there is no alternative but to postpone the [more ...]

Magazine Dates

NECPWA Magazine Target Dates 2020

Please Note: Print versions of the magazine are currently suspended, however a reduced 'e-version' may be produced if there is enough content. Please Read this from the Editor: - Click Here -

Magazine

An example of the 'e version' of the Clubs Magazine, NECPWA News, is available by clicking the image:

Acrobat reader 10X or higher or iBooks on a MAC or Apple device is required to open it.