February 2026

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February has multiple significant dates. For example, 1st February is the Celtic Feast of Imbolc and of course for the romantics out there, we have Valentines Day on 14th. Then for food lovers we have Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) on 17th, but over and above everything else, we have the launch of the Events Calendar for 2026 which can be downloaded from the website HERE. As if that is not enough, we also have the first Club Night of 2026 on the 13th of February at The Fairmile – more reasons to be cheerful!

So, a few notes about the Events Calendar: Firstly, as explained at the AGM, we have split the calendar into ‘Club Events’, and ‘Other Events’. Club Events are where we, as a club, will be allocated space so that we can all park together and raise the club banner. Other Events are those that we believe will be of interest to members but, due to the size or layout of the event, we are unlikely to be able to park as a group. Secondly, we still ask that you indicate to us which events (either ‘Club’ events or ‘Other’ events) you are likely to attend so that we can assist the event organisers with numbers where applicable. Thirdly, and most importantly, we are changing the way in which we communicate event updates to you. Moving forward, if you have indicated that you are likely to attend a ‘Club’ event, then we will email updates directly to you as and when these are received. We will of course still update the Information Sheets and provide updates on all events through the Club newsletters though.

With respect to dates for this year, most have now been confirmed and for those that are currently unconfirmed, we have a fair idea of when these will happen. Those where we are still waiting for confirmation include the Farnham Festival of Transport, Claygate Flower & Village Show, Newdigate Village Show, and the Christmas Luncheon. Information will be added as we receive it.

In terms of the actual events this year, you will notice a few additions. We have been asked to help a primary school in Epsom as their pupils are doing a STEM project on ‘old’ cars versus ‘new’ cars and they would like to see a few ‘older’ cars for their comparison. We have also been asked to attend the Epsom Riding for the Disabled Summer Fair (where they will provide us with refreshments), and you will notice that we have secured places at the Fawley Hill Railway & Museum.

Finally, we are looking to make some changes to a few of the old favourite events.

The first and most notable of these being Drive Your Classic Car Day. We are proposing driving our cars from a pre-arranged start point via suggested routes to the restaurant for lunch. Lunch will be at the Ragged Robin on the A3100 just outside Godalming and following agreement at the AGM we will sit down for lunch at 3:00pm. We need to provide numbers to the venue very shortly and require a deposit of £10 per person. Please let Phil know if you will be attending and pay your deposit into the SCVC account (Sort Code: 60-24-28 Account No. 35096993) by the end of February. Book early to avoid disappointment!!

The venue has asked that we pre-order our meals from their Spring Menu which will be available shortly and we will provide this to you as soon as possible. You will each need to settle your own bill (less the £10 per person deposit) for food on the day and any additional items such as drinks, coffee etc. will need to be paid for at the bar.

And just to end, did you know that Percy Shaw invented the passive road markings referred to as ‘Cats Eyes’ in 1934 after noticing reflections from a real cat's eyes, thus leading to the name.

 Jeannie & Phil