September 2025

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The name “September” comes from an old Roman word, “septem,” which actually means 7. That’s right – September was the seventh month of the year on the Roman calendar – It did not become the ninth month until the advent of the Gregorian calendar. Also, out of all 12 months of the year, September has the most letters. It contains nine letters, and it (now) happens to be the ninth month of the year. No other months have the same amount of letters as their number in the calendar year.

 

And so, to September events:

Clearly the show season is now drawing to an end but there are still events that may be of interest to you:

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September 6th – Broome Park Nursing Home:

We have been invited to join the residents of the Broome Park Nursing Home for their BBQ picnic. We have had a fair bit of interest already, but it’s not too late. No registration is required, just show up from 11:30 to 12:00 and leave whenever you choose. A BBQ lunch is obviously included together with teas and coffees at no cost. You will find the nursing home at: Station Rd, Betchworth RH3 7DF

 

September 7th – Edenbridge Motor Show:

The event is now sold out, but they are running a ‘Waiting List’ if you were planning on attending but haven’t pre-registered. Cars must be ‘classic’ or ‘unique’ and the show runs from 10:00am until 5pm.

 

September 12th – Club Night at The Fairmile:

The ever popular Club Night will take place on 12th September so do come along for a chat and a bite to eat. The meeting starts at around 8pm but if you are eating we suggest that you arrive from around 6:30. If the weather is good, why not bring your classic car along, although with the weather changing, it is certainly not compulsory.

 

September 13th – Dunkirk Little Ships:

The website for this event still implies that the Veterans Cruise from Penton Hook Marina will still go ahead, but we have been unable to find any further information. You could keep an eye on the website at: https://www.adls.org.uk/the-veterans-cruise but at this late stage, we will now not attend as a club.

 

September 21st – The Surrey Classic Vehicle Club Summer Gathering:

Following the success in 2023 and 2024, we are returning to The Fairmile public house and restaurant in Cobham (where we hold our Club Nights) for our 2025 Summer Gathering. No formal registration is required, but if you wish to eat in the restaurant, we urge you to book a table as early as possible as the restaurant is very popular on Sundays. Further information on the venue can be found at: www.chefandbrewer.com/pubs/surrey/fairmile

 

And looking forward to October:

Apart from Club Night which will be on 10th October, there are no other planned club events at this time. Naturally, if this changes then we will let you all know as soon as possible.

 

And, finally: The story of number plates in the UK began in 1903, when they were first introduced to help identify vehicles and their owners. Back then, plates were simply issued in chronological order, with the first ever plate being the famous "A1." As more cars hit the road, things got a bit more complicated, leading to a new system which, in 1963, combined both letters and numbers with the first ‘Suffix’ being the letter ‘A’. Fast forward to today, and having been through the ‘Prefix’ system, we currently have a format with two letters, two numbers, and three random letters. The first two letters represent where the car was first registered, while the numbers tell you the year it was registered. The last three? Just a random assortment, purely for identification.

 

See you all on the 12th September for Club Night.

Jeannie & Phil