Alive & V-dubbin
Show report from club member Irene Sapsford…
We were given a leaflet advertising this show while relaxing in our van, so thought we would give it a try. Arriving at 10am on the Sunday, but understand there was a lot of activity with live bands on Saturday night – plus beer tent!!
It is a good show, plenty to do and look at. The Suffolk showground has numerous things like the sanctuary and golf. There was abseiling, a park and entertainment for children.
The live band on Sunday was a bit noisy for us and not our type of music, but there were crowds watching and enjoying it.
The auto-jumble was a little sparse, there were a lot of places to get something to eat through we thought it was pricey. Plenty of stalls selling the usual VW stuff.
The toilets were clean, which after two days of the show we were surprised. They were nicely spread out around the ground. The water stands were easy to find.
The were quite a few Beetles for sale, unfortunately no campers.
The camping area was clean and nicely spaced out. There didn’t seem to be any club stands but the camper owners were friendly and chatted to us. There were as many campers in the car park as were on display. The parking area was well organised with plenty of space to sit outside your van and have a picnic.
The one van we were impressed with was a purple split with a lot of chrome.
All in all a good show, a great day out and it did help having sunshine all day, plus it was easy getting out of the exits.
Regards
Irene Sapsford
Prices:
Day entry £5.00
Weekend camping £15.00
Saturday camping £10.00
16’s and under FREE
For more information about this show, please visit http://www.suffolkbugrs.co.uk/alive.html
2009 events
Volksworld VW Show
Sandown Park, Surrey.
28th - 29th March 2009.
Easter Camping Weekend
Battlesbridge, Essex.
10th - 13th April 2009.
Elemental
Stansted, Essex.
18th April 2009
Manningtree Classic Vehicle Show
Manningtree, Essex.
26th April 2009
Battlesbridge Classic Vehicle Show
Battlesbridge, Essex.
10th May 2009
Battlesbridge VW Weekend
Battlesbridge, Essex.
16th - 17th May 2009
Enfield Pageant of Motoring
Enfield, Middlesex.
23rd - 25th May 2009
Weald Country Park Show
Brentwood, Essex.
12th - 14th June 2009
Alive & V-Dubbin
Suffolk Showground, Suffolk.
14th June 2009
Father's Day Show
Knebworth, Herts.
21st June 2009
The Bus Stopover
Willoughby, Leicestershire.
20th - 21st June 2009
BVF (British Volkswagen Festival)
Malvern Three Counties Showground, Worcestershire.
4th - 5h July 2009
Peppercorn
Langley, Kent.
10th - 12th July 2009
CamperJam 09
Weston-Under-Lizard, Staffordshire.
10th - 12th July 2009
Dubs at the Castle
Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire.
17th - 19th July 2009
Coalhouse Fort Car Show
Tilbury, Essex.
26th July 2009