2011 Events
6th March - Rover 75 and ZT Club Rally
The Rover 75 and ZT Owners Club held their first rally of 2011 at the Atwell wilson Motor Museum. There were 59 cars in attendance. See the club review here. A slection of photos are available on Flickr.
13th March - CSMA Rally
26th April - Highworth Camera Club Visit
Members of the Highworth Camera Club spent the evening at the museum taking photos of the cars.
4th May - Morris Register Club
21st May - Castle Combe Steam Rally
The Atwell Wilson Motor museum had a stand at the Castle Combe Steam Rally.
27th May - SICC Caravan Club Rally
30th May - Bradford on Avon Lions Club
The Atwell Wilson Motor Museum had three cars on show at the Bradford on Avon Lions Club 15th Annual Fun Day.
6th June - Bradford on Avon Rotary Club
9th June - Calne Library
The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum took a car to the Calne Library for the children's transport theme event.
13th June - Stroud Historic Vehicle Club
18th June - Jensen Owners' Club Visit
Members of the Jenson Owner's Club visited the Atwell Wilson Motor Museum as part of the JOC International Weekend at Alexandra House, Wroughton.
1st - 3rd July - Royal Enfield Club Rally
The Atwell Wilson Motor Museum took two exhibits two the Royal Enfield Owner's Club International Rally held at Blacklands.
10th July - Atwell-Wilson Classic Vehicle Day
The Friends of the Atwell Wilson Motor Museum held their annual classic car day at the museum. The 2011 theme was 60 years of the Austin A30. More than 300 cars were on show, with exhibits including classic cars, motor cycles, commercial vehicles and vintage tractors.
18th July - Classic Car Run Visit
19th July - South West in Bloom
The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum transported the South West in Bloom judges in the Rolls Royce Silver Wraith. Calne was awarded the Silver Gilt award in only it's second year as part of the competition.
23rd - 24th July - Austin Counties Show
The museum was host to the Austin Counties annual rally. More than 60 cars were on display, including Austin Hampshires, Herefords and a number of rare A40 Sports. A report was published in the Gazette and Herald.
5th - 7th August - Gloucester Steam Extravaganza, South Cerney
The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum took three cars to the Gloucester Steam Extravaganza.
1st - 4th September - National MicroCar Rally
The 2011 National MircroCar Rally was held at the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum. There were 163 cars on the show day on Sunday 4th September - not far below the world record of 186. Photos of the event are available on Flickr and the NMCR website.
2nd September - Wedding for a Hero, Bowood
The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum provided transport for the Wedding for a Hero at Bowood Hotel. The wedding was the result of a competition designed to recognise and reward a member of the British Armed Forces. The Rolls Royce Silver Wraith was used to transport the bride to the wedding and to take the couple for a drive before the wedding breakfast. Some photos of the event are available on Facebook.
3rd September - Lacock Abbey
The museum took a car to Lacock Abbey for the Lacock at War day.
6th September - Priestly Primary School, Calne
The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum took two cars to teh Priestly Primary School and gave a talk to students about transport.
24th September - MiniWorld Action Day, Castle Combe
The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum took the newly restored experimental 9X-engineered Mini used by Alex Issigonis to exhibit on the MiniWorld Stand. Photos of the event are on Flickr.
24th September - Gaslight Motorcycle Club Visit
9th October - Horton Historic Vehicle Club, 2011 West Run
The Horton Historic Vehicle Club 2011 West Run included a visit to the Atwell Wilson Motor Museum.
5th - 6th November - The Footman James Bristol Classic Vehicle Restoration Show, Bath and West Showground
The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum attended the Bristol Classic Vehicle Restoration Show, for more details about the show see their website.
3rd December - Mulled Wine Evening and Christmas Draw
The Friends of the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum held their annual Mulled Wine Evening at the Museum, with around 100 guests attending. The winner of the Annual Grand Draw, the prize this year being a 1957 Morris Minor 1000 car, was Sue Manton from Compton Bassett. She was not at the event, so a presentation ceremony was held at the museum on Sunday 11th December. She said "It brings back childhood memories, as a relative had one when I was a child and the memory has stucj with me, I loved that car. I am definitely going to keep it."
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6th March - Rover 75 and ZT Club Rally
The Rover 75 and ZT Owners Club held their first rally of 2011 at the Atwell wilson Motor Museum. There were 59 cars in attendance. See the club review here. A slection of photos are available on Flickr.
13th March - CSMA Rally
26th April - Highworth Camera Club Visit
Members of the Highworth Camera Club spent the evening at the museum taking photos of the cars.
4th May - Morris Register Club
21st May - Castle Combe Steam Rally
The Atwell Wilson Motor museum had a stand at the Castle Combe Steam Rally.
27th May - SICC Caravan Club Rally
30th May - Bradford on Avon Lions Club
The Atwell Wilson Motor Museum had three cars on show at the Bradford on Avon Lions Club 15th Annual Fun Day.
6th June - Bradford on Avon Rotary Club
9th June - Calne Library
The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum took a car to the Calne Library for the children's transport theme event.
13th June - Stroud Historic Vehicle Club
18th June - Jensen Owners' Club Visit
Members of the Jenson Owner's Club visited the Atwell Wilson Motor Museum as part of the JOC International Weekend at Alexandra House, Wroughton.
1st - 3rd July - Royal Enfield Club Rally
The Atwell Wilson Motor Museum took two exhibits two the Royal Enfield Owner's Club International Rally held at Blacklands.
10th July - Atwell-Wilson Classic Vehicle Day
The Friends of the Atwell Wilson Motor Museum held their annual classic car day at the museum. The 2011 theme was 60 years of the Austin A30. More than 300 cars were on show, with exhibits including classic cars, motor cycles, commercial vehicles and vintage tractors.
18th July - Classic Car Run Visit
19th July - South West in Bloom
The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum transported the South West in Bloom judges in the Rolls Royce Silver Wraith. Calne was awarded the Silver Gilt award in only it's second year as part of the competition.
23rd - 24th July - Austin Counties Show
The museum was host to the Austin Counties annual rally. More than 60 cars were on display, including Austin Hampshires, Herefords and a number of rare A40 Sports. A report was published in the Gazette and Herald.
5th - 7th August - Gloucester Steam Extravaganza, South Cerney
The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum took three cars to the Gloucester Steam Extravaganza.
1st - 4th September - National MicroCar Rally
The 2011 National MircroCar Rally was held at the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum. There were 163 cars on the show day on Sunday 4th September - not far below the world record of 186. Photos of the event are available on Flickr and the NMCR website.
2nd September - Wedding for a Hero, Bowood
The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum provided transport for the Wedding for a Hero at Bowood Hotel. The wedding was the result of a competition designed to recognise and reward a member of the British Armed Forces. The Rolls Royce Silver Wraith was used to transport the bride to the wedding and to take the couple for a drive before the wedding breakfast. Some photos of the event are available on Facebook.
3rd September - Lacock Abbey
The museum took a car to Lacock Abbey for the Lacock at War day.
6th September - Priestly Primary School, Calne
The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum took two cars to teh Priestly Primary School and gave a talk to students about transport.
24th September - MiniWorld Action Day, Castle Combe
The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum took the newly restored experimental 9X-engineered Mini used by Alex Issigonis to exhibit on the MiniWorld Stand. Photos of the event are on Flickr.
24th September - Gaslight Motorcycle Club Visit
9th October - Horton Historic Vehicle Club, 2011 West Run
The Horton Historic Vehicle Club 2011 West Run included a visit to the Atwell Wilson Motor Museum.
5th - 6th November - The Footman James Bristol Classic Vehicle Restoration Show, Bath and West Showground
The Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum attended the Bristol Classic Vehicle Restoration Show, for more details about the show see their website.
3rd December - Mulled Wine Evening and Christmas Draw
The Friends of the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum held their annual Mulled Wine Evening at the Museum, with around 100 guests attending. The winner of the Annual Grand Draw, the prize this year being a 1957 Morris Minor 1000 car, was Sue Manton from Compton Bassett. She was not at the event, so a presentation ceremony was held at the museum on Sunday 11th December. She said "It brings back childhood memories, as a relative had one when I was a child and the memory has stucj with me, I loved that car. I am definitely going to keep it."
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