Join the Shire stand at a show this summer!

Believe it or not we’re not just about playing in the mud – there’s a whole lot of social stuff and shows the club attends and members are always welcome to bring their vehicles and show them off. It can be a great day or weekend out and people love to see Land Rovers in amongst all the shiny stuff.

The club has stands at several shows over the summer, which usually also means anyone bringing their vehicle on the stand gets discounted entry too – if you’d like to come to any of them please drop us a message or chat to one of the committee.

Upcoming shows:

  • April 6th – Newbury Land Rover spares day – no discount here but going in convoy with other members means someone can watch your stand while you go bargain hunting.
  • May 11th – Basingstoke Festival Of Transport – a great day out with a huge range of vehicles from bikes to tank transporters, come & show your vehicle with us!
  • June 14th-15th – National 4×4 & Camper Festival – All things camper & overland, join us for a few beers round the campfire!
  • June 19th-22nd – Abentur Allrad, Germany – a massive overland show in Germany, a group of us are going to see what it’s all about.
  • June 21st-22nd – Thruxton Retro – Closer to home this is a great weekend of classic racing, car displays, and camping. Come and join us on the banking and maybe even for a lap of the circuit!
  • July 6th – Simply Land Rover, Beaulieu – A great day out, with entry to the museum included and a wide range of Land Rovers on display. Join us on the club stand!
  • August 22nd-24th – Silverstone Festival – An amazing weekend of classic racing, live music, and thousands of classic cars on display as well as a Formula 1 celebration. Join us on the club stand

2025 Calendar online now

Thanks to the efforts of our events officer we have already got a pretty busy calendar for 2025 including plenty of off-road fun, social events, as well as shows big & small at home and abroad.

You can scroll through our full calendar here, and we will of course be promoting events on Facebook and Instagram as they roll around.

You can also subscribe to our monthly e-mails, if you are a member and you are not receiving e-mails either sign up here or please contact us if there’s any problems.

Shire LRC standat Thruxton Historic

Wednesday Weather Warnings

There is a yellow weather warning in place on Wednesday 1st Jan for strong winds in the south of England, however since the risks are listed as small / slight we will be going ahead with our free play day.

We will of course keep an eye on things and update if anything changes – but as of the time of this post the event is still going ahead as planned.

We hope to see you all at Mannington tomorrow!

Christmas Memberships

If you are coming to our free members-only playday on the 1st of Jan or you’re gifting someone a club membership, please note that our lovely membership secretary is having a well-deserved break over the holidays – if you join or renew online you will instantly be a member & will be on our membership list but membership cards will not be posted out until the new year.

PAYPAL PROBLEMS?
Some members have reported having problems with PayPal, we are looking into it – if you are trying to join and experience problems please drop us a message and we will make sure you are all sorted in time!

We look forward to seeing you all at Mannington on the 1st!

Special invite to Camel Trophy exhibition

You may not be aware but Dunsfold Collection is home to the largest Land Rover collection in the world – with a huge variety of rare Land Rovers including all manner of prototypes and specialist one-offs.

The Camel Trophy Owners Club have very kindly opened up their special visit to Shire LRC members so if you missed our previous visit or you’d like to see some rare Camel Trophy exhibits and maybe even chat to a few legends, get yourself along!

Click here for more info on how to get yourself in!

Shire Awards 2024

As a bit of fun we’re intending to give out some awards at the December social which we remind you is on WEDNESDAY the 4th. If you know a club member who deserves one of these please submit you nominations and ideally some photographic evidence via jotform here:

The categories are:

  • Spirit of the club
  • Epic fail (or most impressive stuck!)
  • Best truck

Please get your nominations in ASAP and we’ll see you at the December social for the glittering* awards ceremony.

*= Actual glittering may vary.

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