Full to the brim.....

We are delighted to annonce that the run is now full with 62 participants in 40 cars plus 2 support vehicles and trailers (not that we will need them!!)
You can of course still join in on the run but please note that you must make your own accommodation arrangements particularly as the Creevy Hotel Ballyshannon 18th Sept and The Bella Vista Hotel, Cobh 16th Sept are now fully booked. The Connemara Coast, Galway will still take bookings on the 17th Sept.

Another €1899.58 in the bank.

We had a bucket collection on Saturday 14th May for The Sunshine Home fund raising effort. We collected at one entrance form 9am to 6pm and raised €1899.58. Not bad !
We also had the lucky break on the day that RTE 2fm were hosting a round of their Band Busking competition.' Keywest' were the band on the day - a really good bunch of chaps and their efforts alone raise €700 on the day for us. We got a mention on the Ruth Scott and Paddy Show and were invited up to the RTE studio to watch the band being interviewed.
Many thanks to Muireann Lynch and Brendan Fitzpatrick for their smiling faces and collection efforts on the day.
Our next major collection day is at Frascati Shopping Center Blackrock on Saturday 16th July. Please contact me if you can lend a hand on the day.

4 Provinces Collection Points

Well if you would like to see 40 classic cars from the 60's 70's and 80' (assuming no en route casualties) then here are our collection points for the 4 Provinces:

Friday 16th Sept 12.30 - 2.30 Poppyfields retail Park Clonmel (Beside Clonmel Park Hotel)
Saturday 17th Sept 3.30 - 6.30 Eyre Sq Galway
Sunday 18th Sept 12.30 - 2.30 Castlebar Town
Monday 19th Sept 12.30 - 2.30 Monaghan Town

We would love see you, so please drop by, say hello, take a photo or two and make a donation to this very worthy cause.
PS We are happy to talk about the cars, at length, you have been warned!

37 Cars, 57 People & €344 in the kitty!

We are delighted to announce that we now have 37 cars signed up for the 4 Provinces in a Classic. That leaves just 3 spaces remaining for this great event, so best be quick! As well as 37 drivers we have an additional 20 passengers who are going to make the journey around Ireland's 4 Provinces.

Our first pre event collection took place on Sunday April 10th and our thanks to collectors and contributors at Swords Classic Car Show and indeed the 15 TCOC club members who turned out for the event sporting our fantastic 4 Provinces blue T shirts! We hope to arrange a collection at Dundrum shopping centre in May and at Frascati shopping centre in July

Thanks for you support
Alan

4 Provinces in Classic is now on Facebook

Check us out on Facebook and make sure you become a fan and follow us.
We will be using Facebook to post live updates of the run itself in September as well as keeping you up to date with activities prior to the event.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/4-Provinces-in-a-Classic/171528102896206?sk=wall

4 Provinces Route Summary

Day 1

Leopardstown Co Dublin to Cobh Co Cork. Lunch and collection stop in Clonmel. Staying at Bella Vista hotel Cobh that night (Dinner, B & B = €59 PPS) 

Day 2

Cobh to Spiddal Co Galway. We will host a display of all cars on the run in Eyre Sq in Galway that afternoon. Staying at Connemara Coast Hotel that night  (Raffle and pub Quiz) Dinner B&B = €80 pps

Day 3

Spiddal to Ballyshannon Co Donegal staying at Creevy hotel overlooking Donegal Bay €59 Dinner B&B PPS. Hoping to meet up with NI Triumph owners club

Day 4

Ballyshannon to Dublin via Strabane Omagh Monaghan arriving back at Sunshine Home at 6pm

There will be a press call at end of August and we hope to have Miriam O Callaghan a patron of Sunshine home in attendance.

We are limited to 40 cars and 60 people due to accommodation constraints. If you would like to participate please forward a booking deposit of €75 to me asap. The final accommodation balance €125 (Total is €200 for 3 nights Dinner B&B- GREAT VALUE) will be due at the end of April. 

4 Provinces in a Classic is launched

The Triumph Classic Owners Club are celebrating the clubs 25th anniversary this year and as part of the celebrations I am organising a drive around Ireland covering the 4 Provinces from Sept 16th - 19th (Friday - Monday inclusive). The total journey will cover 1100 Km (720 Miles approx). The four day weekend drive is intended to raise badly needed funds for The Childrens Sunshine Home - Irelands only Hospice for Terminally ill Children (To put that in perspective - The UK has 42 such Hospices)

The Hospice is in the final stages of completing an extension to their original building but badly needs funds for specialised equipment / final room fitouts etc. As many  enthusiasts will remember we had a similar event 5 years ago (Top to Toe in a Triumph, Sept 2006) and raised €52k for Crumlin Childrens Hospital. Times have changed a bit since then so raising funds is a bigger challenge............but with the TCOC enthusiasm, anything is possible!