Page 74 • The HERALD • 8th October 2026 v WE’VE BEEN YOUR LOCAL SINCE 1994 v AUTOPAT A Family Business Established since 1982 PROMPT & EFFICIENT v Servicing v Mechanical Repairs v MOT’s - Petrol & Diesel v Air Conditioning Service Unit 3, Hardley Ind. Est., Hythe 023 8084 0163 VAUXTECH LOCAL GARAGE Tel: 023 8086 9496 Unit 5, New Forest Enterprise Centre, Totton, Southampton SO40 9LA LOCAL GARAGE EST 30 YEARS • Servicing & Repairs • MOT’s (arranged) • Brakes • Clutches • Tyres • Air Conditioning • Collection & Delivery Locally Friendly & Reliable Onsite Café Facilities All Makes & Models EVENTS AT BEAULIEU e Simply calendar continues at Beaulieu with Simply Smart on Sunday 8th November, held each year on Remembrance Sunday. Welcoming Smart cars of all varieties, the rally is always a characterful one, with owners o en putting their own stamp on their cars with bold wraps and eye-catching designs. Visitors can admire the eclectic line-up and have their say in the People’s Choice Award, choosing their favourite Smart of the day. e nal motoring event of the year is the New Forest VW Santa Run taking place on Sunday 29th November. Volkswagen owners decorate their cars and vans for the festive convoy, which departs from Beaulieu to deliver gi s and raise money for the Piam Brown Unit at Southampton General Hospital. Prizes will be awarded for the best-dressed VW, family or group and even best-dressed dog. ose wishing to take part in the rally should visit the Santa Run Facebook page: https:// www.facebook.com/Santarunsouthampton, while visitors can watch the convoy depart with a ticket to A Palace House Christmas, taking place at Beaulieu from 21st November to 3rd January. Visitor entry is from 10am, with all vehicles departing the site by 11.30am. Both participant and visitor tickets for these events include full admission to the Beaulieu attraction. Visitors can explore the National Motor Museum, featuring its latest gallery Driven: Britain’s Motoring History, see life-size models of some of the world’s most loved stars from the Disney and Pixar’s Cars franchise up close in the 20th anniversary display (ending 1st November), and rediscover the cars from their past September’s evening meeting featured a sh and chip dinner, arranged by Ian and Jill. Plates, cutlery and drinks were provided, all very unexpected but very welcome for a car/social club. ey picked up a few menu pamphlets with prices on the way to the Community Hall, recorded the sh and chip shop menu order from the attendees. However, in the normal A30/A35 club tradition a hiccup occurred. ey phoned the large order through, went down to pick up the substantial order, only to discover the pamphlets prices were a few years out of date. e prices were actually 50% more. On their return to the hall much amusement occurred about the 30 mins 50% in ation! en the word Christmas was mentioned, a er much deliberation the club’s Christmas Lunch venue was nalised. e ursday morning breakfast meet-up on 24th September was at the excellent Whinwhistle Fisheries, but no sh on the menu. e club meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at Netley Marsh Community Hall, Woodlands Road, Netley Marsh, SO40 7GE, 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Daytime morning meetups are the 4th Thursday of the month, the venue is decided at the previous evening meeting. If you wish to visit club night, please make yourself known to Pete the Chairman, and take along a mug! Simply Smart will return to Beaulieu on Sunday 8th November in the interactive We Had One Of ose display. Also included is entry to the ancestral home of the Montagu family, Palace House, the medieval Beaulieu Abbey, the Monorail, Secret Army Exhibition, the Brabazon Restaurant, and Little Beaulieu, the adventure play area. Visit: www.beaulieu.co.uk/events to explore Beaulieu’s full events calendar. VWs will be festively decorated for the VW Santa Run Austin A30/A35 Owners Club Southampton and New Forest (but most members do not have an A30/A35) Bathtub Lawn Mower Racer at the outstanding Longstock Rally (photo by Tony the Landrover) Age Concern New Forest (ACNF) would like to thank the Austin A30/A35 Owners Club of Southampton and New Forest for making them their Charity of the Year for the second year running. ey presented a fantastic £501.50 donation to ACNF which they raised through ra es and events. is donation will help to provide the local services ACNF provides for their local people aged 55+ and they are very grateful for this donation and support. CAR CLUB DONATES OVER £500 TO LOCAL CHARITY Tuesday Morning Ride In And Other Events Join in the Tuesday morning ride-in at Sammy’s Pit Stop Café at the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum, near New Milton. Enjoy a catch-up over excellent co ee and freshly baked cakes. It’s the perfect setting to soak up the welcoming atmosphere, admire an ever changing line up of machines, and swap stories from the road with fellow enthusiasts. As well as the weekly ride-in there are lots of other events planned at the Museum including: 29th November Mission Christmas – Santa Charity Toy Ride In. For more information visit: https://sammymiller.co.uk
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