HERITAGE TRANSPORT SHOW RELEASE
MARCH 2014
Kent Farmers’ Market set to join the Show
The Heritage Transport Show and South East Bus Festival will take place on
Saturday 5th April at the Kent Event Centre, Detling Maidstone. The event in its
fifth year, opens to the public at 10.00 am and will host a Farmers’ Market for
the first time.
Kent’s Artisan Producer of the year, Kent Fine Foods based in Gillingham, will be
part of the Farmers’ Market at this year’s Heritage Transport Show. Eighteen
other producers will join the award winner, crowned at The Taste of Kent Awards
on Thursday 13th March.
Lucy Hegarty, event organiser said “the Show has become very popular over the
past few years with families who come along to see the vehicles as well as taking
a nostalgic ride on one of the vintage buses. The market will add a new element
and allow visitors to taste and buy a wonderful selection of local Kentish produce
and products”.
The stalls will include, homemade sausage rolls and pasties, Kentish beer,
preserves, bread and cakes, pies, apple products, game and Kent Fine Foods
award winning chutneys and jam.
The event will also host 12 owners clubs including the Ford Anglia 10SE, Ford
Capri, Jaguar Drivers Club and the Friends of Ferguson Heritage. The clubs will be
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joined by over 400 exhibitors and 70 buses. The South East Bus Festival will have
a large area on the Kent Event Centre site where visitors can see the wonderful
collection of restored buses and coaches, stands selling bus related books,
photos and collectables, slide show presentations and a collection of model
buses. Entry includes the opportunity to listen to guest speakers in the large
Clive Emson Conference Centre.
Richard Delahoy will give a presentation at 11am about the rise and fall of the
Southend x1 service. Roger Davies will speak at 12.30pm on the lifelong people
and events that have influenced his career with buses. The final presentation
will be made by James Freeman at 2.15pm, James will concentrate on his
experience as Chief Executive Officer of Reading Buses and winning ‘2013 Shire
Operator of the year’ at the UK Bus Awards.
Kent Youth Trials Group will be taking part in displays throughout the day using
the purpose built trails course at the showground and the South Coast Landrover
club will be running the 4x4 experience track. Maidstone Model Engineering and
Kent Area 16mm Group will also have displays.
One of the highlights for visitors is free bus journeys around the Kent
Showground. Passengers will be able to alight at a number of special bus stops
around the site and reminisce about journeys from their youth or to share the
experience with new generations. A selection of veteran and vintage buses will
run every five minutes.
Advance tickets are available to purchase online until 22nd March or by phone on
01622 630975 (£1.50 booking fee per transaction applicable). Advance tickets
will be £5.00 per person, children under 12 free. Gate prices £8.00 per person,
under 12’s free. Gates open from 10am – 4pm. For more information please
contact the Kent Showground on 01622 630975.
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For more information please visit:
http://kentshowground.co.uk/society/heritageday/
www.facebook.com/pages/Heritage-Transport-Show/
Lucy Hegarty
Event Organiser & Kent County Show Manager, 01622 630975
South East Bus Festival
For
more
information
visit
their
website
www.arrivabus.co.uk/southeastbusfestival or follow them on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/southeastbusfestival.
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