All Over for another year! A few words of thanks!
I would like to firstly thank all the people who came on the day either with their car or lorry etc to display or as a spectator and supporting our event. A large amount of money was lifted on the day, it will be a few weeks before we have a final total as we still have advertising and sponsorship money to come in and a few bills to pay.
I would specially like to thank the following
Our Sponsors
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Meguiar's Uk, for their continued support of our event. To Tom Clarke for making the trip across and to the entire team at Meguiar's UK HQ for their help and support prior to the event.
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The Country Garage, James, Samantha, The Walker family and staff for their continued support as sponsor of the event. In particular Andy for helping & looking after things this year.
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Curtis Toyota, Matthew Porter & team for their help, support and once again providing our star attraction, the Toyota F1 Car and also Support Vehicles for the BCf.
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John Mulholland Motors, for sponsoring the Paul Swift Precision Driving and live entertainment. Also their continued support of the event.
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Charles Hurst Group, Stephen Surgenor for coming on board and bringing the Landrover Experience to the event along with a large display of vehicles.
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Ballyprint.com for helping and supplying our flyers, programmes and all our printing needs.
Not forgetting the continued support from our other local car dealers, Greers of Antrim, Wilsons of Rathkenny, Turtles of Rathkenny for bringing and displaying teir range of vehicles.
The Ballymena Car Fest Team
With out the help of the following people I would not be able to put on the show; Colin Greer, Adrian & Julie Johnston, Paul Marshall, Paul Dempster, Dad, Norma & Robert Davidson, Aubrey Arbuthnot, Peter Greer, Glen Rankin, Robin Henry.
Also the team who helped setting up and clearing up; Frankie Lynn, Graham McCooke, Trevor McDevitte, Mark Glenholmes, Andy Shaw, Terrance Brizzel, Sammy Graham.
The army of volunteers who done marshalling, stewards, judging, Selling tickets/raffle tickets.
John Barkley for suppling Telehandler and loading/ unloading at the playing Fields
Bill McCurdy and McCurdy Transport for Lorries and telehandler to move barriers Grandstands etc
Alwyn Hayes for transport and telehandler at showgrounds
Blair International for trailer & stage.
Ballymena Borough Council, especially Declan Casey at the showgrounds for all their help and support of the event, suppling barriers, staging seating, tables and maintaining the Playing Fields.
The MacMillan girls and helpers for looking after and organising the general public entrances and selling programmes.
David Browne for the website and also official photographer on the day. Also John Dempster for photography on the day and for our press releases.
All the people and groups who performed on the day entertaining the crowds, we had singers, drummers, line dancers, shufflers and hip hop dancers.
John Walker Snr, Mark King, Mark Hutchinson, Charles Hurst, Iggy all for displaying their wonderful cars in our Marquee.
Jimmy Tannahill for organising and transporting the Group B rally Car display, Thanks to all the owners for bringing and displaying their rare cars.
Craig Breen for bring his rally car Courtesy of Castrol Oils
Ballymena & Nutts Corner Raceways for their dislays of race cars
Ross Park Hotel for providing accomodation for Paul Swift
D.Patton Group for suppling our Show Office, and barriers.
Curran Toilets for supplying the Portaloos
FaithMission for loan of the Marquees
Ashgrove Conservatories for the booking in office.
Pamela of Cabin Cottage for the MacMillan Birthday Cake
Staff & Pupils of Cambridge House Grammar School
Staff and Pupils of BAllee High School
All the traders and auto jumblers on the day
All the companies who took adverts in our programme.
All the people and companies who donated raffle or auction prizes.
John Mulholland, Moore Electrics and Meguiarspolish.com for supplying the 1 in 1000 Draw prizes.
I'd personally like to thank Graham McCooke for looking after the Meguiar's trailer/stand on the day. Also a massive thank you to my Mum, Dad, Sister Elaine and my girlfriend Marina for helping, supporting and putting up with me over the months organising and leading up to the show.
Once again Thanks to everyone for supporting our event!!
Derek Fullerton