Aerobatic display and legendary Declan Nerney among highlights of Streete Vintage Weekend
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Dubbed the Midlands favourite show, orgamisers predict that between 6,000 and 8,000 people from counties Westmeath, Longford, Cavan and beyond will flock to the Streete Vintage Weekend
Excitement is building head of the Streete Vintage Weekend with the annual show, the all vintage vehicle run and and an abundance of entertainment and attractions for the entire family.
Dubbed the Midlands favourite show, spectactors will flock from counties Westmeath, Longford, Cavan and beyond for what promises to be a superb weekend of entertainment.
The event, which takes place over three days will feature an array of vintage cars, tractors and other vintage vehicles and memorabilia with the main event of the vintage show on Sunday.
Eamonn Campbell, the chairperson of the Streete Vintage Club, said preparations are going very positively for what is set to be a bumper weekend.
"Preparations are going well and we are expecting between 6,000 and 8,000 people."
The weekend will kick off on Friday evening with social dancing in the hall with music by Ciaran Rosney
Eamonn said a major attraction is the all vintage vehicle run, which will be departing from Streete Parish Park at 2pm on Saturday taking in the neighbouring towns and villages before returning to the the park for refreshments.
"We haven't announced the run route yet and that will happen closer to the day," he added.
Eamonn said Sunday morning will also be show day with all the usual attractions and this year they will have country stars Declan Nerney and Effie Neill taking to the main stage.
He stated on Sunday's the field day and there will be a demonstration from An Garda Síochána's Operation Nexus who use a modified, Volkswagen Golf, originally seized from a criminal gang, as a road safety education tool targeting young drivers and car enthusiasts.
Eamonn said here will also be a car accident response incident demonstration by Castlepollard Fire Brigade along with some other high-octane action in the skies.
"The aerobatic display will be similar to the Bray Air Show or the Birr Air Show.
"David Bruton, a stunt pilot from Abbeyshrule, is going to be doing an aerobatic display.
"It won't be directly over the field but it will be in the distance.
"He is flying over from Abbeyshrule and then he is going to be doing somersaults or whatever you call it in the sky.
“It's definitely not something you see every day."
Eamonn said it is over 20 years since they had such a novelty attraction in Streete with the last air show held as recently as 2005 before it 'ran it's course and for some reason or another it was shelved'.
There will also be stalls and autojumbles, which he describes as being like a 'car boot sales for vintage lovers'.
Eamonn said they will also be celebrating 60 years of the Toyota Corolla and 80 years of the Ferguson 20 and the Streete Vintage Weekend will be sponsored by Grange Motors, Mullingar 'because of the Toyota Corolla' connection.
He stated there will be a multitude of family attractions such as Hudson's Funfair.
The Streete Vintage Club was established in 2002 and the first year they held a modest show in a farmer’s field and it has grown significantly since then.
Eamonn said there are about 30 members in the Streete Vintage Club and a lot of time and planning goes into the weekend.
He stated lots of local organisations help out and assist them such as the Streete Wildlife Club, Streete Tidy Towns and other clubs and volunteers and the 'entire community rowing in behind the event to get it across the line'.
Eamonn said there will also be a vintage silage cutting demonstration, which should be a popular event and there is also lawn mower racing with the Northern Ireland Lawnmower Racing Association.