Vintage club to host 'Cars and Coffee' to honour Longford woman's tragic passing

Streete Vintage Club will be hosting its annual ‘Cars and Coffee’ event for the second time.

Last year saw the debut of this event by the club. An incredibly successful venture that saw around €2000 raised for their chosen charity as well as over 100 attendees in cars of all ages and eras.

Eamonn Campbell, the PRO of the club, explained the importance of this year's event.

Also Read: Hollywood star Jack Black praises Longford actors on their 'magical' Skool of Rock event

Anne Creamer, a beloved Abbeylara woman who worked in the community offices in Streete for around 20 years, sadly passed away late last year following a battle with cancer.

To honour her and her legacy this year's ‘Cars and Coffee’ will see all of the proceeds going to the Irish Cancer Society.

“This is our second year running ‘Cars and Coffee’, we raised over €2500 last year for the Irish Road Traffic Victims Association and for our local defibrillator scheme,” outlined Eamonn.

Also Read: Longford women's link weighs in on the proposed domestic violence register

“We’ve come back again this year and we’ve decided to donate all funds to the Irish Cancer Society Palliative Care.

“There was a lady that worked in the hall, and she passed away from cancer just before Christmas.

“She was from Abbeylara and she was working in the Streete Parish Park for the last 20 years.”

Anne was a beloved part of both the Abbeylara and the Streete communities.

Also Read: People of Longford encouraged to get involved in National Tree Week 2025

Eamonn went on to praise his clubmates who have been integral in hosting the event, “To host such an event would not be possible without the support of the other club members.”

Attendees can expect a whole range of vehicles from cars to bikes, to 4x4s and trucks. All of the vehicles will range from vintage to 2025.

Tea and coffee and hot food will be served in the hall.

“A lot of local people have pulled together to make the event happen,” concluded Eamonn.

The event is to take place on Sunday, March 9.

It is set to begin at 9am and run until 1pm in Streete Parish Park. The club invites everyone interested to attend and are expecting a large turn out in support of such a worthy cause.