Distribution of £53,000

On Friday 11^th November, hosted by Presidents of the show, Edward and Maria Wingfield Digby of Sherborne Castle, show Chairman Nigel Young invited the 3 supporting Rotary Clubs and Inner Wheel to make awards for a total of 9 charities sharing the £53,000 raised by the show.

Stuart Annett- Show Secretary said –

‘We are delighted that from this year’s Show, held on 17^th July, we were today able to distribute to Charities the astonishing amount of £53,000.The funds have been donated to National and Local charities, supported by the Rotary Clubs of Yeo Vale, Sherborne Castles and Brue Valley to assist young people and the needy by contributing to vital medical research, whilst helping local organisations that care for the sick and work with young people (See list of benefitting charities below).This has only been possible thanks to the tremendous support received from the motoring community as a whole -  with special thanks to Car Clubs, private car exhibitors, traders, suppliers, national and local media and our sponsors. (Sponsor list below).  We are hugely grateful for this on-going support which over the past three years has enabled the show to raise a total of £85,000 for good causes’

The next show, our 14^th year, will be held as before in the wonderful grounds of Sherborne Castle, now a 2-day show - 15/16^th July 2017                                               

Cheques were distributed to the following organisations:

Cancer Research UK £21,300

Yeovil Free Wheelers £5,000

St Margaret’s Hospice £5,000

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance £4,000.

Sherborne Area Youth & Community Centre £10,000

Sherborne Rendezvous £2,000

Future Roots £2,000

Motor Neurone Disease Association £1,700

Wincanton Community Venture £2,000

Classics at the Castle is a 'not for profit' company whose constitution provides for surplus income from the event to be donated to charities supported by the Rotary Clubs of Yeo Vale, Sherborne Castles and Brue Valley.