CLUB EVENTS / TOURS / RALLIES

We attend many club events each year for all our members and their families to enjoy. These occur both regionally and nationally. We do anything from regional breakfast meets, evening meets, lunches, dinner dances, car shows, picnics, regional Christmas dinners, visits to country houses and gardens, motor museums and even UK and overseas tours to name but a few.

MEMBERS ARE KEPT UP-TO-DATE WITH ALL THE LATEST EVENT INFORMATION VIA OUR CLUB FORUM AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS.

Whilst we make every effort to ensure details are correct at the time of going to press, please check with us before embarking on a long journey.

If you would like any further information about our forthcoming events then please email mark.gregory@xkec.co.uk or contact any one of the Regional Officers listed below.

To view images taken from all past events please click HERE

2024/2025 - CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Here is a list of events for 2024/25. You will need to be a paid up member of our club in order to attend these events. Further details of each event is shown on our members-only forum.

2024

Lincolnshire/Rutland Region Christmas Dinner (Lincs) - 6th December 2024

** Restricted to 20 people ** East Anglia region Christmas Lunch (Norfolk) - Saturday December 7th 2024

Home Counties Monthly Meets (Herts) - 8th December 2024

South East Christmas Dinner (Kent) - 11th December 2024

East Anglia Region breakfast meeting (Norfolk) - Saturday 21st December 2024

2025

Sunday Roast Pub Meet (Kent) - 12th January 2025

Lincolnshire/Rutland breakfast meetings (Lincs) - 18th January 2025

Meet with TIPEC (Kent) - 19th January 2025

Jag meet at the KENT CLASSIC AND SPORTS CAR GROUP (Kent) - 26th April 2025

Drive It Day (Kent) - 27th April 2025

Magnificent Motors Show Eastbourne (Sussex) - 3rd May 2025

Motors By the Moat (Kent) - 10th May 2025

XKEC/F-TYPE ESSEX REGION DERBYSHIRE TOUR - 15th MAY to 19th MAY 2025

Faversham Car Show (Kent) - 18th May 2025

Circuit Historique de Laon - 6th - 9th June 2025

Hever Castle Car Show (Kent) - 15th June 2025

Appledore Car Show (Kent) - 20th July 2025

Bromley Pageant of Motoing (Sussex - NEW VENUE) - 27th July 2025

Silverstone Festival (Northants) - 22nd-24th August 2025

Car Fest South (Hants) - 23rd August 2025

Topless Car Event (Isle of Man) 18th-21st September 2025

Dream Machines at Loughton (Surrey) - 20th September 2025

REGIONAL CONTACTS

To find out what might be going on in your area simply click on one of the regions in the header above or email the relevant Regional Officer mentioned below.

AREA CONTACTS FOR THE XKEC

Area Name	Area Covered	Contact(s)	Email
Scotland	All of Scotland	Ter Ironside	Scotland@xkec.co.uk
Lincolnshire	Lincolnshire, Rutland	Paul Hooton	Lincolnshire@xkec.co.uk
Home Counties	Herts, Beds, Cambs, Essex Borders, Oxon, Bucks	Tony Rigby	tony.rigby99@ntlworld.com
Western Shires	Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, South Worcestershire, Monmouthshire, Shropshire, Staffs	TBC	westernshires@xkec.co.uk
South Central	Dorset, Avon, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire	Kevin & Soraya Vanhoeck	area-j@xkec.co.uk
Anglia	Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex	Trevor Lang & Tony Stacey	Anglia@xkec.co.uk
South East	London, Middlesex, Surrey, Sussex, Kent	Jonathan Farrow	drivingfanaticsclub@gmail.com
Essex	All Essex region	Doug Warren	dwarren169@btinternet.com

Below are some images from our most recent 2022 events. To see images from earlier 2022 and 2021 events simply click on the "GALLERY" tab shown in the banner above. For other older event images click on the "ARCHIVE IMAGES" in header.

East Anglian Breakfast Meet (Norfolk) - 15th October 2022

A record breaking attendance for our clubs East Anglian regional Breakfast Meet at The Breckland Lodge. Well done everybody.
Also, a big THANK YOU to the 3 couples who travelled long distance to be with us, very much appreciated.

South East Evening Meet (Kent) - 12th October 2022

Lovely get together once again at our regular South East monthly evening meet. Great food and company as always at The Moody Mare in Mereworth in Kent. Thank you to all those who attended

Trouble House Breakfast Meet (Glos) - 8th October 2022

Yet another beautiful Autumn day greeted the usual expansive group at the usual monthly Trouble House Breakfast Meet.
Such was the appetite for chat as well as calories that the conversation continued in the sunshine well after the pub had begun its lunch service preparations.

East Anglian Evening Meal (Norfolk) - 5th October 2022

A really great meal and get-together for our Anglian members at The Olde Windmill Inn in Watton, Norfolk,
17 people turned up for the evening, with excellent food and fantastic service all round.
Plus we were given a room to ourselves for the evening.

2022 Suffolk Tour - 25th-28th September 2022

Another very successful tour over. Members very much enjoyed the whole gathering and whole tour experience. We did some 200+ miles driving around some beautiful village and coastal roads. The hotel accommodation was lovely as was the food at dinners and breakfasts. Many congratulations to Gary and Lorna Lock who were our trophy winners of the village sign photo competition. A very big thank you to all those who joined us.

Essex Breakfast Meet - 17th September 2022

Thanks to all those members who attended the Essex Breakfast Meet and the trip afterwards to the Essex Police Museum. All found the museum interesting and some were even able to 'dress up'!

Lincolnshire Evening Meet (Lincs) - 15th September 2022

Well our summer evening meet went very well indeed. We had 9 in attendance including two members who had transferred up from Essex to Lincolnshire. They were welcomed to our group and they settled in very quickly. With some gorgeous XK's and even an Evoque on display it gave passers-by something to drool over.

Edenbridge Motor Show (Kent) - 12th September 2022

Members enjoyed a great day out at the Edenbridge Motor Show in Edenbridge in Kent. Some great weather along with some great company helped make the day very special indeed whilst everyone acknowledged a two-minute silence in respect of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

East Anglian Evening Meet (Suffolk) - 7th September 2022

Another great evening for our Anglian members at the The Whitehorse Pub in Stoke Ash near Eye in Suffolk. Members enjoyed excellent food and service.

Classics at Glemham (Suffolk) - 4th September 2022

A great day out for members at the "Classics at Glemham Hall" event in Suffolk. Awesome weather, great company and a very enjoyable show.

Jaguars at Broadlands (Hants) - 21st August 2022

Some members attended the "Jaguars at Broadlands" event, home of the Earl and Countess Mountbatten of Burma. It is known for Queen Elizabeth II (then Princess Elizabeth) and Prince Philip spending part of their honeymoon at the house in November 1947. The Countess very kindly agreed for owners to have a "photo opportunity" in front of the house.

Burghley House Picnic (Lincs) - 21st August 2022

Our Lincolnshire/Rutland members enjoyed a picnic at Burghley House in Stamford, Lincolnshire. There was plenty to do, visiting the house, the gardens, plenty of walks and of course much food and drink available.

South East Breakfast Meet (Kent) - 21st August 2022

SE Member Jonathan Farrow very kindly organised a little trip to a great little pub in Little Chart just outside of Ashford in Kent. Martin the landlord put on bacon rolls and sausage rolls with Tea & Coffee.
From there members went in convoy to a beach called St. Mary's Bay in Dymchurch where members spent the rest of the afternoon.

Essex Breakfast Meet (Essex) - 20th August 2022

Thanks to all who attended the Essex August Breakfast Meeting at The Hare. It was a splendid turn out with 17 cars on display, with 31 members & partners. You all made it an event to be proud of.