miss b loves .......classic cars on the village green

I've always had an interest in cars and from a very young age I knew all the makes and models.... I even had a collection of miniature Matchbox cars! 

Imagine my delight when we stumbled across a 'car carnival' as we were driving through the village of Wrea Green a week last Sunday. Classic, vintage and supercars all shiny and gleaming in the sunshine on the green.

Wrea Green  is a picturesque, award-winning village ........

Just ten minutes from home, it boasts the largest village green in Lancashire and a huge duck pond known to locals as 'The Dub'.

The green is the perfect setting for such an event and it was a gorgeous English summer's day ....

Isn't this 1948 MG TC the perfect car for a stylish picnic? .....

Only 10,000 were made with over 6,000 exported, mainly to the USA and Australia. It was fascinating to find out about the history of particular cars. This one had originally been built and shipped to Jersey in 1948 to avoid purchase tax then imported back in 1949. 

There were several iconic E Type Jaguars on display all in immaculate condition ...

and I was delighted to see the distinctive shape of the Citroën DS which brought back memories of childhood holidays in France. 

Surrounding the green there are so many charming thatched cottages with perfect gardens filled with traditional 'cottage garden plants'..... 

Back to the cars ..... TVR is an independent British manufacturer of sports cars which were made locally in Blackpool......

A beautiful Rolls Royce caught my eye too.     

This little cutie had brought along his own car too ......

Looking at the dashboards of the vintage cars, it's amazing just how sophisticated (and complicated) cars of today have now become ....

This event really did show the development of cars through the decades .......

All in a good cause too, as the proceeds of the car carnival went to the local Trinity Hospice.

The 1934 organ played traditional fairground music which added to the retro ambiance....

Prizes for the winning cars too ........

Back home and the sun was still shining.... the first time this year to enjoy a gin and tonic outside .....

.....a new one to try... Opihr Oriental Spiced London Gin....

What an exotic label!

Let's hope this is the start of a long hot summer ......