BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Lewes British Motorcar Show BEGIN:VEVENT UID:67632021-05-01 DTSTART:20210501T150000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20210501T190000Z LOCATION:43 Cape Henlopen Drive\nLewes Delaware 19958 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=43 Cape Henlopen Drive\nLew es Delaware 19958;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=43 Cape Henlopen Drive:geo:38. 781982,-75.118918 GEO:38.781982;-75.118918 SUMMARY:Lewes British Motorcar Show CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Lewes British Motorcar Show “The British are Coming...Aga in!”\nwill welcome a wide array of classic British vehicles to Lewes on\ nSaturday\, May 1 (NO RAIN DATE). The Lewes Chamber of Commerce sponsors\n the show with assistance from the British Car Club of Delaware. It\nwill b e held from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry\nterminal. Th e show is supported by Southern Delaware Tourism.\nTwenty-five years ago\, Car Show chairman Mike Tyler and the British\nCar Club of Delaware origin ated the concept of staging a British\nMotorcar Show in the spring to attr act visitors to\nLewes before the summer season goes into full swing. In t he 24\nprevious shows\, a specific marque was featured but for the 25 th\n anniversary show\, there won’t be one. Last year’s show was\ncanceled due to COVID-19 so the show’s silver anniversary will be\ncelebrated thi s year. The Delaware Division of Public Health has\napproved the chamber ’s submitted plan to address their concerns\nrelated to large gatherings . Contract tracing\, requiring masks\, social\ndistancing\nand having hand sanitation available are among the initiatives being\nimplemented for thi s year’s show.\nAccording to Betsy Reamer\, executive director of the Le wes Chamber of\nCommerce\, “The popularity of this show has continued to grow over\nthe years and the show’s venue at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry t erminal\nallows for staging 100 vehicles with the backdrop of the beautifu l\nDelaware Bay.” Amenities at the terminal include food and beverage\ns ervice at the Lewes Coffee Company and Grain on the Rocks and public\nrest rooms. One of the many attractions to attending this show\, both\nas a ca r entrant and as a spectator\, is the show’s proximity to the\nhistoric business district with its shopping (Sidewalk Sale bargains!)\nand restaur ants. Five judges will be selecting the winners in each of\n10 categories. There will be first\, second and third place awards in\neach category as well as Best in Show. The judges are Lewes Mayor Ted\nBecker\, Lewes Chamb er of Commerce Board President Nikky Fisher\, WRDE\nNews Anchor Madeleine Overturf and British Car Club of Delaware\nmembers Charlie O’Donnell and Jeffrey Broderick\, who will be\ncoordinating the judging. Jeff is the ow ner of the 1934 Rolls Royce\nPhantom II that won Best in Show multiple tim es and has been\n“retired” from competition in the Lewes show. He cont inues to\nbring his car to the show for everyone to admire!\nThe British M otorcar Show concludes at 3 p.m. with the Winners’\nCircle Parade from t he ferry terminal\, across the drawbridge and then\ndown Second Street. Th e cars will momentarily stop in front of\nCitizens Bank where Car Show Cha irman Mike Tyler will be announcing\nthe winners and the 31 winners will b e given their awards by Mayor Ted\nBecker. Show admission is $5 for adults and children under 12 are\nfree. For more information\, call the Lewes Ch amber of\nCommerce at 302-645-8073.\n\nThe British Motorcar Show is schedu led the same weekend as the\nMerchants’ Spring Sidewalk Sale in the Hist oric Lewes Commercial\nDistrict around Second Street. Their three-day sale begins Friday and\nends Sunday\, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are o ther events\nsponsored by Lewes Chamber members taking place that weekend including\nthe Lewes in Bloom Plant Sale at 218 Schley Avenue from 9 a.m. to 3\np.m.\; the Historic Lewes Farmers Market in George H.P. Smith Park f rom\n8 a.m. to Noon\; the Peninsula Gallery’s opening reception for thei r\n“Whimsical Women” art exhibition and the Cape Artists of Lewes\nGal lery Open House and tent sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Details about\nall th ese events are on the Lewes Chamber of Commerce website’s\ncalendar of e vents - www.LewesChamber.com\n[http://www.LewesChamber.com]\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Lewes British Motorcar Show &ldquo\;The British are Coming...Again!&rdquo\; will welcome a wide array of classic British vehicles to Lewes on Saturday\, May 1 (NO RAIN DATE). The Lewes Ch amber of Commerce sponsors the show with assistance from the British Car C lub of Delaware. It will be held from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Cape May -Lewes Ferry terminal. The show is supported by Southern Delaware Tourism. Twenty-five years ago\, Car Show chairman Mike Tyler and the British Car Club of Delaware originated the concept of staging a British Motorcar Show in the spring to attract visitors to
\nLewes before the summer seaso n goes into full swing. In the 24 previous shows\, a specific marque was f eatured but for the 25 th anniversary show\, there won&rsquo\;t be one. La st year&rsquo\;s show was canceled due to COVID-19 so the show&rsquo\;s si lver anniversary will be celebrated this year. The Delaware Division of Pu blic Health has approved the chamber&rsquo\;s submitted plan to address th eir concerns related to large gatherings. Contract tracing\, requiring mas ks\, social distancing
\nand having hand sanitation available are amo ng the initiatives being implemented for this year&rsquo\;s show.
\nA ccording to Betsy Reamer\, executive director of the Lewes Chamber of Comm erce\, &ldquo\;The popularity of this show has continued to grow over the years and the show&rsquo\;s venue at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry terminal all ows for staging 100 vehicles with the backdrop of the beautiful Delaware B ay.&rdquo\; Amenities at the terminal include food and beverage service at the Lewes Coffee Company and Grain on the Rocks and public rest rooms. On e of the many attractions to attending this show\, both as a car entrant a nd as a spectator\, is the show&rsquo\;s proximity to the historic busines s district with its shopping (Sidewalk Sale bargains!) and restaurants. Fi ve judges will be selecting the winners in each of 10 categories. There wi ll be first\, second and third place awards in each category as well as Be st in Show. The judges are Lewes Mayor Ted Becker\, Lewes Chamber of Comme rce Board President Nikky Fisher\, WRDE News Anchor Madeleine Overturf and British Car Club of Delaware members Charlie O&rsquo\;Donnell and Jeffrey Broderick\, who will be coordinating the judging. Jeff is the owner of th e 1934 Rolls Royce Phantom II that won Best in Show multiple times and has been &ldquo\;retired&rdquo\; from competition in the Lewes show. He conti nues to bring his car to the show for everyone to admire!
\nThe Briti sh Motorcar Show concludes at 3 p.m. with the Winners&rsquo\; Circle Parad e from the ferry terminal\, across the drawbridge and then down Second Str eet. The cars will momentarily stop in front of Citizens Bank where Car Sh ow Chairman Mike Tyler will be announcing the winners and the 31 winners w ill be given their awards by Mayor Ted Becker. Show admission is $5 for ad ults and children under 12 are free. For more information\, call the Lewes Chamber of
\nCommerce at 302-645-8073.

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The British Motorca r Show is scheduled the same weekend as the Merchants&rsquo\; Spring Sidew alk Sale in the Historic Lewes Commercial District around Second Street. T heir three-day sale begins Friday and ends Sunday\, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are other events sponsored by Lewes Chamber members taking pl ace that weekend including the Lewes in Bloom Plant Sale at 218 Schley Ave nue from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.\; the Historic Lewes Farmers Market in George H. P. Smith Park from 8 a.m. to Noon\; the Peninsula Gallery&rsquo\;s opening reception for their &ldquo\;Whimsical Women&rdquo\; art exhibition and th e Cape Artists of Lewes Gallery Open House and tent sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Details about all these events are on the Lewes Chamber of Commerce website&rsquo\;s calendar of events - www.LewesChamber.com

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