Pangbourne Classic Car Show 2026
Event
- Title:
- Pangbourne Classic Car Show 2026
- When:
- Sat, 30. May 2026, 10:00 - 16:00
Description
ThamesMOG have attended this event ever since it started in 2016. The event has grown in popularity and we now have around 350 vintage, classic and modern classic vehicles displayed each year, as well as a range of cars from Sporting Bears who offer spectator rides in them.
It was the brainchild of our Assistant Head, Boarding, Tom Cheney. The idea behind the show is to engage and enthuse our pupils, especially those who are involved in our Car Restoration Club, which is currently working on two Classic Cars; they are a 1970 Bond Equipe GT4 and a Rickman Ranger kit car.
The event is based around the College community and all of the helpers are volunteers that work for the College as teachers and operational staff, or current and past pupils who have been involved with the Classic Car Restoration club. The event is slightly different from most classic car shows as the cars are arranged in make and age order, allowing spectators to see the progression of marks as designs evolved.
There is a very relaxed atmosphere, with a live band playing at different points in the day, and car owners and spectators alike enjoying the cars and the natural beauty of the College grounds throughout the day.
All money made from each show goes to a local charity, Footsteps Foundation which supports children with neurological issues, as well as The Pangbourne Community Fund.
Sporting Bears will also be at the show again this year to offer passenger rides in stunning classic cars. This will be a truly unique experience and for a minimum donation (which will be for the Footsteps Foundation) the Sporting Bears will take you on a short passenger ride in the car of your dreams!
To book your Exhibitor Ticket, which this year costs £5 to cover expenses, click here https://www.tickettailor.com/events/pangbournecollege/1873672
Contact Information
- Name:
- Stephen Bridge
Venue
- Location:
- Pangbourne College
- Street:
- Pangbourne
- Postcode:
- RG8 8LA
- City:
- Reading
- County:
- Berkshire
- Country:
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Description
Set in 230 acres of Berkshire countryside, to the West of Reading, just minutes from the M4, the College provides a superb quality of life in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Pangbourne College was founded by Sir Thomas Lane Devitt in 1917 as The Nautical College, Pangbourne. The original vision for the College was to prepare boys to be officers in the Merchant Navy. With the First World War raging, Cadets (students at the College) were gazetted as Royal Naval Reserves and wore the uniform of the RNR Officer Cadets. Whilst most went on to join the Merchant Navy, the College was also a training ground for many Royal Navy officers. In 1969, with the merchant fleet shrinking rapidly and many boys by then choosing university as a first step beyond school, it shed much of the nautical training in favour of a more traditional academic focus. At this point the College was re-established as a Charity, like many other independent schools, and was renamed Pangbourne College.
Elements of Pangbourne’s naval heritage still exist today with students wearing Royal Naval uniforms and certain ceremonial traditions, which add colour to the Pangbourne experience, are maintained. Only two or three students leave the College with the intention of a career in the Armed Forces each year, and almost all go to university as their first destination.
Girls were first admitted to the College in 1990 and Pangbourne has been fully co-educational since 1996.
In 2000, HM The Queen Elizabeth II opened the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel – the national memorial to the Falklands War built to commemorate all those who died during the 1982 conflict.