A CHILLY Saturday morning saw more than a dozen interesting cars gather in a corner of the Tesco Wellparks car park at Crediton for a big cheque presentation.

Devon Vintage Car Club was presenting £1,150 to members of Crediton and District Playscheme for Children with Learning Difficulties.

The funds were raised from the Vintage Car Club’s highly successful Autojumbles, sales of rare, vintage car parts. The next is on Easter Sunday.

Held twice a year at Hatherleigh Cattle Market, these Autojumbles, known as “the Best in the West” have contributed more than £50,000 to local charities during the past 30 years.

The Club recently contributed a similar amount to Devon Freewheelers. This is a free, out of hours motorcycle courier service to the NHS in and around Devon, a free service provided by volunteers. It is a not-for-profit charity, set up in 2009 by Daniel Lavery with his wife who sold their home and business to get the charity going.

After the presentation, members set off in their classic cars for a run around the local lanes for lunch at the Waie Inn, Zeal Monachorum.

Oldest car there was a 1932 Morris Minor, owned by Barry Evershed-Martin of Cheriton Fitzpaine.

He was one of that day’s brave motorists who went out in their open top cars, driver and passenger well wrapped up against the cold. People who had travelled some distance included Mike and Ann Oakins from Modbury with their Leige which Mike built 17 years ago and a Daimler from Plympton.

Autojumble organiser is Chris Bowden with Gerald Lobb who took over the job from the club secretary, Maurice Williams last year. Anyone interested in possibly taking a stall should contact Chris on 01392 664 952.

The club also donated £200 to CHICKS, the charity that provides free, week-long respite breaks for disadvantage children in the UK.

Sue Read