
Wigton Motor Club has been handed a prestigious award.
It was named Car Club of the Year at the Classic Car & Restoration Show.
It was the first time a club that was not a one make club has bee given the accolade, which was received by club member Paul Brooks.
The club celebrated its centenary in 2023. In the last few years it has built its own club house, The Motor House at Moota, with a multi-use space and office; and holds monthly Cars & Coffee meets along with film shows and marshals and first aid training.
The club has its roots in motorsport and has a full programme of rallies and autosolos throughout the year while the classic cars side has expanded hugely on the recent years with the Cumbria Classic & Motorsport Show attracting 800 cars every August.
Club member Daniel Rooney won the Restoration of the Year for his Mk 1 Mini.