Wigton Motor Club said it was celebrating a successful year with an increasing membership and is looking forward to 2026.
It now has 1,123 members and said next year was expected to be an exciting one with new events planned.
The club promotes competitive and social events, with a strong interest in classic car events.
Highlights in 2025 included the Cumbria Classic & Motorsport Show which attracted around 5,000 people with 800 cars on display including Malcolm Wilson’s first rally car.
There was a full programme of competitive events with the White Heather and Solway Targa and historic rallies being well supported, plus monthly autotests or autosolos.
There were five full-day classic car tours, with a popular addition being the John Peel Meander for pre-1950 cars.
The club’s headquarters, the Motor House, has proved to be a huge success with storage for equipment and caravan, a committee room and a multi-use space for the monthly Cars & Coffee events.
The Motor House was built by members and became fully operational in 2022.
This year the club ran a karting session at Rowrah for members aged under 17 and several then started competing in other events.
Each year the club supports two local charities. This year it was Every Life Matters and Hospice at Hose Carlisle and North Lakes. Each received £1,000. It also supports other charities with free stands at the Cumbria Classic Car Show
The club has also bought a van, used to take equipment to events.
