Portrush Cavalcade 2025
03.August 2025
The 2025 Portrush Cavalcadem turned out to be the largest event that we have had for many years with a total of 91 spectacular looking vehicles As can be seen from the photographs, each and every one well turned out, fit for any showroom and made an impressive static display while the owners had breakfast and some time to browse in Colemans Garden Centre. Colemans’ staff did an outstanding job in providing breakfasts for165 adults and 14 children. Thankfully everyone made it to The West Strand in Portrush for a short stop and then on to the Hedges Hotel where we finished the evening off with an excellent carvery, the usual ballot, finishers awards and some craic. Many thanks to all of the staff who managed to feed around 190 hungry petrol heads.
The Portrush Cavalcade goes back as far as 2001. In those 24 years EAOVC has raised more than £100,000 for numerous local charities. Due to changes in circumstances this year the organisers have had to rely heavily on sponsorship. We are enormously grateful for help and support from Iain Patterson of E A Davis who has been our main sponsor for many years. We have been fortunate and are pleased to have had sponsorship from Colemans Garden Centre, J & F Trucks & Vans, CAR COMMERCIAL LTD, Fleck Car Repairs and a number of anonymous donors. This year has been a challenge. But for our sponsors and the determination of Martin, the Event Manger, William, Andy, Norman and the rest of the committee we would not be in the position to present a cheque for £4,000 to the Newtownabbey Rotary Club who will put it towards helping The Children’s Hospice and children and young people in the Newtownabbey area with educational and vocational skills.
Many thanks and congratulations to our sponsors, the organisers, the Club members for their support and to all the non-members who joined in to make it a very memorable day.
