Third Drive-it Day classic car event at Castle View breaks records

Published: 23/04/2024

The third ‘coffee & cakes’ Drive It Day event held at Castle View Retirement Living, Windsor, attracted 46 classic cars - up from 35 last year - and raised over £700 for NSPCC Childline, again well up on last year’s event, and declared a big success by organisers.

Tying in with the national Drive-it Day, a wide range of classic vehicles arrived during the morning, including a 1961 TVR Grantura Mk2, a 1964 Alfa Romeo 2600 Spyder, a 1956 Aston Martin DB2/4, four Lamborghinis - three Murciélago and an Aventador S, and six Triumph Stags.

Participants had travelled from across the country to join in - from West London, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire to Hampshire and even Yorkshire.  

A wide choice of cakes were baked by residents living at Castle View and sold along with hot dogs, tea and coffee, while the owner of one of the Lamborghinis offered sponsored rides.

“It was such a great atmosphere,” commented one of the drivers who was back for the third year running: “A wonderful selection of cars - different makes, models and eras: a brilliant couple of hours.”

Commented Lisa Fisher, village manager of Castle View.  “Although a bit cold, the sun shone and we were so pleased to see the number and variety of cars arriving, the enthusiasm of the owners and the amount raised for the NSPCC - our residents did us proud with all the cakes they baked and sold - another record!  This is definitely now a well-established fixture in our events calendar!”

Castle View village manager Lisa Fisher (left) and Lorna Glynn-Jones with a Lamborghini Murcielago