Historic emergency vehicles out in force for Beaulieu’s The 999 Show
Look out for blues and twos at The 999 Show at Beaulieu on Spring Bank Holiday Monday May 29th as all shapes and sizes of historic emergency vehicles join the celebration of the emergency services. More than 30 emergency vehicles of the past will be on show in the grounds of the National Motor Museum, from fully- equipped fire engines to police patrol cars.
Equally eye-catching will be two World War II themed trailers, which recreate shelters that were familiar to blitzed Britons in period-perfect detail. A mobile recreation of a 1940s police station will be set up in the Beaulieu grounds, joined by an Air Raid Precautions mobile unit built using a vintage caravan.
Representing the long arm of the law will be a diverse selection of police vehicles, including an ex-Hampshire Constabulary 1966 Volvo 121 Amazon estate, one of the first foreign cars to be used by a British police force, and a sporty 1959 MGA Roadster used
by Lancashire
Constabulary. Rapid traffic duty classics include a 1969 Lotus Cortina and V8-powered 1985 Rover SD1 3500SE. Look out for a wide variety of American police patrol cars, including Chevrolet Caprices, a Camaro and Impala, plus no less than six sturdy Ford Crown Victoria squad cars. As different as chalk and cheese will be an
locked inside a prison cell with a visit to the groundbreaking Prison Me! No Way! mobile prison cell van raising awareness for young people about the causes, consequences and penalties of crime. Event demonstrations include the rescue of a celebrity casualty from the scene of a crash as the emergency services stage an extrication display on the Events Arena. Expect the unexpected with a VIP kidnap which shows the role of bodyguards to protect potential targets from the threat of a real-life attack.
Austin Allegro panda car and a replica of the incredible 1970s Ford Falcon XB used in the Mad Max films.
The Blue Light Vehicle Preservation Group will display its members’ classic police cars, including an ex-Metropolitan Police special escort group 1994 Range Rover P38 and Vauxhall Vectra SRI 2.6 V6. Three fully-equipped Dennis Rapiers will represent the proud heritage of the fire engine, with these huge but rapid machines joined by a 1939 Bedford WLG Heavy Unit fire engine, still in its wartime Auxiliary Fire Service livery. Classic ambulance fans will love the 1950 Austin Sheerline DA1 ambulance, which will be joined by a diminutive Smart car ambulance and American-built 2005 Ford
E350 ambulance, plus a 2001 Dodge Ram Military Police security van. The event, which will mark the start of the year in office for Lord Montagu’s sister Mary Montagu-Scott as the High Sheriff of Hampshire, will also feature a CSI Beaulieu murder mystery at Palace House. Find out from Specialist Operations Regiment, Royal Military Police forensic investigators how to hunt for clues, dust for fingerprints, collect evidence and photograph the scene of a crime. A cast of Beaulieu guides and actors will bring the story to life for event- goers to follow the murder trail around the Montagu family home.
Once the crime has been solved at the end of the trail, see how it feels to be
For family fun, see horses in the New Forest Agisters’ pound, dog skill demonstrations by the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service plus Police puppies and retired German Shepherds from the charity Pensions4Paws.
All of The 999 Show event features are included in a general admission ticket to Beaulieu. Entrance also offers access to the whole Beaulieu attraction, including the National Motor Museum and its collection of more than 250 vehicles, the World of Top Gear, On Screen Cars, the 13th
century Beaulieu Abbey, Palace
House – which has been home to the Montagu family since 1538 – and its stunning grounds and gardens. To book tickets in advance online or for more event details, see the Beaulieu website at
www.beaulieu.co.uk/events or call the events team on 01590 612888.
All-new Mazda MX-5 RF wins top prize at 2017 Red Dot Awards
The all-new Mazda MX-5 RF has won the “Red Dot: Best of the Best” title at the 2017 Red Dot product design awards, adding to the already illustrious awards tally of Mazda’s range of KODO: Soul of Motion designed cars. The Retractable Fastback duplicates the success of its convertible sibling, which took away the same award in 2015.
The highest honour available from the internationally acclaimed annual competition is bestowed only for truly outstanding and ground-breaking designs. According to organisers, “Best of the Best” winners are the products of design visionaries who managed to achieve a perfect harmony of quality, desirability and usability. The first fastback interpretation of KODO, the RF features a one-of-a-kind lightweight power retractable hardtop that looks fantastic, and in a remarkable display
of origami, opens and closes in just 13 seconds. Adding coupé practicality to the MX-5’s matchless open top driving fun, the RF deepens the overall experience while remaining true to the Mazda’s Jinba Ittai driver and car as one ethos, which has made the MX-5 a legend – and the best-selling two-seater sports car in history. Reserved for products meeting the highest design standards in their given category, the jury of 39 designers, professors and journalists picked just 102 “Best of the Best” winners from more than 5,500 entries received from 54 countries. Criteria include innovation, functionality, ergonomics, symbolic and emotional content, self-explanatory quality and ecological compatibility. Mazda and the other winners will receive their awards at the Aalto Theatre in Essen on the 3rd July 2017. The Red Dot Design Yearbook will be
released the same day and will showcase Best of the Best recipients with special portraits of their creators. This is the sixth Red Dot prize to date for Mazda’s current model generation. The Mazda CX-3 and Mazda2 won awards in 2015 alongside the MX-5 convertible, while the Mazda3 and Mazda6 took home honours in 2014 and 2013, respectively. Initiated in 1955 by the Essen, Germany-based Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, Red Dot is one of the world’s largest product competitions. The winning designs, selected this year in 47 categories including cars & motorcycles, have earned the right to bear the “red dot” symbol, an international seal of excellence. As part of the world’s biggest exhibition of contemporary design, they will feature at the Red Dot Design Museum Essen for five weeks following the award ceremony.
20 - Friday 28th April 2017 – Cardiff & South Wales Advertiser
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