Revive celebrated Remembrance Day in style by putting on a WW2 theme day with some amazing outfits, jive dancing and a wonderful old WW2 vehicle outside the shop.
Crawley Happy Times took some pictures to capture the moment for you to enjoy.
Did you do anything special this year? You can let us know by emailing editor@crawleyhappytimes.co.uk
The annual Old Crocks Race took place in the town centre on the 7th November.
550 cars built before 1905 parked up in the High Street for a well-earned rest, giving visitors a great chance to view them at close quarters. Vehicles arrived from around 8.30am until 1.30pm.
The run included more than 100 overseas entries and the total value of all 550 cars is more than £60 million. But the day was not just about gleaming paintwork, flat caps, hot flasks of tea (and even the occasional broken down vehicle).
The first ever RAC Brighton to London Future Car Challenge also took place a day earlier, with a halfway stop at Central Sussex College. The college was utilised as a refuelling stop for the cars, motorbikes and commercial vehicles as well as their drivers, with electric recharging and refreshments provided.
To coincide with the challenge, Central Sussex College also hosted The Power of Green on Saturday 6th November, an event based around green transport and energy products.
The Future Car Challenge featured the latest electric, hybrid and low-emission (under 110g/kg CO2) internal combustion engine vehicles. The challenge was to have the lowest energy impact, within a given time, on the 57-mile route from Brighton to London.
Delta, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Smart, TATA, Tesla and Vauxhall entered vehicles into the challenge, along with green vehicles belonging to Transport for London and the Energy Saving Trust.
Last weekend, Shelley from Crawley Happy Times Online took her son Alex to Rushmore Arena in Aldershot for a two hour driving lesson. What’s so special about that, I hear you say? Well, Alex is only fifteen. Local driving school, Storm offer under 17′s driving lessons to anyone over the age of fourteen. Alex had a great time and by the end of the lesson
Alex & Clive about to begin
‘Off Road’ lessons are for learners who have had issues passing, or people who have passed their test but had a bad experience on the road, knocking their confidence. Storm Driving School has a wealth of experience and knowledge and their pass rate currently stands at 82%, with all instructors being a grade 5 or above.
The lessons are provided for various reasons. For fun, to build confidence and, of course, to give the more mature teenagers
The instructors from Storm Driving School
Great scenery. Peaceful and stress free
Learning the basics on a road without any other traffic builds confidence and might end up saving you money for lessons in the long run.
The Rushmore Arena is a modest journey down the M25, then the M3 and very easy to find. The scenery is breathtaking and peaceful. Remember that adults have to sit and wait for two hours, so taking an engrossing book to read whilst the learner is on the course is advisable. Mind you, there is always the opportunity to slip off shopping in Aldershot town centre or visit Tescos to do the grocery shopping! Alternatively, there is the local banger racing opposite the driving arena.
Storm Driving School has been teaching pupils on Crawley roads for nearly 3 years and have an impeccable record for passing pupils first time round.
Our thanks go to Daniel and Deborah Rooke who run Storm Driving School and of course to the patience of Clive Greenfield who taught Alex.
If you are interested in speaking to Storm Driving School about your requirements then please call on 01293 575309 or visit the website here.
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