Helston Motor Show is getting closer and final preparations are taking place for another Father’s Day Treat on Sunday 20th June.

As usual there are car dealers, classic cars, trade stands, food and entertainment. There will be plenty of interest for youngsters too, with six hours of free circus skills tuition. The Danger Boys will be performing with unicycles and a free-standing ladder as well as manning the Circus Avago arena. There will be plenty of dancing to see with Helston Youth Club Dance Group, Ocean Academy of Dance and Sweet Flava who will also do a 20 minute workshop during their performance so that anyone can take part in their streetdance routines. Swallows of Helston will put in a 30 minute performance; this award-winning group of gymnasts has not been seen at Helston Motor Show for a few years so they are eagerly anticipated. St. Stythians Male Voice Choir, will be putting in two half-hour performances and will sing a mix of modern music, together with some of the more traditional 'grand' male voice items, spirituals and hymns which make the Choir much in demand.

Parc Eglos School, who are partners in this show along with Wendron Football and Cricket Club, will be providing several acts and the school choir will open the programme of stage and arena events at 1030. A new innovation for this year is ‘Story-Telling’, which is a powerful and emotive performance and gives a large group of children the opportunity to perform together a story which they have learned. The school also has an emergent Brass Band which has been supported by Helston Rotary and they will put in a short set of tunes at 1305. For some years now, local schools have been involved in the Greenpower Cars scheme which involves each team building a standard kit car, giving them a basic knowledge of the engineering skills needed to put a car together. There will be several Goblin class cars built by local schools and it is hoped that they might be persuaded to have a race ready for the regional finals which will take place at Newquay Airport on Wednesday 23rd June.

There will be plenty of food available; pasties, roast pork, ice creams and 4 professional catering outlets provided by West Coast Caterers.

Helston Motorcycles will be hosting the motorcycle display; this was a new feature last year which proved to be very popular and attracted about 50 bikes of all ages organised by Fred Flanagan who is also a member of the show committee. Last year there were over 150 classic vehicles of all types and ages, which are of great interest as Dad is helped to spot the car he learned to drive in! Let’s not forget that it is a motor show and the car dealers will be showing off their latest offerings and you never know; they might be coerced into offering show day deals! Wendron Football Club are organising a mini-soccer tournament on the day in the closed pitch near the stage and arena where you can try to spot the next local hero of the football field. Pirate FM will be at the show, with Bob McCreadie and James Dundon doing the talking and Pirate’s own Girl band, Eden along to do some singing.

Since the show has been held at Wendron Football Club there has been a free bus service to and from the show and this will continue this year, pick-up from the Original Factory Shop bus stop and from Tesco. The timetable will be in the Fee Gazette and Helston Packet before the show and displayed at the bus stops and at the Cornwall Council Offices at Isaac House. Please don’t forget that the show is not actually at Wendron, but at the football and cricket ground which is off the A394 Helston to Falmouth road near Rame.

Mick Timpson, the organiser of this, the 12th Helston Motor Show, has recently had operations to replace both of his knees, but remains determined to take a full and active role in the show. Being unable to walk around for the full weekend, - it takes all day on the Friday just to mark out the site, he has been loaned a golf buggy, organised by Mullion Golf Club Secretary Lester Ashton. Mick had his left knee replaced in February and the right one during the first week in May thereby missing seeing his daughter Ellie dance on Flora Day.

Mick admits; “I’ve been in a bit of a fog with the pain-killers for a while, but am now recovering well. My knee is still subject to considerable swelling so I am indebted to Jerry and Jill Simmons, members of Mullion Golf Club, who have kindly given me the use of their golf buggy for the weekend. I would not be able to take part without it.”

Although the official deadline for trade and classic vehicle applications has passed, the organiser Mick Timpson always tries to fit in any late entrants to the show, he can be contacted as follows:- by mobile 07505 790304 or at micktimpson@yahoo.co.uk.