Wow! What a fantastic day! The Piazza Italia on Tour, which roared through the village on Sunday 13 March, was an overwhelming success! The sun shone and we were amazed at how many people came to enjoy the gorgeous cars and the wonderful atmosphere.
The High Street shops did us proud, pulling out all the stops for their Italian themed window displays. The overall winner was Cornerweighs winning a hamper of Italian goodies donated by Italian Markets. They made fantastic use of their small window space with hand-knitted decoration and a model Ducati display – it was fabulously clever and showed a huge amount of work. White Mischief, Henfield Furnishings and Hamfelds were runners-up, all winning a bottle of Prosecco and a Panatone each. All the shops who entered won a bottle of Prosecco for their creative ideas too!
There were Italian themed stalls and street food in the Henfield Hall car park which was thronging with visitors. The Piazza Tour visited local villages, with Henfield being the last stop on the tour before returning to Horsham for a reception. 24 Lamborghinis, Maseratis, Ferraris, Ducatis and other super bikes and cars took part. Participants commented that the warm welcome they received at Henfield was one of the highlights of the day.
Finally, we would like to give a huge thank you the event sponsors, Coles Automotive, and to everyone who helped (marshalling, putting signs up, organising stalls, putting up posters and supporting the event), and mostly a thank you to Carol Eastwood who has spent hours working on the event, along with her colleague Elaine Goodyear from Henfield Parish Council.
Photographs by Amanda Lucas www.amandalucas.co.uk copyright BN5 magazine
Sarah Butler
