London to Brighton Run Each year over 300 Jaguars enjoy a drive to Brighton and muster for display by the sea in Madeira Drive. Check points at places to visit en route and competition prizes at the finish. Car driver and passenger £59, or make the weekend of it with over night stay in the Ship Hotel and Gala Dinner (details on application, telephone Sally Herd 01959 541 444). Entente Cordiale May 11 -17 (6 nights 7 days). Discovering France with the famous annual tour in company with about 150 Jaguars visiting and displaying in French towns, accompanied by two breakdown emergency crews. This year the tour goes to the Auvergne. Price from £469 per person. (Details on application. Telephone Sally Herd on 01959 541 444. Le Mans Weekend Even without Jaguar competing, each year hundreds of JEC members make the pilgrimage to the 24 Hour Le Mans race, or they go to Classic Le Mans in September. Grandstand and camping tickets are at a premium, but our own Simon Cronin is able to meet most needs and also marshalls the camping area at the circuit. For details contact Simon on 01962 852970. Manchester to Blackpool Run The ‘Swallow Run’ - a new run, instigated in 2005 for Jaguars to enjoy a leisurely drive from Manchester to Blackpool, original home of Jaguar, culminating in a trip around the sights of the old factory and founders home and other interesting parts of the town and finishing in the beautiful Stanley Park. For further details contact Austin Cann on 01722 467910. Social Weekends With Warners Hotels Long weekends, start mid-day Friday, depart Monday morning. Three night stay in hotel with dinner, bed and breakfast. Multitude of choices, plus all the hotel leisure and fitness facilities, evening entertainments all linked around a major Jaguar event. Jaguar Garden Tour Weekend These Long Weekends start Friday midday and finish Monday pm. Visiting some of the finest gardens in some of the loveliest parts of England with routes through Pretty villages and outstanding countryside. After dinner Gardeners' Questions with a recognised gardening expert. Details from Sally Herd or Suzanne Wright on 01959 541 444. Norwegian Tour Ray Guiver is organising a Norwegian tour from May 30 to June 8. For more details telephone 01304 380244 or email rayguiver@tiscali.co.uk. Also available If you are happy to tour with other classics, special rates are offered to Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club members for budget tours offered by tour organisers Continental Car Tours (01304 380244) and by Merlin Events (01935 474630). Book your own JET (Jaguar Enthusiast Tours), was set up by Travel Market in conjunction with the Jaguar Enthusiasts’ Club. Ring 01304 21533 for details European Tours Over the years we have held several other tours, this year we went to Austria. Several are tours, to be announced planned in conjunction with Travel Destinations.