by Robin Roberts | Feb 10, 2021 | Electric Cars, From the Chair, Future Classics, News
Journalists and PRs in the motoring world share their love of cars and that has been severely tested over the last 12 months. Jobs have gone, people have gone, plans shelved and events cancelled, including our own WGMW PR Driving Day 2020. Some...
by Robin Roberts | Sep 1, 2020 | From the Chair
The SMMT still hopes to run its 2020 driving day, eventually. Latest is a move to 1 October, when the Government permits larger gatherings for business and sporting events. The SMMT and Millbrook have been working on the familiar pattern for the day but it will be...
by Robin Roberts | Mar 30, 2020 | Driving Day, From the Chair
The annual Western Group of Motoring Writers PR Driving Day has been cancelled for 2020, writes Robin Roberts. This tough decision to cancel the event scheduled for 3 June 2020 has been taken only after a lot of heart-searching in light of the very latest...
by Robin Roberts | Jun 3, 2019 | From the Chair
In a few days we will be holding our immensely popular and unique PR Driving Day. A lot has happened since the first one was held over three decades ago and while most of the changes we have witnessed each June usually mean new faces and some old ones missing, I...
by Robin Roberts | May 1, 2019 | From the Chair
The motor writing world seems to be constantly in turmoil with changes to staff, contracts and commissions, new projects and publications, and the whirlwind of social media blows across the industry. But it has been very satisfying to see a rise in applications for...
by Robin Roberts | Mar 1, 2019 | From the Chair
In three months time, The Western Group Annual PR Driving Day on 5 June will take on a new look, writes Robin Roberts. For the first time, a small range of motorcycles will be included and available to test ride and those without riding licences will be able to sample...
