Children’s Charity Gets Into Gear For Its Big Annual Motoring Event

Published on: 7 Aug, 2025
Updated on: 7 Aug, 2025

The Challengers team – looking forward to their big 2025 motoring event

Challengers, the Guildford children’s charity, will be hosting their annual motoring event at the end of September – always a big draw for car and motorbike enthusiasts.

The event will give people a rare chance to visit the Churt Motor Museum, near Farnham – home to a unique collection of historic cars.

For vehicle owners, the day will begin with breakfast at the Porsche Centre in Woodbridge Meadows, Guildford. This is open to people who own a vintage, classic, specialist, super or electric car or motorbike.

The event will take place on Sunday, September 28, and all proceeds will go toward supporting Challengers.

Drivers will set off around 10.30am, navigating a route through the Surrey and Hampshire countryside using a printed guide.

The drive will end at Robert and Tanya Lewis’s private motor museum in Churt, where participants will have an exclusive viewing, not generally available to the public.

Tickets are being sold separately for people who simply want to visit the private motor museum situated at the end of the route.

Housing some of the world’s most iconic cars, this collection has more than 60 vehicles and a host of motoring memorabilia.

They include a Lagonda V12 Le Mans, one of only two that competed at the 1939 Le Mans 24 Hours, and a Mercedes 300 SL, which was featured in Classic Motor & Sports Car magazine.

Many of the cars are still raced at major international races such as Goodwood and Le Mans.

Guests will have the opportunity to browse the collection and hear from the owners of the museum.

Challengers said: “We want to thank Robert and Tanya Lewis for their exceptional support, hosting one of our favourite events in the calendar and opening their doors to our guests for this brilliant day”

Tickets are available now. Visit Challengers Motoring Event 2025

Challengers was established in 1979 to address the lack of play for disabled children.

The charity provides inclusive fun and safe spaces so that disabled children aged 2–18 can come together to make friends, enjoy new experiences and learn valuable life skills.

The charity says: “Young people can come to our pre-school, play and youth schemes and 555 Service and experience the same fun and friendship as their non-disabled peers, with activities adapted to suit their individual needs.

“We are passionate champions of inclusion and 46 years on our vision has not faltered and we continue to strive for ‘a world where all children and young people can play together freely.’”