This just in from Bill Davis, organizer of the British Field Day:

That's right folks the biggest change to the British Field Day this year is the location. The British Field Day will be held this year at Liberty Park. So it.s time again for all British car and motorcycle enthusiasts to get their rigs out of the garage, clean and polish them up, give em a tune up and get them running in tip top condition again. All British cars and bikes in any condition, 100 point restorations, works in progress or just your old beater daily driver are welcome - it just needs to be British! So, if you.re thinkin. .my rig doesn.t look good enough., think again. If you can get it there by driving, trailering or tow strap, it belongs in the show! The more - the merrier! All of the British car/bike clubs are participating so don't let those other marque's make your club look like slackers, call your fellow clubmembers and get them to the event!

For the brave of heart, we will have the road course set up again this year on a closed access road inside the park and it promises to be longer and more challenging than previous years!

During the event there will be music, laughter, shop talk, bench-racing, meeting new people, British specialty vendors, catching up with old friends, drawings for raffle prizes etc. Liberty Park has lots of amenities such as a newly remodeled food concession stand, one of the largest and best playgrounds in the city, the Tracy Aviary and a small amusement park which includes a Ferris wheel and a Merry Go Round - so even if your family thinks you have a terminal case of the British car disease and doesn't share your passion for LBC's (little British cars), stuff the whole family into your LBC and come on down anyway. There will be plenty for them to do while you are getting your fix!

Proceeds from this years event will again be donated to The Food Pantry of Saint Paul.s Episcopal Church. Last year we raised enough money to pay for 80% of their yearly cash budget! They are also providing the volunteers to assist with the event so we organizers can have some fun too!

The event will be located in the northeast quadrant of the park. The easiest way to get to the event is go to the corner of 7th East and 13th South and drive west one block on 13th South and then make a right hand turn into the park. When you have gone a little over a quarter of the way around the park, you will see the event on the left. Don.t worry, you can.t miss it.

So, please, help support us in this very worthwhile cause and get your cars and bikes out and come join in the fun. Registration starts 8:00 AM and we hope to have most cars in place by 9:00 but if you can't get out of a honey do project and get delayed - no worries. Come late! Registration fee is $10/car or bike. A $5.00 donation is requested per adult and kids 12 and under are free. We also have a family pass available this year. Show up with the family for details.

Bonfire Night was celebrated 6pm, November 5th at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 261 South 900 East in Salt Lake City.

This successful event included Bonfire, Entertainment, Hot Beverages, Food, and Fun.

We thank all those who attended, and especially those volunteers without whose generous donation of time and talents this event would not have been possible.

Bonfire night is celebrated throughout the U.K. each year to mark the anniversary of a thwarted plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London in the year of 1605. Guy Fawkes and his fellows were captured while waiting for the king to arrive. Each year children make effigies of Guy Fawkes to be placed atop the bonfires.

Bonfire Night 2006 is tentatively scheduled for November 4th.

The UBIA helped host the 14th annual British Field Day in SLC's Pioneer Park on Saturday, June 4th from 9am to 5pm.

Pioneer park is located at 300 South, 300 West in Salt Lake City. The British Field Day is a display of classic British cars and motorcycles with a street rally, food, entertainment, and games for the kids. This was a fantastic event last year, and will be even better this year. Admission is $5/person, children free.

The British Field Day draws vintage british cars and motorcycles from several western states. Cars compete on a closed street rally course set up on the north side of the park. Previous year's events have seen some truly impressive vehicles everyone would want to see.

The day after Christmas, the Feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, is better known as Boxing Day. The term may come from the opening of church poor boxes that day; maybe from the earthenware boxes with which boy apprentices collected money at the doors of their masters' clients. Nowadays, we often see, in certain families, gifts (boxes) given to those who provide services throughout the year. The UBIA celebrated Boxing Day 2002 in the Salt Lake City Union Pacific Station at the Gateway.

There are no current plans for an event this year.