by George Cheetham | Nov 7, 2017 | General Tips
club IAN QUESTNext Step Heritage I’m sure that you’ve all heard Groucho Marx’s famous words on club exclusivity: ‘I sent the club a wire stating; Please accept my resignation. I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member. Whilst I doubt that many...
by Charlie Calderwood | Mar 6, 2017 | General Tips
At Next Step Heritage, we’ve been asked a number of times about events listings and how to make it easier for people to see what’s going on around them. That’s why we’ve developed an event map which can sit alongside your normal events calendar, on your...
by Charlie Calderwood | Nov 10, 2016 | General Tips
With the last FBHVC survey having taken place in 2011, the historic vehicle movement was in need of a fresh review of its size, scope and health. On the positive side, the survey revealed the hobby was more popular and more prosperous than ever. The value of the UK...
by Charlie Calderwood | Nov 10, 2016 | General Tips
Running any kind of organisation is not easy and running a club is especially difficult. There are typically many members, all of whom are very passionate about their favourite pastime and have diverse requirements and interests. On top of this, most committees have...
by Charlie Calderwood | Oct 25, 2016 | General Tips
For most clubs, a magazine is a key benefit to members. They contain a wealth of interesting and useful content for owners of classic or collectible vehicles. Furthermore, the effort and investment that goes into producing magazines is considerable, so making the...
by Ian | Aug 25, 2016 | General Tips
Another of our projects has been to develop a tool to examine classic car auction results and enable you to search for the make, model or variant you’re interested in. The site is at www.classiccarautionresults.co.uk and there is a free graphical version, as well as...
by Ian | Aug 25, 2016 | General Tips
Sadly, the advent of the web has meant that a number of companies and organisations have been able to create something which at a quick glance looks like a bona fide club, but which does little outside of the digital domain. Those of you who have been running clubs...
by Ian | Aug 25, 2016 | General Tips
The Mercedes-Benz Club UK wanted to look at ways to broaden their audience and create a bigger and younger following to ensure the next generation of owners and enthusiasts remain as interested as the current one is. It was clear that social media would play a large...
by Ian | Jun 20, 2016 | General Tips
Wayne Scott, is a member of the Next Step Heritage team with a number of years experience as an automotive media consultant and a total classic car fan. Everyday thousands of classic car enthusiasts log on to their favourite club or model forums and interact with...
by Ian | Jun 20, 2016 | General Tips
I have recently been involved in getting a 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider restored and as you might expect, this involved a lot of dirt, grinding, welding, filling, cleaning, skinned knuckles and all the skills & activities we all associate with classic cars. We...
