LAST weekend, Lamborghinis, Porsches and other supercars roared into a quiet Northumberland farm shop, delighting passing dads and marking a successful return for a local car meet group.
In a first for Brocksbushes Farm Shop, last Sunday (March 1), around 100 supercars and speciality motors rolled into its car park.
The organised meet-up signalled a return for Supercars of Humshaugh in the group's first get-together of 2026, and the closure of the village's award-winning Crown Inn.
"I saw a lot of familiar faces - it was a great day out," said organiser David Harding.
"It had been organised with Brocksbushes for a little while; they were really enthusiastic about it. I can't really speak highly enough of them.
"There were a lot of very happy fathers. It was quite comical, actually, because suddenly all the windows in the play barn filled up, and then gradually everyone started venturing outside."
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For more than a decade, David has been a key car meet organiser in the North East. Before the Crown's sudden closure in January, on the first Sunday of every month, Humshaugh would come alive with a rotating swathe of cars, bikes and tractors.
David, who has a fervent "passion" and "hobby" for cars, says he still wants to continue organising the meets on the first Sunday of every month, but now as a pop-up event in the Tyne Valley area.
He believes this format will "spice" things up and "keep it interesting for people".
"With it being pop-up venues, the plan is not to announce the venue until a couple of days beforehand.
"If everyone knows where it's going to be four weeks in advance, the buzz will go down, whereas it's quite cool having people say, 'Where's it going to be?' And then we drop the location 24-48 hours before it's happening."
"The first meet worked really well at Brocksbushes, so well that we will actually go back there this year at some point."
David has advised those interested in getting involved to "keep an eye" on the Supercars of Humshaugh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/humshaugh and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supercars_of_humshaugh pages for any updates.
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