Let Bennington manage the sale of your pre-owned Bennington Carriage
Bennington is pleased to announce that from January 2010 a pre-owned sales facility will be offered. Why not let Bennington display your pre-owned carriage in our new showroom and remove the stress, hassle and inconvenience of selling it from home?
Further details can be found in the Pre Owned section of our website.
Team Bennington appear on front cover of Carriage Driving Magazine
Team Bennington were thrilled to appear on the cover of the January 2010 edition of Carriage Driving. Taken at the FEI World Pony Championships in Greven, Zac, Sue and Wendy can be seen giving 100% which resulted in Team Bennington being the highest placed British Team of the event.
For further details about Carriage Driving magazine, visit http://www.carriage-driving.com/
September 2009 - National Carriage Driving Championships
Congratulations to all Bennington owners who competed at the 2009 National Carriage Driving Championships held in the beautiful surroundings of Windsor Great Park. Success was abundant for Bennington owners, with many owners taking Champion and Reserve Champion places. Owners should be suitably proud of their successes at the end of a most challenging season.
Bennington was pleased to welcome customers old and new to our trade stand, sharing stories of the season and also receiving further congratulations on our success in Greven. Thanks to all of you for your kind words. Windsor also saw the launch of the new Bennington Spirit - our new lightweight carriage designed specifically for the small pony.
Bennington was delighted to present a special prize to the highest place Bennington owner in each class who drove a Bennington carriage in all three phases. Winners were:
- Novice Pony - Rosanna Walter-Symonds - Class Winner
- Novice Horse - Sonny Hillier - Class Winner
- Intermediate Horse - Lorraine Davis - 2nd place
- Intermediate Pony - Frank Campbell - Class Winner
- Open Pony - Janet Pilling - 2nd Place
- Advance Pony - Liz Rowe - 3rd Place
- Pony Tandem - Mark Bell - Class Winner
- Open Horse - Judy Hilditch - Class Winner
- Advance Horse - Ian Bertram - 2nd Place
Take a look at the 2009 National Carriage Driving Championship gallery.
September 2009 - National Carriage Driving Championships
Why not visit the Bennington Carriages stand at the National Carriage Driving Championships on 11th - 13th September 2009. The event, held at the Queen Victoria's Review Ground, Windsor Great Park, Berkshire (just off the A332 Windsor to Ascot Road), is always a great opportunity to see exceptional carriage driving in beautiful surroundings as well as visiting the Bennington stand!
Bennington will be showcasing a selection of pleasure and competition carriages from their extensive range including the new Bennington Spirit and Bennington Fun Bug GL. The full range of Zilco harness will also be on display along with a wide range of driving accessories.
A warm welcome awaits from the Bennington Team.
For further details regarding the event visit www.windsordriving.co.uk
August 2009 - Try Driving
Fresh back from the successes of Greven, the Bennington Team held another fully booked Try Driving weekend over the weekend of the 22nd & 23rd August. Check out our Try Driving Latest News page for further details!
August 2009 - South Notts Pony Club
Bennington Carriages were pleased to meet the South Nottinghamshire Pony Club at their annual Summer Camp at Newark Showground. The club, headed by Judy Simpson, provides a fantastic opportunity for youngsters to become involved in the equestrian sport and the Bennington team were thrilled to meet so many budding young drivers! Try Driving had never had such a young and enthusiastic audience!
Sue and Wendy, recently back from competing in the World Pony Driving Championships in Germany, gave a demonstration of harnessing and answered a sea of questions before giving everybody the opportunity to take the reins and take Dillon for a drive. Everybody enjoyed themselves as the photos in the Try Driving Photo Gallery clearly show!!!
July 2009 - Team Bennington to represent Great Britain at World Pony Championships
Sue Mart, head of Team Bennington, has just received fantastic news that she has been selected to compete at the FEI World Combined Pony Championships to be held in Greven, Germany.
The event, held from August 13th - August 16th 2009, is the pinnacle of World Class carriage competition and comes as testament to the level of effort and dedication made by Sue and the Bennington Team.Competing as an individual competitor, an excited Sue Mart added "I am absolutely delighted for the whole Bennington Team - the dedicated team of family, trainers, friends and supporters who have made this possible. It's been our common goal for the last 3 years and our pony Steppers Viceroy, known as Zac, is in great form and will have his moment of fame. It will be a memorable event for the whole team and are thrilled to be heading to Germany"
Further updates will be posted on the Greven 2009 page on the Bennington website during the competition and more details of the competition can be found on:
July 2009 - Try Driving welcomes visitors from Red Oaks Care Home
Our July event was another roaring success - and very much enjoyed by visitors from the Red Oaks Care Home. For more information, please visit: Try Driving Latest News
July 2009 - Free Carriage Health Check - Catton Park
Bennington's Free Carriage Health Check at Catton Park was a roaring success, with 17 carriages checked over by Bennington's expert team (Simon, David & Mac). Thankfully the Bennington team didn't find any problems that couldn't be solved on the spot and Bennington Customers left delighted that their carriages were all given a clean bill of health.
Bennington will be offering a similar Health Check later in the year at a venue to be decided. Please keep checking the Bennington Carriages wesbite for further details.
July 2009 - Free Health Check for your Bennington Carriage at Catton Park Driving Trials
The Bennington Team will be attending Catton Park Horse Driving Trials on Thursday 9th July to offer Bennington owners a free 15 minute Carriage Health Check. During the 15 minute inspection, our experienced team will check all major components to check that everything is in correct order and if necessary, advise what work should be carried out.
Our specialists will check:
- Wheels
- Tyres
- Springs
- Turntable (if applicable)
- Brakes (if applicable)
- Delayed steering (if applicable)
- Extending axle (if applicable)
Booking is essential, so please contact a member of the Bennington Team on 01400 281280 to reserve a space for your carriage. Spaces are offerred to competitors and non competitors alike on a "first come first served" basis.
We look forward to seeing you (and your carriage) at Catton!
May 2009 - Try Driving & New Carriages Officially Launched
The weekend of May 16th / 17th saw another highly successful Try Driving event held at Bennington Carriages purpose built facility near Newark. Further details can be found in Try Driving Latest News and photo's of the event can be found in the 2009 Try Driving Gallery.
May 2009 - Bennington Launches New Minature Carriages
Bennington Carriages is delighted to announce the launch of two new Bennington Carriages designed specifically for Miniature Horses and small equines. Designed with the assistance of the European Miniature Horse Association, Bennington Carriages is pleased to introduce a new 2 and 4 wheel carriage.
The new 2 wheel carriage combines trademark Bennington features including light weight (only 39kgs /86lbs), ease of balance and adjustment and of course, Bennington's legendary engineering and quality of finish.
The carriages will be officially launched on Saturday May 16th at Bennington Carriages. This event will also feature a wealth of other activities including Try Driving sessions, long reining, harnessing up, carriage maintenance and a driven dressage display.
For further details please contact Louise Bossence via e-mail at samlara@btinternet.com or Sue Mart at Bennington Carriages on 01400 281 280.
April 2009 - Try Driving becoming increasingly popular!
The second Try Driving event of 2009 was successfully held over the weekend of 25th / 26th April. For more information, please visit: Try Driving Latest News
March 2009 - 2009 Try Driving is a hit - again!
The first Try Driving event of 2009 was successfully held over the weekend of 25th / 26th March. For more information, please visit: Try Driving Latest News
March 2009 - Bennington Carriages on TV - again!
At Bennington, we're very proud of our heritage - making the finest carriages in our Nottinghamshire workshops for over 45 years. We've proudly held our Royal Warrant since 1979 and continue to combine the very finest craftsmanship with the latest technology.
We've just returned from filming a fantastic TV programme that celebrates the very best of British manufacturing and look forward to providing you more details in the coming months. All we can say at the moment is that Sue, Dillon, the Fun Bug and a very well known TV personality had a lot of fun filming! Watch this space for further updates...
February 2009 - Bennington Sponsor TV Programme
To further promote the sport of Driving Trials, the BHDTA has commissioned the production of a new programme entitled “Try Driving Trials”. Sponsored by Bennington Carriages and Zilco Harness, it will show that Driving Trials is a fun and friendly sport.
“With interviews from the doyen of the driving world George Bowman to newcomer Chris
Ainscough, everyone is keen to “big up” driving trials!” said Jackie Herd of Cavewood
Productions. At Bennington we’ve been enjoying the sport for years but think it’s the best kept secret in the equestrian world! As such, we’re sure that this programme will capture the interest of many people who might not have thought about Driving Trials before.
Further details, including programme times, can be found at: www.horsedrivingtrials.co.uk
February 2009 - Transmission Time for "Try Driving Trials" TV Programme
Bennington is pleased to announce that the first transmission of "Try Driving Trials" will be aired on Horse & Country TV (Sky Channel 280) on Wednesday 4th March at 9pm.
The programme will be repeated on Wednesday 4th March (1pm, 9pm), Thursday 5th March (5am), Tuesday 10th March (8am, 4pm, 12am), Saturday 14th March (10.30am, 6.30pm) and Sunday 15th March (2.30am)
January 2009 - Royal Warrant Extended
Further reinforcing Bennington's position as Britain's leading Carriage Manufacturer, Bennington is delighted to have received a further 5 year extension to their Royal Warrant - Carriage Builders to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.
The Royal Warrant, held by Bennington since 1979, is a mark of recognition to companies who have supplied goods and services for at least five years to various members of the Royal family. Warrants have always been regarded as demonstrating excellence and quality, and are highly prized.The latest extension is received with pride, and continues to unite us with other warrant holders who share a common commitment to the highest standards of service and excellence.Further information about Royal Warrants can be found at www.royalwarrant.org
