More than 100 decorated bangers leave Cornwall on Thursday, October 6 for an epic fundraising Rally across Europe to raise money for local charities.

This year’s St Austell Round Table Charity Banger Rally ‘Vegas or Bust’ will leave the Cornwall Hotel at 6.30pm, from where they will travel to Vegas in Spain over five days.

This year the Air Ambulance hope to have one of their helicopters on show and the Merlin MS therapy centre will be giving you the opportunity to enter their Win a Landrover lottery.

All are welcome at the Hotel but parking on site is restricted. There are many vantage points along the way as the rally will parade back to St Austell town centre, via Fore Street and then follow the A390 passing through St Blazey and Lostwithiel to Dobwalls were it will follow the A38 before reaching its first overnight stop and ferry to France from Plymouth.

Over the last five years the Rally has visited many European cities such as Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Rome, Pula in Croatia and last year’s final destination Salo in the Italian lakes. So far it has raised an unbelievable £500,000 for local and national charities during its short history, now established as a significant Cornish charity event.

The six Charities that benefit from this community event are: Children’s Hospice South West, Cornwall Hospice Care, Cornwall Air Ambulance, Merlin MS Centre, Marie Curie Cancer Care and Turn to Starboard.

Currently 100 cars have entered with more than 400 people taking part.

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