THE organiser of a popular Volkswagen car show held annually in Elsecar for 17 years is furious that Barnsley Council asked him to move it elsewhere.

Simon McNamara has been running the Elsecar Mega Meet/Volkswagen show every year based at Elsecar Heritage Centre.

It took place this year on Easter Monday and attracted around 1,600 visitors who flocked into the village from Portsmouth to Scotland.

But Mr McNamara has now been told by Barnsley Council that the show will have to move on as it has outgrown the venue and there is not enough parking.

A council spokeswoman said: "The VW event is very popular and has outgrown Elsecar Heritage Centre as a venue. Last weekend's event had a negative impact on visitors and local people and there wasn't enough car parking available."