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Rally Calendar June 2009 |
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JUNE
JUNE 6 Chesterfield running day 12.45-17.00, organised by Transpire – The Chesterfield Bus Society. Services radiate from Coach Station, New Beetwell Street. Special displays for photographers at St Mary's School Bus Station, Newbold Road between 14.40 and 15.10. All services meet here. Details: (stamped addressed envelope, please) Chris Corroy, 169 Hunloke Avenue, Walton, Chesterfield, S40 3EA. 3 Alton, Hants. Volunteers from the Medstead Depot Omnibus Group will operate free vintage bus services from the Mid-Hants Railway station to Chawton. Details: John Hillier, email. Clacton. Easten National Vehicle Owners Club Running Day. 10.00-17.00, Clacton Factory Outlet (signposted from A133 Clacton By Pass) Many vehicles operating typical Eastern National routes around Clacton also incorpoarating Hedingahm Omnibuses Bristol VR Farewell Event, with all 4 remaining VRs on display and at least one operating a farewell tour at the end of the day. Details: (sae please) ENVOC Running Day, 24 Russell Court, Churchill Way, COLCHESTER. CO2 8SR website. Dover Transport Museum. White Cliffs bus rally, with free buses between the museum and town centre. Hosted jointly between Dover Transport Museum and East Kent Light Railway at Eynhorne. Details: website. Froghall N Staffs. The Alf Tunstall Classic Bus Rally, Froghall Station, Churnett Valley Railway. Train service in operation. Trade stands acceptable Details: John Wilshaw, phone 01782 871645 email website. Hertford, Stevenage & Hitchin Classic Bus Running Day by Country Bus Rallies. Details: Country Bus Rallies, 19 Hampton Way, East Grinstead RH19 4SG. email website. Programmes and vehicle diagrams: £5.50 (A5 stamped addressed envelope please) from address above, or £6 on the day. Usually available one month before the event. Hull/Bridlington. 41st East Coast Run for pre 1986 vehicles which congregate at East Park, Holderness Road, Hull from 09.30-11.00. Route is via A165. Arrive Sewerby Fields, Bridlington from 12.00, dispersal from 17.00. Free public admission. Programme 50p on the day. Entrants pay £2 per vehicle and are entitled to have a free autojumble stall. Trophies for those attending in 1960s clothing. Details: East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club, website. Seaton. & District Electric Tramway Classic Car Show and Green Transport Rally, Details: Seaton Tramway (Vintage Vehicle Rally), Harbour Road, Seaton, EX12 2NQ. Phone: 01297 20375, fax: 01297 625626 email website.
JUNE 13 Crawley. Toy and model collectors' fair, K2 Leisure Centre from 10.30. Details: (stallholder bookings) Geoff Martin, 11 Macaulay Close, Larkfield, Kent, ME20 6TZ. Phone: 01732 840787
JUNE 13/14 Crich Tramway Village, Derbyshire. Folk Festival. Details: website Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum Trolley Day. 11.00-17.00. Admission: £5 adults, concessions £3, family ticket (two adults and up to four concessions) £15. Free parking. No free bus connection from Doncaster. Details: 01724 711391. website. email
JUNE 14 Barry Festival of Transport, Hood Road. Organised by the Cardiff Transport Preservation Group. Road runs to the surrounding area and first public Open Day at Barry Bus Depot. Celebrating 80 years of Western Welsh and 30 years since the last Cardiff half cabs. Details: Mike Taylor, phone 01443 862144, website. email Brownhills, Staffs. Chasewater Railway Bus Rally, Chasewater Country Park, Pool Road, near Brownhills West station. Static display and free bus shuttle services provisionally between Lichfield Walsall and Hednesford. Special train service. Details: Phil Mullarkey. Phone: 0794 126 7521. email Chasewater Railway website Bus rally website Luton Festival of Transport for pre-1980 vehicles, Stockwood Park, 10.00-17.00. Admission £4 adult, £1 child, £8 family. Details: Chiltern Vehicle Preservation Group, email, website. Rotherham South Yorkshire Transport Museum open day. Details: website.
JUNE 20 Maidstone & Kent Vintage Toy Collectors' Fair. 09.00-15.00, The Lockmeadow Market Hall, Hart Street (next to Maidstone West railway station, which also is a stop on the park-&-ride bus service). Details: (stallholder bookings) Geoff Martin, 11 Macaulay Close, Larkfield, Kent, ME20 6TZ. Phone: 01732 840787. Preston Ribble Preservation Trust ‘Ribble 90’ display of preserved Ribble buses, 10.30-16.30. Flag Market. Sponsored by Stagecoach. website.
JUNE 20/21 Swansea. Festival of Transport. Swansea-Laugharne Road Run on Saturday. Welsh Bus & Coach Show on the Sunday at Swansea recreation Ground. Details: (large stamped addressed envelope, please) Ashley Lovering, Swansea Festival of Transport, 5 Clos Cynan, Hendrefoilan Woods, Killay, Swansea, SA2 7DL (phone 0781 495 8379). email website. Welshpool Festival of Transport, Powys Castle. Details: website Yeovil-Weymouth-Portsmouth. Royal Blue re-enactment stopping overnight at Weymouth to coincide with Sunday morning running day. Continuing via Swanage, Bournemouth and Southampton. Details: (stamped addressed envelope, please) Colin Billington, Ledger Farm, Forest Green Road, Fifield, MAIDENHEAD. SL6 2NR phone 0799 050 5373 email
JUNE 21 Birmingham & Midland Museum of Transport at Wythall. Fathers Day event. Bus rides include a special link to the 1940s event at the Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings in Bromsgrove. A super value family ticket gives access to both museums and all bus rides for 2 adults and 3 children for £20 (or £22 with Gift Aid) Details: website. Bromley, Kent. Ravens Wood School Rally. Buses and coaches welcomed since 2002 at this well-established car show. Detail: David Harper phone 0701 702 2450. email. website. Chatsworth, Derbyshire. 4th Chatsworth Preserved Bus Gathering, Chatsworth House 09.00-17.00. All preserved buses (not current) welcome for display in front of Chatsworth House, set in 1000 acres of parkland. Extensive free bus rides will operate within the grounds to Bakewell, where trade stands will be accommodated in the Town Hall. Details: (stamped addressed envelope, please) Entries information from Dennis Vickers, 14 Whitting Mews, Holland Road, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9HF. Text: 0772 706 7278. email. Durham. Historic Bus Display and Running Day Howlands Park & Ride 11.00-16.00. Vintage buses will operate the Park & Ride from Belmont car park, just off the A1(M) at jct 61 (A690 turn off to Sunderland) to/from the city centre. Bus rides and car parking are free, and some trade stalls will be present. Sponsored by Durham County Council and Arriva. Details (sae) Ian Findlay, North East Bus Museum Trust, 1 Gullane, WASHINGTON. NE37 1SE. Phone 0191 417 2539 email. website Leeds Keighley Bus Museum Trust awayday heritage bus display (up to 6 buses) at Royal Armouries, Clarence Dock, 10.00-17.00 together with classic car show, military vehicles, falconry and jousting. Details: website. Liphook Hants. Bus Rally at Hollycombe Working Steam Museum, aimed at preserved and modern vehicles. Free entry for vehicles and drivers, discounted Museum entry for passengers. Normal admission charges (including fairground rides) £11 adult, £10 senior, £9 under 16, £38 family (up to 3 children). New mainline steam loco Tornado is due to pass through nearby Liphook Station around lunchtime. Details: Bus Rally, Hollycombe - Steam In The Country, Iron Hill, Midhurst Road, LIPHOOK. GU30 7LP Phone Lance Hodder on 0771 776 3278 email, website. Stoke on Trent 20th Trentham Gardens Classic Car & Transport Show. Details: Transtar Promotions, 9 Newquay Road, Park Hall, WALSALL. WS5 3EL phone 01922 643385 website email. Uxbridge/Ruislip Running Day. 10.00-17.30. Based at York Road, Uxbridge. London Transport and London Country area services. Organised by Amersham & District Motorbus Society. Details: Programme/timetable available from about one month before for £5 (£6 on the day) from Peter Cartwright, 54 Guinions Road, High Wycombe, HP13 7NX. Phone: 01494 437750. email. Weymouth. Vintage Bus Running Day based at Lodmoor Coach Park & Weymouth College. Buses will operate to Portland Bill, North Forte and Bowleaze Cove with a circular town service to/from the town centre and railway station. On hard standing with adjacent car park, toilets, cafe, hotel and restaurant. Details: Entry forms (stamped addressed envelope, please) Weymouth VBRD, 6 Dorchester Apartments, Westerhall Road, Weymouth, DT4 7SZ. website, email.
JUNE 27 Manchester. Busmen's Holiday at the Museum of Transport. Special event for all former employees of bus operators in Greater Manchester. Free admission. Special displays and free heritage bus services. Details: website
JUNE 27/28 Crich Tramway Village, Derbyshire. 1950s weekend. Details: website Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum Trolley Weekend. 11.00-17.00. Admission: £5 adults, concessions £3, family ticket (two adults and up to four concessions) £15. Free parking. Special attraction on Saturday only - Valuation Day, bring along your antiques and artefacts for valuation by experts. Details: 01724 711391. website. email
JUNE 28 Blackpool. Totally Transport — Blackpool’s Great Promenade Motor Show, New South Promenade. 11.00-16.00. Fifth joint event organised by Lancastrian Transport Trust, Blackpool Preservation Group, Blackpool Civic Trust and Harrowside Solarium. Classic cars, buses, coaches, commercial vehicles and a vintage tram service will feature against the backdrop of the refurbished South Promenade and Solarium complex. Details: Paul Turner, LTT Events, 6 Westbank Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 5BT. Phone: 0781 598 3885, email. website. Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust will operate free hop on/hop off bus service, 11.00-16.00, between Glasgow Museum of Transport (Bunhouse Road) and Victoria Park via Broomhill Cross as part of West End Festival using GVVT and visiting vehicles. Details: Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust, 76 Fordneuk Street, GLASGOW. G40 3AH email. website. Halifax Heart of the Pennines Bus Rally, Piece Hall, 11.00-17.00. Supported by Calderdale Council in conjunction with the Fabulous Forties Festival. Vintage bus rides, food and drink available, stalls and entertainment. Details: (sae please) £5 programe from David Evans, 16 Lothian Place, BLACKPOOL. FY2 0EZ phone 0797 066 3904 email. Nelson Mid Glamorgan. Welsh Heartlands Transport Show, Manor House, Llancaiach Fawr. Free bus service, between Caerphilly Bus Station and Ystrad Mynach Railway Station. Details: (sae) John Evans, Rhymney Valley Transport Preservation Society, 59 Cardiff Road, BARGOED. CF81 8PA email. website. website for vehicle entries & stalls. Portsmouth Running Day NOT YET CONFIRMED Details: (sae please) PB Bus Marketing Specialists (Netley), 2 Trafalgar Close, Chandlers Ford, EASTLEIGH. SO53 4BW. Sheffield Festival of Transport, Graves Park. Details: Transtar Promotions phone 01922 643385 website. |