JUNE
JUNE 1
Dunlop East Ayrshire. Evening vintage bus tour of the historic town.
Details: Jim Connell, phone 0845 120 8091, email



JUNE 4
Chesterfield running day organised by Transpire – The Chesterfield Bus Society. Services connect at St Mary's School, Newbold Road.
Details: website.

Dunlop Festival, East Ayrshire. Classic buses running every 15 min 0900-1800 between Stewarton and Dunlop.
Details: Jim Connell, phone 0845 120 8091, email

Reading Rail-Bus Collectors Fair 10.30-15.30 Rivermead Leisure Complex, Richfield Avenue. Admission £3, accompanied children FREE. Free Routemaster bus every 20 minutes from Reading Station Stop SA 09.30-12.20 & 13.40, returning 09.40 onwards.
Details: Tobaz Promotions, phone 0208 274 0811, email, website.

Stevenage Route re-enactment day.
Country Bus Rallies, 19 Hampton Way, EAST GRINSTEAD. RH19 4SG. email website.



JUNE 4-5
St.Albans Steam & Country Show, Oaklands College, St.Albans, Herts.
Details: website phone 07896 555097.



JUNE 5
Brighton & Sheffield Park Brighton & Hove tilling RML2317 running to Bluebell Railway from Brighton via Lewes.
Details: phone 01825 720800 website.

Cheltenham Coaching Event, based at Cheltenham Coach Station.
Details: Kelvin Amos, 30 Blandford Close, Nailsea, BRISTOL BS48 2QQ email phone 01275 856955.

Clacton. Vintage Bus Display & Running Day, Clacton Factory Outlet (signposted from A133 Clacton By Pass).
Details: email website.

Exeter Swapmeet, Broadclyst Victory Hall, The Green, Broadclyst, EXETER EX5 3EE 1000-1500
Details: email website.

Hertford & Stevenage Country Bus Running Day. Programmes and vehicle diagrams: £6.50 (A5 stamped addressed envelope please) from East Grinstead address above, or £7 on the day. Usually available seven to 10 days before the event.
Country Bus Rallies, 19 Hampton Way, EAST GRINSTEAD. RH19 4SG. email website.

Ipswich. Family Fun Day. 11.00-16.00 at Ipswich Transport Museum, Old Trolleybus Depot, Cobham Road. Vintage bus and fire engine rides.
Details: Ipswich Transport Museum, Old Trolleybus Depot, Cobham Road, Ipswich, IP3 9JD. Phone: 01473 715666. website.

Nottingham vehicle rally at Transport Heritage Centre, Ruddington, featuring resident collection of Nottingham area buses, (in conjunction with Autokarna, supported by Nottingham City Council), Wollaton Park, Nottingham.
Details: Nottingham Heritage Centre, Mere Way, RUDDINGTON. NG11 6NX, phone 07971 105491, website.

Skipton Festival of Transport.

Stoke on Trent Churnet Valley Steam Railway, Alf Tunstall Classic Bus Rally, Froghall Stn., nr.Stoke on Trent. Pre-booked vehicles only.
Details: John Wilshaw, phone 01782 871645 email website.

Tyne Tees Run, Historic Commercial Vehicle Society. 29th annual Tyne-Tees run: Stockton-South Shields
Details: Barry Summers, phone 01388 815324 email website (Click on logo, then ‘events’).



JUNE 11
Crawley Toy & Model Collectors Fair, K2 Leisure Centre, Peas Pottage Hill on the A23 1030-1500
Details: phone 01732 840787 or 01622 735396.



JUNE 11-12
Gaydon Classic & Vintage Commercial Motor Show.
Details: website.

Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum Weekend
Details: 01724 711391. website, email.

St Helens Summer Sizzler Transport Festival, North West Museum of Road Transport 11.00-16.00. Books, DVDs, models, refreshments, photos for sale.
Details: North West Museum of Road Transport, The Old Bus Depot, 51 Hall Street, ST HELENS. WA10 1DU, phone 07725 052659. website, email.



JUNE 12
Barry Festival of Transport, Hood Road. TBC
Details: Secretary, Cardiff Transport Preservation Group, 16 Carter Place, Fairwater, CARDIFF. CF5 3NP website email

Bromley Pageant of Motoring, Norman Park, Bromley. Kent.

Hull/Bridlington. 43^rd 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.
Details: East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club website.

Lowestoft. 100 Years of the Trolleybus, East Anglia Transport Museum 1030-1700.
Details: East Anglia Transport Museum, Chapel Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft NR33 8BL. Phone: 01502 518459. Fax: 01502 584658. website. email.

Luton. 20^th Festival of Transport, Stockwood Park, 10.00-17.00. Admission £4 adult, £2 senior, £1 child, £8 family. Programme £1 on the day. Free parking.
Details: Chiltern Vehicle Preservation Group, phone Ian 01525 371585 or Mark 01525 852251, website, email.

Morpeth Fair. Free vintage Park & Ride between County Hall and Bus Station.
Details: website, phone 01670 790268

Rotherham South Yorkshire Transport Museum open day.
Details: website, email

Weymouth. Vintage Bus Running Day based at Lodmoor Coach Park next to Weymouth College. Buses will operate to Portland Bill and Bowleaze Cove. On hard standing with adjacent car park. Shuttle bus to town centre and rail station.
Details: website, email.



JUNE 17-19
Oxford to Exeter Royal Blue & Associated Motorways Coach Run. Oxford-Exeter (on 17th), Exeter-Newquay (18th), Looe-Exeter (on 19th).
Details: website email or 07990 505373.



JUNE 18
Sheffield Model Buses & Railways Exhibition, Central United Reform Church, Norfolk Street, Sheffield.
Details: email website



JUNE 18-19
Oswestry Vintage Vehicle Rally, Oswestry Showground.
Details: website

Swansea. "Under Milk Wood" Classic Vehicle Run, Mumbles, Swansea to Laugharne - Saturday. Festival of Transport - Sunday.
Details: Ashley Lovering, Swansea Festival of Transport, 5 Clos Cynan, Hendrefoilan Woods, Killay, SWANSEA. SA2 7DL, phone 0781 495 8379, email, website.



JUNE 19
Birmingham & Midland Museum of Transport at Wythall. Fathers Day event. Bus rides include a special link to the Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings in Bromsgrove. A super value family ticket gives access to both museums and all bus rides.
Details: The Transport Museum, Chapel Lane, WYTHALL. B47 6JX, phone 01564 826471, email, website.

Bradford. Celebratory display of Bradford buses to commemorate a century of Bradford Trolleybuses. 1100-1600 Bradford Industrial Museum, Noorsie Mills, Eccleshill.
Details: Keighley Bus Museum, website.

Dover bus and coach rally, with free buses between the museum. Hosted jointly between Dover Transport Museum and East Kent Light Railway with bus service linking both venues.
Details: email

Durham Fathers Day Bus Rally, Howlands Park & Ride 10.00-16.00.
Details: North East Bus Museum Trust, website

Henley to Quainton "Ridgeway Roundabout", Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.
Details: North East Bus Museum Trust, website

Lathalmond, Fife. Scottish Vintage Bus Museum Fife Historic Vehicle Club "Historic Transport Rally".
Details: Phone 01383 623380 website.

Liphook Hants. Bus Rally at Hollycombe Working Steam Museum, aimed at preserved and modern vehicles.
Details: Bus Rally, Hollycombe - Steam In The Country, Iron Hill, Midhurst Road, LIPHOOK. GU30 7LP, phone 01428 724900, email, website.

Oxford Bus Museum, Long Hanborough. Fathers' Day. Fathers admitted free when accompanied by a paying child.
Details: website.

Rowsley Peak Park Preserved Bus Gathering (formerly Chatsworth Bus Gathering), Rowsley Stn., Peak Rail Heritage Railway.
Details: website.

Stoke-on-Trent Transport Festival, Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent.
Details: Transtar Promotions, phone 01922 643385 website email.

Toddington, Glos Classic Vehicle Day, Gloucester Warwickshire Railway, Toddington, Gloucestershire.
Details: website.

Whitfield, Kent Fathers Day Bus & Coach Rally, Dover Transport Museum, Whitfield, Kent.
Details: phone 01303 248999 website email.



JUNE 21
Glasgow New Riverside Museum opens.



JUNE 24-26
Newquay Running Days - main day Saturday - plus Cornish Coastal Run on Sunday
WG website
For Cornish Coastal Run contact Steve Buscombe 07790 175566 email



JUNE 24-25
Acton Open weekend, London’s Transport Museum Acton Depot. Guided Tours at Acton Depot.
website



JUNE 25
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: Geoff Martin, phone: 01732 840787 or 01622 735396

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: Phone 0161 205 2122, fax 0161 202 1110, website.

Ipswich. Transport & Model Festival at Ipswich Transport Museum, Old Trolleybus Depot, Cobham Road.
Details: Ipswich Transport Museum, Old Trolleybus Depot, Cobham Road, Ipswich, IP3 9JD. Phone: 01473 715666. website.



JUNE 25-26
Crich Tramway Village, Derbyshire. 1950s weekend. A gala of 1950s music, vehicles and styles.
Details: Crich Tramway Village, Crich, Matlock, DE4 5DP. Phone: 01733 854321, Fax: 01773 854321, email, website.

Sandtoft Trolley Weekend, Trolleybus Museum.
Details: 01724 711391. website. email



JUNE 26
Blackpool. Totally Transport — New South Promenade & Ocean Boulevard, Blackpool. Seventh 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: email, website.

Lowestoft. Bus & Coach Event at the East Anglia Transport Museum 1030-1700.
Details: East Anglia Transport Museum, Chapel Road, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft NR33 8BL. Phone: 01502 518459. Fax: 01502 584658. website. email.

Uxbridge Running Day. 10.00-17.30. Based at Chippingdale Waye, behind The Chimes Shopping Centre, Uxbridge. Organised by Amersham & District Motorbus Society.
Details: email, website.