MAY
29 April-1 May Sinsheim & Speyer. Third European Meeting of Vintage Buses
Details: website.



30 Apr-1 May Eastbourne. Magnificent Motors, Western Lawns, Seafront, including buses, cars and motorcycles.
Details: Events Team, Eastbourne Borough Council, 1 Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4TW, phone: 01323 415442. email, website.

30 Apr-2 May Llandudno Transport Festival at Bodafon Fields (seafront showground) and Gt Orme and Conway Road Runs.
Details: Len and Sandra Ricketts, Llandudno Transport Festival, 48 Church Road, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay, Conwy County, LL28 4YS. Phone/fax: 01492 545053 (up to 22.00), website.

30 Apr-2 May Rushden Northants 33rd Cavalcade of Transport and Country Fair, A6 to south of town. Admission:- Adults £7.00, Children 5-16 £5.00, Senior Citizens £5.00, Family ticket £18.00 (2 Adults + 2 Children). Opening times 10.00am to 17.00 Every Day.
Details: website phone 01933 315006.

30 Apr-2 May Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum. Extravaganza weekend with up to 12 trolleys in service. Details: 01724 711391. website, email.

1 Alrewas, Lichfield, Catton Hall Classic Car & Transport Show. Adults/OAPs £6.00, Children £2.50. Free on site car parking
Details: Transtar Promotions, phone 01922 643385 website email.

1 Gateshead. 'North East Bus & Coach Show', 10.00-16.00. Free classic bus service, classic buses on display. Accessible by bus, train and Metro from centres of Newcastle and Gateshead. Ample car parking at the shopping centre. Sponsored by Go-North East.
Details: Ian Findlay, North East Bus Preservation Trust, 1 Gullane, WASHINGTON. NE37 1SE. Phone 07732 499212. website.

1 Ipswich/Felixstowe. The 41^st Ipswich to Felixstowe Historic Vehicle Run. Over 500 cars, motor cycles, lorries, buses and militaries will gather in Christchurch Park, Ipswich ready to depart at 1130. On arrival at Felixstowe the vehicles will be displayed on the promenade during the afternoon. A free event! Potential entrants to the run must have entered in advance (fee payable).
Details: Ipswich Transport Museum, Old Trolleybus Depot, Cobham Road, Ipswich, IP3 9JD. Phone: 01473 715666. website.

1 London-Brighton. 50th Historic Commercial Vehicle Run. Leaves Crystal Palace Park, South Terrace 07.00-09.00 (spectator access via Upper Terrace), for Madeira Drive, Brighton, arriving 10.30-13.00. Awards ceremony 16.00. Makes halfway halt at Pease Pottage Services, M23.
Details: email. website (Click on logo, then ‘events’).

1 Paignton, 50th Anniversary of Devon General 'Sea Dogs' Atlanteans, Clennon Valley car park to Paignton.

Details: The Devon General Society website email.

1-2 Birmingham & Midland Museum of Transport at Wythall. Holiday Operating days at The Transport Museum.
Details: The Transport Museum, Chapel Lane, WYTHALL. B47 6JX, phone 01564 826471, email, website.

1-2 May Peterborough Truckfest, East of England Showground, Peterborough.
Details: website

7 Theydon Bois, Essex. 7 May: Theydon Bois Transport Bazaar & Bus Running Day, Theydon Bois Village Hall (opposite village green). 1100 till 1530. Up to 20 buses displayed in the car park and free vintage bus rides. Illustrated programme £2. The Bazaar is open from 11.00 until15.30. Admission £2 (accompanied children free). Refreshments available. No car parking at village hall.
Details: North London Transport Society Events, 8 The Rowans, Palmers Green, LONDON. N13 5AD website.

7-8 Oxford Bus Museum, Long Hanborough. Model & Collectors' Exhibition.
Details: website.

8 Abingdon Air & Country Show, Dalton Barracks, Oxfordshire. 10.00-17.00. Air displays supported by vintage and classic vehicles. Admission: £13 (adult), £8 (concession), £6 (child 5-15), under-5s free. £10, £6 and £5 respectively if bought in advance.
Details: phone 01235 529142, vehicles phone 07840 503047, email, website

8 Basingstoke Festival of Transport & Autojumble organised by the Thornycroft Society at War Memorial Park. Expects 800 vehicles, including buses.
Details: website phone 01962 844844.

8 Newport IOW Bus Running Day centred at the Quay.
Details: A5 sae to Leo Roberts, IOW Bus Museum, Seaclose Quay, Newport Harbour, NEWPORT PO30 2EF

8 Pencoed South Wales Classic Car Show, Pencoed College (M4 jct 35). Open to buses, coaches and other large vehicles.
Details: website.

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

8 Stroud Wheel Nuts 2011 (charity show), St. Roses School, Stroud, Gloucester.
Details: phone 01453 763793 website.

8 Stoke-on-Trent. Potteries Rally & Running Day at Wedgwood Visitor Centre, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent. Regular shuttle bus service to/from Stoke railway station and Hanley bus station.
Details: website.

8 West Bromwich. Sandwell Historic Vehicle Show. Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich.
Details: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Department of Education & Community Services, PO Box 41, Shaftesbury House, 402 High Street, West Bromwich B70 9LT. Phone: Jane Johnson on 0121 569 8276 or Tony Potter on 0121 569 4703 at Sandwell Council during working hours.

14-15 Haworth 1940s Weekend, free vintage bus service operated by Aire Valley Transport Group.
Details: 01724 711391. website.

14-15 Sandtoft Trolley Weekend
Details: 01724 711391. website, email.

15 Aylesbury Chiltern Hills Vintage Vehicle Rally, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks.
Details: website.

15 Coalville Snibston Transport Festival , Coalville, Leicestershire.
Details: website.

15 Leyland, Lancs Spring Transport Show. 10.00-17.00 British Commercial Vehicle Museum, King Street
Details: Phone 01772 451011, fax 01772 451015, website.

15 Sevenoaks 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.

15 Whitfield Sixties Day, Dover Transport Museum, Whitfield, Kent.
Details: website.

21 Ta Qali, Malta Commercial Truck & Bus Rally.
Details: website.

22 Bristol Harbourside Bus Rally.
Details: John Hitchings, 48 Kenilworth Drive, Willsbridge, Bristol. BS30 6DZ phone 07746 412555 website.

22 Dewsbury Running Day in conjunction with historic vehicle event in Wakefield.
Details: website.

22 Lewes Bus Rally, Malling Recreation Ground, Lewes, East Sussex.
Details: phone 01273 479239 email website.

22 Slough and Windsor Running Day. Based at Slough Bus Station (near railway station) adjoining Queensmere Shopping Centre. Organised by Amersham & District Motorbus Society.
Details: website.

27-28 Acton Guided tours, London’s Transport Museum Acton Depot.
Details: website

28 Haywards Heath Mid-Sussex Transport Fair, Clair Hall, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath. 1000-1500.
Details: MSTFW, J Bowden, 21 Forde Avenue, Bromley, BR1 3EU, phone 07932 812268 (sensible hours!).website

28 Stewarton & Dunlop Agricultural Show Ayrshire. Classic buses running between Stewarton and Dunlop.
Details: website

28-29 Morecambe Weekend. Stagecoach in Lancashire Morecambe Depot Open Day on Saturday. Morecambe Running Day, Ribble Vehicle Preservation Trust, Morecambe Promenade on Sunday.
Details: RVPT website

28-29 Taunton Quantock Motor Services Depot opening & Running Weekend, Bishops Lydeard Depot, Taunton, Somerset.
Details: phone 01823 430202 website

28-30 Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum Bank Holiday weekend.
Details: 01724 711391. website, email.

29 Farnham Aldershot & District Tilford Bus & Coach Rally, Tilford, near Farnham, Surrey.
Details: website.

29 Oxford Bus Museum, Long Hanborough. Teddy Bear Day.
Details: website.

29 Portsmouth Southdown in Portsmouth - 'Back to the 70s' with NBC Southdown and Portsmouth buses. Based at Southsea South Parade Pier.
Details: phone 02380 274020 website.

29-30 Alcester, Warwicks. Ragley Hall Classic Car & Transport Show.
Details: Transtar Promotions, 9 Newquay Road, park Hall, WALSALL. WS5 3EL, phone 01922 643385, website email.

29-30 Birmingham Holiday Operating Days, The Transport Museum, Wythall. Two Museums Day (Monday) with cross-city buses linking The Transport Museum, Wythall half hourly with Aston Manor Transport Museum. Visiting buses, sales stands and Model Bus federation display at Wythall.
Details: The Transport Museum, Chapel Lane, WYTHALL. B47 6JX, phone 01564 826471, email, website. Aston Manor: website.

29-30 Crich. Tramway Museum Enthusiasts Tram Event (Sunday), "Beside the Seaside" (Monday).
Details: Crich Tramway Village, Crich, Matlock, DE4 5DP. Phone: 01733 854321, Fax: 01773 854321, email, website.

30 Quainton Vintage Bus Rally, Buckinghamshire Railway Centre , Quainton, near Aylesbury, Bucks. Details: website.