Title: Dayton Rally

Venue: Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, USA. 3-day pass $20/$25 at the door. Trade. Parking. Flea Market. SIGs. Disabled facilities. Lectures. Catering. Car Boot Sale. Raffle. Large RSGB bookstall.

 

Title: Dunstable Downs Radio Club's Bootsale 2008

Venue: Stockwood Park, LU1 4BH, a few minutes from the M1,J8, the main Luton Airport exit. The park houses the Mossman Collection of horse-drawn vehicles, which is unfortunately closed for re-furbishment until 12 July. Open 09:00/traders from 07:30. Admission/Parking £2.00 per vehicle. Full toilet facilities and catering. Plots are £7.50 and applications must be received no later than 5 May, after which plots will be £10.00 each (on the day). Please note that due to new hazardous waste regulations, there will not be a skip this year - all unsold items and scrap must beremoved from the site.

 

Title: Red Rose QRP Festival

Venue: Red Rose QRP Festival, The Formby Hall, Alder St, Atherton, Nr Manchester, M46 9EY. Free parking. Talk-in. Admission £1.50. Open 11:00. Trade. SIGs. B&B Details: Les, G4HZJ, 01942-870364.

 

Title: The Spalding Rally 2008

Venue: The Sir John Gleed Technology School, Halmer Gardens, Spalding, Lincs. PE11 2EF. Doors Open 09:00. Catering. Fleamarket. Free parking. Discount for tables booked before end April. Further info in January. Contact: Ambrose, 07989-636520 or John, 07946-302815.

 

Title: 36th Elvaston Castle National Radio Rally **CANCELLED :( **

Venue: Elvaston Castle Country Park, Elvaston, Derby, on the B5010 between the A6 and A52, 5 miles south-west of Derby. Open 09:00. Admission £4/kids free; 07:30 for vendors. B&B. Trade. SIGs. Children's entertainments/family attractions. Crafts. RSGB. RAFARS. Camp site. Catering (no bar). Disabled facilities. Table pricing is slightly complicated - see the website for details. Details: Les, G4CWD, 01332-559965 Update 16th April - Regretfully this rally has been cancelled! See website for reasons.

 

Title: Bangor & DARS Radio & Computer Rally

Venue: Crawfordsburn Country Club, 6 Main St, Bangor, BT19 1JE. Open 12 noon. Entry free. Trade. B&B. Details: Bill, GI4AAM, 0289-181-6707.

 

Title: East Suffolk Wireless Revival

Venue: The Ipswich Rally, Trinity Park, Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, IP3 8UH. Open 09:30. Free parking. Admission £2.00. Car boot sale. B&B. SIGs and Club Stands. RSGB. Talk-in and HF Station (GB4SWR). Catering. Details : Steve, M1ACB, 07711-329624.

 

Title: Newbury & District ARS Rally

Venue: The Newbury Showground, Newbury, Berks. RG18 9JU SU496731 (Map on the website). Free parking. Admission £2. Pitch £10 or erect your own marquee for £50. Catering. Radio. Computing. Talkin on 145.550 MHz.

 

Title: Friedrichshafen Radio & Electronics Show

Venue: Friedrichshafen, Germany.

 

Title: West of England Radio Rally

Venue: Cheese & Grain, Frome, Somerset. Details: Shaun, G8VPG, 01225-873098.

 

Title: Reddish Rally 2008

Venue: St.Mary's Parish Church Hall. St Mary's Drive, Off Reddish Road, Stockport, Cheshire, SK5 7AX. Open 10:30. Admission £1. Parking. Refreshments. TalkIin 145.550 MHz by G6UQ/P Details: Bernard, G3SHF, 01625-850088 (daytime), Nigel, G0RXA, 0161-428-8413 (evenings & weekends).

 

Title: Cornish RAC's 45th Mobile Rally

Venue: Penair School, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1TN. Open 10:30/10:15. Disabled facilities. B&B. Refreshments. Trade. Talk-in. Parking. Details: Ken, G0FIC, 01209-821073.

 

Title: Norfolk ARC's Barford Radio Rally

Venue: Barford Village Hall. Barford, Norfolk, TG113077. Open 09:00. Parking. TalkIn S22 (V44). Trade. B&B. Car boot sale. SIGs. Catering. RSGB bookstall. Details David, G7URP, 01953-458844

 

Title: York Radio Rally

Venue: York Racecourse, YO23 1EX. Trade. Talk-in. B&B. Free parking. Open 10:15/10:30. Catering. Details: Arthur, G8IMZ, 07841-120738.

 

Title: McMichael Rally & Boot Sale

Venue: Reading Rugby Club, just off the A4, east of Reading. Open 09:30. Admission £2. Catering. Talkin. Parking. Catering. SIGs. Lottery. Details: G0JMS, 01189-723504.

 

Title: Colchester Radio Amateurs 40th Rally & Computer Fair

Venue: St Helena School, Sheepen Rd, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3LE. Open 10:00 - 15:00 (07:30 Traders). Usual traders including W&S. RSGB bookstall. Catering. B&B. SIGs. Disabled facilities. Booking forms and further details from:Devia, 2E0WMG, 07766-543784,

 

Title: Horncastle Summer Rally

Venue: Horncastle Youth Centre, Horncastle, Lincs. Open 10:30. Admission £1. Disabled facilities. Catering. Details: Tony, G3ZPU, 01507-527835.

 

Title: Lorn Radio Amateur Rally

Venue: Crianlarich Village Hall, (junction A85 and A82). From Oban: head for Edinburgh-hall is 150m on left past railway bridge. From Glasgow: at Crianlarich T-junction turn right - hall is 150m on left. Further details later.

 

Title: Milton Keynes Rally

Venue: Holne Chase School, Buckingham Road, Bletchley, MK3 5HP. NGR SP861332. Open 09:00 - Traders' setup from 08:00. Entry £2. Indoor and outdoor pitches available - book via Mike, G3LFR on 07973-264473

 

Title: Torbay Annual Communications Fair,

Venue: Newton Abbot Racecourse. Open 10:00/10:30. Admission £3.50. Trade. B&B Raffle. Catering Disabled facilities. Details: 01803-864528

 

Title: Huntingdonshire ARS Bank Holiday Monday Rally

Venue: St Neots Community College (Formerly Ernulf School), Barford Road, St Neots, Cambs. PE19 2SH, about a mile from A1 & A428 turn off to Cambridge. Talk in on 145.550 MHz. Open 10:00. Admission is œ1.50. Free parking. Large car boot sale and indoor traders. Caterer booked for tea & bacon butties! Organizers on site from about 07:00, traders from 08:00. Boot pitches are £6.00 & £9.00 depending on size; tables in hall £1.00 per foot in multiples of 4 feet. Details: Julie, M1JUL, 07905-052127 (between 2pm & 9pm please).

 

Title: Rugby Amateur Radio Rally

Venue: Rugby Amateur Radio Rally, Stanford Hall Lutterworth, LE17 6DH, Nr Rugby, just off the A14. NGR: SP586788. Follow brown signs for Stanford Hall from M1/J20. Open 10:00-16:00. Talkin S22. Entry £2. Pitches £10 pre-booked before 30 July. Details: Tony, G0OLS, 07759-684411,

 

Title: Andover Radio Club Boot Sale

Venue: Wildhern Village Hall & Playing Field, SP11 0JE (North of Andover and just off the A343). Open 09:00-Vendors, 10:00-Buyers. Admission £1.00 Vendors £5.00 per Boot/Table. Talkin S22. Directions on the website. Further details: Terry, G8ALR, 01980-629346.

 

Title: Lincoln Short Wave Club Rally

Venue: Lady Eastwood Pavillion, on the Newark and Nottinghamshire Showground, close to the A1/A46/A17 junction. Details: Roger, G3PVU, 01522-693848.

 

Title: The Third Telford Rally

Venue: At the popular Enginuity Technology Centre in Coalbrookdale, Telford, TF8 7DU. Opens 10:30. Admission £2.50. Includes discounted admission to Enginuity. A wide range of traders and exhibitors and a B&B as in previous years. Talk-in GB4THF 145.550 MHz (S22) and GB3TF (70cm RB8). Further information: Martyn, G3UKV, 01952-255416. Exhibitors contact: Bob, M0RJS, 01782-516504.

 

Title: Autumn Militaria, Electronics & Radio Amateur Hangar Sale

Venue: Hack Green Nuclear Bunker, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 8AP. Details: Rod Siebert, 01270-623353,

 

Title: RSGB HF Convention 2008

Venue: Wyboston Lakes Conference Centre, Great North Road, Wyboston, Beds. MK44 3AL.

 

Title: GB3EE Repeater Group's Chesterfield Radio Rally and Table Top Sale

Venue: Hasland Village Hall, Eastwood Park, Hasland, Chesterfield. S41 0AY. Open 10:00 until 16:00. Refreshments. Larger Hall than last year. Stage area and second smaller room. TalkIn on VHF and repeater GB3EE (UHF 433.300). Signs from M1 J29/J30. Fuller and further details from the website which is constantly updated. Traders and enquirers can ring the low call-rate number 0844-414-2056, FAX 0844-414-2057

 

Title: Galashiels Rally * PROVISIONALLY ** Note change of date **

Venue: The Volunteer Hall, St John St, Galashiels. TD1 3JX. Doors open 11:00. Admission £2. Traders. Bring and Buy. Refreshments. Details: Jim Keddie, GM7LUN QTHr, 01896-850245

 

Title: Blackwood & DARS Rally

Venue: Coleg Gwent, Cross Keys, Blackwood, Gwent. NP11 7ZA, Parking. Admission £2. Open 10:00/10:30. Trade. B&B. SIGs. Details Dave, 01495-228516.

 

Title: Leicester Amateur Radio Show (Provisional Date)

Venue: Donington Park, Castle Donington, Leics. Easy access from M1/J23A. Open 09:30 both days. Details: Geoff, G4AFJ, 01455-823344

 

Title: Leicester Amateur Radio Show (These dates now confirmed)

Venue: Donington Park, Castle Donington, Leics,DE74 2RP. Easy access from M1/J23A. 1-day ticket £4.00/ Concessions £3.50. 2-day ticket £7/concessions £6. Advance party bookings £3.00 each, 2-day £6.00 (12 minimum). Stand and table bookings: Tony Wheeler, G3NWS, 11 Barley Way, Rothley, Leicestershire, LE7 7RL. 01162-375725 EMail: Tony@lars.org.uk For all other info contact Geoff Dover, G4AFJ, 31 Newbold Road, Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire, LE9 7QG. Tel: 01455-823344; Fax: 01455-828273;

 

Title: 20th North Wales Radio, Electronics & Computer Show

Venue: John Brights School, Llandudno, L30 1LF (new venue). Open 10:0-17:00. Disabled access. Parking. B&B. New & used PMR equipment. Components. RSGB & UKRS (?) stalls. Talk-in. Refreshments. Details: Liz Cabban, GW0ETU, 01690-710257.

 

Title: The South Yorkshire Repeater Group's 18th Great Northern Rally

Venue: Metrodome Leisure Complex, Queen's Road, Barnsley, S. Yorkshire. S71 1AN Doors open 11:00 for all. The venue is in the town centre and is less than 2 miles from the M1/J37, 5 minutes walk from train and bus station, (follow the brown Metrodome signs from all directions). Venue is on one level with excellent disabled facilities. All the usual trade stands, component and SIG groups. Large B&B. Plus tables allocated to radio amateurs to sell their own equipment at a nominal £12. Detail: Rally Manager, Ernie Bailey, G4LUE, 8 Hild Avenue, Cudworth, Barnsley, S.Yorks. S72 8RN, 01226-716339 or 07984-191873 Between 6pm & 8pm.

 

Title: The Bishop Auckland Radio Amateurs Club (B.A.R.A.C.) 2008 Rally

Venue: the Spennymoor Leisure Centre, 32 High Street, Spennymoor, Co Durham, DL16 6DB. Please note this a venue ideally suited for both trader and disabled as it boasts good parking and access to large ground floor hall. There will be the usual radio, computer, electronics and B&B stalls as well as catering and bar facilities. As you can imagine, there is a lot to do for all the family within the confines of the leisure centre for those of the family not interested in radio. Doors open at 10:30 (10:00 for disabled visitors) Admission: £l:50 under 14s free of charge with adult. Talk in on S22. Details from rally organiser. Mark, G0GFG, 01388-745353 or deputy rally organiser, Brian, G7OCK 01388-762678.

 

Title: The West Manchester Radio Club's RED ROSE WINTER RALLY

Venue: Lowton Civic Centre, WA3 2AH just off the A580 East Lancs Road. This is a superb venue, all on one level. Disabled facilities. Open 10:00. Free parking. Low-cost B&B. RSGB bookstall. Usual trade and component stands. SIGs. Bar with excellent homebrew catering. Large social area in which to mingle with fellow amateurs. TalkIn S22. Details: Rally Manager, Steve, 01942-888900

 

This list is created from data supplied by Jim, G4RGA to whom many thanks, and keep up the good work! Visit his site at: http://www.g4rga.org.uk