2011
List of Forthcoming Events, Rallies, Shows, Sales and Fire Station Open Days. NO RESPONSIBILITY IS ACCEPTED FOR EVENTS THAT DO NOT TAKE PLACE OR THE NUMBERS OF EXHIBITS ATTENDING THE EVENTS.
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March 5th Watford Fire Museum Open Day. 13.00 to 16.00 at the Fire Station, Lower High Street, Watford, Herts
March 26th & 27th Manby Emergency Services Rally, Manby, Nr Louth, Lincs. Contact Mark Chapman 01507 328800 (office hours) or email mark.chapman@elfps.co.uk For Memorabilia stalls £5.00 contact andypurcell999@msn.com or 07799533223
April 2nd Watford Fire Museum Open Day. 13.00 to 16.00 at the Fire Station, Lower High Street, Watford, Herts
April 10th Fire & Police Museum, Sheffield, Memorabilia Sale. email m.wakefield@firepolicemuseum.org.uk www.firepolicemuseum.org.uk 0114 2491 999
April 10th Transport Extravaganza. Dunsfold Aerodrome. Organised by The London Bus Preservation Trust, all preserved emergency vehicles invited, no entry forms - just turn-up on the day. 2 adults and under 16s free.
April 10th 999 Day, Beachlands, Hayling Island, 10am – 4pm
April 17th Help for Heroes Charity Fly-in North Weald Airfield. not shows as such but any old vehicles etc are welcome, all very informal, basically just show up if you want to and look around. www.northwealdfirerescue.org.uk
April 23rd and 24th The Westbury Transport and Vintage Gathering. Top Field, Westbury Road, B3098, Bratton, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 4TT, Contact: Keith Miller, Avalon, 87, Warminster Road, Westbury Wiltshire, Tel 01373 864166 or 07734507616. email: keith@flowersfarm.wanadoo.co.uk. All fire, emergency and vintage vehicles and exhibits welcome
April 30th Wessex Cancer Run. 9.30am at St Marys Stadium, Southampton to Paultons Park and on to Romsey FS. 22nd year so as many emergency vehicles as possible wanted. Contact Keith Allgood, 01202 594581 or 07759 275994 or email wessexfireservices@fsmail.net
May 2nd Brooklands Museum Emergency Services Day 2010. Contact Mike and Anne Ure, 88 Eden Grove, Byfleet, West Byfleet, Surrey, KT14 7PX. Email brooklandsfire@aol.com www.brooklandsfire.co.uk
May 7th Watford Fire Museum Open Day. 13.00 to 16.00 at the Fire Station, Lower High Street, Watford, Herts
May 8th Sunday The Thornycroft Society's Basingstoke Festival of Transport. Join the FSPG/ Thames Valley club stand. Contact Den Osman (01256 412002) or email fspg.thamesvalley@ntlworld.com for application form. Closing date 1st April 2011. Members on the mailing list please put FSPG in top right hand corner.
May Sunday 8th The Annual Thanks Giving Service will be held at the Fire Fighters Serving Humanity Monument at the National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire at 12.00 hrs.
May 15th Kew Bridge Steam Museum Fire Engine Rally. Contact Pat Langley 0208 876 5523 or Martin Pooler 01344 643 846. Crew also wanted.
May 21st and 22nd Bill Target Rally Matterly Farm, Aylesford road, Winchester, Hants. All Emergency vehicles welcome, please Contact Emergency Vehicle organizer John Pragnell on 01794 512331 WWW.billtargettrally.co.uk
June 4th Watford Fire Museum Open Day. 13.00 to 16.00 at the Fire Station, Lower High Street, Watford, Herts
June 5th North Weald Airfield community day (95th anniversary of airfield opening). Details as 17th April event.
June 11th Time: 12:30-5:00, Sherfield on Loddon Village Green RG27 0BU, North of Basingstoke on the A33 Basingstoke to Reading road. FSPG Members and their appliances /displays are welcome. Website: www.sherfieldvillagefete.hampshire.org.uk Natalie (Larner), 01256 880075, or Den Osman.
June 18th & 19th Derby Fire Show. . Markeaton Park, Derby . Contact: DFS2011, 113 Corn Close, South Normanton, Derbyshire, DE55 2JE. www.derbyfireshow.co.uk for forms or ring John Stewart, (01773 777252 or 07869 283953)
June 18th&19th HMS Sultan, Fareham Hants, Summer Show, The Summer Show website with details of all the attractions will be on http://www.sultan.org.uk/ Dave White 02392 546279
June 19th Bursledon (Hampshire) Brickworks open day 10.00 till 17.00. Emergency vehicles required. All welcomed; Please contact Monica Pratt Phone 01489 573918 or Den Osman for application form.
June 25th & 26th Fire Show, Amberley Chalk Pit, Amberley, West Sussex. Camping available from Friday. For more details contact: Pete Baldwin on (mob) 07770776158 (Home) 01243573633 or Barrie Lambeth (mob) 07771550569 (Home) 01243266024
June 25th & 26th 1940s Weekend Severn Valley Railway. Re-enactors and wartime vehicles invited. For vehicle entry contact: Sally Wilson, 40 Belle Vue, Wordsley, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 5BT. Tel 01384 291479.(also on 2nd 3rd July)
July 2nd Watford Fire Museum Open Day. 13.00 to 16.00 at the Fire Station, Lower High Street, Watford, Herts
July 2nd and 3rd Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, EDEN CAMP near Malton, North Yorkshire. Arrivals from late afternoon on Friday 1st July. Details from Rick Loudon 07747 625178 or email rick.loudon@virgin.net for an entry form.
July 2nd & 3rd Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. Classic Transport Day. Wirksworth Railway Station, Wirksworth. DE4 4FB 10.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs each day. Former fire service vehicles invited to attend this event either for the day or weekend. Each vehicle attending will receive one railway ticket (worth £10 and a plaque). Overnight security. E-mail Geoff Clark or ring 07590-992627 or 01332 669497 (after 7pm). geoffery.clark3@ntlworld.com. For entry or more details. www.e-v-r.com
July 2nd and 3rd 1940s Weekend Severn Valley Railway. Re-enactors and wartime vehicles invited. For vehicle entry contact: Sally Wilson, 40 Belle Vue, Wordsley, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 5BT. Tel 01384 291479.
July 15th, 16th, & 17th. Weeting Steam rally & Country show, Weeting Nr Thetford Norfolk. Entries are invited for the Fire Engine section. Details & Entry form from Pat Baldwin,Flint Hall, School Lane, Brandon, Suffolk. IP27 0AD Tel: 01842 810252.
Free camping and Caravan passes for exhibitors.
July 17th Alton Bus Rally and Running Day, Anstey Park, Alton, Hants, GU34 2NB Fire Appliances invited. Contact Claire Barrett, Email altonbusrally@hotmail.co.uk www.altonbusrally.org.uk
July 23rd & 24th Chingford Steam and Country Fair, all Emergency Vehicles and other exhibits welcome. Live fire display on show ground this is also an indoor event on a 230 acre site. Beer tent and live entertainment. Camping from 21st till 25th.
This show is OUT SIDE THE LEZ AREA. Use the M25 J26 if you DO NOT MEET THE LEZ requirements. Phone 07949 203 760 or email tinkerbelle_24@hotmail.com for entry forms. Wendy and Darren Perry.
July 24th Fire & 999 day at Bressingham Steam and Gardens Centre, Bressingham, Norfolk IP22 2AB. Please contact Ray King 01379 686905
August 6th Watford Fire Museum Open Day. 13.00 to 16.00 at the Fire Station, Lower High Street, Watford, Herts
August 6th & 7th Odiham Fire Show 2011. Anyone wishing to bring an appliance or display please contact Mick or Pat Paull on 01256 7033I7. The biggest fire show in Europe. Due to space limitations late entries are restricted, so please enter ASAP.
August 13th & 14th Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum, Blues & Two's weekend. 5th Birthday, Displays of emergency vehicles
stalls (models, photos etc) plus Trolleybus rides, Vintage bus and coach rides, Road run, Contact Pete Leeman (01427) 611255, Malc Hodson (01205) 280347
August 20th & 21st "Bells 'N' Bugles" Military and Emergency Services Vehicle Show at Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum, Halland, Near Lewis, BN8 5AF East Sussex. Camping facilities Available. For application and further information send SAE. to Phil Stevens, 44 West Beeches Road Crowborough, Est Sussex TN6 2AG. Phone 01892 663342 Closing date for entries 2nd Aug.
September 3rd Watford Fire Museum Open Day. 13.00 to 16.00 at the Fire Station, Lower High Street, Watford, Herts
Sept 11th The Annual Firefighters Service of Remembrance. Beginning at 12.00 at the church of St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, City of London. The church service will be followed by a parade to the National Memorial, then a wreath laying ceremony. Please contact Den Osman for further information. Vehicles by invitation only.
September 17th & 18th National Historic Vehicle Society’s Vintage & Country show. Cliddesden, Basingstoke, Hants.
Contact Sid on; 01256 428646 or Mob 07947 865032.
October 1st Watford Fire Museum Open Day. 13.00 to 16.00 at the Fire Station, Lower High Street, Watford, Herts
October 22nd 999 Day - Fareham town centre – Contact Patricia Gray, Fareham Town Centre Manager, 01329 824474 or Den Osman www.fareham.gov.uk/towncentre
October 30th Fire & Police Museum, Sheffield, Memorabilia Sale. email m.wakefield@firepolicemuseum.org.uk www.firepolicemuseum.org.uk 0114 2491 999