Promoting Amateur Radio Rallies 2026
Join us to find your local radio rally!
Welcome to the radio Rally Website, we hope to list radio rallies throughout the UK and abroad.
If you organise a radio rally please feel free to drop me a message so I can include you in the listing
Rallies are generally held on Sundays unless otherwise stated
Due to sudden changes such a bad weather please check if you are traveling long distances
Entries are correct at time of entry but are subject to changes without notice
To add a rally or event please drop me an email at: radiorallyuk@gmail.com
My Sincere Apologies but Due to Ill Health over January I have been slow to update the site!
Normal Service Should resume and all notices of rallies I have received will be posted in the coming week. Thank You
**** February 2026 ****
Sunday 15th February 2026
Mid Cheshire Amateur Radio Society Radioactive Fair
Nantwich Civic Hall.
Cheshire,
CW5 5DG.
10am – 3pm.
Card payments accepted.
70+ trader tables and exhibitor stands.
400+ Visitors.
Bring-and-buy sale, RSGB bookstall and raffle.
Catering, parking, public transport and disabled facilities
Traders: to book tables please contact the Rally Manager at info@radioactivefair.co.uk
For further and updated information please visit:
radioactivefair.co.uk and facebook.com/radioactivefair
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**** March 2026 ****
Sunday 1st March 2026
Exeter Radio Rally
The Kenn Centre,
Kenn,
Exeter,
EX6 7UE,
(One minute from the end of the M5)
Free car parking.
Entry fee £3
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Trader’s entry 8am. Public entry 10am.
Bring and buy, disabled facilities, catering.
Contact Bill, G7AKJ, 07511522092,
or Email: billwrench213@btinternet.com
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Saturday 7th March 2026
Lagan Valley Amateur Radio Society Annual Rally
Hillsborough Village Centre,
7 Ballynahinch Road,
BT26 6AR
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Doors open at 10:30 and the rally finishes at 13:00.
Entrance fee £5.00, including free entry in prize draw.
Please hold on to your ticket to participate in the draw.
If you would like to book a table at the rally, email rally@lvars.uk.
For more information please visit https://lvars.uk/
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Sunday 8th March 2026
Audiojumble Ltd
K2 Crawley,
Pease Pottage Hill,
Crawley,
West Sussex
RH11 9BQ
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Now in its 34th year, this one-day event is held annually at the K2 Crawley in West Sussex - a superb modern venue with a huge hall, a professional cafe, and free parking.
Featuring over 160 indoor stalls packed with speakers, amplifiers, turntables, records, components, and much more, this iconic event draws crowds from across the UK and from around the world.
As well as offering the opportunity to pick up a bargain or find an elusive gem, the Audiojumble is a social event which brings together hi-fi and music enthusiasts in a friendly and welcoming environment. A great day out!
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For more information please visit https://www.audiojumble.co.uk/
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Please Note New Venue!
Sunday 8th March 2026
Hack Green Military Surplus & Military Radio Hangar Sale
Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker,
Nantwich,
Cheshire
CW5 8AL.
Sale of electronic equipment, amateur gear, components, military radio items and vehicle spares.
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Opens 10am
Email: coldwar@hackgreen.co.uk
Website: www.hackgreen.co.uk
Any last minute news will appear at facebook.com/HGsecretbunker/
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Sunday 15th March 2026
Ripon and District Amateur Radio Society Rally
Great Ouseburn Village Hall,
Lightmire Lane,
Great Ouseburn,
York
YO26 9RL.
The doors open for traders at 7.30am and to the public at 10am.
Admission costs £5.
Free parking, refreshments and bacon butties available.
Tables are available at a cost of £10 each, please book early.
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For more information email radars.rally@gmail.com
or visit the website at https://radars-g4sjm.club/rally-spring-2024/
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Sunday 22nd March 2026
British Vintage Wireless Society, Biggleswade Swapmeet and AGM
The Weatherly Centre,
Eagle Farm Road,
Biggleswade,
Bedfordshire
SG18 8JH
Please see the BVWS Website Event Locations page for important parking information. https://www.bvws.org.uk/events/locations.php
Doors open at 9.30am (stallholders 9am).
Tickets on the door (£8). Members and non-members welcome.
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The AGM will take place in the side room at 12.15pm.
There will be nearly 50 packed stalls, including a full BVWS sales stall and the BVWTM bring and buy.
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Full hot catering all day.
Free car-parking right by the venue and nearby.
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Sunday 22nd March 2026
Callington Radio and Electronics Rally
Callington Town Hall,
New Road,
Callington,
Cornwall,
PL17 7BE
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Doors open from 10am (Traders from 8am)
Entry is £2 each with no charge for those under the age of 16.
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Bring & Buy Stall (Cash & Cards Accepted)
Catering
Disabled Access
Ample Nearby Parking
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Please contact Alastair, M0KRR at alastair.kerr1@btinternet.com
by phone on 01503 262 755
Visit callingtonradiosociety.org.uk for more information.
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Sunday 22nd March 2026
Dover Amateur Radio Club Rally
Eastry Village Hall,
High Street,
Eastry,
Kent
CT13 0QB
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What 3 words locator ///townhouse.supper.struggle
Google maps https://maps.app.goo.gl/EXUpMTYLoi7RdSuQ9
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10am to 2pm.
Entrance fee still £3.
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Tea, coffee and bacon rolls available on site.
Tables are £15 each, maximum two tables per vendor.
To book your table contact the Club via https://darc.online/
Trevor G6APW. Publicity@darc.online
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Please Note New Venue!
**** April 2026 ****
Saturday 11th April 2026
40th Yeovil QRP Convention
The Digby Hall,
Sherborne,
Dorset,
DT9 3AA
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Doors open at 9.30am
Traders, Bring & Buy, Club Stalls, Café
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This Years Talks are: A Lecture on Drake Receivers by Adrian Dening,
and a talk by Steve Hartley.
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For more information visit the club website at http://yeovil-arc.com/index.html
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Please Note this is a Saturday Rally!
Sunday 12th April 2026
BVWS Swapmeet Golborne (BVWS members only)
Golborne Parkside Sports & Community Club,
Rivington Avenue,
Golborne,
Warrington,
Cheshire
WA3 3HG.
Doors open at 10am. Stallholder entry from 9.30am.
Contact Mark Ryding via markryding100@hotmail.co.uk
This is only about 1.5miles away from the old Lowton hall (which has now been demolished).
For those using public transport the event is a 40-minute taxi ride from Manchester, 10-minute taxi ride from Newton-le-Willows railway station, and 25-minute taxi ride from Warrington Bank Quay railway station. Local bus services are also available with a 10-minute walk to the event.
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Sunday 12th April 2026
Northern Amateur Radio Societies Association (NARSA) Exhibition
(Blackpool Rally)
Norbreck Castle Exhibition Centre,
Blackpool
FY2 9AA.
Details from Dave, M0OBW 01270 761 608, 07720 656542
or email: dwilson@btinternet.com
Visit the Website on https://narsa.org.uk/
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Sunday 12th April 2026
Holsworthy ARC Radio Spring Rally
Holsworthy Livestock Market,
Agri business park,
New Market Road,
Holsworthy,
Devon
EX22 7FA
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Doors open at 10am (Traders from 8am)
There will be Traders, a Bring & Buy and Catering.
The venue also has disabled access.
For more details email m0omc@m0omc.co.uk or
visit the club website at https://m0omc.co.uk/holsrally26.htm
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Sunday 19th April 2026
Cambridge Repeater Group Rally
Foxton Village Hall,
Hardman Road,
Foxton,
Cambridge,
CB22 6RN
Doors 9.30am (7.30am for traders).
£4 (discount for multi-occupancy vehicles).
CBS, TS, B&B, C, DF, RSGB Bookstall.
Free marshalled Car Park
Cash and card burger van opens at 8am.
Venue rules state strictly no dogs except assistance dogs on the field.
Contact Lawrence, M0LCM, 07941 972 724,
Email rally2026@cambridgerepeaters.net and see
cambridgerepeaters.net for details and bookings.
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**** May 2026 ****
Sunday 3rd May 2026
Thorpe Camp Hamfest 2026
Thorpe Camp Visitor Centre.
Tattershall
Thorpe
LN4 4PL
Open from 9am - 1pm (Traders from 7am)
£5 Entry for Traders & Visitors (No fee for Traders Stand)
Free Parking
Museum Open 1pm-5pm - Entry £7
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For more information please visit Thorpe Camp Hamfest | visitorscentre
or email thorpecampvc@gmail.com for traders booking
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Monday 4th May 2026
Dartmoor Spring Radio Rally
The Yelverton War Memorial Hall,
Meavy Lane,
Yelverton.
Devon,
PL20 6AL
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Doors Open from 10am to 1pm
Admission is £3
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There will be the usual bring and buy, trader stands, free parking and refreshments available.
Please visit dartmoorradioclub.uk before setting out.
Contact Roger: 07854 088 882, or email 2e0rph@gmail.com
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Bank Holiday Monday Rally!!
Saturday 9th May 2026
Barry Amateur Radio Society Rally
Sully Sports and Social Club,
South Road,
Sully,
CF64 5SP
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Doors Open 10am (Traders from 9am)
Admission £3 (Card or Cash)
Large free carpark
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Traders and exhibitors ring Nigel, GW1CUQ on
07970 329 498 or 02920 892 580.
General enquiries to Steve, GW5VOG on 07900 56 0080 or email s.cawsey@sky.com
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Please Note this is a Saturday Rally!
Saturday 16th May 2026
East Midlands Ham and Electronics Rally
Beckingham Village Hall,
Southfield Lane,
Beckingham (nr. Gainsborough),
DN10 4FX.
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​Free car parking behind the hall.
Doors open 9.30am to 3pm.
Hot food and refreshments available.
Traders set up from 7am.
Well-behaved dogs on a lead at all times.
More information and booking at emerg.uk/rally
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Please Note this is a Saturday Rally!
Sunday 17th May 2026
RetrotechUK (BVWS)
Sports Connexion,
Leamington Road,
Ryton-on-Dunsmore,
Coventry,
CV8 3FL
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Doors open 10.30am. £10 Entry (£25 early-doors entry at 9am).
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Annual event organised by the British Vintage Wireless Society.
Nearly 200 stalls of dealers, clubs and private sellers.
Retro and vintage radios, televisions, hi-fi and audio, vinyl records (LPs, 45s, 78s), communications and test equipment
Gramophones, telephones, spares, early video games and computing. Bring-and-buy stall.
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Everyone welcome.
Details from Greg Hewitt via info@retrotechuk.com and retrotechuk.com
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Sunday 17th May 2026
Dunstable Downs Radio Club Bootsale
Stockwood Park,
Luton
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Visitors will find a vibrant rally with a large number of traders, ranging from individuals clearing out the shack to large club stands.
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We open at 09:00 to the general public.
We charge £4 per vehicle for car parking, which can be accessed from Farley Hill, opposite Whipperley Way.
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Please note that it is not possible to drive from one car park to the other through the park, so please come in via the correct entrance!
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The what3words location for the visitors entrance is ///finely.ocean.lots.
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For More Information please visit the Dunstable Downs Radio Club website
at https://dunstabledownsradioclub.org/bootsale/
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Sunday 24th May 2026
Durham & District ARS Radio Rally
Bowburn community centre,
Bowburn,
Co Durham,
DH6 5AT.
Doors open from 10.10am to 2.30pm with disabled visitors gaining access at 10am.
Admittance is £3.
here will be a bring-and-buy sale, trade stands, special interest groups and an RSGB bookstall. Catering on site.
Michael Wright, G7TWX, 07826 924 192, dadars@gmx.com
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**** June 2026 ****
Sunday 7th June 2026
Spalding & DARS Annual Radio Rally
Spalding Rugby and Football Club
Centenary Park,
Drain Bank North,
Spalding,
Lincs
PE12 6AF.
What3words ///jumpy.either.pipe
General Admission £3 per person.
Free on-site car park, inside and outside traders, on-site catering,
RSGB members stall.
Graham, G8NWC, 07754 619 701
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Sunday 14th June 2026
The Mendips Radio Rally
Farrington Gurney Memorial Hall
Church Lane,
Farrington Gurney
BS39 6UA
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Doors Open 9.30am (Traders from 7.30am)
Entrance £3
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Club Stands, Traders and Car Boot in the Field
Free Parking
Refreshments
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For more information and table bookings please Contact Luke
on 07870 168 197
or email luke@mymixradio.co.uk
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Sunday 14th June 2026
Junction 28 Radio Rally
The Post Mill Centre,
South Normanton,
Derbyshire,
DE55 2EJ.
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Doors open at 10.15am.
Admission £4.
Large and small suppliers and individuals providing new and used equipment, components, accessories and test gear.
Free on-site parking, toilets and fully accessible venue. Licensed bar and café serving refreshments and food.
Indoor and outdoor tables available.
For more information and to book tables visit snadarc.com or contact j28rally@snadarc.com
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Please Note
New Venue for 2026
Sunday 21st June 2026
East Suffolk Wireless Revival (Ipswich Radio Rally)
Kirton Recreation Ground,
Back Road,
Kirton
IP10 0PW (just off the A14).
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Doors open at 9.30am
Entry fee for visitors is £3.
The venue has free car parking.
Trade tables are from £10.
There will be trade stands, a car boot sale, a bring and buy, special interests groups, GB4SWR HF station and an RSGB bookstall.
Catering is available on site.
Contact Kevin, G8MXV, 07710 046 846.
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Sunday 28th June 2026
Cornish Radio Amateur Club Rally
Penair School,
St Clement,
Truro,
Cornwall,
TR1 1TN.
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Doors open 10.15am.
Admission £3.
Usual traders, bring and buy, refreshments etc.
For bookings contact James on 01209 716 351 or email janluke1954@hotmail.co.uk
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**** July 2026 ****
Sunday 5th July 2026
Newbury Radio Rally
Newbury Showground
Priors Court Road,
Hermitage
Thatcham,
RG18 9QZ
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Held at one of the biggest showgrounds in the south of England,
Newbury Showground is located on Junction 13 of the M4 & the A34
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Open from 9am (Traders from 8am)
Visitors £4 per person (children under 16 free, no other concessions).
Free parking.
Traders / sellers £15 per plot (5m x 5m).
For more information visit nadars.org.uk/rally.asp
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Sunday 5th July 2026
BVWS Swapmeet and Auction Royal Wootton Bassett
(BVWS members only)
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Wootton Bassett Memorial Hall,
Royal Wootton Bassett,
Swindon,
Wiltshire
SN4 8EN.
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Doors open at 9.30am. Stallholder entry from 9am.
Admission £8.
Visit the BVWS website at https://www.bvws.org.uk/ for more information
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Sunday 12th July 2026
McMichael Radio Rally 2026
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White Waltham Airfield,
Westacott Way,
Littlewick Green,
White Waltham,
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
SL6 3JF
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Lat: 51°29′36″N, Lng: 000°46′26″W
OS Grid Ref: SU 85215 77861
What 3 Words: ///perfumes.persuade.stared
Locator: IO91ol
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For more information please visit the rally website at https://mcmichaelrally.org.uk/
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Please Note
New Venue for 2026
Sunday 19th July 2026
Bury St Edmunds Radio Rally
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Tower Aviation Museum,
Rougham Control,
Rougham Tower Ave,
Bury St Edmunds
IP32 7QB.
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Doors open at 9.30am.
Entry fee £3.
Car boot sales £3.
Traders £10.
This is an outdoor rally, tables not provided.
The venue has ample on site parking, toilet facilities and access to the Rougham Tower museum.
Contact rally2026@bsears.co.uk
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Saturday 25th July 2026
Wiltshire Radio Rally Electronics Fair & Car Boot Sale
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Kington Langley Village Hall & Playing Fields
Church Road
Kington Langley
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 5NJ
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What 3 Words: ///flamed.orchestra.laminate
Doors open at 9am. (Car Boot & Stallholder entry from 7.30am)
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Huge site with ample parking and space for sellers
Hot & Cold Refreshements
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For more information please visit the Chippenham and District Radio Club website at: https://chippenhamradio.club/rally/
​Email at rally@chippenhamradio.club or g6huim3hui@gmail.com
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Please Note this is a Saturday Rally!
**** August 2026 ****
Sunday 9th August 2026
Flight Refuelling ARS Hamfest
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Cobham Sports and Social Club Ground,
Merley,
near Wimborne,
Dorset,
BH21 3DA.
9am to 3pm. (Traders & Car Boot from 7am)
Admission £5 (includes parking).
Indoor Tables and field pitches.
Talk-in on 145.550MHz.
On site catering and bar.
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No dogs except assistance dogs (landowner’s condition).
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Booking forms & Further Information available via frars.co.uk
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Friday 14th August 2026
Cockenzie & Port Seton Amateur Radio Club 31st Annual Mini-Rally Night​
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Community Centre,
Main Hall,
Seton Park,
Port Seton,
EH32 0BG
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Bring along your own ‘junk’ and sell it yourself.
Tables on first-come-first-served basis.
Entrance fee £4 for everyone.
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Monday 31st August 2026
Huntingdonshire ARS Radio Rally​
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Ramsey Rural Museum,
Wood Lane,
Ramsey
Cambridgeshire
PE26 2XD
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What3Words: ///spruced.consoled.proclaims.
Alternatively follow the Brown Museum Signs.
Entry from 9am (Traders only from 7am.)
Marquees will be available with tables which need booking and plenty of grassed area.
Hot and cold refreshments available inside and outside.
2m talk-in station: 145.550MHz FM.
Note: The venue is being held on a large grassed area which may have restricted disabled access due to the uneven grounds of the Museum.
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For more information please visit https://hunts-hams.weebly.com/
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Bank Holiday Monday Rally!!
**** September 2026 ****
Saturday 5th - Sunday 6th September 2026
2026 GQRP Convention​
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Harper Adams University
Newport
Shropshire
TF10 8NB
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what3words location: husky.knees.tougher
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Please visit the GQRP Website at https://www.gqrp.com/convention.htm for more information
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Sunday 6th September 2026
Telford & District Hamfest 2026​
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Harper Adams University
Newport
Shropshire
TF10 8NB
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what3words location: husky.knees.tougher
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Large Well equipped Venue​
Large Car Parking area
Refreshments & Restaurant
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Watch out for more information to come – follow us on Facebook @telfordhams for latest updates
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Website: https://tdars.org.uk/telford-hamfest/
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Sunday 13th September 2026
BVWS Swapmeet Biggleswade
(BVWS members only)​
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The Weatherly Centre,
Eagle Farm Road,
Biggleswade,
Bedfordshire
SG18 8JH
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For sat-nav use postcode SG18 8JH, not ‘Weatherley Centre’.
In Eagle Farm Road, use the entrance signposted Stratton Upper School and Weatherley Centre.
The Weatherley Centre itself is straight ahead at the back of the
complex, beyond the tennis courts.
(Google maps for driving to ‘Weatherley Centre’ shows entry via a back road – Orchard Close – but that entrance is pedestrian only, and it’s a long way back round!).
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The Weatherley Centre is at the rear of the school complex. The Centre parking area is to the left of the Centre as you approach it.
Disabled parking is right in front.
There is ample free overflow parking on the road right
outside the school gates.
Do not use the school parking areas, or you may incur a fine.
All cars parked in the Centre car park must have their numbers registered on the tablet (or via QR code) soon after you enter the hall.
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For those using public transport it is a 12-minute walk or 5-minute taxi ride from Biggleswade Railway Station.
Stallholder entry from 9am.
Doors open at 9am. Auction starts at approximately 12.30pm.
Hot refreshments are available.
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Visit the BVWS website at https://www.bvws.org.uk/ for more information
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Sunday 13th September 2026
Caister Lifeboat Radio Rally​
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Caister Lifeboat station,
Caister on Sea,
NR30 5DJ
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Entrance via carpark on Beach Road.
Open 10am - 3pm (9am for Sellers)
Free Entry
Raffle,
on-site Cafe, gift shop, museum.
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Inside and outside spaces available.
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Contact, Zane, M1BFI, m1bfi@outlook.com, 07711 214 790.
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**** October 2026 ****
Sunday 11th October 2026
2026 Annual Hornsea ARC Rally​
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Driffield Showground,
Kelleythorpe,
Driffield,
East Yorkshire,
YO25 9FB
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Details from Rally Manager Les on 01377 252 393 or email lbjpinkney1@hotmail.co.uk
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More information can be found at https://www.hornseaarc.com/rally.html
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Sunday 25th October 2026
Galashiels Radio Rally and Open Day ​
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The Volunteer Hall,
St Johns Street,
Galashiels,
TD1 3JX.
Doors open at 11.15am. (Disabled access from 11am).
Admission £3.
Bring and buy, refreshments and traders.
More details at galaradioclub.co.uk
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**** November 2026 ****
Sunday 1st November 2026
BVWS Swapmeet Golborne
(BVWS members only)​
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Golborne Parkside Sports & Community Club,
Rivington Avenue,
Golborne,
Warrington,
Cheshire
WA3 3HG
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Doors open at 10am. (Stallholder entry from 9.30am)
This is only about 1.5miles away from the old Lowton hall
(which has now been demolished).
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For those using public transport the event is a 40-minute taxi ride from Manchester, 10-minute taxi ride from Newton-le-Willows railway station, and 25-minute taxi ride from Warrington Bank Quay railway station.
Local bus services are also available with a 10-minute walk to the event.
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Contact Mark Ryding via markryding100@hotmail.co.uk
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**** December 2026 ****
Sunday 6th December 2026
BVWS Swapmeet and Auction, Royal Wootton Bassett
(BVWS members only)​
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Wootton Bassett Memorial Hall,
Royal Wootton Bassett,
Swindon,
Wiltshire
SN4 8EN.
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Doors open at 9am
Admission £8.
Visit the BVWS website at https://www.bvws.org.uk/ for more information
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Sunday 6th December 2026
Mid Devon Amateur Radio & Electronics Fair
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Winkleigh Sports & Recreation Centre,
Winkleigh,
Mid-Devon,
EX19 8HZ.
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Easy access from the A3124
What3Words ///focal.fountain.laminated
Doors Open 9am – 1pm.
Entry £3 per person, no charge for partners and under 16s.
Free parking, free Wi-Fi, hot food and refreshments available.
A chance to track down those hard-to-find electronic components, two-way radio and computer hardware.
Traders please book ASAP.
(Note: a maximum four tables per booking.)
The four table per trader restriction may be removed after 1 October if the rally is not fully booked.
Tables are 6ft frontage (tables supplied), mains electricity available on request at no extra charge.
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Please pre-book ASAP with Phil, G6DLJ 07990 563 147 or
email wrg2024@hotmail.com
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