Rallies
This listing is correct as of 14 February 2025.
To have your rally or event on this list, into RadCom and read out on GB2RS News, email full details AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE to radcom@rsgb.org.uk
23 Feb 2025 – Red Rose Winter Rally
Mather Hall, Mather Lane, Leigh, Lancs, WN7 2PJ.
Open from 10am (exhibition opens at 8.30am).
Club website: wmrc.co.uk
Please note that maximum number of 5ft tables per trader has had to be reduced from 6 to 5. On a brighter note, the price remains as it has been for a number of years – £10 per table.
Please send enquiries to: lesjackson@ntlworld.com
1 Mar 2025 – The Lagan Valley Amateur Radio Society Annual Rally
Hillsborough Village Centre, 7 Ballynahinch Road, BT26 6AR.
Doors open 10.30am.
For more details visit www.lvars.uk
2 Mar – Exeter Radio Rally
*New venue: The Kenn Centre, EX6 7UE.
One minute from end of M5.
Traders, catering. Open from 10am.
Pete, G3ZVI, 07714 198, 374, g3zvi@yahoo.co.uk
16 Mar – Ripon and District Amateur Radio Society Rally
Great Ouseburn Village Hall, Lightmire Ln, Great Ouseburn, York YO26 9RL.
Doors open for traders at 7.30am and to the public at 10am (admission £3).
Free parking, refreshments and bacon butties available.
Tables will be available at a cost of £10 each. Please book early.
For enquiries or to book one or more tables, please email: radars.rally@gmail.com
23 March – Biggleswade Swapmeet (British Vintage Wireless Society – BVWS)
The Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8JH.
Stallholders’ entry from 9am. General entry from 9.30am – £8. Hot and cold refreshments available all day.
Vintage technology of all sorts – radio, TV, communications, audio, vinyl, computing, telephones and components.
Lots of stalls full of vintage goodies and ephemera and a bring-and-buy stall run by the British Wireless and Television Museum.
All welcome. You can also join BVWS on the day if you want.
Information (including stall bookings) from Jeremy Owen, G8MLK, secretary@bvws.org.uk. More details at BVWS.org.uk
23 Mar – Callington Radio and Electronics Rally
The Callington Radio and Electronics Rally will be held in the Town Hall, New Road, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7BD on Sunday March the 23rd 2025.
The venue is booked from 7.30am until 2pm with public access from 10am until 1pm. Entry is £2 each with no charge for those under the age of
16.
A comprehensive selection of traders, clubs and societies from the Southwest will be present along with a bring-and-buy stall and the usual excellent catering service. As an improvement from last year, the bring-and-buy stall now accepts payment by all major debit and credit cards using contactless, chip and pin or by phone.
The venue has disabled access and toilet facilities with ample parking in a nearby car park. Although the main hall is now fully booked, tables are still available in an adjacent room at
£5 for the large size (6ftx2ft) and £3 for the smaller one (4ftx2ft).
Pre-booking is essential, so please contact Alastair, M0KRR at alastair.kerr1@btinternet.com or by phone on 01503 262755 with your requirements as soon as possible.
23 Mar – Dover Amateur Radio Club 2025 Rally
St Radigunds Community Centre, Poulton Close, Dover CT17 0HL.
10am-2pm. Entrance fee £3.
Tea, coffee and bacon rolls available on site.
Tables are £15 each, maximum two tables per vendor.
Bring and buy at the rally. 10% of the sale price goes to the Club.
Table bookings and latest news via website darc.online/rally
30 Mar – Pencoed & District Amateur Radio Club Rally
Sarn and Bryncwils Social Club, Bryncoch Road, Sarn Bridgend, CF32 9NY
Entrance fee is £2.50. Tables cost. £10 each. Refreshments will be available. Doors open to the public at 10am. Traders will have access for set-up from 8am.
Contact: Ieuan Jones, 07791 709 691.
6 Apr – Hack Green Military Surplus & Military Radio Hangar Sale Sunday
Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 8AL.
Sale of electronic equipment, amateur gear, components, military radio items and vehicle spares.
Contact coldwar@hackgreen.co.uk
hackgreen.co.uk
Any last minute news will appear at facebook.com/HGsecretbunker
12 Apr – Yeovil Amateur Radio Club QRP Convention
Digby Hall, Sherborne.
Doors open 9.30am.
Traders, bring and buy, club stalls and café.
For more information see: yeovil-arc.com/QRPconvention.php
13 Apr – Northern Amateur Radio Societies Association Exhibition (NARSA) (also known as the Blackpool Rally)
Norbreck Castle Exhibition Centre, Blackpool, FY2 9AA.
Details from Dave, M0OBW 01270 761 608, 07720 656542, dwilson@btinternet.com, www.narsa.org.uk
27 Apr – Cambridge Repeater Group Rally
Foxton Village Hall, Hardman Road, Foxton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 6RN.
The doors open at 9.30am (7.30am for traders) and the entrance fee will be £4.
The event will include: a car-boot sale, trade stands, a bring-and-buy area, catering, disabled facilities, an RSGB Bookstall and a free marshalled car park.
Cash and card burger van opens at 8am. Venue rules state strictly no dogs except assistance dogs on the field please.
Contact Lawrence, M0LCM: 07941 972 724, rally2025@cambridgerepeaters.net
See www.cambridgerepeaters.net for details and bookings.
5 May – Dartmoor Radio Rally 7th May 2023
The Yelverton War Memorial Hall, Meavy Lane, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6AL. Free Parking.
There will be the usual bring and buy, trader stands and refreshments available.
Doors open at 10am and admission is £3.
Contact Roger by phone on 07854088882, or email 2e0rph@gmail.com
11 May – RetrotechUK (BVWS)
Sports Connexion, Leamington Road, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL.
Doors open 10.30am. £10 Entry (£25 early-doors entry at 9am).
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.
Everyone welcome. Details from Greg Hewitt info@retrotechuk.com and www.retrotechuk.com
18 May – Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club 41st Annual Radio Rally
Share Discovery Village, 221 Lisnaskea Rd, Lisnaskea, Enniskillen, BT92 0JZ.
Usual facilities, food and drink, bring and buy.
Doors open 11am (traders to arrive around 9am).
£/Euro 5. Admission to include draw ticket. Usual draw.
RSGB books/QSL Bureau, IRTS.
Usual variety of traders.
Contact: Alan via argault91@gmail.com to arrange a table.
25 May – 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. There 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
1 Jun – Spalding & DARS Annual Radio Rally
Spalding Rugby and Football Club, Centenary Park, Drain Bank North, Spalding, Lincs, PE12 6AF.
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General Admission £3 per person.
Free on-site car park, inside and outside traders, on-site catering and bar.
www.sdars.org.uk/spaldingrally
rally2025@sdars.org.uk
Graham, G8NWC, 07754 619 701
15 Jun – East Suffolk Wireless Revival (Ipswich Radio Rally)
Kirton Recreation Ground, Back Road, Kirton IP10 0PW (just off the A14).Doors open at 9.30am and the 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. www.eswr.org.uk
6 Jul –Newbury Radio Rally
Newbury Showground, next to junction 13 of M4 motorway in Berkshire, RG18 9QZ.
This is the 36th year of The Newbury Radio Rally and is the ideal event for anyone interested in radio communications, computing and electronics.
There will be a display area with an amateur radio station, exhibits, special interest groups, clubs and societies.
The doors open to sellers at 8am and for visitors at 9am.
Ample free parking will be available.
Entry is £4 visitor, £15 sellers pitch.
Advance bookings (with discount) can be made via nadars.org.uk/rally.asp
On-site catering and disabled facilities will be available.
Contact: email: NewburyRally@nadars.org.uk , or web: nadars.org.uk
19 Jul – HFDXARC Radio Rally
Welwick Village Hall, North Lane Welwick, HU12 0SH.
10am to 3pm.
Visitor entrance is £3.
To book a table please contact Ernie G4LUE on 07984191873 or email Rally@hfdxarc.com
20 Jul – Bury St Edmunds Radio Rally
Rougham Tower Museum, IP32 7QB. The doors open at 9.30am for visitors and 7am for traders. Refreshments are available from the museum’s cafeteria. Admission for visitors costs £3.
The Rougham tower museum will be open on the day and entry is free, so why not make a day of it and visit both events.
For further information email rally2025@bsears.co.uk
27 Jul – Wiltshire Radio Rally
Kington Langley Village Hall, Church Road, Kington Langley, SN15 5NJ.
Doors open for traders at 7am and public at 9am.
Indoor tables can be pre-booked. Large field for car boot and parking.
Indoor tables £10. Outdoors, cars £10, vans £15.
Refreshments on site.
See chippenhamradio.club for further details. To book tables please contact Brian, G6HUI at g6huim3hui@gmail.com
3 Aug – BATC Convention for Amateur TV 2025 (CAT 25) Part 1
Midland Air Museum, Rowley Rd, Coventry, CV3 4FR.
CAT 25 will take place on Sunday 3 August as a meet-up, show and tell, test and fix-it, and bring and buy event from 10am to 4pm. There will be full test facilities available for 5.6GHz/Portsdown/MiniTiouner/Ryde/power amplifiers/preamps.
10 Aug – Flight Refuelling ARS Hamfest
24 Aug – Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society Rally
Heron’s Lodge Guide Activity Centre, Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge, Milton Keynes, MK8 9AA (opposite the National Badminton Centre – follow the brown shuttlecock signs) which has excellent modern facilities together with free on-site parking, catering and disabled facilities.
Entrance fee £3. Free parking. Open to the public from 9am.
For trader and exhibitor enquiries please email rally@mkars.org.uk
Outdoor pitches and indoor tables available. For more information see mkars.org.uk/mkrally
5, 6 Sep – National Hamfest 2025
George Stephenson Hall, Newark Showground, NG24 2NY.
For more information visit nationalhamfest.org.uk
14 Sep – Biggleswade Swapmeet (British Vintage Wireless Society – BVWS)
The Weatherley Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8JH.
Stallholders’ entry from 9am. General entry from 9.30am – £8. Hot and cold refreshments available all day.
Vintage technology of all sorts – radio, TV, communications, audio, vinyl, computing, telephones and components.
Lots of stalls full of vintage goodies and ephemera and a bring-and-buy stall run by the British Wireless and Television Museum.
All welcome. You can also join BVWS on the day if you want.
Information (including stall bookings) from Jeremy Owen, G8MLK, secretary@bvws.org.uk. More details at BVWS.org.uk
14 Sep – Caister Lifeboat Radio Rally
Caister Lifeboat station, Caister on Sea, NR30 5DJ. Entrance via carpark on Beach Road.
Raffle, on-site cafe, gift shop, museum.
Free entry, open 9am-2pm (8am for sellers).
Inside tables £10 each, outside £5 each.
Contact: Zane, M1BFI, m1bfi@outlook.com, 07711 214 790.
25 Oct – Carrickfergus Amateur Radio Group Rally
Elim Church, North Road, Carrickfergus, BT38 8ND. Doors open at 11.30am (9.30am access for traders).
Usual traders, raffle prizes, bring and buy, food and refreshments available.
RSGB bookstall and QSL.
Disabled access. Free car park. For more information, please contact Tim, MIØTBL, carg@hotmail.co.uk.
Latest news on: giØlix.home.blog
1 Nov – 13th Scottish Microwave Round Table
Museum of Communication, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland.
There will be an optional dinner in the evening at a local hotel.
Further updates will be posted on the gmroundtable.org.uk website in June or July 2025.
To find out more email Colin via gm4hwo@gmail.com
