{"id":32856,"date":"2023-08-25T15:15:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/?p=32856"},"modified":"2023-08-25T15:15:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:15:17","slug":"ralllies-and-events-news-27-august-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/blog\/news\/gb2rs\/rallies-and-events\/2023\/08\/25\/ralllies-and-events-news-27-august-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Ralllies and Events News &#8211; 27 August 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Torbay Annual Communications Fair is taking place on Sunday, 27 August.\u00a0The venue is <a href=\"https:\/\/newtonabbotracing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Newton Abbot Racecourse<\/strong><\/a>, TQ12 3AF. This is an indoor event with free parking. The doors open at 10am. A bring-and-buy area, on-site catering, and an RSGB bookstall are available. For more information contact Pete, G4VTO on <strong>01803 864 528<\/strong>, Mike, G1TUU on <strong>01803 557 941<\/strong> or email <strong>rally@tars.org.uk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society Rally is also taking place on Sunday, 27 August. The rally is being held at a new venue this year\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/girlguidingmiltonkeynes.org\/herons-lodge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Heron\u2019s Lodge<\/strong><\/a>, Guide Activity Centre, Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge, Milton Keynes, MK8 9AA. The venue is opposite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.badmintonengland.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>National Badminton Centre<\/strong><\/a> and has excellent modern amenities together with free on-site parking, catering and disabled facilities. The entrance fee is \u00a33 and doors are open to the public from 9am. Outdoor pitches and indoor tables are available. For trader and exhibitor enquiries please email <strong>rally@mkars.org.uk<\/strong>.\u00a0 For more information see <a href=\"http:\/\/mkars.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>mkars.org.uk<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Huntingdonshire Amateur Radio Society Annual Rally will take place on Monday, 28 August. The venue will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astreaernulf.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ernulf Academy<\/strong><\/a>, St Neots, PE19 2SH. The gates open for traders at 7am and for the public at 9am. The entrance fee will be \u00a33 and free car parking will be available. The event will feature an RSGB bookstall and bring-and-buy. For more information, email Malcolm, M0OLG on <strong>events@hunts-hams.co.uk<\/strong> or phone <strong>01480 214 282<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, 2 September, the G-QRP Club Convention\u2014featuring its famous Buildathon\u2014will take place at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harper-adams.ac.uk\/general\/794\/find-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Harper Adams University<\/strong><\/a> campus near Telford, Shropshire, TF10 8NB. The following day, Sunday, 3 September, Telford Hamfest will take place at the same venue. Talk-in will be available on Sunday morning on 145.550MHz FM. Further details are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/gqrp.com\/convention.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>gqrp.com\/convention.htm<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/telfordhamfest.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>telfordhamfest.org.uk<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 If you have any questions, you can contact Martyn, G3UKV on <strong>01952 255 416<\/strong> or John, M0JZH on <strong>07824 737 716<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Dartmoor Autumn Radio Rally will take place on Sunday, 3 September. The venue will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelvertonvillagehall.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Yelverton War Memorial Hall<\/strong><\/a>, Meavy Lane, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6AL. There will be the usual bring-and-buy, trader stands and refreshments available. The doors will open at 10am and admission will be \u00a32.50. Free parking will be available. For more information email Roger on <strong>2e0rph@gmail.com<\/strong> or phone <strong>07854 088 882<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Torbay Annual Communications Fair is taking place on Sunday, 27 August.\u00a0The venue is Newton Abbot Racecourse, TQ12 3AF. This is an indoor event with free parking. The doors open at 10am. A bring-and-buy area, on-site catering, and an RSGB bookstall are available. For more information contact Pete, G4VTO on 01803 864 528, Mike, G1TUU on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rallies-and-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32856\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}