VE Day Rallies

GlosJive
GlosJive Forum Participant Posts: 80
edited December 2019 in Centre News & Rallies #1

With the first bank holiday of May being moved from Monday to Friday 8th May, are there any centres running a VE rally?

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  • DaveCyn
    DaveCyn Club Member Posts: 339 ✭✭✭
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    edited December 2019 #2

    No doubt there will be quite a few rallies on that weekend but the only ones I can find that specify VE Day celebrations is Leicestershire.

    Have a look at their website.

  • GlosJive
    GlosJive Forum Participant Posts: 80
    edited December 2019 #3

    Asking because my local centre have a rally based on the Bank holiday Monday still.  I know the announcement about changing in the Bank Holiday may well have come too late to reorganise events.

  • NickH
    NickH Forum Participant Posts: 18
    edited January 2020 #4

    The Gwent Centre are running their 50th Anniversary Rally and VE Day Anniversary celebration over the new May Day Bank holiday 7th to 10th May 2020 at Monmouth Showground.

    There is a full and exciting programme of live entertainment on Friday and Saturday evening and a full licensed bar. All for an all inclusive price of £60.00.

    booking# can be made via a booking form at the Gwent Centre web site.  www.gwentcentre.co.uk

    NickH

  • ABM
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    edited January 2020 #5

    Not sure if they are doing anything in particular, RNR, but the Thetford Forest Club Site is adjacent to a WW2 Tank & Monument & I have, in the past, been entertained by Locals , Military , and Club members . So who knows what you will unearth if you ask the wardens.

  • GlosJive
    GlosJive Forum Participant Posts: 80
    edited January 2020 #6

    There is usually a 40’s weekender over the Whitsun weekend bank holiday near Telford/Ironbridge.  Not been there yet, hopefully one day.

  • GlosJive
    GlosJive Forum Participant Posts: 80
    edited January 2020 #7

    Thank you for the heads up, can not see any info on the website yet, but we’re very interested.  Just down the road from us.

  • GarryP
    GarryP Forum Participant Posts: 38
    edited January 2020 #8

    The Suffolk Centre is holding a VE day rally, with a 'street party' type afternoon on the Friday at Kersey Mill, Suffolk

  • Firedragon
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    edited January 2020 #9

    East Kent Centre have one too...on Sheppey I think.

     

  • NickH
    NickH Forum Participant Posts: 18
    edited February 2020 #10

    RnRJiver 

    Gwent Centre 50th Anniversary Rally - Monmouth (VE Celebration Weekend)

    If you cant find anything on the Gwent Centre web site, head to the Welsh Division web site and look under Events and there is an information leaflet and a link to the booking form on there.

    I put the link below for your information.

    http://www.cc-welsh-division.co.uk/page31.html

    NickH

  • ABM
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    edited March 2020 #11

    For more general info on this subject, RnR, you could buy the MARCH edition of  Vintage Spirit and / or Old Glory magazines.

    They have both published handbooks with this months mag, which cover all sorts of events from tiny farm field shows up to the larger events put on by museums etc etc, plenty throughout the year and both indoor and out in the wet wink

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