Items for the Members News section
A new Holiday Rally has been added for 2027.
Bookings open on 1st April 2026. Please see UK Holiday Rallies Programme for details.
Webmaster
This is an additional rally added to the 2026 progamme.
Venue: Nurseries CP, Askham Bryan, York, YO23 3QY (Van Limit 15)
St. Nicholas Fair fills much of the City Centre of York from Mid-November to just before Christmas. The centre is about 3 miles from the Nurseries Caravan Park with easy access via public transport or the Park and Ride. The site offers us hard standings, some serviced pitches, use of site facilities and all pitches with EHU.
Social: Small warm room on site for evening socials. Possibly Village Hall on Saturday night.
Cost: TBC if any.
Rally Opens: 1 PM Surface: Hard standing
Rally Marshals: Billy & Val Rowett Mobile: 07788960428 / 07500961161
Assisted by: TBC
Rally Fee: £5.00
Site Fee: £28 per night possible slight increase.
Postcode: YO23 3QY
BOOKING SLIP BY: 15th November 2026
Email bookings accepted with RBV Number to: valrowett@gmail.com
Please see the Spring Edition of Going Places for further information.
Webmaster
I received the following from a member who wished to advise other members that the NEC has now installed ANPR on its carparks. The caravan shows have always had free parking (AND THEY STILL ARE) unlike other events which are chargeable. However, there is a new process to follow.
Click on the link below for details for full details.
Webmaster
There are still a few places available on this rally which has the advantage of being nextdoor to the Headcorn Airfield, so you can experience the WW2 aircraft flying over the site at the weekend when their annual show is taking place.
If you are a real aircraft buff you can buy advanced tickets at https://bobairshow.co.uk/ to attend the show.
There are plenty of attractions in the area, detail of which you can find in your Rally Venues Book and Going Places (Autumn, page 78)
Les & Carole Adams would love you to join them.
Webmaster
Please be aware that not all rally news will be posted in Members’ News as there is a dedicated area in Latest Rally News. Any rallies which have an item in Latest Rally News will also be highlighted in orange in the Members’ Rally Programme. Only urgent and time sensitive amendments to rallies will be duplicated in Members’ News. Please check Latest Rally News before booking a rally.
For those who are not familiar with the website, there is a link to the Latest Rally News on the Members’ Area home page and the Members’ Rally Programme can be found under the RALLY INFO menu on any Members’ Area webpage.
Webmaster
Member Terry Marney’s email address has been hacked. If you have ever communicated with Terry via email you will have probably received the following:
A very innocent looking email asking if you are free by email to ask you something quick. This will show as coming from his genuine email address if you click on it.
The reply email states a difficulty in dealing with Amazon to get a £300 E-Gift Card for a friend’s sick daughter and asks you to get one for him.
Terry is aware of it and has changed his password so hopefully getting everything back to normal.
Webmaster
Please see below for details of Kate’s funeral:
Date: Tuesday 17th February Time: 12.15pm
Location: Telford Crematorium, Woodhouse Lane, Red Hill, Telford, TF2 9NJ
Dress code: Something orange.
Family flowers only. Donations to The Lingden Davies Cancer Centre at Shrewsbury- where Kate was treated. (link to follow)
Wake: The Stag @ Joules Brewery, Great Hales Street, Market Drayton, Shrops TF9 1JP
Martin Keen is collating numbers of SOC members who wish to attend on Ian’s behalf, so please email mkeen1974@live.co.uk or Text 07748 645560. Please do not phone.
Webmaster
Swift have announced that there will be a Swift Live Event at their Swift Factory at Cottingham near Hull on the weekend of 12th and 13th of September 2026. The event will be bigger and better than last years event Swift have told me. The event will include a tour around the factory and will showcase the new 2027 caravans, motorhomes, trekkers and basecamps. Several Swift dealers will also be on site. The event is free to attend but you must register with Swift for a ticket. Registration isn’t open yet and an update will be posted on here as and when.
Gareth Roberts, Marketing Officer
With a lot of help from member Dave Coller generating rally location coordinates, I have now fully populated the Members’ Rally Programme with all GPC coordinates in 3 selectable digital formats and also in What3Words format.
See under ‘MEMBERS RALLY PROGRAMME’ in the top menu on any Members’ Area web page.
The Rally Programme highlights rallies where there is at least one item in the Members’ News. As on previous years you can click on the co-ordinates and view the rally location on Google Maps.
Webmaster
A huge thank you to all members for your friendship. It has been a pleasure and delight to be part of the Club, both Gaynor and I have so many fond memories and cannot count the kind deeds and acts of help received. We will not forget.
Thank you is just not enough. For anyone visiting Mid-Wales I would be delighted if you wish to call by and I can offer an overnight stop with electric hook-up for a caravan and with a very warm welcome. My phone number remains 07876155774 and email address is 101stan1948@gmail.com
Gaynor is in a care home now but as I rattle around in a 5 bedroom house, I can also accommodate an overnight stay.
I will be contacting one or two of you personally to say goodbye.
Enjoy your rallying.
Stan Mountford
The Latest Rally News section contains all the rally announcements for this year’s rallies that I have been made aware of. Some of these are low importance but others such as incorrect contact details, locations or dates are very important and I recommend viewing these when booking rallies.
All the following rally numbers have at least 1 associated news item in this section:
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16, 22, 27, 33.1, 34, 34.1, HR61
For any queries, please contact the Rally Marshal, Webmaster
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