Items for the Members News section
The Spring 2025 edition of our magazine Going Places is now online to view or download. Access is by clicking on the magazine image on the General Info page.
As postal deliveries vary so much across the country, if you haven’t received your hard copy yet please allow a few days before contacting the Membership Officer.
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Please see below links to 2 videos taken at the Burn’s Night Rally courtesy of David Lovett.
Click on the start button once the video is loaded.
You will need to close the window at the end of the first video and then go back in to see the second one.
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There are still a few places available on this popular rally. However any of my pitch allocation that are not booked in the next two weeks will be claimed back by the site to allocate to their other customers.
Please book immediately if you would like to join us.
It’s a short drive to beautiful Lytham with its many cafes, restaurants, independent shops, beach & windmill. Lytham Hall with its extensive gardens and parkland sits on the edge of the town.
Lytham St. Anne’s & Blackpool are also nearby.
All the pitches are on hard standing with water, waste, 16 amps EHU & Wifi together with an award winning amenities block. This is a 4 night rally but extra nights can be booked at a discounted rate via the marshals.
The local amateur dramatics group have a performance on the Friday evening “Songs from the musicals “ with some comic sketches dotted around the performances.
Members who attended their 70s/80s evening last year thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Therefore I will be arranging tickets for this year’s performance for those who are interested.
Val Brailsford, Marshal (07711 263295)
The Overseas Rallies web page has been updated to include the 2026 Continental Rally to Bavaria.
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You can now book online for the forthcoming AGM Rally via a button link in the AGM section of the Members’ Home page. The link will take you to a simple online form which when completed will allow you to make payment online via Credit/Debit card or PayPal. Details for paying by Direct Bank Transfer or Cheque are also provided.
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If you will be attending then please message me so that I can inform Jean’s daughter as she is arranging the wake at Jean’s house.
Location:
South Leicestershire Chapel
South Leicestershire Memorial Park
Foston Road
Countesthorpe
Leicester
LE8 5QP
Date & Time:
Monday 17th February 2025 @ 1pm
Dress code: Dark
Donations: Cancer Research UK
The service will be streamed for those unable to attend.
Watching Live & On Demand
Website https://watch.obitus.com
Username qufu5650
Password 323039
Val Brailsford, 07711 263295
Please note that Rally Number 33 is listed in your rally book on page 69 prior to the November rallies that precede it.
It is listed in the correct order on your Rally Programme on page 23.
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Our Hon. Secretary Elaine is retiring at the AGM in May. She had planned to retire at last year’s AGM but no suitable candidate stepped forward.
This is a very important position and the club cannot function without a Secretary. The job requires organisational skills to ensure everything runs smoothly within the club.
Equally important it requires dedication to the club to ensure that the club can continue to thrive for many years to come with new blood injecting new ideas.
If you feel you (or know someone else in the club) have the skills needed for this important Executive Committee position then contact Elaine.
She is happy to talk to you on the phone with no obligation whatsoever and her number can be found on page 7 of the Rally Book.
Alternatively she is happy to send you a job description before you speak to her. So please email secretary@swift-owners-club.com which again is without commitment.
Our Chairman is also retiring at the AGM in May and we need someone to take up this position for the future too. Elaine can also provide you with the job description for the Chairman position and Ron’s phone number can also be found on page 7 of your Rally Book.
All committee positions are open for you to apply for.
Nominations for all positions must be received by the secretary no later than Sunday 23rd March 2025.
Sadly, we received a phone call today from Jean Lee to inform us that her husband Jim passed away last Wednesday (15th January) after a short illness.
Jim & Jean joined the club in 1993 and were regular ralliers, mainly in the north as they lived in Stockport at the time, but they travelled further afield on holiday rallies both at home and abroad. They were always fun to be with on rallies and many ralliers will have happy memories of those times.
They reluctantly had to give up caravanning when Jim had to relinquish his driving licence due to medical issues, and at that point became Honorary Life Members. They then moved to live in Leicester to be near their son. Jim used to enjoy a short walk to the local pub to have a pint with him and Jean was happy to stay at home as her mobility had deteriorated.
Val and I often visited them when in the area. They were a lovely friendly couple and it was always a pleasure to visit them and I know that they really appreciated our visits.
Our thoughts are with Jean, her daughter and all the family at this difficult time.
RIP Jim it was a pleasure to have known you.
John Brailsford, President
If you would like to make a late booking for this rally David Lovett has informed me that he has 2 spaces available.
Please contact him no later than this weekend if you are interested.
davidjlovett19@gmail.com Marshals phone numbers are in your Rally Book.
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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:
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 14, 18, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34
For any queries, please contact the Rally Marshal, Webmaster
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