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Rally 29:  ACCEO AGM & National Rally 2025, 1st- 6th October (5 nights)

The Rally Marshal, Val Rowe, has now been given the site cost for the ACCEO AGM and National Rally at Shrewsbury in October:

The Site Fee is £20 per night, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday and there is a £60 package for Friday & Saturday.

All booking information is in the Rally Book on Page 66.  
Please note that Bookings go to Val and Payments to ACCEO by 31st August.

Please notify Val when you have paid. (valrowe@btinternet.com)

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Additional Rally No. 32A: Burghley Christmas Fair, Stamford, 27th Nov-1st Dec (4 nights)

Tallington Lakes is a fabulous leisure park and outdoor activity centre on the Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire county borders. There’s an on-site bar and restaurant. Take the opportunity to visit Burghley House Christmas Market, the regions largest and most magical Christmas Fair with stalls offering a wide range of artisan and unique gifts. You are guaranteed a wonderful festive day out with lights twinkling, music filling the air, plus a large traditional Victorian carousel, lit up for the season. A here’s lots of local food stalls too. A visit to Stamford is recommended.

Use of toilets/showers/dish washing facilities www.tallington.com

NOTE: DOGS ARE CHARGED AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF £3 PER NIGHT PER DOG (max 2 per unit)

Social: Use of a function room adjacent to the bar/restaurant most evenings.

Social: Evening meal & possibility of breakfast one day too Cost: TBC

Rally Opens: 2 pm Thursday Surface: Hardstanding

Rally Marshals: Malcolm & Sarah Lawson

Mobile: 07801 059003 (S) / 07801 949831 (M)

Rally Fee: £5.00 Site Fee: £25 pn inc EHU

BOOKING SLIPS BY: 1 November

Site Postcode: PE9 4RN

Email bookings accepted with RBV Number to: lawsonsarah@sky.com

Route: What3Words: //importing.stability.boarded Tallington Lakes is accessed off the main A16,

please note there is a new entrance to Tallington Lakes, it is between Barholm Road and King Street. There are two large stone pillars/walls, drive up to barrier, press intercom and advise you are on the SOC rally, follow SOC signs 

Spring 2025 edition of Going Places is now online

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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Enjoying the Burns Night Rally

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.

Piping the Haggis

Auld Lang Syne

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Rally No 4: Donkey Creek, Freckleton, Lancs, 26th – 30th March

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)

AGM Rally 2025 Online Booking

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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Jim Lee’s funeral details

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

Rally Order Transposed in Rally Book

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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Chairman and Secretary Position Vacancies

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.