3/4 Eastbourne. Magnificent Motors. Seafront, taking in over 400 pre-1980 vehicles, including buses, cars and motorcycles. David Howard Memorial Free Bus Service on Sunday (donations to RNLI)

Details: Jayne Howard, Sponsorship co-ordinator, Eastbourne Borough Council, Tourism & Planning Division, Third Floor, 68 Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4UH, phone: 01323 415442. email website.

3-5 Llandudno Transport Festival at Bodafon Fields (seafront showground) with Crosville Gathering (Sunday only) and Gt Orme and Conway Road Runs. Shuttle bus service to Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza in town centre. Admission £4.50 adult, £4 concessions, £1 child, car park £1.50.

Details: (stamped addressed envelope, please) Len and Sandra Ricketts, Llandudno Transport Festival, 48 Church Road, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay, Conwy County, LL28 4YS. Phone/fax: 01492 545053 (up to 22.00). website.

3-5 Rushden, Northants 30th Cavalcade of Transport and Country Fair, new site off A6 to south of town. Road cavalcade leaves Sanders Lodge, Rushden 12.00 Saturday. Bedford Road Run leaves Kingsway Car Park, Bedford 10.30 Sunday. Great Ouse Vintage Vehicle Rally road run leaves Riverside Park, St Neots 10.30 Monday.

Details: Rally secretary. RHTS, 37 Manor Road, Rushden, Northants,NN10 9EX, phone 01933 350287. website.

3-5 Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum. Trolleybus Extravaganza featuring teh largest selection of trolleys ever. Admission: £5 adults, concessions £3, family ticket (two adults and up to four concessions) £15, parking free. 11.00-17.00. Free bus connection from Doncaster Interchange (Sunday/Monday only) departs 12.30, returns 16.00.

Details: 01724 711391. website email.

4 Abingdon Air & Country Show, Dalton Barracks, Oxfordshire. 10.00-17.00. Air displays supported by vintage and classic vehicles. Admission: £10 (adult), £5 (concession and child 5-15), under-5s free. £8 and £4 respectively if bought in advance.

Details: phone 01235 529142, email. website

4 Alton, Hants. Volunteers from the Working Omnibus Museum Project will operate free vintage bus services from the Mid-Hants Railway station to Chawton and Selborne plus non-stop Alton circulars.

Details: John Hillier, phone 01276 23200, email or Glenn Turner, phone 02380 327959.

4 Alrewas, Lichfield,

Details: Transtar Promotions phone 01922 643385 website email.

4 Carnforth. ‘Lancs Fifth Ribble Preservation Trust ‘Brief Encounter’ running day, Carnforth railway station, 10.00-16.00. Frequent departures by preserved Ribble buses to Lancaster, Morecambe, Milnthorpe and Kirkby Lonsdale. Sales stands and catering.

Details: Steven Machell, phone 01524 60368, email; Ambrose Fox, phone 01524 770483 or 382820. website.

4 Dewsbury Bus Museum open day, 11.00-16.00. No stalls in front of vehicles, so easier to see the buses, especially to see how much further restoration of one of only two surviving Guy Wulfrunians is progressing. Free bus from Dewsbury bus station to museum.

Details: A. Dakin, 5 Oakenshaw Street, Wakefield, WF1 5BT (stamped addressed envelope, please) Phone: 01924 258314. website.

4 Gateshead. MetroCentre bus rally, 09.30-16.00. Free bus rides, classic buses on display. Accessible by bus, train and Metro from centres of Newcastle and Gateshead. Ample car parking at the shopping centre.

Details: email website.

4 Ipswich/Felixstowe. Ipswich Transport Museum 38th Ipswich-Felixstowe Historic Vehicle Run for pre-1975 vehicles. Over 500 vehicles expected. Christchurch Park, Ipswich dep 11.30, Felixstowe Promenade 13.00-16.30. Free admission to public.

Details: Ipswich Transport Museum, Old Trolleybus Depot, Cobham Road, Ipswich, IP3 9JD. Phone: 01473 715666. website.

4 London-Brighton. 47th Historic Commercial Vehicle Run. Leaves Crystal Palace Park, South Terrace 07.00-09.00 (spectator access via Upper Terrace), for Madeira Drive, Brighton, arriving 10.30-13.00. Awards ceremony 16.00. Makes halfway halt at Pease Pottage Services, M23.

Details: HCVS, Iden Grange, Cranbrook Road, Staplehurst, TN12 0ET (programme available from April from this address for £2.50, cheques payable to ‘HCVS Ltd’). Phone: 01580 892929. Fax: 01580 893227email. website (Click on logo, then ‘events’).

4/5 Birmingham & Midland Museum of Transport at Wythall. Operating days at The Transport Museum.

Details: website.

4/5 Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Mills. Eccleshill. Keighley Bus Museum awayday display of Bradford City Transport buses, 10.00 - 17.00, together with horses at work and free local heritage bus service. website.

Details:

4/5 Crich. Folk Music weekend starring Julie Felix.

Details: Details: website

10 Henfield, West Sussex. Toy and model collectors’ fair, village hall from 10.30.

Details: (stallholder bookings) Geoff Martin, 11 Macaulay Close, Larkfield, Kent, ME20 6TZ. Phone: 01732 840787.

11 Basingstoke Festival of Transport & Autojumble organised by the Thornycroft Society at War Memorial Park. Expects 800 vehicles, including buses. Last year’s attracted between 9,000 and 10,000 visitors.

Details: George Johns, phone: 01256 466144 or (trade and stands) Alan Pavier 01256 892505.

11 Beith, Ayrshire London Transport themed rally and running event at Beith Transport Collection, 10.00-16.00, in partnership between museum and Routemaster Owners Club..

Details: website

11 Detling, near Maidstone Arriva Southern Counties Bus Driver of the Year local final and fun day, Kent Showground A249. Display of vintage and modern vehicles, open-top and bendybus rides. Free service from/to Maidstone town centre every 30mins. Admission £1, proceeds to local charity.

Details: (stamped addressed envelope, please) Richard Lewis, Arriva Southern Counties, Invicta House, Armstrong Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6TX, phone: 01622 697000, email. website

11 Liphook Bus Rally, Hants. New event at the Deer's Hut public house, Griggs Green. Free bus service to/from local railway stations plus tripa around the neighbouring area.

Details: Entry forms for buses and stalls (sae please) from 21 Frosthole Close, FAREHAM. PO15 6DD. Phone 07967 380129 (Peter) 07905 839970 (Paul) email

11 Newport, Isle of Wight Bus Museum running day, 10.30-17.00, with frequent bus rides 11.00-16.30. Shuttle service from Newport town bus station, vintage vehicle display on the quay. Refreshments available at adjacent Classic Boat Museum.

Details: Phone 01983 533352. For visiting vehicles (A5 sae marked Running Day to Isles of Wight Bus Museum, Newport Harbour, NEWPORT. PO30 2EF

11 Slough and Windsor Running Day. 10.00-17.30. Based at Slough Bus Station (near railway station) plus extensive network of feeder services. Organised by Amersham & District Motorbus Society.

Programme/timetable available for £5 from one month in advance from Peter Cartwright, 54 Guinions Road, High Wycombe, HP13 7NX. Phone: 01494 437750.

11 Stoke. Potteries Omnibus Preservation Society Rally & Running Day at Wedgwood Visitor Centre, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent. 10.00-16.30. Free entry for vehicles. Regular shuttle bus service to/from Stoke railway station (Leek Road bus stop) and Hanley bus station.

Details: (stamped addressed envelope, please) Rally Secretary, 10 Osborne Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7PF. email. website.

11 West Bromwich. 31st Sandwell Historic Vehicle Show. Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich. Parking £3

Details: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Department of Education & Community Services, PO Box 41, Shaftesbury House, 402 High Street, West Bromwich B70 9LT. Phone: 0121 569 8276.

11 Rotherham South Yorkshire Transport Museum open day.

Details: Details: website.

14 Barming, Maidstone. Trolleybus 72 from Sandtoft on display for sound movie show presented by Sandtoft director Graham Bilbe showing trolleybuses, buses and trams in UK and abroad. 19.00 at church hall. Admission free but 50p interval refereshments. Donations accepted towards the upkeep of trolley 72.

Details: 01622 725606 or 753783.

17 Theydon Bois, Essex. Running day, vintage bus display (up to 20 buses) and enthusiasts’ bazaar (around 40 stalls, 11.00-16.00) based at new village hall (5 min from Central Line station, Travelcard Zone 6). No car parking available at village hall. Admission £2. Refreshments available.

Details: (large stamped address envelope, please) North London Transport Society Events, 132 Moorfield, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7QQ. website.

17/18 Manchester. North Western & Stockport Weekend at Museum of Transport to celebrate Stockport based North Western and Stockport Corporation. Rides on a variety of services using museum buses.

Details: website.

18 Bristol. Harbourside Rally and Running Day, Lloyds Amphitheatre, Canons Road. 10.00-17.00, with free rides around the city. This year’s event commemorates 100 years of Bristol vehicles, featuring buses and trucks built by the company, historical displays and other attractions.

Detail: (stamped addressed envelope, please) Bristol Road Transport Collection, 48 Kenilworth Drive, Willsbridge, BRISTOL. BS30 6DZ. Phone: 0794 161 5333. website.

18 Hastings.16th annual rally organised by Hastings Trolleybus Restoration Group. At the Oval, Bohemia Road (A21 half a mile from town centre and opposite the Sports Centre).

Details: (stamped addressed envelope, please) Ion Castro, 119 Braybrooke Road, HASTINGS. TN34 1TQ. Phone 01424 437468 email website.

18 Lathalmond, Fife. Scottish Vintage Bus Museum running day. 10.00-17.00. Museum-based and visiting buses will operate extensive free vintage services around the area and half-hourly to Dunfermline Fire Station. Sales stalls. Admission: £6 (adult), £3 (senior/child), £15 (family).

Details: Roland Williams, 4 Upper Kinneddar Gardens, Saline, Fife, KY12 9TY, Phone 07850 868850. website.

18 Leyland, Lancs 25th Anniversary Transport Show. 10.00-17.00 British Commercial Vehicle Museum, King Street

Details: website.

18 Sevenoaks Country Bus rallies Running Day at new location with vehicles on routes 401, 404, 413, 42, 704 and 705..

Details: Country Bus Rallies, 19 Hampton Way, East Grinstead RH19 4SG email. website. Programmes and vehicle diagrams: £5.50 (A5 stamped addressed envelope please) from address above, or £6 on the day. Usually available seven to 10 days before the event.

24 Barrow-in-Furness Annual Stagecoach North West Rally and open day at Walney Road depot, 10.00-16.00. Special bus service from/to town centre. See ad in BUSES

Details: H S Postlethwaite, 8 Norkeed Road, Little Bispham, BLACKPOOL. FY5 1QE phone 0786 641 5135

24/25 Minehead Quantock Motor Services running weekend and vintage rally with variety of vintage/heritage and interesting vehicles on a variety of routes.

Details: phone 01823 251140 or email website

24/25 Newark, Notts. AEC Society Rally, Great North Road Rally, Showground. Road run, stalls, model display.

Details: Jim Read, Vangastow, Winslow Gate, Fleet, HOLBEACH. PE21 8LS phone 01406 424769 (18.00-21.00) website.

24-26 Ilkley/Bolton Abbey. Days out with Thomas hourly (09.35-15.35) scenic service operated by Keighley Bus Museum Trust open-top bus (subject to availability) between Ilkley and Bolton Abbey stations in conjunction Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, also featuring Bertie and Bulgy and Embsay Station.

Details: website.

24-26 Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum. Trolley Weekend with a British Trolleybus Society vehicles in operation. Admission: £5 adults, concessions £3, family ticket (two adults and up to four concessions) £15, parking free. 11.00-17.00. Free bus connection from Doncaster Interchange (Sunday/Monday only) departs 12.30, returns 16.00.

Details: 01724 711391. website email.

25 Birmingham & Midland Museum of Transport. Operating days at The Transport Museum.

Details: website.

25 Dublin.

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25 Farnham Running Day, Surrey. Preserved Aldershot & District and associated buses operating on historic A&D routes from Farnham Rail Station.

Details: website email.

25 Rotherham South Yorkshire Transport Museum open day.

Details: website.

25/26 Alcester, Warwicks Ragley Hall Classic Car & Transport Show.

Details: Transtar Promotions phone 01922 643385 website email.

25/26 Quainton Road Bucks Bus & Transport Rally, Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. Steam trains running.

Details: Buckinghamshire Railway Centre website.

26 Birmingham. Three Museums Day with cross-city buses linking The Transport Museum, Wythall half hourly with Aston Manor Transport Museum, from where a further link runs to the Birmingham City Museums' Collection Centre. Tickets available covering admission to both transport museums and travel by bus. Adults £8, children £4, family ticket £20 (up to two children). Parking at Witton.

Details: website.