2/3/4th MAY RUSHDEN HISTORIC VEHICLE CAVALCADE

The new site is off the A6, south of Rushden, Northants.
Closing date for Entries: No later than Sat 21st April
Request entry form from the EMLRA Show marshal or download from www.cavalcade.org.uk Please write in bold across the top of your entry form “PART OF THE EMLRA DISPLAY”
This event is staged by Rushden Historical Transport Society to raise funds for the development of the Transport Museum run by the Society, and the expansion of the railway activities of the Society. This is a great family show with all types of vehicles from vintage cars to steam rollers. The show offers a real ale tent that’s well worth a visit and add that to Free entertainment in the evenings with live music from such as the great Dr Busker all under cover so the weather cannot stop the fun in the evenings, this is a good fun event to attend, Military camping is encouraged but civilian tents and caravans are allowed.

3rd - 4th MAY STRADSETT PARK VINTAGE RALLY

Stradsett is where the A134 crosses the A1122 just east of Downham Market in Norfolk.
Contact the EMLRA show Marshal to book a space on the EMLRA Display and give details of who‘s coming with you, and request an entry form. Please write in bold across the top of your entry form “PART OF THE EMLRA DISPLAY”
A very friendly country show mainly run by Traction engine and Tractor owners but they are keen to welcome the Military vehicles and last year our vehicles received a lot of attention from the public. The organisers fully expect to match last years display which consisting of 140 tractors, 100 engines, 120 cars, trucks military vehicles and motor cycles all supported by bygones, trade stands, catering and a licensed bar. Military camping is encouraged but civilian tents and caravans are allowed.

9th - 10th MAY DRIFFIELD SHOW

Driffield East Yorkshire just off the A164
Limited free passes on 1st come basis.
Land Rover Owner Spring Adventure is now widely respected as the first major event to hit the show season. With thousands of visitors attending last year and rave reviews received for the show and the off-road course, we are once again returning to the fabulous Driffield Showground. If you have not been before the venue is situated in the heart of the beautiful East Ridings of Yorkshire. The Driffield Showground is a perfect base for a weekend away, with an incredible Land Rover Show to visit, one of the best off-road courses at any show and of course the wonderful East Ridings to wander and explore.

16th - 17th MAY Bunker Bash 2009
From the M11:Take the A414(Chelmsford) to Ongar then take the A128 to Brentwood. From the M25: Interchange with the A12, junction 28, take the A1023 to Brentwood then take the A128 to Ongar. Access is from the A128 Chipping Ongar to Brentwood road at Kelvedon Hatch and look out for the Brown Tourist signs. Now in their 4th year the show just gets bigger each year. EMLRA members are welcome. All vehicles welcome including Heavy Tracked. Open to all Re-enactors/Living History Groups. Attractions include Beer Tent, Militaria Fair, Arena displays, Battles, on site catering, WW1 trench system, WW2 Allied & Axis trenches.
Booking Form Download: www.bunkerbash.co.uk Please mark all forms clearly “PART OF THE EMLRA DISPLAY”
Telephone: 07971-052195 or info@bunkerbash.co.uk

22/23/24/25th MAY OVERLORD MILITARY VEHICLE SHOW

Horndean nr Portsmouth just off A3M J2. Closing date for Entries 12th May
Request an entry form from Trevor Bush 07774-988015 or download from www.solentoverlord.co.uk/show.html Please write in bold across the top of your entry form “PART OF THE EMLRA DISPLAY”
Contact the EMLRA show Marshal to book a space on the EMLRA Display.
This is a green field Military Vehicle show with vehicles from WW2 right through to today, the Solent Overlord Exec run this event in a very friendly but organised manner, military camping is encouraged but civy tents and Caravans are allowed space on the field. Toilets and showers are provided. You will find a great assortment of stalls selling all kinds of kit and equipment but also there are many stalls which will interest the non military members of your party, there are also some lovely country paths to work so you can escape the event and do some exploring of this lovely setting.

6th - 7th JUNE LANDROVER WORLD MAGAZINE SHOW

Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Nr Ledbury, just off M50 J2. A438, Herefordshire. Closing date for Entries: 29th May
Request an entry pass from the EMLRA show marshal who will have a limited amount of Free passes on 1st come basis.

The Land Rover World Show held at Eastnor Castle promises to be the best yet! It has some thing for all the family, with its huge club area and extended trade field you would be crazy to miss out. All the major Land-Rover clubs will be at Eastnor, so if you would like to see a great display of the very best vehicles and chat to fellow enthusiasts about the club scene then make sure you visit the Club field at Eastnor. Experience the great outdoors and enjoy a night spent at The LRW show, camping is the very best way to enjoy all Eastnor Castle has to offer, and campers can take advantage of the free evening entertainment provided. Eastnor Castle is the home of Land Rover's world famous test track, which has been used for over thirty years. Put your vehicle through its paces at The Land Rover World Show on these very tracks. Everyone can give it a try with our three individual self drive tracks, ranging in difficulty.

20th - 21st JUNE Desert Rats Thetford Memorial Open Day

Memorial is located @ two miles north of Mundford, Norfolk, on the west side of the A1065 www.desertrats.memorialassoc.btinternet.co.uk/
Request entry form from the EMLRA show Marshal to book a space on the EMLRA Display.
The story of the 7th Armoured Division is a long one, for it covers the whole period of the war. Following, a hard, but successfully North African campaign, and the invasion of Italy, the Division was withdrawn to England in January 1944 to prepare for the invasion of Europe and was stationed in Thetford Forest and the surrounding area. On the 8 May 1944 the armoured regiments moved to Orwell Park School, Ipswich, where in the extensive school grounds the men camped in tents, and the waterproofing of the vehicles completed before sailing from Felixstowe to Normandy landing on Gold Beach on the 6 June 1944. (The date of the landing is confirmed in the war diaries of the 4th County of London Yeomanry). The five months spent in the East Anglia area was the only time the Desert Rats were in the United Kingdom in the entire existence of the Division.

On 3rd Jan 1996 Her Majesty the Queen was contacted seeking her approval and support in setting up the memorial, and in a reply dated 8 February 1996, as Colonel in Chief of the Royal Tank Regiment, she graciously agreed to approve and support the project. Following a meeting on the 17 July 1996 the Forestry Commission kindly agreed to permit the construction of the Memorial in Thetford Forest, constructing a car park adjacent to the Memorial and a footpath connecting the camp sites used by the three Armoured Regiments to enable visitors to walk from the Memorial to the camp sites using directions shown on an area plan beside the Memorial following Desert Rat signs.

A successful funding campaign, aided by The British Legion, The Post Office, The Dulverton Trust, The Eastern Daily Press, and many generous donations from the general public enabled construction of the memorial to commence in July 1998. The Memorial is a Cromwell Mark IV Tank set on a brick faced concrete plinth surrounded by a brick patio. The plinth and patio were constructed by the 39 Royal Engineer Regiment with the kind permission of the Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel A D Macklin, RE. The association formed to look after the Memorial has no regular income and relies on donations which this open day is the biggest part, so come meet the public and veterans and lets help make this little event a success.
We can arrive and set up cam on the Saturday which is great as you get the chance to exploor the site and get your setting up done in a relaxed manner, then the Sunday is the big day with lots of visitors and a very special memorial service which we are invited to take part in.

20/21st JUNE DUNSFOLD COLLECTION OPEN WEEKEND

Location :- The Dunsfold Collection, Alfold Road, Dunsfold, Surrey.GU8 4NP , Approx 10 miles south of Guildford, off the A3, and A281, nr Godalming. OSGB Grid Ref :- X: 501400m Y: 135700m
Show Website :- http://www.dunsfoldcollection.co.uk
Request an entry form from: The EMLRA show Marshal Tony Lucy Tel: 0782-435-8797 also to book a space on the EMLRA Display

The Dunsfold open weekend, is a great chance to see the whole collection in one place, and a great chance to go and rummage though the DLR parts stores. There is also the usual trade stalls, auto jumble, and a famous evening quiz too. Remember this event only happens every second year so to visit this year is a must.

David Bashall also takes guided tours of the vehicle collection at various times over the weekend, and there are chances to see some of the vehicles in action. There is a prize giving at the end of the weekend, Camping is Green on the club display area.

4/5 JULY RAF WADDINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRSHOW

Closing date for Entries: No later than Friday 5th May 2006
Location: RAF Waddington is located 3 miles south of Lincoln between the A607 and A15 trunk roads.
How to book into this event:
1) Request an entry form from Tel: 01522 726102 or download one from www.waddingtonairshow.co.uk/page.asp?cID=39
Please write in bold across the top of your entry form “PART OF THE EMLRA DISPLAY”
2) Contact the EMLRA show Marshal to book a space on the EMLRA Display.

Since 1995, Waddington has been home to the RAF's biggest Air Show. It has a well-earned reputation for appealing to enthusiasts and families alike, and is considered one of the UK's top air shows and we get the chance to be in the middle of things and camp on the base to see the evening’s comings and goings as well as the spectacular flying during the days.
The huge amount of stalls provides an enormous range of interesting and exciting goods for you to view and buy. In addition to aviation and military memorabilia for the enthusiast, the stalls offer an unrivalled range of goods to cater for all interests, from furniture to face-painting, cameras to costume jewellery, models to mobile phones, books to binoculars; in fact you name it and it's there somewhere!

Whatever your age you will find something of interest in the Main Exhibition located in Number 3 Hangar. Exhibits in the hangar include displays by RAF Waddington's resident squadrons, aviation museums, and major aerospace companies such as BAE Systems, Boeing, Northrop-Grumman and Snecma., HM Customs also have a very interesting and popular display and the model aircraft are always a big draw. Two of the most popular exhibits are the Kart Club and the Wargames Club.

The Classic Car & Vintage Military Vehicle Exhibition is located behind the main static aircraft line. Those of you on a nostalgia trip will have a chance to see again dozens of classic and vintage vehicles and aircraft that were so often the wonder of their day.

17th - 18th - 19th JULY LRM BILLING 2009

Just off J15 of the M1 then follow BILLING AQUADROME signs.
Closing date for Entries: 10th July
Request an entry pass from the EMLRA show marshal who will have a limited amount of Free passes on 1st come basis

Well can we say, this is still the biggest and the best Land-Rover show in the country, its run by Land-Rover Monthly Mag and the venue is the Gt Billing Holiday and Leisure centre. The EMLRA Display is always well attended and the Traditional Bar-B-Q is not to be missed. You can come for the whole time or just as a day visitor

Billing is the Mecca for the member who enjoys all forms of Land-Rovers and not just the Matt Green ones. Its a great fun family show with the Land-Rover as the star of the show the Military content is quite small with us and the 101 club flying the MOD flag, you will find a few stalls such as Anchor Surplus but most are a living example of what’s in a LRM magazine, if you love Land-Rovers then don’t miss this show. Read the write up for last years event and get a taste of
things to come.

22/23/24/25/26th JULY BELTRING 2009 (War & Peace Show)

Location: The Hop Farm Country Park is located on the A228 near Paddock Wood, Kent. Follow the brown tourist signs from junction 4 of the M20 or junction 5 of the M25 onto the A21 south
Closing date for Entries: 1st July
How to book into this event:
1) Request an entry form from the show marshal or download one from http://www.thewarandpeaceshow.com/
Please write in bold across the top of your entry form “PART OF THE EMLRA DISPLAY”
2) Contact the EMLRA show Marshal to book a space on the EMLRA Display

Last year’s War and Peace show held at the Hop Farm Country Park in Beltring, Kent was billed as the world’s largest military vehicles and collectors fair. It featured some 3,500 vehicles along with 1,000 stalls, many hundreds of living history re-enactors, a massive events arena with spectacular battle re enactments and many more attractions for young and old. Once again last year the EMLRA attended the show and I can truly say that the sights there had to be seen to be believed. With military vehicles stretching across three large fields as far as the eye could see, there was something of interest for everyone, and far more than a report such as this can ever do justice. So for 2009 come and see for yourself.


29th - 30th - 31st AUGUST THE MILITARY ODYSSEY

Location: This great event is held at the Kent show ground which is just of J5 on the M2.
How to book into this event:
1) Request an entry form from Deborah Howard Tel: 01892 730 830 or download one from
http://www.military-odyssey.com
Please write in bold across the top of your entry form “PART OF THE EMLRA DISPLAY”
2) Contact the EMLRA show Marshal to book a space on the EMLRA Display.

Not only the Country's Largest Multi-Period Living History Event, but now the Worlds largest event of its type with a huge collectors market with hundreds of traders. The Military Odyssey is proud to announce that some of the country's leading re-enactment/living history groups are attending in 2009, the weekend will include a packed arena with events staged by some of the country's best equipped living history enthusiasts. EMLRA members over the last five years have had the chance to see just how the many men and women throughout history performed their day to day duties, and literally had a chance to get their hands on real history as well as joining in and making their own display.

12th - 13th SEPTEMBER THE LRO SHOW AT PETERBOROUGH

Location: Peterbourgh Show Ground just of the A1, Well sign posted

Limited amount of Free passes on 1st come basis.

After several years of being missing from this event the EMLRA are going back, this year our display area is small and our vehicle ticket allocation is also small so book in soon. The show site is a purpose built showground, with toilets, showers, quality exhibition areas and tarmac roadways. For many years Live Promotions have run 4x4 and Land Rover Shows, introducing vehicle auctions, restoration projects, quality arena displays, clearly defined areas of the show (i.e. industry exhibitors, general trade, autojumble, clubs), and much more. The events are professionally organised for both exhibitors and the public.

Peterborough has become an important date and venue in the Land Rover Owner and off-road show calendar and this exciting show provides a superb meeting place for owners, magazines, clubs and the industry, and an opportunity for visitors to buy anything and everything for their vehicles.

13th - 14th - 15th November. Classic Motor Show at the NEC Birmingham