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  LATEST NEWS FROM THE GROUP

(Site updated on 30th June  2009)  

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 (Photo site updated on 30th June  2009)http://airevalleytransportcollection.fotopic.net/

 
Totally Transport 2009
Refurbished Western Train

The group took ex Bradford Regent III to Totally Transport event at Blackpool last Sunday, a well oganized event by the Lancastrian Transport Trust.

As well as plenty of entrants, there were vintage bus and tram rides, look at the photos of the event in our gallery.
4th Skipton festival of transport
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The group took 5 vehicles to support Skipton town council and Craven old wheels at their 4th annual event. This year the weather was better than expected with sunny intervals all day. The event attracted a large ammount of visitors who enjoyed riding on the 2 ex Bradford double deckers.
5th Aire Valley Running Day
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5TH AIRE VALLEY RUNNING DAY

 

   SKIPTON  TOWN CENTRE &

BOLTON ABBEY RAIL STATION

 

   SUNDAY 11TH OCTOBER 2009

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Over 30 heritage buses and coaches,
re-create the transport scene of years
gone by in the  Skipton and Craven area.

 

This years event celebrates 40 years of

            National Bus Company

 

Free bus services operate over a network

of routes from Skipton town centre.

 

Bus & Commercial display at Bolton Abbey

 

Transport stalls at Bolton Abbey

 

Steam and Diesel train rides at

Bolton Abbey and Embsay 

(Normal fares apply)

 

Full details including programme and entry forms can be seen by clicking

on the Running day page

On Sunday 31st May one of the groups vehicles was used on well known sports stars wedding, more details details will be published here later.

All Vehicle's are driven by professional driver's, holding a full manual pcv license.
Haworth 1940's Weekend 2009
HOD 30 with the evacuees

AVTG carries over 2700 passengers

 Once again the group were involved in this very highly successful weekend, by providing the vintage transport for the evacuees, Saturday night 1940's dance and transporting the visitors between the railway station and the top of the village. We also provided two 1930's vintage Rolls Royce's, to carry Winston Churchill and the Queen. 

This year our vehicles carried the highest amount of passengers ever, with over 2700 carried.

Thanks go to the staff of KWVR for their assistance, and Pam and the Haworth traders.
THANKYOU.

The group would like to thank all the people who have sent us good luck wishes and encouraging messages regarding the purchase of our garage, the group has not had ANY financial help from either the government or local council, lottery, etc to buy the garage, this is what makes the AVTG a unique transport collection as it  is the only group in Aire Valley area who has no outside funding to support it's aims.
The AVTG buy's its own premises
The Aire Valley Transport Group has just passed a huge mile stone since formation and has just purchased it's workshop / storage premises, the group now owns just over 7,500 sq ft of industrial property thus making it the largest and the only vintage bus group in the Aire valley area to own it's own property.
The Chairman  said "We are so glad to have been able to purchase our very own premises here in Bradford, the Aire Valley Transport Groups vehicles now have a permanent home where all the vehicles will have a secure future in this uncertain world we live in , we have purchased the building with no financial help at all from any government, council or lottery funding this is a self funding group who don't have to look for handouts from other organisations to keep it afloat ! 

 

The Aire Valley Transport Group, working with the local community.

 All Vehicle's are driven by professional driver's, holding a full manual pcv license.