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            This order allows for a temporary speed limit of 30mph being in place from 1000hrs Friday 1st August to 2000hrs Sunday 3rd August 2007. The length of carriageways affected by the temporary speed limit are:-

Northbound

A565 (Formby By Pass) 2 meters north of its junction, with Moss Side to a point 20 metres south of its junction, with Southport Old Road. (Southport end)

Southbound

A565 (Formby By-Pass) 20meters south of its junction, with Southport Old Road. (Southport end) to a point 5 metres south of its junction, with Southport Old Road (Freshfield Roundabout)

Be aware. If you speed and get 'trapped', don't blame us.

 For the Disabled

Please note, our event is held on an RAF Airfield, which is principally grass, therefore whilst we try to make adequate arrangements for disabled people - a designated Disabled Car Park close to the center and toilets especially adapted for the disabled - we cannot arrange for all the area in use to be on 'hard standing' and we hope persons with physical disabilities will understand this.

All should be aware that there are rabbits on the airfield and one of the problems with rabbits is that as fast as their holes are filled in others are dug, especially over night. THIS COULD RESULT IN TWISTED ANKLES OR WORSE.

We are pleased to announce that this year Southport Shop Mobility will again be operating a hire service for a variety of vehicles. Their home at the Rally will be a marquee in the central area near the Information Office.

For further information please click here Southport Shop Mobility

www.woodvale-rally.org.uk is the official website of the Woodvale International Rally and is the only website approved by the organisers of the Event.   The information provided on this website is updated regularly and is believed to be correct but intending visitors are advised to check details for themselves before visiting the Rally.   The organisers of the Woodvale international Rally accept no responsibility for information appearing on other websites purporting to originate from the Woodvale Rally or giving information about the Rally.

The Woodvale International Rally is organised by  Woodvale Rally Limited, a non-profit organisation who's aim is to raise monies for charitable purposes and good causes. All the people who work at the Event, laying out the ground plan and dealing with the myriad things associated with a large public event, acting as tellers at the public entrances, parking cars etc. give of their time freely. Without them the Rally just would not happen.

Woodvale Rally is held on Ministry of  defence property, the airfield is a live RAF Establishment, which for the rest of the year supplies the needs of the RAF in training young men and women members of Manchester and Salford University Air Squadron (MASUAS) and Liverpool University Air Squadron (LUAS), as pilots. The station is also the home to number 10 Air Experience Flight (10AEF), which gives air experience to young men and women of the Air Training Corps and the RAF Section of the local Combined Cadet Force and number 631 Volunteer Gliding Squadron, which trains Air Cadets to fly solo. The Air Training Corps Merseyside Wing Head Quarters is also located at RAF Woodvale.

The Merseyside Police Air Support Group Helicopter is based at RAF Woodvale and operates 24 hours a day throughout the year, even when the Rally is running!

Our thanks go the MOD, the Officer Commanding and the Station Administration Officer RAF Woodvale for all the help given to the Rally organisers.

We also gratefully acknowledge the help from Champion Newspapers; Southport Tourism Business Network; Merseyside Fire Brigade and The British Red Cross Association not forgetting the invaluable work of Scouts and Cubs from 1st Southport (Ainsdale) and other Scout Groups; 611 (Woodvale) Squadron Air Training Corps and REACT for their help in ground control.

NOTICE 

Woodvale Rally Limited operate the Woodvale INTERNATIONAL rALLY BY VIRTUE OF A LICENCE GRANTED BY THE DEFENCE LAND AGENTS, UNDER which TERMS THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL APPLY.

 These rules apply to all drivers and riders whether staff, visitors, traders or competitors; anyone not complying may be evicted.

  1. The speed limit on RAF Woodvale is 5 mph, and must be observed at all times, offenders may be evicted.
  2. Pedestrians must be given priority at all times.
  3. All vehicles driven on RAF Woodvale must be road legal, anyone seen driving or riding a vehicle which is not road legal may be evicted.
  4. All of the Road Traffic Acts referring to road vehicles apply on MOD Property.
    1. This includes driving whilst under the influence of drugs or drink, anyone suspected of this offence can be breathalysed and appropriate action taken.
    2. For motorcyclists the wearing of protective head gear is mandatory, offenders may be evicted.
    3. The terms of the driver or riders vehicle insurance applies on MOD property, this invariably precludes using the vehicle for racing, time trials or road rallying. Anyone caught racing on the Airfield will be deemed to be in breach of their insurance and will be evicted without warning, unless the driver is unfit to drive through drink or drugs, when appropriate action will be taken.
  5. All Traders and Competitors are notified in their Application Forms that they must carry adequate insurance for their vehicles and trailers.
  6. Campers are notified in their Information sheet that riding Motorcycles, Quad Bikes and Trikes, on site is banned and also that Helmets should be worn by motorcyclists when proceeding onto and off the site.

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