Military Vehicle Trust

02/07/2026

We have received this message from Mark Hallam, the Assistant Curator at the Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum, Thoresby Park, Nottinghamshire

We've received a Centurion Tank from Bovington in need of an external restoration, without any turret bins. We're looking at having to fabricate them ourselves. I've tried asking for them from museums who's army used Centurions i.e. Holland, Sweden, Denmark. I even tried Jordan when I visited their tank museum (it's good and recommended for a visit).

Are there any members out there that have any information that could help with this restoration?

Thank you

26/06/2026

Our annual Armed Forces Weekend is back with two days of fun-packed FREE activities and entertainment to celebrate serving personnel and their families, veterans and cadets!

Join us this weekend (27 - 28 June) for:

🎉 Adrenaline rushes on the zipline, assault course, free air-drop bag and climbing wall

🎉 Live music on our Heroes’ Square stage from 1940s singers The Heath Belles and this year’s ‘Talent in the Ranks’ artists

🎉 Family-friendly soft play, interactive storytelling, arts & crafts

🎉 A display of military vehicles curated by our friends from the Military Vehicle Trust

🎉 Women at War will share experiences of Army nurses during the Second World War with artefacts, uniforms and drop-in talks

🎉 Drop-in activities with the Navy and Army

🎉 ‘25 Years Of...’ outdoor trails and exhibition to celebrate our 25th anniversary

Our long-term sponsors of Armed Forces Weekend, Briggs Equipment UK, will bring back their adorable therapy dogs (Saturday only) and their hugely popular Forklift Basketball!

And listen out as we welcome our friends and supporters from RTTW as they ride in on motorcycles for their annual presentation on Saturday.

Members of the Armed Forces community can also visit the Veterans Village on Heroes’ Square for support, help and advice.

Join us to show your support for everyone in the Armed Forces community and the service and sacrifices they make for the Nation.

Visit our website for the full programme of activities over Armed Forces Weekend, to book your free day out and to save on parking.

https://thenma.org.uk/what's-on/events/armed-forces-day

24/06/2026

More than 60 members and up to 20 military vehicles will attend TANKFEST!

20/06/2026

14/06/2026

09/06/2026

17/02/2026

03/02/2026

31/01/2026

All set up at Stoneleigh Militaria - pop in and see us tomorrow!

19/01/2026

MVT - MILITARY VEHICLE CENSUS RESULTS
Most ex-military vehicle owners are likely to own between 2 and 3 vehicles - This is the finding of the The Military Vehicle Trust's first ever UK military vehicle Census, looking at what vehicles are out there in the UK, where they are and their condition. This makes for very interesting reading - https://www.mvt.org.uk/the-mvt-survey-2025.html.

If you want to know more about the results from this survey check out Ben Matthews new podcast where he goes through it in detail with the MVT Chair, Tim Hawkes - https://youtu.be/Qjn-Z1Q58vI?si=9SOTdl9mwG8Vg8x3

Insurance Matters - the Military Vehicle Trust which is the World’s largest group of ex-military vehicle owners and the only charity dedicated to "keeping our mechanical veterans alive".