[Paul Stenning]

The typical criteria for a suitable venue are:

Close to a motorway or major A-road for ease of road access
Good sized free car parking on site or nearby
Suitable sized hall (with stage if there is an auction) that is available on Sundays
Reasonable hire costs

It helps greatly if there is a member nearby who can help with organising the event (especially the first one or two).

This combination is actually surprisingly difficult to find. The sort of village halls we use fit the criteria well. If we added proximity to a railway station and/or city centre to this there would be no chance.

If you know of somewhere suitable nearer where you live and are keen to help with organising an event then I'm sure the BVWS committee would be interested in discussing it with you. These events are all organised by unpaid volunteers in their spare time.