Dates for your diary RM MODELLING LISTINGS MARCH-APRIL 2017
Compiled by Jon Longman. Send details of your events to RMModellingeditor@mortons.co.uk OPEN TUESDAY TO SUNDAY
APRIL 8
Brighton Toy and Model Museum. 52-55 Trafalgar Street, Brighton, West Sussex BN1 4EB. brightontoymuseum. co.uk 10am-5pm (Saturday 11am-5pm). See website for admission prices.
East Surrey N Gauge Show. East Surrey N Gauge, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Linkfield Lane, Redhill, Surrey RH1 1DU. esng.co.uk 10am-4pm. Adults £4, child £2, family £10. 10 N gauge layouts.
OPEN DAILY (MARCH 26 TO OCTOBER 1)
APRIL 8
World of Model Railways. Meadow Street, Mevagissey, St Austell, Cornwall. model-railway.co.uk 10am-5pm. Adult £4.50, concessions £4, child (5-17) £3.50, family £14. Disabled access.
MARCH 25 Belper Model Railway Exhibition. Strutts Centre, Derby Road, Belper, Derbyshire DE56 1UU. bmrg.coffeecup. com 10am-5pm. Adult £3, concessions £2.50, child £1.50. 10 layouts and demonstrations.
MARCH 25 Felixstowe Area N Gauge Group. Model Railway Open Day. Welcome Hall, Trimley St Mary, Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 0NT. felixstowengauge.org.uk 11am-4pm. Free admission. Layouts and sales.
MARCH 25 Carlton Model Railway Show. The Courtyard, Boothferry Road, Goole DN14 6AE. Email: thomaszugic@gmail.com 10am-4pm. Adults £5, child free. Layouts, live steam and sales.
MARCH 25/26 London Festival of Railway Modelling. The Model Railway Club, Alexandra Palace, London N22 7AY. Saturday 10am5pm, Sunday 10am-4.30pm. Adults £12, child £6, family £36. Disabled access. 40 layouts, societies, demonstrations and sales.
APRIL 1 Beckenham Vintage Model Railway Club Exhibition. Beckenham and West Wickham MRC, St John’s Church, Eden Park Avenue, Eden Park, Kent BR3 3JN. 10am-5pm, disabled access. Adult £5, accompanied child free. Nine vintage layouts and demonstrations.
APRIL 1 Beacon Rail 2017. Tring & District MRC, Pitstone Memorial Hall, Vicarage Road, Pitstone, Bucks LU7 9EY. tdmrc. co.uk 10.30am-4.30pm, disabled access. Adult £3, child £1.50, family (2+2) £7. Eight layouts.
APRIL 1 Cambridge Model Railway Exhibition. 31A (Cambridge) Model Railway Club. Sawston Village College, New Road, Sawston, Cambridge CB22 3BP. cambridge31a-mrc.org.uk 10am4pm, disabled access. Adult £4.50, concessions £3.50, child £2. Layouts and trade stands.
Heywood Model Railway Group Open Day. Unit 3, Park Works, River Street, Heywood OL10 4AB. hmrg.co.uk 10am-4pm. Admission by donation. Club layouts.
APRIL 8
Hillingdon Railway Modellers’ Test Track Open Day. Yiewsley Baptist Church Hall, 74 Colham Avenue, Yiewsley, Hillingdon UB7 8HF. hillingdonrailwaymodellers.co.uk 10am4pm. Admission £4. Three club test tracks in O, OO and N gauge.
APRIL 8
Ipswich Railway Modellers’ Association. Open Event. 40A Norfolk Road Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 4HB. irma.org.uk 10am-1pm. Admission free. Layouts and club stand.
APRIL 8
National Garden Railway Show. Peterborough Arena, East of England Showground, Peterborough PE2 6XE. nationalgardenrailwayshow.org.uk 10am-5pm. Adults £10, under-18s free, buy tickets in advance for £8. 16 layouts, demonstrations and live steam. Shuttle bus from Peterborough station.
APRIL 8/9
Brierfield Model Railway Club Exhibition. St Luke’s Church Hall, Brierfield, Nelson, Lancs BB9 5JW. pfmrs. org.uk Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm. Adult £3.50, child £2, family £10, disabled access. Layouts.
APRIL 8/9
Rail Road 2017 – Model Railway and Transport Show. Astley High Sports College, Yew Tree Lane, Dukinfield, Greater Manchester. Adult £4.
APRIL 15-17
APRIL 22
Model Railroading Revealed. Stade Hall, The Stade, Hastings TN34 3AR. Hosted by the NMRABR Kent and East Sussex Group. 10am- 4pm. Adults £2, members and children free. See the projects, plans, techniques and results.
APRIL 22
De Havilland Model Railway Society Exhibition. Ludwick Way Methodist Church, Woodhall Parade, Welwyn Garden City AL7 3PN. dhmrs.co.uk 10am5pm. Adult £5, child £2, disabled access. 12 layouts and trade support.
APRIL 22/23
Crawley Model Railway Society annual exhibition. Tanbridge House School, Guildford Road, Horsham RH12 1SR. crawleymrs.org.uk/exhibition Saturday: 10am-5pm; Sunday 10am4pm. Adult £6, child (over 5) £4, family (2+2) £15. Disabled access. 16 layouts including Steam Miniature 5 inch & 7¼in gauges, Indian Hill Railway 16mm scale live steam, traders, demonstrations, second-hand stand, Kids Layout OO drive your own trains.
APRIL 22/23
Maryport Model Railway Club Exhibition. Netherhall School, Netherhall, Maryport, Cumbria CA15 6NT. Saturday 10am-4.30pm, Sunday 10am-4pm. Adult £5, child £2, family £10. Layouts and displays.
APRIL 22/23
North Down Model Railway Society Exhibition. Bangor Grammar School, Gransha Road, Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland BT19 7QU. ndmrs.co.uk Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday noon-5pm. Adult £5, child £4, family £15, disabled access. 20 layouts and displays.
APRIL 29
Luton Model Railway Club O Gauge Section Exhibition. Christchurch Hall, Bedford Road, Hitchin SG5 1HF. lutonmodelrailwayclub.org.uk 10.30am5pm. Adult £5, child £2. O gauge layouts, test track and trade support.
APRIL 29
Gainsborough Model Railway Society. Florence Terrace, Gainsborough, Lincs DN21 IBE. gainsboroughmodelrailway. co.uk 1.30-6pm (opens 10.30am on Monday). Adult £4, concession and child £3, family £10. (O) The East Coast Main Line from King's Cross to Leeds Central.
Bluebell Railway Collectors’ Fair. Horsted Keynes station, Station Approach, Horsted Keynes, West Sussex RH17 7BB. www.bluebell-railway.co.uk 10am-4pm. Admission by platform ticket, train travel ticket or Bluebell Railway membership card. Railwayana stands and car boot sale in station field.
APRIL 22
APRIL 30
Newgog-South Wales O Gauge Exhibition. Lysaght Institute, Orb Road, Newport, Gwent NP19 0RA.10am-4.30pm. Adult £6, concessions £5, disabled access. Six layouts and demonstrations. Driverlewis2004@ yahoo.co.uk
APRIL 22
Pontypridd Model Railway Exhibition. Community Centre, Crown Hill, Llantwit Fardre CF38 2NA. 10am-4pm. Adult £3, accompanied child free, disabled access. 10 layouts.
Cleveland Model Railway Club Open Day. Unit 2, The B-Hive, Skelton Industrial Estate, Skelton, Cleveland TS12 2LQ. E-mail: enquiries@clevelandmrc.org.uk Website: www.cmrc.club 10am-4pm. Adults £1, child 50p. Be a member for the day, see the clubroom and talk to members. On show are eight layouts working and under construction from 2mm to 7mm scales, with displays, demonstrations, club sales and tombola stalls. Club hours are 6pm-9pm Tuesdays and Thursdays. Visitors and
new members are always welcome. Refreshments, disabled access, parking.
MAY 1
Ellesmere Model Railway Club Show Criftins Parish Hall, Dudleston Heath, Ellesmere, Shropshire SY12 9LQ. www.ellesmere-modelrailwayclub. weebly.com 10am-4pm. Adults £2, child 12 -16 £1, under-12 free. Layouts and trade support.
MAY 5
Great Eastern Model Railways. 199 Plumstead Road, Norwich NR1 4AB. ‘Goes Scenic’. 10am-3pm. Scenic demonstrations, layout advice, static grass demonstration, weathering workshop, modelling the scenery, kit building and detailing.
MAY 6
Billericay Model Railway Group Exhibition. Galleywood Heritage Centre, Galleywood, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 8TR. www.billericaymrg.org 10am-5pm. Adult £5, concessions £4.50, family £11
MAY 6
Rickinghall Model Railway Show. Diss and District Model Railway Society, Rickinghall Village Hall, Rickinghall, Diss IP22 1HD. www.rickinghallvh.onesuffolk. net/events 10am-4pm. Adult £5, child £1. Disabled access. 16 layouts and model traction engine trailer rides.
MAY 6
Hope Methodist Church Model Railway and Bygone Era Exhibition. The Rushden Academy, Hayway, Rushden NN10 6AG.10am-4pm. Adult £5, concessions £4, child £3, family £10. 20 layouts – Koln Westbahnhof, Pages Park, The Wagon Works, Bettws Road, Greenford Central, Two Sisters Farm, Aldburgh, Ashley Town, Bastogne Rue De Clevaux, Woodlands, Sankei Kansen, Kilwinnock, Aix en Pain, Webber Heights, Whitwick, Billingham Road, Gariazella Bahn.
MAY 13/14
Salisbury Model Railway Exhibition 2017. Salisbury & South Wilts Railway Society, Michael Herbert Hall, South Street, Wilton, Salisbury SP2 0JS. www. sswrs.org.uk 10.30am-4.30pm. Adult £4, child £2, under-5s free. 12 layouts in a variety of scales/gauge. Garden railway open (weather permitting) short walk from hall (see website for full details).
MAY 20
DD Model Railway Exhibitions. Southborough Primary School, Broomhill Park Road, Southborough, Kent TN4 0JY. 10am-4.30pm.
MAY 20/21
Kyle Model Railway Club Model Railways and Hobbies Exhibition. Auchenharvie Academy, Stevenston, North Ayrshire KA20 3JW. Saturday: 10am-5pm; Sunday: 10am to 4pm. Adult £4, child/concessions £3, family £11 (2+2). Ample free parking and wheelchair friendly. 15 layouts, demonstrations and traders.
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