LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FUTURE - PART TWO - MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITIONS

This is the second part of a recent lock down activity looking ahead to some of the special events that we would be keen to visit and support later in the year. The first focused upon a few of our Heritage Railways and now we turn our focus to look at Model Railways, Open Days as well as Exhibitions which we hope will be able to open up to the public later in the summer. It's been a long time so I am sure that like myself there are many waiting to get back out there and visit especially recommend some of the smaller shows that will really welcome your support when we can return. What we will be doing here is browsing the anticipated shows and open days that were in the calendar for the latter part of the year, we already see cancellations up to and including July therefore our search starts in August were we will pick a few shows out from that month at first, then September too.

August 2020 Shows / Events.
While there are plenty of events listed on club sites we see a number of these are already showing as cancelled in as far in as early August. So with the hope and optimism that by late August we'll be allowed out here are just a few of the interesting events that are scheduled and catch our eye.
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Bressingham Steam Museum
  - The East Anglia Garden Railway Show
Saturday 8th August 2020
Location; Bressingham Steam Museum, Low Road, Bressingham, Diss, Norfolk IP22 2AA
Opening Times:  10:30 - 17:00  Admission:  Adults £7.00
The Annual Garden Railway Show at Bressingham Steam Museum. Featuring Garden Railway Scale exhibition Layouts and trade stalls selling Garden Railway products. Entry includes access to the whole attraction (Museum and Gardens). Narrow Gauge passenger railways will be running too. Well worth a visit (when we can).
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Bishops Stortford Model Railway Exhibition
Saturday 22nd August 2020
Location; Birchwood High School Sports Hall, Parsonage Lane, Bishops Stortford  [10.30am - 4.30pm]
In it's seventh year at this enhanced venue. 16+ layouts in main gauges including some vintage from mostly local clubs and ourselves; 8+ trade stands covering new and second hand stock, and modelling materials, 5 society stands and a number of club stands featuring other transport activities our members pursue.
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Bournville Model Railway Exhibition

Saturday 29th August 2020
Location; The Hollymoor Centre, 8 Manor Park Grove, Northfield, Birmingham.
Bournville MRC presents its annual exhibition on Saturday 29th August 2020. [10:00am - 4:30pm]
Admission:  Adults £5.00  Concessions £4.00  Family £9.00
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September 2020 Shows / Events.
Let us also look at a few for September, some interesting shows here and fingers crossed all can go ahead.
Medway Model Railway Show
Saturday 5th - Sunday 6th September 2020
Location; Fort Pitt Grammar School, Fort Pitt Hill, Chatham, Kent ME4 6TJ
Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4.00pm  [Adults £6.00]
In our popular venue of Fort Pitt Grammar School, our 22nd Exhibition will offer a greater selection of layouts, covering a variety of scales and gauges with high quality trade support for both the average and specialist modeller.
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The EM Gauge Society
 - Expo EM Autumn 2020
Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th September 2020
Location;  Kettlethorpe High School, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF2 7EL
Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm [Adults £9.00  Concessions £7.00]
Following the success of the move to our new venue for expo EM Autumn, the autumnal flagship event of the EM Gauge Society, the event in 2020 will once again take place at Kettlethorpe High School, Wakefield. There will be a range of finescale 4mm scale layouts in EM and P4 and a visiting guest layout, demonstrations, specialist traders, and also the EMGS Trade Stand and the ever popular members' second hand sales stand.
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The Yorkshire Group of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers
 - The Yorkshire Garden Railway Show.
Saturday 26th September 2020
Location; Elsecar Heritage Centre, Wath Road, Elsecar, South Yorkshire S74 8HJ
Sat 10am-4.30pm  [Adults £5.00]
The best show for railways normally seen in our gardens, held in the Elsecar Heritage Centre where all aspects of this hobby can be seen. On display are 16mm scale model steam engines and rolling stock running on 6 layouts with superb buildings. 30+ Sales displays of the best in model railways.
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We'll aim to update these nearer the time and assuming that they are still going ahead write up further details about the events and what model railways are expected to be on show. In the mean time please take care, be nice, stay safe and we'll get back to some sort of normal life soon.