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expoEM Spring

Bracknell Leisure Centre, Bagshot Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 9SE

 

Saturday, 19th May 2018

10.30am to 5.30pm
and

Sunday, 20th May 2018
10.00am to 4.30pm
 

Admission Prices: Members £7.00; 2 day Visitor Ticket £9.00; Accompanied Child £2.00; Family Ticket £16.00
Your ticket is valid for both days.


Organised by The EM Gauge Society

 

Website: http://www.emgs.org/...s/?event_id1=18

 

Whether you model in OO, EM or P4 there will be inspirational layouts, 'show you how' demonstrations,by some of our leading modellers and over 40 specialist traders; plus our very own Trade Stand and Members' Sales.

 

Featuring at least 11 layouts in 4mm scale EM and P4 gauges, plus a 2FS visiting layout. Whether you model in OO, EM or P4 there will be inspirational layouts, 'show you how' demonstrations by some of our leading modellers and over 40 specialist traders; plus our very own Trade Stand and Members' Sales.

 

On-site parking - Catering & Licenced Bar. The Leisure Centre is a disability friendly venue.   

 

Bracknell Leisure Centre is situated on the A322 (Bagshot Road) between M4 Junction 10 and M3 Junction 3. Follow the brown tourist signs to Bracknell Leisure Centre.
There is a free car park for visitors with disabled and parent and child spaces available at the venue.

 

 

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More information about expoEM Spring is now available:

 

Layouts:

 

Benfieldside - NER (1907) - EM - Tim Surrell & Julian Tywhitt

 

Black Lion Crossing - BR(E) - EM - Geoff Kent

 

Clutton - BR(W) 1950's - P4 - Tim Venton (one of Its last appearances)

 

Flintcombe - P4 - SDJR - Dorset Gang of Four

 

Great Swilling - EM - BR(M)- David Burnett

 

Lee-on-the-Solent - P4 - LSWR - South Hants Model Railway Club

 

Lower Exbury - P4 - Alison Barker

 

Midland Sidings - P4 - Midland - Westinghouse MRC

 

Stoke-By-Nayland - BR(E) - P4 - David Hawkins

 

Valleyfields  - LNWR - EM - Tony Gee & Ken Hill

 

Plus Guest Layout:

 

Tucking Mill - North Somerset Light Railway 1920s – 2FS - Jerry Clifford

 

The EMGS Test Track with one P4 and three EM circuits will also be in attendance and available for you to test run locos and stock.

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More information about expoEM Spring is now available:

 

Layouts:

 

Benfieldside - NER (1907) - EM - Tim Surrell & Julian Tywhitt

 

Black Country Blues - BR Blue Era - EM - Staffordshire Finescale Group

 

Black Lion Crossing - BR(E) - EM - Geoff Kent

 

Clutton - GWR 1930's - P4 - Tim Venton (one of Its last appearances)

 

Flintcombe - P4 - SDJR - Dorset Gang of Four

 

Great Swilling - EM - BR(M)- David Burnett

 

Lower Exbury - P4 - Alison Barker

 

Midland Sidings - P4 - Midland - Westinghouse MRC

 

Stoke-By-Nayland - BR(E) - P4 - David Hawkins

 

Plus Guest Layout:

 

 

Tucking Mill - North Somerset Light Railway 1920s – 2FS - Jerry Clifford

 

The EMGS Test Track with one P4 and three EM circuits will also be in attendance and available for you to test run locos and stock.

Clutton is set in the 1950s!

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That's more P4 than EM! Looking forward to it - always a good show and very handy for where I live - the latter being why I usually end up arriving at 2:30pm on the Sunday.

 

That's the advantage of a society which embraces a wider range of modelling scales.

 

Mike.

(Lowering head below parapet rapidly!)

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Pity that's the layout on the adverts!

We need to know why?!!

It is very unfortunate. When the team committed in early 2017 to attend there was a very healthy response but the intervening period has meant that there were a number of personal and health issue affecting individuals and their families (self-included) which substantially impacted on the team strength. It distilled down to three remaining members from the Midlands-based core group and even with kind support from further afield we were down to a maximum of five people (and then I had to admit I couldn't honour my commitment). We tried to find support from trusted folk but they were not available at short notice. We could have ploughed on in hope but felt it right to advise at the earliest opportunity that we were up the creek without a paddle.

 

There's been no shortage of anguish about the decision at our end but I would like to thank the exhibition team for their kind words and support when it all came tumbling down.

 

It's nice to see there are two very good replacements arranged already by the hard-working team - they could have done without this one being dropped on them.

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It is very unfortunate. When the team committed in early 2017 to attend there was a very healthy response but the intervening period has meant that there were a number of personal and health issue affecting individuals and their families (self-included) which substantially impacted on the team strength. It distilled down to three remaining members from the Midlands-based core group and even with kind support from further afield we were down to a maximum of five people (and then I had to admit I couldn't honour my commitment). We tried to find support from trusted folk but they were not available at short notice. We could have ploughed on in hope but felt it right to advise at the earliest opportunity that we were up the creek without a paddle.There's been no shortage of anguish about the decision at our end but I would like to thank the exhibition team for their kind words and support when it all came tumbling down.It's nice to see there are two very good replacements arranged already by the hard-working team - they could have done without this one being dropped on them.

Thanks for filling in the background to the non-appearance of BCB Andy.

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As one of the last three operators standing I can only echo what Andy said. It was a very difficult decision to make but we were well below what was needed to shift the layout at both ends and run a decent train service at the show.

 

With all the personal health and unforeseen family issues suffered by many of the team at the moment it feels like we must have mown down a whole flock of albatross. Thankfully it looks like we gave just about sufficient notice for the show to find replacements and we're very grateful for their understanding.

 

Pulling out from a show, particularly one where the layout features on the advertising, was not something we've had to do before on any of our layouts. Getting enough bodies for shows does seem to be a growing problem these days though and not just for us.

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This and Railex at Stoke Mandeville the following weekend are the two big spring exhibitions I get to. I see Jerry Clifford has Tucking Mill here and Foxcote New Pit there, which is neat. I'm also taking careful note of which traders are at one of the two only, esp. only at ExpoEM!

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This and Railex at Stoke Mandeville the following weekend are the two big spring exhibitions I get to. I see Jerry Clifford has Tucking Mill here and Foxcote New Pit there, which is neat. I'm also taking careful note of which traders are at one of the two only, esp. only at ExpoEM!

 

Indeed we are. I wouldn't normally do two weekends in a row like this but we always do Railex at Aylesbury and we did guest scale missionary work at expo EM a few years ago with Highbury and thoroughly enjoyed it so were happy to do it again.

It would have been sensible to take the same layout to both but ........

 

Jerry

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Indeed we are. I wouldn't normally do two weekends in a row like this but we always do Railex at Aylesbury and we did guest scale missionary work at expo EM a few years ago with Highbury and thoroughly enjoyed it so were happy to do it again.

It would have been sensible to take the same layout to both but ........

 

Jerry

 

It's not much fun being in the missionary position.

 

Mike.

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The following is listed on the events section of the website

 

247 Development

Alan Gibson

Ambis Engineering

Bill Hudson Transport Books

Branchlines

Brassmasters

C & L Finescale Track Building Systems

Dart Castings Monty’s Models and MJT Eileen's Emporium

GW Models

High Level

Hobby Holidays

Isinglass Models

Kernow Model Rail Centre

London Road Models

Marc Models

Mega Points Controllers

Mike King (Southern drawings)

Model Railway Developments

Mousa Models

Penbits Model Railways

Phoenix Precision Paints

Prickly Pear Products

Roger Carpenter Photographs

Roxey Mouldings

South Eastern Finecast

Steam Age

Wild Swan Books Ltd

Wizard Models

 

Of course subject to change etc etc

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