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Glad you enjoyed it. We’ve had worse weather...but not much! Thanks for coming.

Join us for breakfast on Saturday and Sunday! Our show opens at 10am on both days this weekend, but why not beat the queues and drop in for coffee and a bacon roll from 9.00am onwards. Advance exhibition tickets on sale now at: https://www.wegottickets.com/f/12145

Traders for MKMRS 2020 Full details at: www.mkmrs.org.uk/exhibitions/traders 3d Printing Corner AGR Model Railways AirFramed Bespoke Glass Display Cases Bedford Bletchley Rail Users Association Ceynix Check Rail (Dean’s Bargains) Cheltenham Model Centre Country Scenes and Trees DoubleO Scenics Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Elaine’s Trains Friends of Bletchley Station Ian’s Trains JB’s Model World Keith’s Model Railways LMS Patriot Project Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership Milton Keynes Model Railway Society Milton Keynes Model Engineering Society P & D Marsh Pen & Sword Books Ltd Plus Daughters Powerbond Adhesives Railroom Electronics Railway Correspondence & Travel Society (RCTS) Saddletank Books Sunningwell Command Control Ltd. Talyllyn Railway Totem Signs TPA Books Wrenn Specialist – Andy Dayton

Just a reminder that our free Routemaster bus service will be running every 30 minutes from Milton Keynes Central station to the exhibition venue.

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That is true - and we convinced ourselves it was a one-off. But it went well and lots of feedback suggested we should make it a two-day show...so here we are!

Full details and tickets now available on our website: www.mkmrs.org.uk/exhibitions Admission £8.00 adults - 50p reduction on door only if valid rail ticket shown £1.00 children Tickets available now via WeGotTickets Now a two day show with 33 high quality model railways in a wide variety of scales and eras plus trade support covering a wide range of railway modelling interests. Local railway organisation support, miniature ride-on-railway, hot and cold refreshments available, level access throughout. Free parking at venue and free vintage bus service every 30 minutes from Milton Keynes Central rail station. Click image below to watch our 2020 exhibition video...

Thanks very much for all your kind comments here. We had a really successful show; don’t know attendance numbers yet, but it’s looking good! We’d really appreciate your feedback and have a short form that can be completed online. If you have time, please complete it at: www.mkmrs.org.uk/feedback The ‘Best in Show’ award went to Ian & Marianne Milroy and Robin Marie for their excellent Maria San Gandia layout. The picture below show our member, Jacob Horne, presenting the prize plaque to the deserving winners.

All visitors will receive a FREE souvenir programme (while stocks last) to our exhibition this weekend as we celebrate our 50th anniversary exhibition. Many thanks to London Northwestern Railway for their generous support in producing this!

Join us for breakfast! This weekend, we’ll be opening the doors for ticket sales at 9.00am to help ease queues. Why not buy your ticket at 9.00 and pop upstairs to our cafe for breakfast or a coffee while we finish setting up the show for a 10am start..?

Looking forward to seeing this. - looks great!

Milton Keynes Model Railway Exhibition 2019 50th anniversary exhibition - a special two day show! STANTONBURY LEISURE CENTRE, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 6BN Saturday 16th February 2019, 10am - 5.00pm Sunday 17th February 2019, 10am - 4.30pm £7 adults, £1 children (each day) Huge variety of scales, gauges and eras Excellent trade support Free parking Free vintage (Routemaster) bus from Milton Keynes Central rail station every 30 mins Tickets available now via: www.mkmrs.org.uk/exhibitions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj8m7ghwmuQ&feature=youtu.be

PRESS RELEASE Model train show is just the ticket! ************************************* Over 2,750 people flocked to the annual Milton Keynes Model Railway Society (MKMRS) exhibition on Saturday 10 February at Stantonbury Leisure Centre. Organisers were especially pleased to welcome a large number of families with children to the show as well as railway modellers from across the UK. A vintage Routemaster bus from London, running between Milton Keynes Central rail station and the exhibition proved to be especially popular, with some services being completely full up. MKMRS were delighted with the huge attendance, but do apologise to visitors who found the show to be very crowded at times and who experienced a long wait for the café. Plans are already underway for next year’s show and the club is considering what can be done to improve these aspects. Please tell MKMRS your views about the show by completing the website form at www.mkmrs.org.uk/feedback MKMRS Exhibition Manager, Terry Silver said: ‘We were delighted to see so much interest from families and children this year making this a really special exhibition that Milton Keynes can be proud of. It was wonderful that so many people chose to join us on Saturday, but we do apologise to those who were uncomfortable at times. We would love to hear visitors’ feedback on the show as it really helps us to plan for next year’s 50th anniversary show.’ The society look forward to seeing everyone again at next year’s show which will celebrate the club’s 50th anniversary. Winners of Best in Show were: Best Visiting Layout - Arigna Town By David Holman - Features a proposed, but not built, branch of the Sligo, Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway, which straddled the Irish border. Featuring a loop & two sidings, it is built to the correct 36.75mm gauge to represent the Irish 5’3″. Pretty much everything is scratchbuilt, with code 100fb track. Best Club Layout - Brinklow By Wayne Webb - A new layout at MKMRS this is based on Brinklow station, part of the Trent Valley line which ran between Rugby and Stafford. Brinklow was the first station beyond Rugby and was previously known as Stretton which changed to Brinklow in 1870 and closed in 1957 – the goods shed stayed in use until 1961. The line was only three tracks wide because of the proximity of the canal. We run stock from the BR period 1955 to 1964. David Holman accepts the Winner's Plaque for Arigna Town, Best Visiting Layout, from MKMRS Chairman, Chris Hughes Wayne Webb accepting the Winner's Plaque for Best Club Layout from MKMRS Chairman, Chris Hughes

Thank you to everyone who came to MILTON KEYNES MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION 2018 yesterday. If you have time, please fill out our feedback form at www.mkmrs.org.uk/feedback We had a great day and were very busy. Apologies if you had to queue or found things crowded; we’ll factor that in as we start planning for 2019 next week! Thanks again for coming - it was great to see so many people there. I’m having a lie down today! Ian

You may have seen it in BRM with ANdy York's excellent pictures but, if not, this is Brinklow - the new N gauge layout from Milton Keynes MRS. It's on display for its first outing at our show this Saturday in Milton Keynes at Stantonbury Leisure Centre, MK14 6BN. Full details are available on our website at: www.mkmrs.org.uk/exhibitions

Coming to our exhibition this Saturday...why not join us for breakfast?! Although the exhibition opens at 10am, our exhibition cafe starts serving from 8.30am so you can buy your ticket (or show your advanced ticket if you have one), come in out of the cold (it is February...) and enjoy a bite to eat and a coffee while we finalise setting up the show. Then, when the show opens, you'll already have your ticket and can start looking around without joining the queue. Trains and bacon rolls - what a combination!

Oops - thanks for that. I've changed the post now! Honestly...you can't get the staff...

Just to let you know that the programme and floor plan are now available for download from our website. Programme - www.mkmrs.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2018-final.pdf Floor plan - www.mkmrs.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/floorplan_2018.pdf Hope to see you there on Saturday! Ian

We have a new promo video for the exhibition on YouTube! Hope you enjoy... https://youtu.be/SLH_vDWMQcU

Tickets now on sale for our Saturday 10 February exhibition. 40 layouts, 30 programmes. Tickets and full detalis available at: www.mkmrs.org.uk/exhibitions We now have a short video to promote the exhibition on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/ipV3mELYejE

Date: Saturday 10th February Times: 10am - 4.30pm Location: Stantonbury Leisure Centre, Milton Keynes, MK14 6BN Prices: Adult: £7.00, Child: £1.00 Website: www.mkmrs.org.uk/exhibitions Disabled access: Yes - Halls 1 and 3 full level access, Hall 2 via a slope and fire door. Ample free parking and free vintage bus service (London Routemaster) every 30 mins from Milton Keynes Central station Features 40 layouts, 30 traders. Exhibits include a wide range of scales, eras and modelling locations. Ride-on-railway for children. Refreshments available. More details to follow - hope to see you there!