Geoff Endacott Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) Bentley Model Railway Group Present: TRAINWEST 2020 CANCELLED THE SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITY CAMPUS, BEECHFIELD ROAD, CORSHAM, WILTS., SN13 9DN. TOP QUALITY LAYOUTS IN VARIOUS SCALES AND GAUGES Admission: adult £8.00, child (5-17) £5.00, group (2+3) £20.00. Sunday after 1.00pm: adult £5.00, child £2.00, one child free with each paying adult. Advance tickets: adult £6.00, party rate (10+ people) £5.00, child £3.00. Available from Trainwest, 84 Hardens Mead, Chippenham, Wilts., SN15 3AF. Send a cheque payable to Trainwest and an s.a.e. Also available to callers at the Springfield Community Campus. Online booking: https://www.wegottickets.com/f/11934 Layouts: An Clar (Nn3): Mark Fielder Atherley Narrows (HO): Chris Round Beijiao (HO): Paul Stapleton Canada Street (EM): Peter Johnson Choates Lane (N): Stuart Conlon & Tim Hitch Derwent Road (O9): Bill Flude Edge Hill (EM): Paul Segar Evercreech New (EM): Southampton MRS Fenchurch St Peter (OO): George Woodcock Fenny Stratford (OO): David Court Great White River Navigation Extraction & Steam Packet Company (On30): Norman & Meg Raven Hawthorn Dene (N): Les Richardson Heybridge Wharf (3mm): Mike Corp Oak Road (OO): Mike Buick Parsons Vale (OO): Rob Owst Port d'Etropal (1:12) Simon Dawson Schwarzsee (HO): Martin Axford Vale of Oxbury (N): Carl Woodwards Woodhead (N): Gary Atkinson Woodside (OO): Dave Spencer There are still a few gaps. Offers of potential replacement layouts are welcome. Trade and Societies: Andy Lynch Branchlines C&L Finescale David Smith Books Frome Model Centre Golden Arrow Just in Case Leigh Model Centre Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Model Electronic Railway Group Model Railway Developments N Gauge Society National Model Railroad Association Squires Model & Craft Tools Sunningwell Command Control TTC Diecast W M Collectables Wessex Wagons Woolfall's 3DP Keep logging in for further updates. Geoff Endacott Edited June 8, 2020 by Geoff Endacott Exhibits updated. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby (John) Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Look forward to being there next year with Fenchurch St Peter ( and George hopefully!!!! ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted April 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2019 Looking forward to seeing Dave Spencer's new Woodside layout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 On 20/04/2019 at 15:25, nickwood said: Looking forward to seeing Dave Spencer's new Woodside layout Dave showed me some photos recently he is making a lovely job of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Really looking forward to the show, Canada Street, Loftus road and Fenchurch St Peter have been on my want to see list for a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluff Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Meg and I look forward to showing again with our On30 snow scene, The Great White River Navigation, Extraction and Steam Packet Company - my aim is one day to have a name that’s longer than the layout! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Only just over 3 months to go until this show, better get the layout finished... For those who want help selling the trip to wives, girlfriends, or want to make the most of the trip, Corsham is worth a visit and has a lovely little high street with a few quirky antique shios (including one owned by TV Flog it presenter Paul Martin and often runs the shop on a Saturday) The top end of the high street was used for BBCs Poldark. For refreshments my preferred drinking establishment is the Flemish Weaver which has a good selection of Ales and is crammed full of artefacts including a Playcraft class 21. The Methuen Arms also does a good pint and is 10 mins walk from the Venue towards town. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUCKOO LINE Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Hi Geoff note nothing about this on the BRMG website Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 We do need to update that don't we? Geoff Endacott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Glad to hear this is postponed rather than cancelled. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemonkey presents.... Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Was about to book advanced ticket at the weekend but called out so was unable. Sorry to hear the postponement but as 37114 says, glad it is postponed and not cancelled, will have to wait until closer the date for booking tickets as I will not know my diary that far in advance. Geoff will the advance tickets available still be available please? And those that have already purchased for the April dates will they be honoured? Only asking so you don't get inundated in the near future. Thanks something to look forward to later in the year now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 Tickets bought for the April dates will still be honoured in October. Advance tickets are still available and the online booking system now shows the new dates. https://www.wegottickets.com/f/11934 Geoff Endacott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 96701 Posted March 21, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2020 I am tempted. I will probably be totally stir crazy by then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 The revised exhibition is taking shape. Of the 21 layouts which were due to attend the show next month: Nine have confirmed that they will still be coming in October. Seven have postponed until Trainwest 2021 next April. One has postponed until Trainwest 2022. Four have yet to decide. One layout has been brought forward from Trainwest 2021 (to make room for the postponements.) The trade content is starting to take shape. I would also like to make a request to help the cashflow of our ticket agency whose business has been all but wiped out for several months. If you would like to come to Trainwest in October please, if at all possible, could you buy a ticket now. We will ensure that if, for any reason ticket holders can't attend this coming October, tickets can be carried forward until Trainwest 2021 on 10 & 11 April next year. https://www.wegottickets.com/f/11934 Many thanks. Geoff Endacott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 The revised show is taking shape. I now have 16 confirmed layouts with only room for a few more. Trade support is looking good too. One consequence of the postponement is that Trainwest 2021 is now full. I am therefore booking layouts for Trainwest 2022. (I have actually got one for Trainwest 2024.) Recommendations for layouts to fill the few gaps in October this year are still welcome. Geoff Endacott Exhibition Dismantler and Reassembler 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 I have now managed to add three N gauge layouts, Choates Lane, Hawthorn Dene and Vale of Oxbury. There are also two non-standard overseas layouts, An Clar (Ireland) and Port d'Etropal (France). We are now up to 20 layouts which is the usual total for a normal Trainwest show in April. Geoff Endacott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 That was very quiet for the first day of Trainwest. We didn't have the usual queue at the door, but then neither did we have any problems with rucksacks. I had obviously worked out the correct amount of float we needed because we didn't run out. I must have also got the print run for the guides right because we didn't run out and seem to have exactly the right amount left for tomorrow. I expect that we will sell out. I must say that it was nice not to have the usual complaints about the catering. There were no long waits to get a cup of tea or coffee and no one moaned about the prices. We must have got something right. It is hard to pick which was the best layout. My personal favourite was the Emperor's New Suit layout by H C Andersen. There were none of the usual complaints from traders about lack of sales which means they must have all done extremely well. So tomorrow is another day - and I can confidently predict that the number of people coming through the door will be exactly the same as it was today. Geoff Endacott Exhibition Manager 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 There is a lot of speculation about the future of exhibitions at the moment so I thought I should write with the official position regarding Trainwest. The obvious question is, "Will the exhibition be taking place on 17 & 18 October?" Here is the official answer: I don't know. The Government may have laid out a pathway for reopening the country but they haven't set out a fixed timescale. They can't. It will depend on the way the virus progresses and all we have at the moment are a series of educated guesses. The venue is booked, the layouts are booked and the traders are booked. We are ready to hold a show in October but only if it is safe to do so. What I do know is that if social distancing measures are still in place we can't hold the show. A model railway exhibition is not a shop. I certainly don't relish the prospect of running an event where people have to keep two metres apart and wash their hands as they move between rooms. That will mean we will have to have reached the Government's Level 2 in order to go ahead. So although the October exhibition has not yet been cancelled I do need to prepare for that distinct possibility. We probably need to decide by the end of June because by then we will need to be printing and distributing publicity material and placing entries in magazines. Hopefully the situation will be clearer by then. I really do hope that the situation will improve, not just so we can hold a show in October, but so that we can all get back to some semblance of normality. I may be preparing for the worst but am still hoping for the best. Geoff Endacott Exhibition Manager 1 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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