Event Name: Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition

Classification: Exhibition

Address: Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, The Fosse, Fosse Way, Leamington Spa, CV31 1XN

Day 1: Thursday 13th October 2016

Opening times Day 1: 10am - 5pm

Day 2: Sunday 16th October 2016

Opening times Day 2: 10am - 4pm

Prices: Adults £10.00Seniors £9.00Child £4.00Advance tickets are available at reduced prices on our website.

Disability access: Yes

Car parking: Yes

Website: www.midlandsmodelengineering.co.uk

Organising body: Meridienne Exhibitions Ltd

Organiser: Meridienne Exhibitions LtdTel: 01926 614101Email:[email protected]

This event attracts over 11,000 visitors who can see nearly 100 companies and club displays in one place! There will be over 1,000 superb models on display and a full lecture programme is presented together with workshop demonstrations.
 
The exhibition this year will also feature;
The Bi Centenary of Robert Stirling
A special display presented by The Stirling Engine Society to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of Robert Stirling’s Heat Economiser.
 
The Spitfires 80th Anniversary
The Supermarine Spitfire prototype Spitfire K5054 first took to the skies in 1936 from Southampton Airport. To celebrate its 80th anniversary this year, David Glen will be exhibiting with us and will bring some components of his 1:5 scale Spitfire Mk IX model, including the full instrument panel, control column, pilot’s seat, tail wheel assembly, etc.
 
Outside, the popular 5” gauge outdoor track operated by the Coventry Society of Model Engineers and the Polly Owners Group will return along with the magnificent Fosse Way Steamers.
 
The workshop and lecture programme is nearly complete and includes something for all model engineers. We see the welcome return of Phil Abbott, Derek Brown, Keith Hale, Mike Haughton, Noel Shelley and Peter Stevenson. We also welcome new lecturers to our programme including; Mark Brockley who will be covering Tooling and Horology, David Glen who will be explaining about the construction of a museum model masterpiece of the Spitfire and Gary Wooding who will be talking about the interesting properties of precious metals.
 
Why not be part of the show and enter your work? Entry is free and there are 32 classes of which 16 are competition and 16 are display. These classes include: Locomotives, Rolling Stock, Stationary and Internal Combustion Engines. Models still under construction can also be entered in the display classes. A commemorative plaque and exhibitor’s certificate will be presented to every entrant, with trophies and cash prizes awarded to winners - please call the organisers for an entry form on 01926 614101 or download it from the website.

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Event Name: 32ND UCKFIELD MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION

Classification: Exhibition

Address: Uckfield Civic Centre,Civic Approach,Uckfield,East Sussex.TN22 1AE

Day 1: Saturday15th October 2016

Opening times Day 1: 10am till 5pm

Day 2: Sunday 16th October 2016

Opening times Day 2: 10am till 5pm

Prices: Adult £6.00Senior Citizen £5Child Free

Disability access: Yes

Car parking: Yes

Website: www.uckfieldmrc.co.uk

Organising body: Uckfield Model Railway Club Ltd

Organiser: Adrian Colenutt,01903 [email protected]

The 2016 Uckfield Model Railway Exhibition will once again be featuring a selection of some of the best quality layouts around. There will be full trade support as well as Demonstration & Engineering stands. Licensed Restaurant within the Civic Centre will be open throughout the weekend. Children 5-14 admitted free with fee paying adult/senior. Under 5s free.
 
14 Layouts in 7mm/ft scale (0, 0-16.5), 1:64 scale (S), 4mm/ft scale (P4, EM, 00, 00-12, 00-9), 3.5mm/ft scale (H0), 3mm/ft finescale, 1:148 scale (British N) and 2mm/ft finescale. Portraying standard and narrow gauge British, American and Continental prototypes.
 
Full trade support including manufacturers. See website for further information.

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Event Name: Risborough & District MRC Annual Open Day

Classification: Open Day

Address: Community Centre (adjacent to Springs swimming pool), Wades Park, Stratton Road, Princes Risborough, Bucks, HP27 9AX

Day 1: 15/10/16

Opening times Day 1: 11.00am to 4.00pm

Prices: FREE

Disability access: Yes

Car parking: No

Website: http://www.rdmrc.org.uk

Organising body: Risborough & District Model Railway Club

This is a day where the club has the Carrington room and the club room in the community Centre in Princes Risborough open to the public. Demonstrations and displays of club projects will cover baseboard construction, track laying, scenery, electrics, layout research, kit-building, detailing and weathering in a variety of scales from N through 00, 4mm finescale to 7mm.
 

 
Photo by Donald Rintoul taken at a previous Open Day.
Only disabled car parking places are available at the Community Centre, therefore all other visitors are required to park in the Mount Carpark in Stratton Road (Follow brown Leisure Centre signs to just past St. Mary's Church). Please note that this is pay and display. Half hourly bus service from Aylesbury or High Wycombe to Princes Risborough Town Centre, then 5min walk to Community Centre. 15 minute walk from Chiltern Railway station with regular trains from Birmingham, Banbury, Aylesbury or London Marylebone, 25 minutes drive from M40 Junction 6 via B4009.

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Event Name: Workshopwise

Classification: Exhibition

Address: Stannington Village HallMain Street, Stannington, Morpeth NE61 6EL

Day 1: 15/10/16

Opening times Day 1: 10.30am - 4.30pm

Prices: £3.00

Disability access: Yes

Car parking: Yes

Organising body: North East & Borders Area Group EMGS

Organiser: Martyn Harrison01450 [email protected]

A day of practical modelling demonstrations from members of the NE & Borders Area Group along with some layouts to look at too.
A supporting cast of David Dunn's Railways of the North East slide show throughout the day
With trade support from
 
Dave Alexander
Tynedale Trains
Smart Models
Lanarkshire Models and Supplies
Cumbrian Railways Association
 
And not forgetting some rather good catering

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