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Wimborne Railex, 15 & 16 April 2023


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Having survived Covid Wimborne Railway Society (WRS) is pleased to announce that it's alive and running again! We are now able to hold our popular model railway exhibition again but this time in the heart of the historic town of Wimborne, Dorset, at a new, but smaller venue, The Allendale Community Centre. We are giving the exhibition a new name too; 'Wimborne Railex'.

In response to the fantastic support that WRS has received over many years from Model Railway Solutions of Poole and particularly during the difficult pandemic period, WRS has made Steve Knight and Martin Forder from the company Lifelong Trade Members of our club. To mark the occasion Wimborne Railex will feature the Model Railways Solutions Room where visitors will be able to see for the first time a 3D printed model of their latest exhibition layout, 'Bournemouth Central,' now under construction.

In addition to the layouts and traders present, WRS will be organising model railway related skills demonstrations during Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th April .

 

 

Admission prices are £7 for adults, £10 for families and children under 16 accompanied by a paying adult are free.

 

 

There are plenty of council run car parking facilities around the Allendale Centre BH21 1AS neighbourhood. Wimborne is well served by buses 3 & 4 from Poole and 6 & 13 from Bournemouth.

Doors open at 10.00 a.m.

Close at 5.00 p.m. Saturday, 4.00 p.m. Sunday.

 

Several large car parks directly around the centre and several more within 5 min walk around the town centre. Car parks in blue with access points in blue. 
Exhibition in Red 

 

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Floor plan, numbers may change ;) but it’s accurate if not cross referenced to the programme. 


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Floor Plan, note the numbering will probably change but this should be accurate as long as not cross referenced with the programme on the day. 
 

 

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Oh and there are 11 pubs within half a mile of the Allendale centre. 
Food pubs - Dancing Moose, White Hart, Rising Sun, Olive Branch, Minster Arms, 

Drinking pubs - Green Man, Cricketers, Oddfellow Arms, Albion, Butchers Dog, Taphouse 

 

Plus some great little restaurants and cafes, Le Petit Prince, Topogigio & Piccolomondo are favourites of mine. 
 

oh and a Spoons but I’d start with one of the others  

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Set up in full spate this evening 

 

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One room of three,

 

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Bournemouth West and a sample of the new layout building Bournemouth Central. 
 

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Magnadehsion N gauge? ;)

 

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Well thanks to all who came :)

 

 

Chairman Peter Watson presenting Steve Knight of Model Railway Solutions at the show with a Lifetime Trade Membership Certificate in appreciation of the support given to Wimborne Railway Society.

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Second is again the Chairman, this time with the Rector of Wimborne Minster the Reverend Andrew Rowland who made the Wimborne Railex Prize Draw.

The lucky winner of the MRS £250 voucher was Mr David Coombs of Weymouth.

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