RMweb Premium ColinK Posted January 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27 Made the long trip over from Lancaster today. Arrived 1330 and no problem parking, indeed there were a fair number of free spaces available. Very enjoyable show. Seemed a bit quieter than previously. Spent far more than I expected. Enjoyed the tea and bun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Excellent show. Arrived 9.50 and found a long queue already forming. Got in just after 10.00am and left around 4.00pm so got our money's worth! Met lots of people I'd not seen since before the first lock down etc. and it was good to see how far many of them had come. The place always looked busy to me with a good 'buzz' in the air. Get there if you can tomorrow! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike knowles Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Yeah agree. Had an excellent day there. No suggestion the hobby is dying out based on what I saw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ELTEL Posted January 27 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27 Great exhibition with some very inspirational smaller layouts, well worth the admission price and a 186mile round trip from Stafford Well done to all the club team, layout owners and operators, demonstrators and traders. Great atmosphere. oh and the sausage bap was first class, Phil Parker can have is cakes, sausage bap for me See you next year. Terry Stafford Railway Circle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88D Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Really good show, stayed there for 4 hours or so. Impressive layouts, backup trade and good value refreshments. Met a load of people I haven’t seen for a while. Good time! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jollysmart Posted January 28 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28 (edited) Can only echo what the others have said, I've never been to this exhibition before but I visited today and I will be there next year as it was great mix of fine layouts, traders and demonstrations which kept the attention for a long time in an easily accessible and very suitable venue. Had some of my favourite layouts and from the other ones some new favourites joined the list, enjoyed every minute of being there. well done to the Normanton and Pontefract RMS. Edited January 28 by jollysmart spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncrieviesidings Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 The Woodhill Goods team would like to thank the Normanton and Pontefract Model Railway Society for a very enjoyable weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 29 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29 (edited) The Leeds MRS CIO would like to thank the Normanton and Pontefract MRS for their great hospitality and support at the Show. we had a fine time and we were not the last to leave the Hall. Everything back in pur Club rooms by 7 ish. Chapel behaved itself (one or two minor repairs have been noted, loads of wagons and other railway items have been weathered.. lots of coffee drunk. Many, many thanks! Baz. Edited January 29 by Barry O 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted January 29 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29 7 hours ago, duncrieviesidings said: The Woodhill Goods team would like to thank the Normanton and Pontefract Model Railway Society for a very enjoyable weekend. You just need to control that dog... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Show content is always good. I feel that the venue needs flattening and then rebuilding afresh to get away from the many levels and randomness of buildings. Someone I was chatting to said the site looks like a kids has gone through their collection of Lego and erected buildings with whatever they could find and in no coherent style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatley Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 "At the end of the day Trevor Chaplain walked from the woodwork room to the staffroom, clutching a fully-assembled hedge and verge trimmer. To do this, he had to go up some stairs and down some stairs, even though both rooms were on the same floor. The school had been designed in accordance with the design philosophy then in vogue at the Ministry of Education, which was based on the theory that arduous and complicated journeys from A to B created initiative in the young." Alan Plater - "The Beiderbecke Affair". First time I've been to Pontefract exhibition. Only managed a morning there but I enjoyed it, thanks. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stivesnick Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Agree with the others that this is a great show with lots of fine modelling on display. The only small niggle was that there were no layout details in the exhibition guide and many of layouts themselves did not have a discription pinned to the layout. My preference is that it is better to have a good discription on the layout itself without the constraints on page space, trying to include track plans and photos within the guide itself. My own highlight of the day: When the person on the till in the cafe, looked at the piece of cake and noted "that's not a very large slice, I will only charge you half price!" Regards Nick 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 29 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29 2 hours ago, stivesnick said: Agree with the others that this is a great show with lots of fine modelling on display. The only small niggle was that there were no layout details in the exhibition guide and many of layouts themselves did not have a discription pinned to the layout. My preference is that it is better to have a good discription on the layout itself without the constraints on page space, trying to include track plans and photos within the guide itself. My own highlight of the day: When the person on the till in the cafe, looked at the piece of cake and noted "that's not a very large slice, I will only charge you half price!" Regards Nick We normally have a pull up with details of Chapel on it on display.. we, unfortunately took the wrong one.. many apologies Baz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 3 hours ago, stivesnick said: Agree with the others that this is a great show with lots of fine modelling on display. The only small niggle was that there were no layout details in the exhibition guide and many of layouts themselves did not have a discription pinned to the layout. My preference is that it is better to have a good discription on the layout itself without the constraints on page space, trying to include track plans and photos within the guide itself. My own highlight of the day: When the person on the till in the cafe, looked at the piece of cake and noted "that's not a very large slice, I will only charge you half price!" Regards Nick The guide sheet was partly due to the very small team of active members putting on the show, but mostly down to the sheer cost of the old style booklets. The folded A4 guide was an affordable compromise. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stivesnick Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, doilum said: The guide sheet was partly due to the very small team of active members putting on the show, but mostly down to the sheer cost of the old style booklets. The folded A4 guide was an affordable compromise. A guide sheet without lots of information is not an issue providing that the exhibitors are encourgaed to provide some information on the layouts themselves. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 29 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, stivesnick said: A guide sheet without lots of information is not an issue providing that the exhibitors are encourgaed to provide some information on the layouts themselves. Nick Strangely enough.. we note that few people bother to look at info sheets.. and we get some interesting things said about the layout.. but few people ask questions as well..we don't bite and do try to answer.. apart from the stupid statements like.."Blue Pullman is only 6 car" and "the trains are far too short" Baz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted January 29 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29 Personally I rarely read the exhibition guide and was quite happy with the sheet that was given out. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 4 hours ago, stivesnick said: A guide sheet without lots of information is not an issue providing that the exhibitors are encourgaed to provide some information on the layouts themselves. Nick I think that I actually spent almost as much time reading the excellent background information on Halifax Kings Cross than I did admiring this stellar layout . Perhaps this is the way forward. A quick screen shot on your phone will give you the extra reading when you get home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 11 hours ago, AMJ said: Show content is always good. I feel that the venue needs flattening and then rebuilding afresh to get away from the many levels and randomness of buildings. Someone I was chatting to said the site looks like a kids has gone through their collection of Lego and erected buildings with whatever they could find and in no coherent style. That was actually the plan twenty years ago. Sell the site for housing and build a brand new complex across the road on the site of the Prince of Wales colliery. Then they discovered a covenant on the land meaning that it could only be used for educational purposes. They way in which education is funded means that establishments must grab what ever funding becomes available hence the ad hoc nature of the growth. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 On 29/01/2024 at 19:31, doilum said: Halifax Kings Cross KING - no 'S'. A mistake that is regularly made so you are by no means the first. Even seen it spelled wrongly in Exhibition Guides but this weekend's one is correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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