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Unfortunately the layout's visit to Uckfield in 2019 might be its only one to the UK given the perceived complications of taking a layout across the Channel. http://www.uckfieldmrc.co.uk/exhib19/degraafstroom.html I know Vincent had the following shows in the UK lined up before the COVID pandemic and Brexit - Railwells (2020), CMRA Stevenage (2021), Warley NEC (2021) and a request for expoEM.

This model could be seen at the Uckfield show in 2021. Slightly out of loading gauge!

And now for something completely different!

The Scalelink wind pump on Leysdown.

Subscription copy arrived in sunny Sussex this morning.

According to the list there are two - Ripponden and Staly Vegas - plus the superb 2mm finescale York.

There is another photograph of the hotel dated March 1934 of the Exmoor Foxhounds meet. It is taken from the petrol station forecourt which shows a wall light - evidently the petrol brand was Shell at that time. Would you be able to share the image of the petrol station?

I was going to ask what the source photograph was - I've seen several pictures of the hotel such as the one below but not the petrol station which is bottom left.

Severn Valley Model Railway Weekend? https://svr.co.uk/event/spring-model-railway-weekend-2023/

As Dave has kindly mentioned, the Uckfield Model Railway Exhibition this year will be including a tribute to Iain Rice who sadly passed away in October 2022. The Exhibition hopes to feature at least five 4mm/ft finescale layouts which were constructed by him or in which he was a major contributor. Those provisionally booked to attend include Butley Mills, Cades Green, Hepton Wharf, Trerice and Longwood Edge. It is also hoped that there will be on display a selection of Iain's North Cornwall stock, built for his layout Tregarrick. Further details of the Exhibition which is scheduled for the 21st/22nd October 2023 can be found at: http://www.uckfieldmrc.co.uk/exhibition.html The show will also include, for the first time, Scalefour Southeast.

As Andy has kindly mentioned, the Uckfield Model Railway Exhibition this year will be including a tribute to Iain Rice who sadly passed away in October 2022. The Exhibition hopes to feature at least five 4mm/ft finescale layouts which were constructed by him or in which he was a major contributor. Those provisionally booked to attend include Butley Mills, Cades Green, Hepton Wharf, Trerice and Longwood Edge. It is also hoped that there will be on display a selection of Iain's North Cornwall stock, built for his layout Tregarrick. Further details of the Exhibition which is scheduled for the 21st/22nd October 2023 can be found at: http://www.uckfieldmrc.co.uk/exhibition.html The show will also include, for the first time, Scalefour Southeast.

Yes - this is Butley Mills. If things go to plan, the layout will be at Uckfield this year along with Cades Green, Trerice, Hepton Wharf and Longwood Edge. Also hope to have some of Iain's North Cornwall stock on show from Tregarrick. http://www.uckfieldmrc.co.uk/exhibition.html

Will be there.

Hi John, Do you have a pdf of this year's exhibition flyer that you could post?

Interestingly now that the Witham show date has passed, the entry on ukmodelshops now has it listed as being run by Dakota Dibben Exhibitions. https://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/event/24659-DakotaDibbenExhibitions_Exhibition the old link still works https://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/event/24659-MidKentModelRailwayGroup_Exhibition From a leaflet picked up at the weekend there is to be an Isle of Purbeck Model Railway Exhibition on the 12th/13th of August. No information on who is organising the show except that the mobile number to ring for more information is Dakota's.

Nothing on their website - however I did pick up this at a recent show: :

According to ukmodelshops the Witham Exhibition is being organised by the Mid Kent Model Railway Group. https://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/event/24659-MidKentModelRailwayGroup_Exhibition

Although I cannot speak for the CMRA Board, I do have a certain involvement in that I administer the CMRA website. The situation regarding the CMRA exhibition that has been held in January each year, firstly in St Albans and then in Stevenage, is I believe as follows: Our long standing Exhibition Manager, David Crossley, has stood down from that role due to ill health, and as has been mentioned on this thread nobody has come forward from the CMRA Associates to take on the leadership role that David ably fulfilled for over 35 years, supported by a strong team behind the scenes who assisted whether it be on the electrical side, doing programme track plans or just turning up on the day to shift several tons of barriers, David undertook much of the pre weekend planning, inviting layouts, liaising with the trade etc. and without someone to take on that responsibility then future shows cannot be held. Yes, maybe an organizing team could be put together with a more even share of responsibilities, but without a figure head to lead that team things would be difficult. The area around our venue for the last four shows, The Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, is currently subject to major infrastructure works. Although I believe the Centre is unchanged, several 'features' of the development make it difficult to continue to use it as a model railway exhibition venue. As has been mentioned, the car park hired by the CMRA to use as an exhibitors car park on the Saturday & Sunday of the show is now the new Bus Interchange. Yes an alternative could be found but it would possibly be further away and more expensive. More importantly, due to the Bus Interchange design, the unhindered southern access road to the main hall has been built on. The only access is now via the northern access road which if you wish to reach the Main Hall access doors means passing under a concrete concourse, which has a severe height restriction precluding anything other than cars and small vans. Again items could be unloaded into the Bowls Hall and pushed through the venue reception corridors to the Main Hall but again width and height restrictions apply. So nothing is impossible just more difficult - and time consuming. So the Board is looking for a new Exhibition Manager and a new venue - with the former the priority. Any volunteers? Until this is resolved there will unfortunately be no CMRA Exhibitions going forward - which is a shame. To that end, all references to the exhibition have been taken off the published CMRA website. However the show retrospective pages are still there. If one wishes to see some of what was planned by David for 2021 - of course cancelled due to the pandemic - then please go to https://www.cmra.org.uk/exhibition.html From there you will see links to photographic retrospectives from 2002 till 2020 - enjoy!

Editor Jerry Clifford in his editorial mentions walking around the 2022 Uckfield show with Gordon Gravett and commenting on how many layouts present showed Iain's influence on the hobby. Well Iain was kind enough to bring Trerice along to Uckfield back in 2009. http://www.uckfieldmrc.co.uk/exhib09/trerice.html

Thanks - did a search but couldn't find it.

Don't know if it has been highlighted in this thread before but the Hornby TT:120 Catalogue has a major typo on page 2? First paragraph has the statement: "Introducing Hornby TT:120, a Table Top model railway format that uses an internationally recognised scale of 1:120 or in simple terms, 1" to 1' and is a perfect scale for those of all ages who may be limited for space" Surely that should be 1" to 10' i.e. 1 inch to 10 feet?

I joined on the 11th.

Just received my Hornby TT:120 Club Welcome Pack. Enclosed is a welcome letter, TT:120 badge, catalogue, lanyard & holder and membership card. What is missing and should be there is the first issue of the Club magazine. A phone call to Margate to query its absence led to being informed that the magazine is running late and rather than delay the Welcome Packs it will be shipped separately direct from the printers/publishing house.

All bar two layouts have arrived - show looking good.