Midlands Model Engineering Show at Warwick

[magpieParticipant @magpie]

Hi Folks

                My first ever post and it is a bit of a moan. I agree with Bogs and Nick that Donnington was far better, but it seems to me that all the show organizers want to get as far away from the north west as possible. I seem to recall that someone said prior to a recent show at ASCOT, that they were glad to have found somewhere more central !!!!!!!     Will someone else please show that person a map.

 

   cheers  Derek

[Ray LyonsParticipant @raylyons29267]

I went with my son to the Midlands show for the first time last year. We went our separate ways once inside only meeting up for lunch and the metal casting demonstration. In the evening, we sat in the car to discuss our day and we each saw things which the other had missed. We decided that this year we would make it for two days and planned well in advance booking up B&B and making lists of things to see and buy. Unfortunately, my wife became ill (not serious and OK now) so we had to cancel.

I was sorry to see so many negative comments about this year’s show. Could it be the “sign of the times”and we are all feeling the credit crunch. I also go to local vintage shows where there is usually a fair number of full size steam engines and many models but all seem to suffer from a poor turnout this year.

I spoke to one trader at the Bristol show who was very dispondent saying that Friday was good, Saturday dead and when I left him he was not looking forward to Sunday. Perhaps the organisers should respond to these difficult times and either reduce the number of days for each show or reduce the entry fee on the final day(s) to encourage more attendance.

 

Ray 

[DMBParticipant @dmb]

Hi all,

I went to Midlands XBN  @ its present location some years back, wasnt impressed and never returned – not worth a days flog up + down motorways from Brighton – exhausting and I seem to be getting ever older for that lark + enormous cost of petrol now. It was only 6/3d a GALLON (31p/ 4.5Litres!!) when I first filled up many moons ago.

Seriously, I did Harrogate every year for several years, staying over in a B + B and dropping in on GLR on way home to get further bits unavailable @ H. This was/is one of the very best xbns., together with Bristol which I used to go to as a day trip every year but not this year. I always go to Guildford and usually, the 2 big London ones, all very good.  

John.

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