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28th-29th June 2008 – Stroud 2008 Garden Railway Show Stratford Park Leisure Centre, Stroud, Gloucester GL5 4AF. Sat 1000 - 1700; Sun 1000 - 1600, £4.50 Adults; £1.00 Children; Family ticket 2 + 2 £10. Contact Ian Tyror-Taylor 01453 827690 www.stroudgardenrail.co.uk This friendly show is easy to get to from the motorway network and there is plenty of parking. Extensive range of layouts and traders. 'Paint your Wagon' and 'Paint a Figure' features for children. This is the only show 'officially' attended by GardenRail other than our own at Llanfair, so do drop in at the Atlantic Publishers stand and sit down for a chat.
5th & 6th July 2008 Leigh Valley Light Railway Open Weekend in aid of Chrohns in Childhood. 19 Grafton Road, Longlevens, Gloucester GL2 0QP 10am ? 6pm Light refreshments available.
12th - 13th July 2008 41st Model Steam Rally and Exhibition. Guildford Model Engineering Society, Stoke Park, London Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 1TU. Situated at the eastern end of Stoke Park, near the roundabout, at the junction of A25 Parkway and A3100 London Road. 11am - 5pm each day, Adults £6.00, Senior Citizen £5.00, Children under 16 FREE. Model Engineering Exhibition; Steam train rides, model traction engines, garden railway, model boating pools, model railways from 00 to 7 1/4in gauge. Trade stands, refreshments; FREE Car Parking; and more... www.gmes.org.uk
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2th - 13th July 2008 Garden Railway Weekend, Butterley Garden Railway Association, Butterley Station Yard, Midland Railway centre, Ripley, Derbyshire. Come and run your battery or steam locomotives on our 32 and 45mm gauge tracks. Good selection of traders, club stall for secondhand items, refreshments. Admission free. Midland Railway Trust standard gauge and 2ft gauge Golden Valley railway will be in action. Information Tel: Norman 01332 670291. MRT Tel: 01773 747674
20th July 2008 - Telford Narrow Gauge Show. The Park Inn Hotel, (formerly the Moat House Hotel) Telford TF7 4NA (Junction 5, M54) 10.30am - 4pm Tel: 01952 505012. 16mm, Gn15, 1:25, G-scale 7/8in scale. Large spread of trade stands for garden scales. Adults £4.00, Senior Citizens £3.00, Accompanied Children ?1.00, Family (2+2) £9.00. Free bus link to and from Telford Steam Railway Gala and exhibition at their Horeshay Site. www.ngtrains.com/telfordng.htm
26th July 2008 ? Kent G Scale Society Sixth Annual Model Railway Exhibition, Alexander Centre, Preston Street, Faversham, Kent, 10am - 4pm, Adults ?2.50, Children (accompanied) 50p. Live Steam operating.
2nd - 3rd August 2008 - Waveney Valley MRC annual exhibition at Saint Felix School Southwold. 10.00 to 1800 both days.The superb G1 'Anglia Roads' will be attending this show.
9th - 10th August 2008 ? Model Show Wales. Venue Cymru, The North Wales Conference Centre, The Promenade, Llandudno, Clwyd LL30 1BB. 10am - 5pm Saturday; 10am - 4pm Sunday. Adults ?5; OAP's ?4; Children ?3; Family ticket ?12. 16mm live steam, G scale plus other scales and hobbies.
10th August 2008 ? gauge 1 layout ?Anglia Roads? will be exhibiting at the Mid Norfolk Railway Dereham. 10.30am onwards.
23rd- 25th August 2008 –Daventry Garden Railway in G-scale will be open 1100 to 1800. 11 Grenville Close, Southbrook Estate, Daventry, Northants NN11 4LS. Tel: 01327 704135
30th - 31st August 2008 – Llanfair Garden Railway Gala & Narrow Gauge Exhibition (as part of the Welshpool & Llanfair Gala Weekend). This is the classic Garden Railway Show. Loads of layouts – live steam – traders galore. Adults £6.00, Seniors £5.00, Children £2.50, Family 2+2) £14.00. Fairly priced catering – free minibus shuttle service to and from Llanfair Station. Why not park safely in Welshpool (W&L) station and take an early morning steam train to the show?
6th -7th September 2008 – Garratt 50 weekend. Welsh Highland Railway, Dinas goods shed, Llanwnda, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL54 5UP (contact WHR for times). Live steam 16mm scale Garratts in action.
13th September 2008 – Brambleton MRC Open Day. Brambleton MRC, Highfield Oval, Ambrose Lane, Harpenden, Herts, 2pm - 5pm www.brambleton.org.uk/index.html Permanent 16mm, 32mm gauge layout
27th - 28th September – Elsecar Garden Railway Show. Elsecar Heritage Centre, near Barnsley S74 8HJ (M1 Junction 36, follow Elsecar Heritage signs). 10am - 4.30pm Sat; 10am - 4pm Sun. Mostly 16mm live steam. Tel: 0113 2591551 11th -12th October – North West Garden Railway & Narrow Gauge Exhibition. Lytham St Annes High Technology College FY8 4DG, G-Wizz Garden Railway Display Team www.g-wizz-group.org.uk 10am - 5pm both days.
11th -12th October – North West Garden Railway & Narrow Gauge Exhibition. Lytham St Annes High Technology College FY8 4DG, G-Wizz Garden Railway Display Team www.g-wizz-group.org.uk 10am - 5pm both days. 25th October – Exeter Garden Railway Show. The Matford Centre, Matford Park Road, Exeter, EX2 8FD 10.30am till 5.00pm. Railways in G1, G scale and 16mm. Lots of traders. South Devon Garden Railway Group. Tel: 01803 863429 25th October 2008 – The Fifth East Anglian Garden Railway Show. Breckland Middle School, Crown Street, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0NJ. 10am-5pm www.eag16mm.org
25th October – Exeter Garden Railway Show. The Matford Centre, Matford Park Road, Exeter, EX2 8FD 10.30am till 5.00pm. Railways in G1, G scale and 16mm. Lots of traders. South Devon Garden Railway Group. Tel: 01803 863429 25th October 2008 – The Fifth East Anglian Garden Railway Show. Breckland Middle School, Crown Street, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0NJ. 10am-5pm www.eag16mm.org