Once again we will be teaming up with the Rainhill Model Rly Club for the event.
Venue,
The Rainhill Village Hall, Weaver Avenue, Rainhill, Merseyside L35 4LU
open 10am to 5pm.
We will be upstairs in the Teak Room.
The Rainhill Club will be holding their own show in the Main Hall downstairs.
Free Car Parking in and around the Hall.
Refreshments available all day.
Halls are wheelchair friendly and there is a lift available to the Teak Room.
A Vintage Bus will be running between the Transport Museum in St Helens and the Village Hall.
The event will consist of layouts/trade/demos/sales tables.
If you have a layout and would like to join us, please drop me a line.
Stan Williams.
Just a reminder to have the date in your diary, Saturday 25th November 2017.
In the upstairs Teak Room,
Narrow Gauge Layouts
Narrow Gauge Trade.
Sales Tables for the bargains you are looking for.
Refreshments available all day.
Free Parking in and around the Hall.
Lift available and wheelchair access to the Teak Room.
Do come along and enjoy a great day out !!
Stan.
We have some very good layouts lined up for our 2017 event and do remember the event is two shows at the same venue.
Just one entry fee to see both shows.
All will be revealed closer to the show, but put the date in your diaries.
The Sales Tables will again be present and you will have the opportunity to pick up bargains or those kits you have been looking for.
Parking in and around the Hall and Rainhill Station is only a couple of minutes walk from the Hall.
Hot and Cold refreshments available all day that have been prepared by the ladies in the Village Hall.
Come and enjoy a great day out, see you there.
Stan.
Some of the layouts that will be exhibiting at Rainhill.
Fort Whiting by Charlie Insley.
Crummack Valley by Alan Mountfield
Wheatstone Bridge by Rob. McElvey
Die Keinnamebahn in Hoe by Andrew Jeffcock.
Radio Control demo by Frank Allen.
L&B Stand with diorama by Bob Barnard.
More to come over the next couple of weeks.
Stan.
Once again we will have the Sales Tables in the Teak Room.
Narrow Gauge, standard gauge, kits and books.
If visitors would like to bring along items for sale, you must have a list with your name and selling price.
We do not have the time or manpower to do this for you.
Refreshments available downstairs by the Main Hall.
Parking available in and around the Halls.
Rainhill Station is only a few minutes walk from the Halls.
Stan.
Could the Rainhill Show be the only event when an Adult can pay
Such is the demand from modellers to bring layouts along, we have had to ask the Rainhill MRC to help us.
The Rainhill MRC Show in the Main Hall will also have an array of Narrow Gauge layouts on display.
Adult entry fee just
Roger Christian will be doing a demo on converting Peco couplings to automatic uncoupling using magnets.
Why not bring a Peco vehicle along and have it converted.
Peter Dibbin from the Warrington MRC will have his Japanese layout on display, something that little bit different from the usual NG layout.
Show open from 10am to 5pm get there early and enjoy a whole day of NG activity.
See you there.
Stan.
Two more layouts that can be seen at Rainhill, both will be downstairs in the Main Hall.
Rothampton in 009.
Ham Hill in 009.
Lots more to come over the next few weeks.
Come along and join us for a great day out.
Adult entry fee for both shows, just
Current list of layouts exhibiting at the Rainhill NG event.
Fort Whiting, Die Keinnamebahn, Crunk ny Killey, Wheatstone Bridge, Llanlechid Quarry, Crummack Valley,
Wherewithial Quay, Hironocho, Rothampton, Ham Hill,
Dioroma of L&B by Bob Barnard, R C demo by Frank Allen, Irish 3ft by Steve Jones, Micro layout by Andrew Woolass,
A1 Models.
The Famous Sales Tables to find those items you have been looking for !!
Come and join us and enjoy a great day out.
Hot and cold refreshments available at very very very reasonable prices !!
Free Parking in and around the Hall.
Stan.
Just Four Weeks to go before the doors open at Rainhill.
Some cracking layouts on show including Crummack Valley, Rothampton along with Peter Dibbins Japanese NG layout
Hironocho.
Lots of other brilliant layouts to enjoy.
Visit the Sales Tables and look for those items you have been looking for, lots on show.
Refreshments available all day along with Free Parking in and around the Hall.
Come and enjoy a great day out, see you there.
Stan.
Just a reminder, if you wish to purchase items from the Sales Tables, we can only accept cash as we do not have facilities for plastic cards.
If you do require more cash, there are two or three Cash machines in the Village and there are no handling charges.
If you intend bringing items for sale, you must have a list of the priced items, we do not have the manpower to do that for you.
Free Parking in and around the Hall, the early you arrive the better parking will be yours.
Refreshments available from 10am have a cuppa on arrival.
Most of the 009 layouts are in the Teak Room along with the Sales Tables.
Stan.
Just 3 weeks to go before another cracking North West Narrow Gauge Show.
The downstairs Main Hall will have Four NG layouts on show along with a number layouts in various scales/gauges.
Trade Stands along with the Rainhill MRC secondhand sales stand.
Plenty of refreshments along with tea/coffee to keep you going.
If you fancy a bus trip, why not have a ride on a Vintage Double Decker Bus.
The early birds catches the best parking places, but remember Rainhill Station is only 3 to 4 minutes walk away.
The bulk of the NG layouts will be upstairs in the Teak Room, remember there is a lift to help you, if you do not fancy the stairs.
Two shows for one entry fee, it must be the bargain of Model Railway Exhibitions.
Come along and say hello and pick up those bargains from the Sales Tables.
Stan.
Well the Rainhill Show is getting closer and looks like it will be a great day of NG modelling.
Remember there will be refreshments available all day in the cafe area.
Arrive early and pick up those bargains on the Sales Stand up in the Teak Room.
Come along and say hello.
See you there.
Stan.
Less than two weeks to go, time to fill up your car, buy your train ticket or dig out your bicycle clips !!
Lots to see and get involved in, hopefully there will some Society kits waiting for you on the sales tables.
If you would like to trial some stock, do bring it along.
009 layouts will be in the Main Hall and the Teak Room upstairs.
Arrive early and catch the bargains.
See you there.
Stan.
The weather is rather dark and dank today, so are you feeling down and fed up with the Heritage discussion ?
Don t be Les Miserables, you need a show to brighten you up, so what better to come along to Rainhill on Saturday 25th November.
Lots going on at the Village Hall, great layouts, Trade Stands and demos.
Great Food both hot and cold, easy parking or use the train.
Both shows will have Narrow Gauge layouts for your enjoyment and just
Sure you weren't a Barker in a previous life, Stan? :)
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I hope I do not have to sing You ll Never Walk Alone, I support the team from across Stanley Park !
Stan.
Quote from: Stan Williams on November 14, 2017, 21:36
I hope I do not have to sing You ll Never Walk Alone, I support the team from across Stanley Park !
Stan.
Which team is that Stan - Tranmere Rovers?
My taxi awaits
Just a week to go until the Rainhill Show.
Please remember, we are unable to accept card payments on the sales tables, cash only.
There are a couple of cash machines in the village only a few minutes walk from the Village Hall.
Remember there will be a Vintage Bus giving Free rides, look at the timetable at the Hall entrance.
Stan.
Full list of layouts appearing at Rainhill this Saturday.
Fort Whiting by Charlie Insley.
Die Keinnamebahn by Andrew Jeffcock.
Crunk ny Killey by Chris Sidebottom.
Wheatstone Bridge by Rob McElvey.
Llanlechid Quarry by David Johnston.
Crummack Valley by Alan Mountfield.
Hironocho by Peter Dibbin.
Irish 12mm by Steve Jones.
Rothampton by Rainhill MRC.
Hamhill by David Davies.
RC demo layout by Frank Allen.
Small Micro Layout by Andrew Woolass.
Lynton & Barnstaple Stand & demo layout by Bob Barnard.
Plus A1 Models.
Sales Tables with a variety of model railway products and books.
Take a Free ride on a Vintage Double Decker Bus, timetable at the entrance to the Hall.
Refreshments at very reasonable prices, no need to bring your own !
The hall is wheelchair friendly including suitable toilet arrangements.
A lift is available to help disabled to reach the upstairs Teak Room.
Arrive early for the best parking spots.
Rainhill Station just a few minutes walk from the Village Hall.
Come and join us for a great day out of railway modelling, see you there.
Stan.
Setting up time this evening with 5 Narrow Gauge layouts up and running.
Rest will follow in the morning.
Show opens 10am to 5pm.
See you there.
Stan.
On Saturday at the Rainhill Show we had the opportunity to see two of the Bachmann goods wagons, a grey bogie van and a grey open wagon.
Superb detail and I expect to see many of these vehicles running on layouts in the very near future.
Well done Bachmann.
Stan.