Narrow Gauge South 2022 - Saturday 23rd April 2022

[Patrick Collins]

 Wessex Narrow Gauge Modellers are pleased to announce that



NARROW GAUGE SOUTH 2022



will take place on



Saturday 23rd APRIL 2022



at



Barton Peveril College, Eastleigh, Hants, SO50 5BX



We are in the early stages of organising the exhibition and further details will be shown here and on the Narrow Gauge South website http://www.narrowgaugesouth.org.uk/wp/  as they become available.



Wessex Narrow Gauge Modellers  look forward to welcoming back visitors, exhibitors and traders to our biennial exhibition in what we hope  will be another celebration of all things Narrow Gauge.

[Tom Haythornthwaite]

Announced on the Society Facebook page here:  https://www.facebook.com/009Society/posts/1796976500502958

Hope this will be one of many upcoming announcements!

[Patrick Collins]

Just one week until Narrow Gauge South 2022

A reminder that full details about the exhibition, admission, how to get there etc. may be found at http://www.narrowgaugesouth.org.uk/wp/

Something important to point out to those of you who like to explore an exhibition with a show guide, and with thirty layouts to see that may be a good idea, is that to save costs we will only be printing a very small number of paper show guides for distribution on the day, strictly first come, first served. However we have made the guide available to download from our website, just  follow the link on our home page to print it off at home (or work  ;)) or use the QR code to download to a mobile device. The QR code will also be displayed at the exhibition to download on the day.

Information on how to get to the exhibition may also be found at http://www.narrowgaugesouth.org.uk/wp/?page_id=70 Barton Peveril is easily accessible from the M3 and M27 motorways. The nearest mainline stations are Southampton Airport Parkway and Eastleigh. Both are about 25/30 minutes walking time from the College . Links to the local Blue Star bus services routes 5/5a (from Eastleigh station, stops outside the college) and 2 may be found on the website. The Xela Bus service doesn't serve the college at weekends.

If you're coming via Southampton Airport Parkway don't forget the Eastleigh Lakeside Railway option http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/ . The railway is just a few minutes walk from Parkway. Get a return ticket and alight at Monks Brook Halt. Follow the narrow path out past the allotments and then up the lane between the lock up garages until you emerge on Monks Way. Turn left and walk to the end, then turn right and you'll see Barton Peveril College a couple of hundred yards along Chestnut Avenue. Walking time is four or five minutes. The railway will be running trains until 5.10pm on the day so you can catch a return service on the way back. There is also ample parking at the railway so it would be another option for those of you coming by car to use it as a park and ride service to the show.

Keep an eye on the website for any last minute updates. If you haven't checked the line up of exhibitors for a while you may be interested to learn that Dick Wyatt is bringing Dovey Valley out of retirement for what will be its final exhibition appearance. Don't miss it.

See you on the 23rd.

[The Sales Team]

Also a reminder that the Sales Stand will be at NGS next Saturday, with most of the stock that we have available to browse and buy. So a wide range of items - 009, H0e and even H0m - together with scenics, buildings and lots more. Worth the admission price alone! If you place an order online (before this Wednesday) you can also arrange to collect at the exhibition and save on postage.

The Sales Team.

[Patrick Collins]

For those of you coming to Narrow Gauge South, the college catering service will be available as follows:

Breakfast:   10am – 10:30am

Lunch:   11:30am – 1:30pm

Hot & Cold snacks and drinks   10am – 4pm

Please note that the catering service is accessible only from within the exhibition and is not available to the public before 10am.


Don't forget to download the show guide at http://www.narrowgaugesouth.org.uk/wp/

[Patrick Collins]

A change to the trade exhibitors attending Narrow Gauge South this Saturday: John Sutton Books (Stand 32) has had to withdraw, his place has been taken by Richard Wallace selling a range of new and second hand 009 and HOe models.

There has also been a revision to the description for Berger Hall (Gn15) on Stand 22.

The downloadable show guide has been amended and can be found at http://www.narrowgaugesouth.org.uk/wp/ Don't forget to download it before your leave home or use the QR code when you arrive at the exhibition.

[Julian Evison]

As you probably know, the 009 Society AGM will take place at the same site as Narrow Gauge South on Saturday. Unfortunately in early editions of the Show Guide, the starting time is not shown correctly. The correct starting time is 2pm.

My apologies to members and the show organisers for any confusion.

Julian

[Patrick Collins]

Just a couple of days to go until Narrow Gauge South. It's been a lean couple of years for narrow gauge gatherings, and the first few months of this year have been affected by cancellations, so don't miss out on this gathering of all that is wonderful about our end of this great hobby. Thirty plus layouts, trade and society stands, the 009 Society AGM ...all well worth the trip to Eastleigh.

http://www.narrowgaugesouth.org.uk/wp/

[Patrick Collins]

We've just been told that N Drive Productions will not be attending Narrow Gauge South as previously stated.

[Julian Evison]

All being well, the new edition of the 009 Handbook will be available at Narrow Gauge South from the Society Sales Stand. Priced at £8.50, it contains 144 pages of information useful to beginners and the experienced alike, concentrating on topics of particular interest to narrow gauge modellers, for example:

- What makes a narrow gauge railway different?
- Creating a convincing scene
- Couplings
- Scratch-building locos in plasticard
- Building outside frames
- Inset track

Julian

[Robin Webster]

Hi Julian, is there a digital version of the Handbook for those of us who live outside the UK?
Thanks.

[Patrick Collins]

The first Narrow Gauge South exhibitors are in the midst of set up as I write these words.



An update on the parking situation. The builders moved in to Barton Peveril College this week and started digging up the car park! The upshot is that parking is likely to be more problematic than normal for the venue. Extra parking has been made available on the playing field so please follow directions from college parking marshalls on arrival. There is also public parking on the road along Chestnut Avenue, please park carefully in order to make best use of the available space. Parking restrictions apply on local residential streets.



There is also parking at the Eastleigh Lakeside Railway from where you can catch the train to Monks Brook which is just a five minute walk away.