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Since Covid, I have kept away from exhibitions until September, 2022. I tought a review page would be useful for potential 2025 visitors.. At no point am I looking to insult hard pressed exhibition managers and their armies of volunteer helpers. Having been an exhibition manager, I know how hard work goes on in the preparation and in the background at these events. (nb. I do not take show videos any more, so links included are from You Tube and may vary in length and quality!)

  Sorry, but this is not an unbiased review as I used to be a club member ten years ago. Great deal of variety in the layouts exhibited, including lego trains and road vehicle displays. Everybody was very helpful and friendly as usual. The catering is simple with bacon and other hot rolls at very good prices. Most exhibtors and traders are from within 50 miles radius!
Lydney Show
September 2024
Exhibition Photographs

  Sadly, gone are the heady days of presenting the East Anglian Show, but St. Neots MRC have re-invented their own local show. Very well attended, friendly and well priced refreshments. Excellent layouts and a good variety of traders in a relatively small hall in the town centre. My only peeve, is why in a small area do visitors insist on wearing rucksacks on their backs?
St. Neots Model Rail Show
June, 2024
Exhibition Photographs

  Such a friendly exhibition for a long time! It seems all club members were wanting to give help and support with a smile and club badges and polo shirts! Great layouts and interesting traders. There was a cafe run by club volunteers for tea and cakes at very affordable prices. There was also an outside burger bar caterer possitioned out in a courtyard. Well done Market Deeping MRC!
Stamford Model Rail Show
May, 2024
You Tube by MrMartinB

  What should have been a magnificent exhibition, was ruined by the desire to overfill the exhibition floors with too many stands. This meant that it was not easy to move around and walking lanes were narrow and overcrowded! To add to that, we railway modellers are not like regular affluent racegoers who are prepared to pay extortionate prices for what was dinstinctly average catering and drinks!
York Model Rail Show
Easter Weekend, 2024
You Tube by Timber Surf

  We took our two grandsons, aged 4 and 9, along for the day and had a brilliant time. Great exhibits, access to the museum, tram and train rides all included in the price. The boys had other distractions while we old fogeys had a cup of tea and catering prices were also reasonable! Some excellent traders and layouts!
Statfold Farm Railway
April, 2023
 

  A very comprehensive and enjoyable exhibition day. Great variety of layouts and trade/society stands. My only criticism is that the hall used at the County Grounds had very unreliable internet signals and consequently some traders had to go 'cash only'. In fact, when I had to pay for a new loco, the trader had to escort several customers and me out the back and 200 metres down a service road!
Stafford MRC Exhibition
September, 2022