Ellesmere Port show 2018

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19 February 2018 at 15:55 #75915
Paul T
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@pault84577
Dear All

The new season of shows kicks off in the North West with the popular Ellesmere Port event at the Boat Museum on 3rd & 4th March

Who is going to brave the cold and turn out for a chat over a brew?

Paul
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19 February 2018 at 15:55 #7750
Paul T
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@pault84577
19 February 2018 at 16:07 #75916
Gareth Jones
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Paul,

Are you sure the event is going to take place? From what has been said on the other well known forum, I thought that this years show had been cancelled.

Gareth
19 February 2018 at 16:43 #75918
Paul T
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@pault84577
Hi Gareth

Thanks for the warning, I haven't heard anything about it being cancelled but I will try and find out.

Paul
19 February 2018 at 16:57 #75919
Dave Milbourn
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Check with Larry "Long Build" Richards, whose club historically has had a lot to do with the organisation and running of this event. I'm 99.99% sure that he advised it was not going to happen this year. The March show in Coalville has also been cancelled due to lack of support, so it's looking pretty thin as far as shows in early 2018 go.

Dave M
19 February 2018 at 17:10 #75921
Colin Bishop
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@colinbishop34627
No it isn't on. Looks like the new management at the museum have managed to get their unmentionables in a spiral. See this thread on Mayhem.

**LINK**

Colin
19 February 2018 at 17:26 #75922
Gambier Bay
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@gambierbay
No show at Ellesmere this year.

Gambier Bay.
20 February 2018 at 07:25 #75932
Cookie
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@cookie15923
Sorry Paul ,The show is definitely not on this year , Maybe next year at new venue .

Dave
20 February 2018 at 18:29 #75943
Paul T
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@pault84577
This is really disappointing is there any information about why it has been cancelled?
20 February 2018 at 19:50 #75945
Colin Bishop
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@colinbishop34627
I think you can read between the lines on the Mayhem thread Paul.

Colin
20 February 2018 at 23:41 #75946
neil hp
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@neilhp
I was talking to the ex chairman of the club mostly associated with putting on the show for many of its years, at New Brighton lake just after new year,

and he says the new management basically wanted shut of the show and made it difficult for the club, removing the storage facilities of their large docks, tankers and such, and other none helpful re organising and reduction of show areas, and generally just being unhelpful…………and as such the club decided to pull the plug and to seek elsewhere for the future.

Edited By neil howard-pritchard on 20/02/2018 23:43:09
20 February 2018 at 23:51 #75947
neil hp
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@neilhp
it's sad, for the club and sad for modellers all………….I have been going off and on for the last 20 years and always enjoyed the show, but you could see the decline in recent years as decline in exhibits and people became apparent……………and last year was a big nail in the coffin when the lease holder decided to close the café eatery at the same time of the show instead of the closed season for refurbishment, and the only outlet for refreshments was a burger van………….with not the greatest of over inflated priced half edible burgers and dry tasteless on tap from Aldi cheap range chips……….the lack of queues said it all, lol.
21 February 2018 at 17:25 #75952
The Long Build
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@thelongbuild
Which makes it more interesting by the fact that the Museum contacted a few traders at the back end of last year about putting on the show, However did not as far as I am aware contact any Clubs !! and then early this year said due to lack of interest decided not to put it on this year. They were given a list of all regular Traders and clubs…
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