Plywood supplies

[Steve Walker 1Participant @stevewalker1]

[Steve Walker 1Participant @stevewalker1]

Hi everyone

I am on the mainland and looking for a stockist of ply in the Blackburn / Bury area so that I don't have to pay my usual £15 postage. I was going to go to Blackburn Model Supplies, who came up on the web, but I now see they are closed on Fridays. Can anyone suggest somewhere that might stock 3-4ft lengths of 2 or 3mm ply. I'm here tomorrow and Saturday.

[Tony HadleyParticipant @tonyhadley]

Steve,

It might be worth a phone call to the Hobby & Model Centre, Bolton. The shop is just outside Bolton, on the road to Wigan, although of late the business seems to be centred around r/c cars, plastics and display models. I managed to buy some materials not too long ago.

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If Skelmersdale is a possibility, Scale Hobbies usually bring a good selection of ply to the autumn and spring Heywood Bring-and-Buy sales.

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Edited By Tony Hadley on 12/05/2016 21:09:48

[Steve Walker 1Participant @stevewalker1]

Thanks for this Tony. I'm off to Edinburgh on Sunday and couldn't really find anything definitive there, either.

It looks like rather than waste time and fuel looking on the 'off chance', I would be just as well going back to my postal supplier as recommended by Dave M, Dodgy and others. Living on a small island, I was under the impression that their would still be fully stocked model shops in every town…how times have changed. I suppose that's a consequence of PRC and the relative cheapness of on line product. I know that SLEC sent me good quality stuff so I will just consolidate my orders and stick with them.

On a slightly different note, if you know the area, is there a boating pond in the Heywood area that I can take my granddaughters to, or anywhere else within 10 miles for that matter

Regards, Steve

[Tony HadleyParticipant @tonyhadley]

Steve,

The modelmakers in the area, along with almost every other in the UK, have changed from buying from the "little shop around the corner" to buying on the internet. The model shops are now few and far between.

For sailing waters, the Heywood club, I think have restrictions on their lake sailing times. The best nearby water is the Bury club, who have 24/7 access to their lake. The lake is now shared with fishermen, but this hasn't caused any problems. Both clubs meet on Sunday mornings, but as previous at the Bury lake, the times are to suit yourself.

The Bury club lake is BL9 6NG – Clarence Park Lido, off Walmersley Rd,. Bury. Further details are in the link to club's website (directions are in the "about us" tab). The lake has good all around access with a couple of artificial islands in the centre, so boat retrieval is usually ok in event of any problems.

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Here is a link to the Heywood club's website which details the time allocations.

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Tony

[Steve Walker 1Participant @stevewalker1]

Thanks for this Tony. Next time I am down I will have a tootle along to Bury and/or Heywood and say hello. Hope the first cup of tea is free for visitors! Regards, Steve

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