Small shows can be just as much, if not more fun, than larger ones.
45 minutes drive from me is the village of Weedon Bec and in the hall was a little show for the narrow gauge fan.
There was a reasonable selection of layouts or varying qualities and a few trade stands. Catering was good with delicious tea and cake.
The main joy though was all the chat. We spent just over 2 hours at the show and had a thoroughly good time. I met people I know and people I don't who know me. We talked about unusual little railways. It was very, very, friendly. In fact everyone seemed to be having a good time.
If you wanted tail-chasers, there were a couple of Ffestiniog layouts to keep you happy, although neither was home to trains hurtling around as the real thing doesn't do this.
Layout I wanted to build was Yardely Wharf, a minimum space model with only 2 points. Tall buildings and a deep quayside were right up my street. I'd like to do it with the atmosphere generate by Chris Payne's excellent Brink Valley Tramway.
A fun day out - more please!
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