The shuttle bus from Coventry Railway Station to the NAEC will make its first pick-up at 09:00 from the bus station opposite Burger King, which is a short walk from the station. The picture below shows the location of the pick-up point. If your last visit to Coventry Railway Station was some years ago, these [...]
We're pleased to shared the menus for Strollers Café at this year's National Garden Railway Show. The Coffee shop will be open from 08:00 – 16:00. Hot pastries, sandwiches and salads, sweets and confectionery, and hot and cold beverages. Breakfast – 08:00 – 11:30 (see page 1 of menu below) Lunch - 12:00 – 14:30 [...]
I'm pleased to advise that we have secured a catering unit inside the main hall at Saturday 27th April's National Show at the NAEC, Stoneleigh Park. This will include tables and chairs, so that you can enjoy light refreshment, a sit down, a chat with your friends and still watch some of the layouts and [...]
Below are the award winners from the 2022 Model of the Year competition. Congratulations to the winning and highly commended entrants! And our thanks to everyone who took part by entering; to those who took time to look at the many excellent models on display; and to the MOTY stewarding and judging team. A fuller [...]
The prize draw winners for 2023 are below, congratulations to each of the winners. Thanks to those who organised and ran the draw. […]
Our YouTube playlist from the 2023 National Garden Railway Show - do check back, we will add more videos as they appear on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbUommTCWt6YKxb4IAd0S_4rHW-9902WR
Despite our best efforts, catering at the National Show in June 2022 fell well short of what we wanted and had arranged, so Carol and I have been working with the Arena to get it right this year. We've been working with Michelle Sergeant from Abbots Catering, who is Head of Sales and responsible for [...]
You may be aware that redevelopment of the area surrounding the Peterborough Arena is planned, to create significant leisure development, alongside new homes, open space sports pitches, a school and other facilities. Today we have been advised by Arena management that this plan is being accelerated and brought forward, meaning that events scheduled after 1st [...]
Online sale of tickets for the National Garden Railway Show 2023, on Saturday 15th April, have opened.
We're delighted to announce the layouts that will be at the 2023 National Garden Railway Show. We also have 67 confirmed traders so far. Layout Scale/Gauge Sayer & Sons Sand Ltd 32 Hopfields 32 and 45 Lunasola Peat Railwa 16mm Modular 16mm Layout 32 Mwch Grumblyn 32 and 45 Pendlebury Fold 16mm Out [...]