We are unable to provide seating or catering within the Main Hall or Atrium at this year’s show. Catering will however be available from units in the Plaza and near the Atrium, and outdoor seating will be available in the Plaza using a large number of picnic benches. A dry day is forecast so these [...]
Following on from the UK government’s announcement today that Step 4 of its COVID-19 RESPONSE− SPRING 2021 plan will be delayed by up to four weeks, I’d like to underline that the National Garden Railway Show, scheduled for Saturday 26th June, will go ahead as planned, because it was authorised under the measures applicable to [...]
Many members will by now have received the May mailing confirmed in yesterday’s Shed Notice, including the 2021 National Show Guide. If you’ve had time to glance through it, you’ll have seen that the majority of the hobby’s traders will participate along with a large and varied assortment of layouts. England moves to Step 3 [...]
Online sale of tickets for the National Garden Railway Show 2021 have opened. 120 tickets have been sold in a little over an hour - we normally see this level of activity on the last day of sales, not the first day we open! Add to this the 150 tickets provided to those who had [...]
The Board met yesterday and preparation for the National Show on Saturday 26th June was of course a topic for discussion. We’d like to make members aware of the following: Starting Monday 1st March, we will be contacting all who hold a paper ticket for the 2020 show, to ascertain which of the two sessions [...]
Further to the UK government’s announcement yesterday and the publication of its COVID-19 RESPONSE− SPRING 2021 plan, the Board would like to confirm that our 26th June National Show is permitted under Step 3 of the plan. This has been confirmed with the Arena, who are in discussion with Public Health England, who will still [...]
Firstly, to repeat what was announced on our web sites and in social media on 15th August: The show planned for Saturday 14th November 2020 will not go ahead The next National Garden Railway show will take place on Saturday 26th June 2021
This year’s Show will be different because of COVID-19. Here we answer some of the most common questions people are asking us. The situation is changing frequently, so please keep an eye on this page.
Members who have read the Chairman’s Column in August SMT will know that when I wrote the column, on Sunday 2nd August, the Association was in discussion with the Arena regarding rescheduling the 2020 National Garden Railway Show, which at that time was planned for Saturday 14th November 2020. Discussions are now complete, and the [...]
After discussion with the Peterborough Arena, we have agreed Saturday 14th November as the day of the Show and Friday 13th November to set-up. We are announcing this date as soon as possible because there has been speculation about the Show taking place earlier in the year. The timetable for both days is unchanged over that planned for 3rd [...]