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Maddock Toys News
There's always lots of
interesting things happening in Cliff Maddock's 'World of Toys'!
Toyfair Scene
Cliff Maddock is involved
(with colleague John Willcocks, trading as Big Southern Promotions) in the promotion
of a series of fairs in the south of England, comprising the following
events:
- A trains-only fair of up to
120 tables, with exhibition layouts, at Court Moor
School, Fleet, Hampshire.(Castle Street,
Farnham Road) The next event will be held on Saturday
13th. December 2008.
- A bi-monthly friendly evening
general fair at Petersfield,
Hampshire (Festival Hall), the next event being on Wednesday 22nd, October 2008 This has developed into one of the
best evening fairs in the South of England. Please
note that the Petersfield fair scheduled for 16th. July 2008
has had to be cancelled following fire damage at the hall.
Big Southern
Vintage rolls on to ever greater heights!
The above new fairs are in
addition to the well established vintage-only Reading Toyfair, which is held twice-yearly. This
fair is now in its fifteenth year and can justifiably claim to be perhaps
the best vintage fair in the world. The event is
held at The Rivermead Leisure Centre on Reading's
Thames-side riverbank. Over 200 stalls are regularly booked, but
enquiries from new stallholders are still welcome. The event is also
noted for the variety of exhibitions which are also on display (working
models, static displays, etc.). Spare parts for many old toys are also
usually available. The next event will be held on Sunday 19th.
October 2008
The Thames Valley
Group
..... of the Hornby Railway Collectors'
Association meets on the second Wednesday evening of each month, mainly at
Mortimer, Berkshire. (Members only).
Future dates are to be found on the Fairs Diary
page.
.... I also promote occasional
meetings purely for the enjoyment of Binns Road products. Please contact me
for further information if you are a Hornby 'purist' and would like to enjoy
Hornby amongst fellow enthusiasts.
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