News, Views etc . . . Forthcoming Events

That's it people; the summer's over, you can all get back to work for the man, but as a reward for your labours, the weekends are chocka' with shows again!

I ran out of time on the old Rack Toy Month front with a few missed days and the move, but I'm not going to save them for a year so the seven-or-eight still in the queue will be slipped in between now and Christmas. There's nothing that exciting, but there was some 'Armymen' follow-up stuff and some fish and some dinosaurs and some big trucks and . . . shows, we're looking at show-news here!

If you've come later in the day and found this, there are three new posts underneath it, with a further two on the Hong Kong Blog!

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Toy Fairs

Saturday 1st September 2018

Bexhill-on-Sea - SRP Toy Fairs

St. Barnabas Parish Church, Cantelupe Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1JG

Web. - http://srptoyfairs1.co.uk/

eMail - srptoys1@hotmail.co.uk

Mob. - 07739 998 012

10:00 - 14:00hrs

Brecon, Wales - Chris Dyer Fairs

Market hall, Town Centre, Brecon, Powys, Wales, LD3 7LG

Web. - www.chrisdyerfairs.co.uk

Tel. - 01643 702 757

Mob. - 07966 694 579

10:30 - 15:00hrs

Admission £2

Rhyl - 'Rails in Wales'

Rhyl Town Hall, Wellington Road, Rhyl, Wales

[No other details available]

10:00 - 16:00hrs

Admission £2, under-12's free

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Sunday 2nd September 2018

Chester-le-Street - Jim Corr Fairs

Lord Lawson Academy, Birtly Lane, Birtly, DH3 2LF

eMail - jim_corr73@hotmail.co.uk

Mob. - 07504 035 955

10:00 - 15:00hrs

Admission £3, children/senior citizens £2, 'Early Bird' £5

Exeter 'Westpoint' - Bulldog Fairs

Westpoint Arena, Clyst St. Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DJ

Web. - www.bulldogfairs.com

eMail - bulldogfairs@aol.com

Tel. - 01373 452 857

Mob. - 07917 125 641

10:30 - 14:30hrs

Admission £4, each under-16 free with adult, 'Early Bird' £10 from 08:30hrs

Falkirk, Scotland - McLaren Models

Tel. - 01324 624 102

(All other details here)

Huntingdon - J&J Fairs

International Indoor Arena, Kings Bush Centre, Wood Green Animal Shelters, London Road, Godmanchester, PE29 2NH

Web. - www.j-jwebbtoyfairs.com

eMail - jandjfairs@virginmedia.com

Tel. - 01522 880 383 (J & J Webb)

10:00 - 14:30hrs

Admission £3, seniors £2.50p, 1st child £2

Stafford - 'Stafford Showground' - Barry Potter (PB Fairs)

The Preston & Argyle Suites, Stafford County Showground, Weston Road, Stafford, ST18 0BD

Web. - www.bpfairs.com

Tel. - 01604 846 688

Mob. - 07966 527 177

10:00 - 15:00hrs

Admission £4.00, OAP's £3.50, children £1, 'Early Bird' £8 from 08:00hrs

free parking

Worthing - SRP Toy Fairs

Charmandean Centre, Forest Road, Worthing, West sussex, BN14 9HS

Web. - http://srptoyfairs1.co.uk/

eMail: srptoys1@hotmail.co.uk

Tel. - 07739 998 012

10:00 - 14:00hrs

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Friday 7th September 2018

Alfreton - Toy and Train Fairs (Malcolm Townsend)

The Leisure Centre, Church Street, Alfreton, DE55 7BD

Web. - www.tttf.co.uk

Mob. - 07951 072 790

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Toy Auctions

Monday 3rd September 2018

Lewis - Wallis and Wallis

West Street Galleries, Lewis, West Sussex, BN7 2NJ

Web. - wallisandwallis.co.uk

eMail - toys@wallisandwallis.co.uk

Tel. - 01273 480 208

Fax. - 01273 476 562

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Friday 7th September 2018

Chippenham - Wessex Auctions

Wessex Auction Rooms, Westbrook Farm, Draycot Cerne, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5LH

Web. - www.wessexauctionrooms.co.uk

eMail - enquiries@wessexauctionrooms.co.uk

Tel. - 01249 720 888

Viewing - Thursday 6th 10:00 - 19:00hrs, from 09:00hrs on sale day

10:30 - Finish

On-line catalogue, general toy sale

Sheffield - Shefield Auction Gallery

Windsor Road, Heeley, Sheffield, S8 8UB

Web. - www.sheffieldauctiongallery.com

eMail - jmorgan@sheffieldauctiongallery.com

Tel. - 0114 281 6161

Viewing - Thursday 6th 10:00 - 16:45, from 08:30 on sale day

14:00 - Finish

Model railways and collectables

Taunton - Greenside Taylor Hunt (GTH)

The Octogon Saleroom, 113a East Reach, Taunton, Devon, TA1 3HL

Web. - www.gth.net

eMail - antiques.saleroom@gth.net

Three toy-auctions on the same day, at opposite ends of the country? I'm sorry, but all three of them should be ashamed of themselves; with 300+ days to choose-from (including Saturadys?); doubling-up is bad enough, but three in one day is a piss-take, and it means none of them can be delivering the service they claim they are to the sellers.

It's not enough to say people [read 'dealers'] can leave bids at all three venues (if necessary), it's the fact that all buyers (including a lot of dealers) are on a budget, and holding three sales on the same day will result in overall lower final sale prices on the day, frankly - it's a bit shocking!

Good news for canny buyers though!

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Toys in the Media

Halifax again, broken piggly-wiggly-bank this time!

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If you are an event promoter/show curator/auctioneer and you want your toy, model, collectable or popular-/youth-culture type sale/exhibition/event listed here - FOR FREE - or linked to; please eMail me -

maverickatlarge[at]hotmail[dot]com

- stating the date/s of the event, address of event, contact details, opening/viewing times, admission pricing and any other relevant facts/details or features - parking, travel notes, disability access, availability of refreshments, event subject matter &etc.

And please mention any flyer-art or poster-/leaflet-scans but send by separate eMail, in case they go to the 'junk' folder, from where they can be recovered and marked safe, but only if I know they're there!