News, Views Etc . . . Forthcoming Events

I almost forgot to produce this yesterday, so it's a bit rushed, but covers the main events!

Toy Fairs

Saturday 22nd September 2018

Didcot - Retro Ronnie

Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, OX11 7JN

Web - www.retroronnie.com

Mob. I - 07708 385 061

Mob. II - 07900 266 427

Gloucester - Clement Fairs

Churchdown Community Centre, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL3 2JH
eMail: clementfairs@aol.com (Steven Clements)
01380 725 322
10:00 - 14:00hrs
Refreshments available

[Previous announcements of this venue's show seem to have included a spurious postcode for Reading in Berkshire, only God (who doesn't exist) or I can know why, and err . . . I don't, so a big 'Soz' for that double-plus typo!]

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Sunday 23rd September 2018

Bolton - Barry Potter / BP Fairs - 'Macron'

The Premier Suite, Macron Stadium, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6SF

Web. - www.bpfairs.com

Tel. - 01604 846 688

Mob. - 07966 527 177

Admission £3.50 (early-bird £7), OAP's £3, Children £1

Free parking

Eastbourne - Robert Horscraft - 'Eastbourne Toy & Model Collectors Fair'

East Dean Village Hall, East Dean, East Sussex, BN20 0DR

Tel. - 01323 899 879

Free Parking, refreshments, admission £1.50, under-12's free, just-off the main A259

Kidderminster - Tony Oaks Toy Fairs

Guilt Edge Leisure Centre, Zortech Avenue, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 7DY

Tel. - 01270 652 773

Mob. - 07825 631 323

10:30 - 14:00hrs

Admission £1.50p, free parking

Rayleigh - SRP Toyfairs

Sweyne Park School, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 9BZ

Web. - www.srptoyfairs1.co.uk

eMail - srptoys1@hotmail.co.uk

Tel. - 07739 998 012

10:00 - 14:00hrs

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Auctions

Friday 21st September 2018

Stockton-on-Tees - Vectis Auctions

Fleck Way, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9JZ

Web. - www.vectis.co.uk

eMail - admin@vectis.co.uk

01642 750 616

Saturday 22nd September 2018

Newark - Northgate Auctions

17 Northgate, Newark, Nottingham, NG24 1EX
Web. - www.northgateauctionroomsnewark.co.uk
eMail - auctions@northgateauctionroomsnewark.co.uk
Tel. - 01636 605 905
Fax. - 01636 612 607

Tuesday 25th -Saturday 28th September 2018

Stockton-on-Tees - Vectis Auctions (four day extravaganza!)

Fleck Way, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9JZ

Web. - www.vectis.co.uk

eMail - admin@vectis.co.uk

01642 750 616

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Heads-Up!
The date for the next Plastic Warrior Show is confirmed as being Saturday 11th May 2019 at the usual venue.

Captain Pugwash
Apropo an email on the ITLAPD posts, someone mentioned Captain Pugwash and it struck me he might be the cartoon character in the unknown premiums, so I had a quick google, he wasn't but I found a useful myth-busting page;

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/captain-pugwash-double-meanings/

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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!

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Missed!

Steam Railway Art

Issuing flyers, at the venue, on the day is not promotion! It's advertising 'in the moment', and at an isolated venue (nature of site, not geographic!) with everyone having to walk past the exhibition after paying their entry fee, you are only going to attract the odd extra trader/dealer to visit, while they are on their fag/coffee-break? And they were lovely works!

Promotion needs active effort in the weeks or months leading up to the event, if you want your even here in time, get emailing! Two people approached me last Saturday about their events, one gave me stuff to scan, the other is going to, they will get extra coverage as a result . . . for free!