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I’m a 60-year-old Aspergic gardening CAD-Monkey. Sardonic, cynical and with the political leanings of a social reformer, I’m also a toy and model figure collector, particularly interested in the history of plastics and plastic toys. Other interests are history, current affairs, modern art, and architecture, gardening and natural history. I love plain chocolate, fireworks and trees, but I don’t hug them, I do hug kittens. I hate ignorance, when it can be avoided, so I hate the 'educational' establishment and pity the millions they’ve failed with teaching-to-test and rote 'learning' and I hate the short-sighted stupidity of the entire ruling/industrial elite, with their planet destroying fascism and added “buy-one-get-one-free”. Likewise, I also have no time for fools and little time for the false crap we're all supposed to pretend we haven't noticed, or the games we're supposed to play. I will 'bite the hand that feeds', to remind it why it feeds.

Friday, September 28, 2018

News, Views Etc . . . Forthcoming Events

Two biggies over the weekend, Birmingham (NEC) is second only to Sandown Park and Windsor is one of the other jewels' in the show-crown, and a club-run event to boot! So, alphabetically, shows then auctions;

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Toy Fairs

Saturday 29thSeptember 2018

Brentwood - J&J Fairs
International hall, Brentwood Centre, Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9NN
Tel. - 01522 880 383 (J & J Webb)
10:00 - Approx. 14:30hrs
Admission £3, seniors £2.50p, 1st child £2

Gateshead - Jim Corr Fairs - Toy, Train & Sci-Fi Fair
Gateshead International Stadium, Neilson Road, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE10 0EF
Mob. - 07504 035 955
10:00 - 15:00hrs
Admission £3, children/senior citizens £2, 'Early Bird' £5

Windsor - Maidenhead Static Model Club - International Toy & Train Fair
Windsor Leisure Centre, Clewer mead, Stovell Road, Windsor, berkshire, SL4 5JB
Mob. - 07825 564 960
10:30 - 15:00hrs
Admission £3, concessions £2.50p, early bird (from 09:00hrs) £7, last hour free.
Refreshments, for parking - see map below

One of the best shows in the calendar! The flyer got scribbled-on, I've tried my best to clean it up and apropos nothing in particular, I used to have a friend in Vansittart Road and can vouch for the pub on the corner!

 
Worcester - Tony Oaks Toy Fairs
Perdiswell Leisure Centre, Bilford Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR3 8DX
Tel. - 01270 652 773
Mob. - 07825 631 323
10:30 - 14:00hrs
Admission £2, free parking

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Sunday 30th September 2018

Birmingham - Barry Potter / BP Fairs - 'NEC'
Hall 18, National Exhibition Centre, Birminham, B40 1NT
Tel. - 01604 846 688
Mob. - 07966 527 177
Admission £7.50, early-bird (from 08:00hrs) £12, OAP's £7, Children £2
Free parking

Enfield - Whitewebbs Mueseum of Transport - Dinky & Lone Star Exhibition (and visit from Morris Minor Club)
Whitewebbs Road, Enfield, Middlesex, EN2 9HW
web. - http://whitewebbsmuseum.co.uk/
Tel. - 02083 671 898
10:00 - 16:00hrs
 
Kirkby-in-Ashfield - Townsend Toy & Train Fairs (Malcolm Townsend)
Festival Hall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7DJ
Mob. - 07951 072 790
10:00 - 14:00hrs
Accompanied under-16's free
Free parking, refreshments

Northfleet - SRP Toyfairs
Northfleet Girls School, Hall Road, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 8AQ
Tel. - 07739 998 012 (Paula or Gerry)
10:00 - 14:00hrs

Wirral - Barry Stockton - Merseyside Hobbies & Model Railway Show
Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight, Wirral, CH62 5DH
Web. - http://barrystocktonfairs.co.uk/
Tel. - 01513 343 362

10:30 - 15:30
Admission - Adult £4.50p, Children £1

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Wednesday 3rd October 2018

Hertford - Joe Lock Fairs (Evening Fair)
Richard Hale School, Hale Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8EN
Mob. - 07866 641 215
19:00-21:00hrs
Admission £1

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Auctions

Friday 28th September 2018

Stockton-on-Tees - Vectis (last day of a four day sale)
Fleck Way, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9JZ
Web. - www.vectis.co.uk
eMail - admin@vectis.co.uk
01642 750 616
General military & civilian figure sale
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Saturday 29th September 2018

 
Norfolk - Speedbird Promotions
Online Auction
 
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Wednesday 3rd October 2018

Kent - C&T Auctioneers
Unit 4, High House Business Park, Kenardington, Kent, TN26 2LF
Tel. - 44 1233 510 050 (from abroad)
Tel. - 01233 510 050 (within the UK)

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Thursday 4th October 2018

Sheffield - Sheffield Auction Gallery (day 1 of 2 a day auction)
Windsor Road, Heeley, Sheffield, S8 8UB
Web. - www.sheffieldauctiongallery.com
eMail - jmorgan@sheffieldauctiongallery.com
Tel. - 0114 281 6161

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Friday 5th October 2018

Poole - Cottees Auctions Limited
Mannings Heath Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4NQ
Web. - www.cottees.co.uk
eMail - info@cottees.co.uk
Tel. - 01202 723 177
Auction starts 19:00hrs
Viewing Thursday 4th October; 10:00 - 17:00hrs and on the morning of the sale from 09:00hrs.

Sheffield - Sheffield Auction Gallery (day 2 of 2 a day auction)
Windsor Road, Heeley, Sheffield, S8 8UB
Web. - www.sheffieldauctiongallery.com
eMail - jmorgan@sheffieldauctiongallery.com
Tel. - 0114 281 6161

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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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