As always, old toys may salve the soul . . . sadly the fairs are
cooling-off for the 'summer break' but lots of events are lining up for the
holidays and they often have trade and/or vintage tables.
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Toy Fairs
Saturday 15th June 2019
Perins
School, Pound Hill, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9BS
eMail - bobleggett@btinternet.com (note - change of email address)
Tel. - 01962
733 475
10.30 -
16.30hrs
Adults £6,
Children £2, early entry (sales hall) from 09.00hrs £10, family ticket (2
adults 2 kids) £14. And if you've picked up a flyer at recent shows, check the
back it may be a kid-goes-free voucher?
Bar-b-que,
live music, 20+ running railway layouts, 80+ trade tables, toy displays,
stalls, licensed bar/real ale, parking &etc.
Crawley - SRP - Cancelled
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Sunday 16th June 2019
Boston - MGM Fairs - Woodhall Spa Dolls House Fair
Tattershall Village Hall, 16 Lodge Rd, Tattershall, Boston, Lincolnshire, LN4 4LL (venue)
Linnet Lodge, The Village, Wembworthy, Devon,
EX18 7RX (promoter)
Website - www.mgmfairs.co.uk
Email - enquiries@mgmfairs.co.uk
Tel. - 07818 462448
10:30-15:00hrs
Admission - adults/seniors: £2.50, children:
50p
Free car parking, refreshments
Free Prize Draws
Rayleigh - SRP Toyfairs
Sweyne Park School, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6
9BZ
Web. - www.srptoyfairs1.co.uk
eMail: srptoys1@hotmail.co.uk
Tel. - 07739 998 012 (Paula or Gerry)
10:00 - 14:00hrs
Admission charge unknown
Stafford - Barry Potter / BP Fairs - 'Stafford Showground'
The Preston
& Argyle Suites, Stafford County Showground, Weston Road, Stafford, ST18
0BD
Web. - www.bpfairs.com
Tel. - 01604 846 688
Mob. - 07966
527 177
10.30 -
15.00hrs
Admission
£4.00 (early-bird £8), OAP's £3.50, Children £1,
Free parking
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Tuesday 18th June 2019
Wootton
Basset - Steven
Clements Fairs - Wootton Basset Evening Fair
Memorial Hall, Station Road, Wootton
Basset, Wiltshire, SN4 7EN
eMail: clementfairs@aol.com
Tel. - 01380 725 322
Mob. - 07958 101 891
18:30 - 20:30hrs
Admission charge unknown
Free parking, café
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Auctions
Saturday 15th June 2019
[Runcorn]
On-line Auction - British Toy Auctions
The Auction Centre, 9 Berkeley Court,
Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1TQ
Web. - www.britishtoyauctions.co.uk
Tel. - 01928 579 032
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Tuesday 18th June 2019
Newbury
- Special
Auction Services (SAS)
81 Greenham Business Park, Newbury, West
Berkshire, RG19 6HW
eMail - mail@specialauctionservices.com
Tel. - 01635 580595
Fax. - 0871 714 6905
Photographica
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Tuesday 18th - Friday 21st June 2019
Stockton-on-Tees - Vectis Auctions (4-day
sale)
Fleck Way, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17
9JZ
Web. - www.vectis.co.uk
eMail - admin@vectis.co.uk
Tel. - 01642 750 616
Tuesday
18th - Specialist Diecast
Wednesday
19th - Specialist Diecast
Thursday
20th - General Toy Sale
Friday
21st - Model Train Sale
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Thursday 20th June 2019
Ludlow - Mullock's Specialist
Auctioneers and Valuers
Ludlow Racecourse, Bromfield, Ludlow,
Shropshire, SY8 2BT (sale venue)
Web. - www.mullocksauctions.co.uk
eMail - reception@mullocksauctions.co.uk
eMail - auctions@mullocksauctions.co.uk
Tel. - 01694 771 771
Sheffield - Shefield Auction Gallery
Windsor Road, Heeley, Sheffield, S8 8UB
Tel. - 0114 281 6161
Viewing - Wednesday 19th 09:00 - 16:45,
from 08:30 on sale day
14:00 - Finish
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Other Events
From Thursday 13th (yesterday) - Sunday 1st September 2019
Ironbridge - Coalbrookdale Gallery/Irornbride Gorge Museums - British Comics
Coalbrookdale Gallery, Ironbridge Industrial (and World) Heritage Site,
Ironbridge Gorge, Ironbridge, Shropshire
Web. - ironbridge.org.uk (general)
Web. -https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/events/family-events/comics-explore-and-create-comic-art/
(event)
On show is original 1940/50's artwork for Desperate Dan, Denis the
Menace (the proper one), Beryl the Peril, Beano the Cat, &etc.
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From Now until 16th September 2019
London (Central) - Design Museum
- 'Stanley Kubrick The Exhibition'
Web. - www.designmuseum.org
Film props, scripts, pre-production and production stuff,
research-material, costumes, music etc...from 2001, Barry Lyndon, The Shining,
A Clockwork Orange and even the unmade 'Napoleon'.
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Both Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th June 2019
Mid Hants Railway, Station Road, New Alresford, SO24 9JG
Web. - www.watercressline.co.uk
Very-much tying-in with Bob Leggett's event (see above) in Alresford
(which is at one end of the line), on the Saturday; at least, the Watercress Line [Mid-Hants Railway] will be running a themed service on both days;
'War on the Line' being a 75th Anniversary of D-Day event, with dressing-up, re-enactors,
stalls and displays and steam-driven locomotives pulling squidgy-seated vintage
rolling stock between Alresford and Medstead (nice pubs) via Ropely, although
it's a safe bet the tea & buns won't be at 1944 prices!
Dunsfold - Dunsfold Park - Wings & Wheels
Wings & Wheels,Dunsfold Park, Building 56, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6
8TB
Web. - www.wingsandwheels.net
Tel. - Phone: 01483 542226
09:00 - Finnish (approximately 19:00hrs) both days
Static and flying aircraft displays, monster trucks, supercars &etc.
Leicester - National Space Centre - The FAB Worlds of Anderson
National Space Centre, Exploration Drive,
Leicester, LE4 5NS
Email - info@spacecentre.co.uk
Tel. - 0116 261 0261
Tel. - 0116 261 0261
10:00 - 16:00hrs Monday - Friday; 10.00 -
17.00 weekends
Admision - Adult £15.00, child (5-16)* and concessions £12.00, under 5's free
Parking (all day ) £3.00
Admision - Adult £15.00, child (5-16)* and concessions £12.00, under 5's free
Parking (all day ) £3.00
*Children under the age of 14 must be
accompanied by an adult. Concessions are over 60's, students (NUS card
required) and the disabled.
For some special events, they are also open
in the evening, check details.
Celebration of Gerry Anderson's creations
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Overseas Events
Friday 14th (today) until Sunday 16th
June 2019
Hong
Kong (China)
- HKTF - Hong Kong Toy Festival
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre,
1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Web. - info@hkexpo.com.hk (venue)
Web. - www.hktf.com.hk (promoter - text is
in Chinese characters)
The Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HKToyFestival/
Tel. - 852-21 531 177
Friday 14th - 10:00-21:00hrs
Saturday 15th - 10:00-21:00hrs
Sunday 16th - 10:00-20:00hrs
Admission $30HK
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Thursday 20th - Sunday 23rd June 2019
2163 East Main Street, PO Box 1911,
Galesburg, Ill 61401, Illinois, USA (venue)
Web. - http://www.visitgalesburg.com/ (venue)
Web. - https://galesburgrailroaddays.com/ (organisers)
Tel. - 309. 343. 4920
Various timings, events, venues etc . . .
check links.
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Advanced Warning-Order
Forthcoming Vectis Auction - Wednesday 26th June
Harry Potter Rarity
Coming up in the 26th June TV & Film
related sale is a rather special lot. A signed hard back Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone book, plus other associated memorabilia, with full
provenance.
Obtained by the vendor whilst being
involved in the filming of the first film at Hogsmeade (Goathland, North
Yorkshire).
In the Autumn of 2001, Verity was lucky
enough to be an extra at Goathland (transformed into Hogsmeade) for filming of
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Daniel Radcliffe, aged only eleven,
was sitting alone in the marquee; so Verity felt sorry for him and went over
and had a chat with him. He was so friendly and delightful, she remembers! She
asked if he would sign her book and he replied that she was the first person to
ask for his autograph. He wrote her name and best wishes as well as his
signature.
Over the few days of filming, the book was
also signed by actors Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Emma Watson (Hermione
Grainger), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) and Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid). Robbie
Coltrane told Verity that he doesn't usually give autographs but because of the
special circumstances, he did. This was because Verity was going through
chemotherapy at that time for leukaemia.
The production team were aware of this from
the information given when she applied to be an extra. Consequently, Chris
Columbus (Director) signed her book and also wrote "Believe in magic"
and Roy Button (OBE. Exec VP & Managing Director of Warner Bros
Productions) signed it also. Due to the circumstances, Verity was also invited
to Leavesden Studios to visit the studio sets like Diagon Alley and the Great
Hall in Hogswarts. The letter of invite signed by Roy Button is included for
provenance.
There are six other autographs in this book
from other actors on set at Goathland, signed at the time. However, Verity
can't recall who they were.
Other documentation included are the cast
sheet documents and other information that she was given for filming on those
days and her payslip and photographs of her in the Hogswarts uniform.
At the time of filming, there was strict
security to keep everything secret about the film. The press were kept well
away by security so nothing could be leaked before the film was released but
again, exceptions were made and the photographs show Verity as a Hogswarts schoolgirl
on set at Goathland (Hogsmeade) in that special uniform.
Estimate: £300 - £500
For further information on this Lot, Kathy
Taylor our TV & Film Specialist will be available from the 17th June.
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Other News
Lewis (Isle of, not Sussex) Chess
Man
UK readers will be familiar with this story, but for overseas readers;
one of the missing chess pieces from the Lewis horde (believed to be a late Viking
or 'Scandinavian' trader's 'shop stock') buried in the sand dunes and found
many centuries later has turned-up! It had been in a drawer for some years,
having been passed down a family's line. Expected to sell over a million pounds,
none of the accounts I've found seem that clear as to whether it's missing from
the original find's total, or was missing from the original find. Three full
sets would be 96 figures, but some articles talk of 'five long-lost pieces from
the 93' (Metro - giving a total of
98), while others ('i') talk of five missing from the four 'combined'
chess sets? There's also talk of 14 'Tablemen' (like draughts pieces?). The
figure, carved from walrus ivory and a little bashed by his 800-odd years
sojourn on the planet is 8.8cm and represents a Warder (forerunner of the Rook
or Castle) and will be offered-up at Sotheby's,
London on the 2nd of July.
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The Sherriff of Nottingham
Games Workshop have announced on target
profits of something stratospheric (in the £80M mark) on expected income of
£258m+ (254 in sales and 4M from the licensing arm), seen their shares rise in
value by +/- 150% and announced that £5m will be given as a bonus to its 1,900
workers, leaving them with £2,600'ish each!
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Not So Good
Two of my main sources for cheap tat to amuse you and/or tick boxes
and/or add to the collection have announced problems;
The Works have released a lower
profits forecast, blaming Brwreakshit for consumer uncertainty, but turnover
and profits are up on the same periods last year, so it's not too grim yet.
While Wilko/Wilinson's are
about to face strike action over staff working conditions at their two main
distribution warehouses in Wales (Magor) and Nottinghamshire (Worksop),
following the imposition by management of compulsory weekend working. The
action follows a ballot of the relevant staff by their union, the GMB; 90% of
the staff elected for industrial action.
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Toys in the Media
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H is for How They Come In
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On show is original 1940/50's artwork for Desperate Dan, Denis the Menace (the proper one), Beryl the Peril, Beano the Cat, &etc.
ReplyDeleteShould be either Korky the Cat or Biffo the Bear.
Biffo! . . . I'm showing my youth!!!
ReplyDeleteCheers
H