This is a retrospective list of ‘Mini-Ship (1/1200 & 1/1250 scale) Shows held in the UK from 1988 (and a few notes on earlier meetings)
(This will be a record, as complete as possible, of the dates & locations of 1/1200 ‘Ship Shows’ in the UK from the first to the present. I am not going to suggest that its going to be complete but it will be as complete as I can make it within reasonable limits …Much of the information is taken from the bi-annual lists issued by Len Jordan, to whom, six years after his death, I offer my complete thanks and admiration, and from the lists issued by Dreadnought Models. There are still gaps which I will attempt to fill. The list is compiled for historical interest only and is ‘without prejudice’. TJH)
‘A’s & A’s’
A number of people have contacted me with some additional information:
Roger Dawson says:‘There were at least 2 (=3)WSE shows during the two summers (in July?), before the Bournmouth Aviation Museum meeting, at Merley House (my wife liked the rococo plastered ceilings there). I also went to one at Southampton Hall of Aviation (1999?) and hardly had time to see the exhibits and I cannot now remember the time of year!
Martin Brown remembers ‘attending a couple of meetings in Bournemouth close to the seafront in the early 90s I think, as well as at least one on Shieldhall’ (1993).
Don Terry queries the date of the first Wellow.
Does anyone know the date of an event at Morley/ Featherstone? (Yorks). It was in the first part of 1995 and was not a success.
There are also the events at Chessington to sort out! – These were events organised by the 1/1200 Model Ship Society – a body of enthusiasts led by Tony James. They published a duplicated magazine called ‘Broadside’ – the editorial ‘committee’ included such names as Martin Brown and Roy Measday, and the issue that is in front of me (Volume 6, issues 2&3) contains articles by Kelvin Holmes & Jeff Stevenson. They held regular meetings and the following notes on the November, 1976 meeting may be of interest: ‘It has now been decided to hold a massive set piece action on the day comprised of fleets from Martin Brown (and family) and Tony James (and family). This is a long standing needle match, each side furnishing 600,000 tons …’.
Martin Brown has commented: A little more info on the Broadside meetings – these were held in Hook commiunity centre near Chessington Surrey( the site is still in use but completely rebuilt a few years ago) They were run there from the early 1970s, I first attended with my Father in 1973.
They were normally bi-monthly, and by 1974 ish were mainly actions organised by myself as Allied fleet commander Vs Tony James as Axis comm. These were almost always WW2 era. We often had teams of 5-6 per side and played on the floor. My Father Frank took part as did Tony’s son. By the mid 70s attendance was often around the 20s and some came just to view or buy,sell,swop. I can remember the original Skytrex owners selling items as well as David Vanner and myself. Roy Measday sometimes made the long trip up from Wales to take part and swop models. Vic Harman regularly travelled down for the games, stopping with us overnight before travelling back to Lincs. I also remember Jeff Stevenson and Kelvin Holmes there and one or two others who still collect.
Tony James sometimes did a minibus run from Waterloo station for people without transport.
When the 1200 Model Ship Society faded out in the late 70s the hall was used by the Naval Wargames Society but the emphasis switched to 1:3000 scale and also different eras so I stopped attending.
As has been commented – we did things differently then … were these the occasions when people went through each others sandwich boxes?
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28th Nov, 1976 | Chessington (See note above regarding these events) | Tony James, Martin Brown et al. |
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| 1988 |
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Spring/Summer, 1988 | RFA Sir Lancelot, Marchwood | Courtesy Capt Bill Walker; Terry Holtham |
23rd October, 1988 | Nash Mills (THE FIRST!) (Nash Mills VH, Hemel Hempstead) | Vic Harman, Martin Brown, Roy Measday, Kelvin Holmes |
| 1989 |
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19th March, 1989 | Christchurch (Bournemouth) – info via Kelvin Holmes, Mike Costello & Martin Brown | ??? |
22nd October, 1989 | Nash Mills | Martin Brown, Roy Measday, Kelvin Holmes |
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| 1990 |
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17th March, 1990 | Theale (First Theale) | Len Jordan |
21st October, 1990 | Theale | Len Jordan |
| 1991 |
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17th March, 1991 | Theale | Len Jordan |
20th October, 1991 | Theale | Len Jordan |
| 1992 |
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29th March, 1992 | Theale | Len Jordan |
12th July, 1992 | Welton (First Welton) | Tim Hudson |
25th October, 1992 | Theale | Len Jordan |
| 1993 | |
21st March, 1993 | Theale – Cancelled – Replaced by: | Len Jordan |
18th April, 1993 | Newbury College | Len Jordan |
4th July, 1993 | SS Shieldhall, Soton |
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11th July, 1993 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
15th August, 1993 | Theale | Len Jordan |
24th October,1993 | Theale – Cancelled – Replaced by: | Len Jordan |
17th October, 1993 | Newbury College | Len Jordan |
| Len Jordan then stopped running shows |
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17th November, 1993 | Bournemouth |
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| 1994 |
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xx July, 1994 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
16th October, 1994 | Theale | Waterline Ship Enthusiasts (WSE) |
| 1995 |
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19th March,1995 | Theale | WSE |
16th July, 1995 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
15th August, 1995 | Merley House Model Museum, Wimbourne (WSE) | |
15th October, 1995 | Theale | WSE |
| 1996 |
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24th March, 1996 | Theale (Attended by over 170 people – including visitors from Canada & the Netherlands, who took 1st & 2nd prizes in the raffle) | WSE |
5th May, 1996 | SS Shieldhall, Southampton (WSE) | |
14th July, 1996 | Mappleborough Green VH, Redditch (WSE) | |
28th July, 1996 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
1st September, 1996 | Merley House Model Museum, Wimbourne | WSE |
13th October, 1996 | Theale | WSE |
| 1997 |
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16th March, 1997 | Theale | WSE |
13th July, 1997 | Mappleborough Green | WSE |
27th July, 1997 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
12th October, 1997 | Theale | WSE |
| 1998 |
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22nd March, 1998 | Theale | WSE |
27th & 28th June, 1998 | Southern Militaire, Gosport (Not strictly a ‘ship show’, but a number of collectors attended) | (Naval Wargames Society ?) |
5th July, 1998 | Mappleborough Green | WSE |
22nd July, 1998 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
11th October, 1998 | Theale | WSE |
6th December, 1998 | Wellow | WSE |
| 1999 |
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7th February, 1999 | Merley | WSE |
21st March, 1999 | Theale | WSE |
16th May, 1999 | Southampton – Hall of Aviation | WSE |
11th July, 1999 | Mappleborough Green | WSE |
25th July, 1999 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
5th September, 1999 | Merley | WSE |
3rd October, 1999 | Theale | WSE |
5th December, 1999 | Wellow | WSE |
| 2000 |
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12th March, 2000 | Theale | WSE |
4th June, 2000 | Mappleborough Green | WSE |
24th & 25th June, 2000 | Fort Brockhurst, Gosport (Flagship 2000) | Naval Wargames Society |
30th July, 2000 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
22nd October, 2000 | Theale | WSE |
| 2001 |
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11th March, 2001 | Theale | WSE |
23rd June, 2001 | Fort Brockhurst, Gosport | Naval Wargames Society |
15th July, 2001 | Bournemouth Aviation Museum | WSE (?) |
29th July, 2001 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
9th September, 2001 | Mappleborough Green | WSE |
21st October, 2001 | Theale | WSE |
| 2002 |
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24th March, 2002 | Theale | WSE |
12th May 2002 | Lyndhurst | WSE |
29th June, 2002 | Fort Brockhurst, Gosport | (Naval Wargames Society ?) |
14th July, 2002 | St. Alban’s Sea Cadet Hall | WSE |
28th July, 2002 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
8th September, 2002 | Ringwood | WSE |
13th October, 2002 | Theale | WSE |
8th December, 2002 | Wellow | WSE |
| 2003 |
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16th March, 2003 | Theale | WSE |
11th May, 2003 | Wellow | WSE |
28th June, 2003 | Fort Brockhurst, Gosport | (Naval Wargames Society ?) |
27th July, 2003 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
xx October, 2003 | Theale | WSE |
7th December, 2003 | Wellow | WSE |
| 2004 |
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14th March, 2004 | Theale | WSE |
18th July, 2004 | Theale | WSE |
25th July, 2004 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
10th October, 2004 | Theale | WSE |
28th November, 2004 | Wellow | WSE |
| 2005 |
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| 2005 list not considered fully complete TJH 01/01/2007 |
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13th March, 2005 | Theale | WSE |
10th July, 2005 | Theale | WSE |
31st July, 2005 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
9th October, 2005 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
16th October, 2005 | Royal National Hotel, Bloomsbury, London, WC1H 0JX | Ocean Liner Society |
16th October, 2005 | Theale | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
27th November, 2005 | Wellow | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
| 2006 |
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12th March, 2006 | Theale | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
22nd April, 2006 (Saturday) | Portishead | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
29th April, 2006 (Saturday) | Newcastle | Duncan Robinson |
30th April, 2006 | Edinburgh | Duncan Robinson |
14th May, 2006 | ‘Explosion’ Lecture Hall, Gosport | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
16th July, 2006 | Theale | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
30th July, 2006 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
15th October, 2006 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
21st October, 2006 (Saturday) | Royal National Hotel, Bloomsbury, London, WC1H 0JX | Ocean Liner Society |
22nd October, 2006
| Theale | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
12th November, 2006 | Cardiff | Duncan Robinson |
26th November, 2006 | Wellow | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
3rd December, 2006 | Edinburgh (Cancelled) | Duncan Robinson |
| 2007 |
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11th March 2007 | Theale | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
31st March, 2007 (Saturday) | Sheffield Ship Show | Duncan Robinson |
1st April, 2007 | Mappleborough Green | Tim Hudson |
21st April, 2007 | South West Ship Show, Portishead | Bernard McCall |
28th April, 2007 | Newcastle | Duncan Robinson |
29th April, 2007 | Edinburgh | Duncan Robinson |
| These two events did not take place |
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13th May, 2007 | ‘Explosion’ Lecture Hall, Gosport | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
15th July 2007 | Theale | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
29th July, 2007 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
30th September, 2007 | Tickenham (Bristol) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
14th October, 2007 | Theale | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
20th October, 2007 (Saturday) | Royal National Hotel, Bloomsbury, London, WC1H 0JX | Ocean Liner Society |
21st October, 2007 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
25th November, 2007 | Wellow | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
| 2008 |
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16th March, 2008 | Theale | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
5th April, 2008 (Saturday) | Sheffield Ship Show – Advertised – Did not take place? | Duncan Robinson |
6th April, 2008 | Mappleborough Green | Tim Hudson |
12th April, 2008 | South West Ship Show, Portishead |
Bernard McCall
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11th May, 2008 | ‘Explosion’ Lecture Hall, Gosport | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
6th July, 2008 | Theale | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
27th July, 2008 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
7th September, 2008 | Tickenham (Bristol) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
12th October , 2008 | Theale | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
19th October, 2008 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
25th October, 2008 | Ocean Liner Society, London | Ocean Liner Society |
23rd November, 2008 | Wellow | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
| 2009 |
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8th March, 2009 | Theale | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
5th April, 2009 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
18th April, 2009 (Saturday) | South West Ship Show, Portishead | Bernard McCall |
10th May, 2009 |
‘Explosion’ Lecture Hall, Gosport
| Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
12th July, 2009 | Theale | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
26th July, 2009 | Welton |
Tim Hudson
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11th October, 2009 | Theale | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
18th October, 2009 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
24th October, 2009 (Saturday) | Ocean Liner Society, London |
Ocean Liner Society
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15th November, 2009 | North West Ship Show, Walmer Bridge VH Preston PR4 5GN | Neil Kemplay |
29th November, 2009 | Wellow | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
| 2010 |
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7th March, 2010 | Theale | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
28th March, 2010 | Welton | Tim Hudson |
24th April, 2010 (Saturday) | South West Ship Show, Portishead | Bernard McCall |
9th May, 2010 | ‘Explosion’ Lecture Hall, Gosport | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
6th June, 2010 | North West Ship Show, Preston |
Neil Kemplay
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11th July, 2010 | Theale (Reading) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
25th July, 2010 | Welton (Lincoln) | Tim Hudson |
10th October, 2010 | Theale (Reading) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
30th October, 2010 | Ocean Liner Society (London) | Ocean Liner Society |
7th November, 2010 | North West Ship Show, Hutton VH, Moor Lane, Hutton, Preston. PR4 5SE (Please note new location) | Neil Kemplay |
28th November, 2010 | Wellow (nr Southampton) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
| 2011 |
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6th March 2011 |
Theale (Reading)
| Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
2nd April, 2011 (Saturday) | South West Ship Show, Portishead | Bernard McCall |
10th April, 2011 | Welton (Lincoln) | Tim Hudson |
8th May 2011 | Explosion (Portsmouth) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
15th May, 2011 | North West Ship Show, Hutton VH, Moor Lane, Hutton, Preston. PR4 5SE | Neil Kemplay |
10th July, 2011 | Theale (Reading) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
31st July, 2011 | Welton (Lincoln) | Tim Hudson |
9th October, 2011 | Theale (Reading) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
Autumn 2011 event will not take place. | North West Ship Show, Hutton VH, Moor Lane, Hutton, Preston. PR4 5SE | Neil Kemplay |
27th November, 2011 | Wellow (nr Southampton) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
| 2012 |
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4th March, 2012 | Theale (Reading) RG7 5AS | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
14th April, 2012 (Saturday) | South West Ship Show, Portishead | Bernard McCall |
13th May 2012 | Explosion (Portsmouth) Gosport PO12 4LE | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
8th July, 2011 | Theale (Reading) RG7 5AS | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
29th July, 2012 | Welton (Lincoln) |
Tim Hudson
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14th October, 2012 | Theale (Reading) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
17th November, 2012 (Saturday) | South Coast Ship Show | Mainline & Maritime |
25th November, 2012 | Wellow (nr Southampton) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
| 2013 |
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3rd March, 2013 | Theale (Reading) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
6th April, 2013 (Saturday) | South West Ship Show, Portishead | Bernard McCall |
12th May,2013 |
Explosion (Portsmouth) Gosport PO12 4LE
| Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
14th July, 2013 | Theale (Reading) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
28th July, 2013 | Welton (Lincoln) |
Tim Hudson
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13th October, 2013 | Theale (Reading) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
16th November, 2013 | South Coast Ship Show (Portsmouth) | Ian McCall |
24th November, 2013 | Wellow (nr Southampton) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
| 2014 |
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2nd March, 2014 | Theale (Reading) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
5th April, 2014 (Saturday) | South West Ship Show, Portishead | Bernard McCall |
11th May, 2014 | Explosion (Portsmouth) Gosport PO12 4LE | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
6th July, 2014 | Theale (Reading) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
27th July , 2014 | Welton (Lincoln) | Tim Hudson |
12th October, 2014 | Theale (Reading) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
15th November, 2014 (Saturday) | South Coast Ship Show (Portsmouth) | Ian McCall |
30th November, 2014 | Wellow (nr Southampton) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
| 2015 |
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8th March, 2015 | Theale (Reading) |
Alan Hatcher;
Dave Willcocks
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18th April, 2015 (Saturday) |
South West Ship Show, Portishead
| Bernard McCall |
10th May, 2015 |
Explosion (Portsmouth) Gosport PO12 4LE
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Alan Hatcher;
Dave Willcocks
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13th June, 2015 (Saturday) | Scottish Ship Show, Meadowbank Leisure Centre Edinburgh | Bernard McCall |
19th July, 2015 | Theale (Reading) |
Alan Hatcher;
Dave Willcocks
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26th July , 2015 | Welton (Lincoln) |
Tim Hudson
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3rd October, 2015 (Saturday) | North-West Ship Show (Old Christ Church, L’pool) | Bernard McCall |
11th October, 2015 | Theale (Reading) |
Alan Hatcher;
Dave Willcocks
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14th November, 2015 (Saturday) | South Coast Ship Show – Hove (NOTE CHANGE OF LOCATION & ORGANISER) | Bernard McCall |
| 2016 |
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13th March, 2016 | Theale (Reading) |
Alan Hatcher;
Dave Willcocks
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9th April, 2016 (Saturday) | South West Ship Show, Portishead | Bernard McCall |
1st May, 2016 |
Wellow (nr Southampton)
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Alan Hatcher;
Dave Willcocks
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11th June, 2016 (Saturday) | Scottish Ship Show, Meadowbank Leisure Centre Edinburgh | Bernard McCall |
17th July, 2016 | Theale (Reading) |
Alan Hatcher;
Dave Willcocks
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31st July , 2016 | Welton (Lincoln) | Tim Hudson |
10th September, 2016 (Saturday) | South East Ship Show, Chatham, ME4 4UH | Bernard McCall |
1st October, 2016 (Saturday) | North-West Ship Show (Old Christ Church, L’pool) | Bernard McCall |
9th October, 2016 | Theale (Reading) |
Alan Hatcher;
Dave Willcocks
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27th November, 2016 | Wellow (nr Southampton) |
Alan Hatcher;
Dave Willcocks
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| 2017 |
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12th March, 2017 | Theale (Reading) |
Alan Hatcher;
Dave Willcocks
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22nd April, 2017 (Saturday) | South West Ship Show, Portishead | Bernard McCall |
28th May, 2017 | Wellow (nr Southampton) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
24th June, 2017 | St James Road Methodist Church Hall, S’ton S15 5HE | Ocean Liner Society |
16th July, 2016 | Theale (Reading) |
Alan Hatcher;
Dave Willcocks
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30th July , 2017 | Welton (Lincoln) | Tim Hudson |
2nd September, 2017 (Saturday) | Scottish Ship Show, Greenock | Bernard McCall |
3rd September, 2017 | Plumly (Nr Knutsford WA16 0TR) |
Alan Hatcher;
Dave Willcocks
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30th September, 2017 (Saturday) | North-West Ship Show (Old Christ Church, L’pool) | Bernard McCall |
8th October, 2017 | Theale (Reading) | Alan Hatcher; Dave Willcocks |
26th November, 2017 | Wellow (nr Southampton) | Dave Willcocks |
| 2018 |
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18th March, 2018 | Theale (Reading: RG7 5AS) |
Dave Willcocks
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28th April, 2018 (Saturday) | South West Ship Show, Bristol, BS34 7RG (NB not Portishead) | Bernard McCall |
6th May, 2018 | Wellow VH (nr Southampton: SO51 6BR) | Dave Willcocks |
15th July, 2018 | Theale (Reading: RG7 5AS) |
Dave Willcocks
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29th July, 2018 | Welton (Lincoln) NB New location (Dunholme VH: LN2 3SU) | Tim Hudson |
29th September, 2018 (Saturday) | North-West Ship Show (Old Christ Church, L’pool: L22 1RE) | Iain McCall |
14th October, 2018 | Theale (Reading: RG7 5AS) |
Dave Willcocks
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10th November, 2018 | Masonic Hall, Southampton, SO14 2DD | Ocean Liner Society |
25th November, 2018 | Wellow VH (nr Southampton: SO51 6BR) | Dave Willcocks |
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2019 | ||
17th March, 2019 | Theale (Reading: RG7 5AS) | Dave Willcocks |
27th April, 2019 (Saturday) | South West Ship Show, Bristol, BS34 7RG (NB not Portishead) | Bernard McCall |
19th May, 2019 | Wellow VH (nr Southampton: SO51 6BR) | Dave Willcocks |
25th May, 2019 (Saturday) | Kassel (Germany) | |
7th July, 2019 | Theale (Reading: RG7 5AS) | Dave Willcocks |
28th July, 2019 | Welton (Lincoln) NB New location (Dunholme VH: LN2 3SU) | Tim Hudson |
5th October, 2019 (Saturday) | North-West Ship Show (Old Christ Church, L’pool: L22 1RE) | Bernard McCall |
13th October, 2019 | Theale (Reading: RG7 5AS) | Dave Willcocks |
16th November, 2019 | Ocean Liner Society (Masonic Hall, Albion Place, Soton, SO14 2DD) | (Contact email) |
24th November, 2019 | Wellow VH (nr Southampton: SO51 6BR) | Dave Willcocks |
2020 – The Year of The Pandemic (I) | ||
15th March, 2020 | Theale (Reading: RG7 5AS) | Dave Willcocks (02392 352383) |
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9th August, 2020 | Theale (Reading: RG7 5AS) (RESCHEDULED FROM 5TH JULY) | Dave Willcocks (02392 352383) |
23rd August 2020 | Wellow VH (nr Southampton: SO51 6BR) (RESCHEDULED FROM 24th MAY) | Dave Willcocks (02392 352383) |
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4th October 2020 (Sunday) | Tim Hudson | |
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Dave Willcocks (02392 352383) | ||
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