| Clive India | 03/12/2022 10:57:19 |
 277 forum posts | Posted by mike T on 02/12/2022 16:39:28: That's rich. The event has not yet been officially announced but already someone has had a go at slagging off the organisation. Lets wait and see what is about to be organised, before casting stones.
Yup. |
| Chris Gunn | 03/12/2022 14:22:59 |
| 459 forum posts 28 photos | I had an email from NAME yesterday with the advance details of this show, I imagine all the secretaries of the societies that belong to NAME also got this email. Chris Gunn |
| Brian Wood | 03/12/2022 15:49:23 |
| 2742 forum posts 39 photos | Hello Chris Are you in a position to share this information for those of us who are freelance? Regards Brian |
| Les Riley | 03/12/2022 16:46:50 |
 48 forum posts 11 photos | Posted by JA on 03/12/2022 09:43:38:
I would love to but one has to register for membership first. JA Edited By JA on 03/12/2022 09:44:35 Apologies didn't realise. Try these :- https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/4542094.police-called-as-furious-exhibitors-block-exits-to-pickerings-annual-traction-engine-rally/ https://internalfire.com/xenf/index.php?threads/pickering-steam-rally.1752/ |
| Chris Crew | 04/12/2022 02:33:04 |
 418 forum posts 15 photos | Unless I am reading it wrong the NAME website gives Friday 10th & Saturday 11th March 2023 as the dates for the Harrogate Model Engineering Exhibition 2023. I seem to recall that an invitation to attend has been accepted by the society of which I am a member was mentioned at the last general meeting of the club. |
| DMB | 04/12/2022 10:01:08 |
| 1585 forum posts 1 photos | If H. Xbn. had been advertised in ME in a proper fashion as previously, I would have been only to willing to purchase a ticket and book hotel accommodation. In the weird goings on in previous posts here, I feel put off and consider it not worth effort or expense of travelling up from Brighton. Here's one potential customer who will be choosing another weekend venue like Didcot, Swindon museum, Mid Hants Rly or the like. John |
| Clive India | 04/12/2022 10:10:15 |
277 forum posts | From NAME website.... Harrogate Model Engineering Exhibition 2023 Friday March 10th Saturday March 11th Updated Advance FAQs Venue Yorkshire Event Centre Exhibition Halls, Great Yorkshire Showground, Wetherby Road, HARROGATE HG2 8NZ. Set up access Wednesday 8th March - 8am till 6pm. Thursday 9th March - 8am till 9pm. Friday 10th March - 7am till 8-45am Public Opening Friday 10th - Advance tickets 9-45am. Pay on door 10am till 5pm Saturday 11th - Advance tickets 9-45am. Pay on door 10am till 5pm Break Saturday 12th - 5-15pm till 10pm Sunday 13th - 9am till midday. Edited By Clive India on 04/12/2022 10:15:14 |
| Clive India | 04/12/2022 10:11:00 |
277 forum posts | Refreshments Light refreshments (tea/biscuits etc.) will be available free of charge to traders/exhibitors during the Thursday setting up hours. The are 2 café areas operational during the exhibition opening hours - 1 between Hall 1 and 2 and the other in the reception area near the main entrance. Both facilities sell Hot Food, Sandwiches with licensed area A sweet stall is in the main exhibition area. Exhibitor trader parking A designated parking area is available close to the hall. Further detailed arrangements for setting up to follow. Courtesy Bus A London Routemaster Bus is operating a courtesy service from Harrogate Railway Station. Contact the organiser Events Office 19 Birdgate Pickering YO18 7AL 01751 477757 (Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm) Simon (direct mobile 07786 330016) ring/text Email [email protected] Website www.theeventsoffice.com Edited By Clive India on 04/12/2022 10:12:10 |
| Brian Wood | 04/12/2022 18:03:31 |
| 2742 forum posts 39 photos | Thank you Clive, News at last but curiously no mention of entry price or how to book advance tickets unless we are expected to camp out and be at the door for 9.45 am Brian |
| Baz | 04/12/2022 18:53:01 |
| 1033 forum posts 2 photos | I won’t be going because they have two Saturdays in their week, Saturday March 11th and under the heading Break Saturday 12th. |
| Brian Wood | 04/12/2022 20:16:40 |
| 2742 forum posts 39 photos | I can top that with their website which my computer states is unsafe! Brian |
| DMB | 04/12/2022 22:11:34 |
| 1585 forum posts 1 photos | Google says there are 3 railway stations in "Arrergate"! Dodgy website. No admission prices. I wont bother |
| Nigel Graham 2 | 04/12/2022 22:54:20 |
| 3293 forum posts 112 photos | There are three stations - all indicated but not named on my AA road atlas - and the show-ground site lists two. I have just looked at that.... I would not call it "dodgy" but it still lists only two events. One was a Christmas market that ended today (Dec. 4th), the other is in February, a trade-only food exhibition. So an exhibition in March would seem to be the next one but has not yet appeared. I followed the link for more details of that public Christmas market. It is not possible to make a direct comparison but the YEC does have an advance-ticket system and for this market, its was: "Admission
Advance Tickets – £5 online, £7 by phone On the door – £9 Children under 16 do not need tickets." No, this was for that Christmas market and it's likely to be higher for an exhibition, but it might give an idea of how the ME exhibition admission would be arranged. It seems the YEC wants you to be on an e-post list, to telephone it or send a message to be told of future events etc; a method with which I do not agree. . The paucity of events though makes me wonder if the venue is just not attracting many major bookings; but it does not advertise anything else going on there, either. Things do happen. I saw that on Monday when I drove past it, but it seemed only a local market. Even these services are not advertised on the venue's web-site though. Please Note: mine are observations on the "Yorkshire Event Centre" as it has demoted itself to. Not on the company booking the centre for the model-railway / model-engineering exhibition; about whom we know little of yet because neither company has widely published anything significant! |
| DMB | 04/12/2022 23:04:55 |
| 1585 forum posts 1 photos | Nigel, Brian said his computer states is unsafe and that's why I called it dodgy. My 'puter says the same about some sites, including model engineering ones. Reason is they haven't got the latest security features. John |
| Nigel Graham 2 | 04/12/2022 23:10:30 |
| 3293 forum posts 112 photos | John - I see. Thank you for clarifying that. |
| Nicholas Farr | 05/12/2022 08:01:00 |
 3988 forum posts 1799 photos | Hi, starting from Knaresborough railway station and traveling towards Harrogate, you will find Starbeck station, then Harrogate station, which is in the centre of Harrogate, then southeast wards to Hornbeam Park station, which is to the west of the Yorkshire Event Centre. Google Maps Hover over the railway signs on the map and it will bring up the station names. Regards Nick. Edited By Nicholas Farr on 05/12/2022 08:05:23 |
| Clive India | 05/12/2022 09:42:41 |
277 forum posts | Can there can be a greater pleasure than travelling in a Routemaster bus from Harrogate station with a bunch of model engineers - all moaning, even before they get there? |
| DMB | 05/12/2022 10:22:18 |
| 1585 forum posts 1 photos | Nicholas, I know, just 2 finger expansion of Google maps gives names Clive, "did you mean?" A crowd of grumpy ol' sods? ha, ha. |
| Circlip | 05/12/2022 10:33:12 |
| 1723 forum posts | Did Donny get such glowing reports BEFORE the event?? FCS, suck it and see, we're up to three pages and it hasn't happened yet. Regards Ian. |
| SillyOldDuffer | 05/12/2022 10:34:52 |
| 10668 forum posts 2415 photos | Posted by Clive India on 05/12/2022 09:42:41:
Can there can be a greater pleasure than travelling in a Routemaster bus from Harrogate station with a bunch of model engineers - all moaning, even before they get there? Only if the bus is eco-friendly and grid-locks Yorkshire by breaking down en-route! Seriously though, why so sour? It seems anything short of guaranteed end-to-end perfection is absolutely unacceptable to many posters. I won't embarrass anyone by listing examples but some of the reasons given are frankly wet. My reason for not attending is it's too far. I don't travel long distances well due to a health issue, and my ageing eyes make driving after dark very tiring. Heavy traffic irritates me excessively. I don't relish adventure as I did in my youth, preferring wine in front of the telly to chasing ladies in seedy night clubs offering dodgy chemical stimulants. It's my fault I won't be going rather than anything the venue does well or badly. Dave
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