Cheshire Railway Modellers

CRM members with an event to add to this list may post in this section of the forum but for short notice (less than one month) additions and amendments please email. Exhibition managers from other clubs are also welcome to use the same email link with details of their own model railway shows and open days.

Crewe - First Wednesday of each month, Crewe MR&ES open night at the Hop Pole, Wistaston Road.

Birkenhead - 1st Friday each month 19:30-22:00, Open Friday at MMRS Club Rooms, Cavendish Business Centre, Brassey Street, Birkenhead. See the club layouts and shop. Refreshments available. Supervised parking. Entrance Free. DETAILS

 

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Llanberis - Thursday to Sunday 18th to 21st February. Exhibition including Great Tunsley Dale and Porth Penryn (Peter Midwinter). DETAILS

 

Crewe - Sunday 28th February. The South Cheshire Militaire's universal model show. Military and civilian model road vehicles, figures, aircraft, ships and railways. DETAILS

Arundel - Saturday 6th March. Exhibition including Two Sisters Farm (Peter Marshall).

 

Churchrail, Warwick - Saturday 6th March. Exhibition including Lesspoint (Richard Lacy). DETAILS.

 

Rainhill - Saturday & Sunday 6th & 7th March. Exhibition including Ferrocarril Internacional (CRM modular layout).

Macclesfield - Saturday & Sunday 6th & 7th March. Exhibition including Gillan & Brown (John Rodway/Romiley MRM). WEBSITE

Birtley - Saturday & Sunday 13th & 14th March. Exhibition including Potters Lane (Dave Bentley).

 

Narrow Gauge North, Leeds - Saturday & Sunday 13th & 14th March. Exhibition including Summit (Andrew Milner/Paul Davies). WEBSITE.

 

High Ercall - Saturday 20th March. Exhibition including Cheshire Layouts Committee (CRM modular layout). High Ercall Village Hall, Park Lane TF6 6AB.

Heywood - Saturday & Sunday 20th & 21st March. Exhibition. WEBSITE

Jarrow - Saturday & Sunday 20th & 21st March. Exhibition including Potters Lane (Dave Bentley).

 

Crewe - Saturday & Sunday 3rd & 4th April (Easter). 1980s Weekend at Crewe Heritage Centre including "BR Blue" on the Cheshire Layouts Committee (CRM modular layout).

 

Mansfield - Saturday & Sunday 17th & 18th April. Exhibition including Forks Trestle (Brian Mosby). WEBSITE

 

Dukinfield - Saturday & Sunday 8th & 9th May. Exhibition including Ferrocarril Internacional (CRM modular layout).

Armitage - Saturday 15th May. American themed exhibition, including Haston Nomad (Chris Gilbert & sons), Beaver Falls (Chris Gilbert & sons), Northpoint (Nick Palette). FC Pampa y Fernandez (Bob Hughes), Wisconsin Rapids (Roy & Rachel Harris), Jacksonville Yard (Terry Tasker) and a display of O scale Soo Line locos and stock (Jordan Foster). WEBSITE

Norton (Suffolk) - Saturday 6th June. Advent Modellers exhibition including Lawndale RR (Dave Carson). WEBSITE

 

Uppermill - Saturday & Sunday 19th & 20th June. Pennine MRS Summer Exhibition, including Cheshire Layouts Committee (CRM modular layout).

 

Castle Headingham (Essex) - Sunday 27th June. Colne Valley Railway special event including Lawndale RR (Dave Carson). WEBSITE

 

Hunslet (Leeds) - Saturday & Sunday 3rd & 4th July. Middleton Railway special event including Pampas & Fernandez (Bob Hughes). WEBSITE

 

Mid or South Cheshire - July or August. CRM Summer Meeting (provisional event).

Froghall Station (Churnet Valley Rly) - July. 10th National Rail Velocopede Rally. WEBSITE.

Manchester - Saturday & Sunday 24th & 25th July. Festival of Model Tramways. WEBSITE

St Peters (Jersey) - Saturday to Monday 28th to 30th August. Model Railway Exhibition.

 

Kernow Show (Camborne) - Saturday & Sunday 4th & 5th September. Exhibition including Lesspoint (Richard Lacy).

Winsford - September. Open Day at the Mid Cheshire Model Railway Society clubrooms (provisional).

Romiley - Saturday 11th September. Exhibition including Ferrocarril Internacional (CRM modular layout) and Northpoint (Nick Palette).

Aldeburgh (Suffolk) - Saturday 11th September. Advent Modellers exhibition including Walmington Pier Tramway (Dave Carson). WEBSITE

Glossop - Saturday & Sunday 11th & 12th September. Exhibition including Pampas & Fernandez (Bob Hughes).

Apedale - Saturday & Sunday 18th & 19th September (provisional dates). Moseley Railway Trust gala weekend. WEBSITE

Haynes Village (Bedfordshire) - Saturday 2nd October. Exhibition including Two Sisters Farm (Peter Marshall).

 

Hagley - October. Railfest.

 

Solihull - Saturday 6th November. Exhibition including Lochnagar (Nick Palette).

Crewe -  Saturday & Sunday 13th & 14th November. Alsager Railway Association exhibition, including Pampas & Fernandez (Bob Hughes). WEBSITE

 

Warley - November. Exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham (adjacent to Birmingham International railway station) including Haston Nomad (Chris Gilbert) and Pattingham (Mike Bragg).

 

Letchworth - November. Exhibition including Lochnagar (Nick Palette).

Wheelock - Saturday 22nd January 2011. 4th Annual CRM Exhibition. Downsized and relocated due to the organiser's family commitments and changes of usage at the previous venue, the 2011 show will be held at Hancock Hall (rear of the Methodist Chapel), Crewe Road, Wheelock, Sandbach CW11 3RT. Open from 10am to 5pm.

 

Sutton Coldfield - April 2011. Exhibition including Warmington Pier Tramway (Dave Carson) and Pattingham (Mike Bragg).

If any members are aware of shows not yet included on this page please email or add to the forum calendar.

'Local Events' can include shows local to where our members live in addition to local to the Cheshire area. Members taking layouts to shows, not indicated above, are also requested to advise by email so that this page can be updated.