Meccano Model Exhibition 1995
Report written by Adrian Ashford for our November 1995 Newsletter
Saturday 7 October 1995
Christ Church
Woolwich
Our seventeenth annual Meccano exhibition took place on Saturday 7th October at Christ Church hall, Shooters Hill, and turned out to be another successful show.
The hall soon filled up with models, and rapidly filled up with visitors when the doors opened. As in previous years, many people stayed a long time, making the attendance seem greater than it actually was! It was gratifying that so many club members and guest exhibitors produced an extremely varied selection of models for display, filling all the available table space. John Longbon, John Linder and Dave Taylor sold new and second-hand Meccano, while Francis Paine provided an interesting and varied selection of Meccano products from over the years.
A general view of the hall
Members exhibiting models were Chris Warrell, Tim Everest, new member Don Overall, Andrew Couzens, Paul Heather, Eric Humphries, Jim Arthur, John Gay, Geoff Davison, Robin Lake, George Foard, John Cowdery, Ike Ascher, Peter Clay, Nigel and Martin Pope, Dave Taylor, Tim Surtell, Les Baker and Adrian Ashford.
In addition it was a great pleasure to welcome as guest exhibitors former SELMEC member Eddie Oatley, Philip Edwards (over from America, where he now lives, on an extended stay) and also Howard Sie, a Dutch Meccano enthusiast, also staying here for a while. Thanks to everybody for their contribution to the show.
Thanks are also due to the small band of willing helpers who set up the tables the night before, and to those who helped clear away afterwards.
As usual the Christ Church Hall & Social Committee provided refreshments, and did a magnificent job in keeping everybody well fed and watered for the day.
Cutting from the Eltham Times, 12th October 1995