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Monday, 6th September, 2010  

Change of Dates for

Reebok Stadium Toy Collectors Fair

The dates for the Reebok Stadium Toy Fairs this year have changed due to football matches taking place at the stadium, so the Toy Fairs will now take place on:

Sunday 19th September, Sunday 28th November and Wednesday 29th December

Each fair will have 300 stalls of toys, trains & models and start at 10.30am as usual
Click here for more details


This coming Tuesday, 7th September

Rugby (evening)

Model Railways can be found on many of the stalls at the Rugby evening Toy Fair The Rugby evening Toy Fair

Toy Collectors Fair

A great night out for collectors!
The Rugby evening fair features 80 tables packed with all kinds of collectable toys, trains and models

Exhibitors at the fair this Tuesday include Loughborough Model Centre (selling Hornby and Bachmann 00 gauge model railways) and GT Models (selling diecast models of cars, buses and lorries by Corgi, Burago and Polistil)

The fair takes place at the Benn Hall in Newbold Road (the main road coming into the town from the M1 or M6)
There is Free Parking at the venue from 7pm
The postcode for Sat Navs is CV21 2LN

The fair is open from 7pm - 9pm

Admission is £1.20 Adults, £1 Senior Citizens and 50p Children (under 5's are free)

Click here to find out more about the Rugby (evening) Toy Fair


This coming Sunday, 12th September

Buxton

The scene at a recent Buxton Toy Fair There are lots of models or trucks and lorries for sale at the Buxton Toy Fair

Toy Collectors Fair

An excellent day out for collectors, the Buxton Toy Fair will offer up a great variety of toys and models for sale - many at bargain prices

Exhibitors at the fair this Sunday include Toy Soldier Company (selling Britains models of military and civilian figures), Buxton Models (selling Airfix plastic kits), Dalesman Diecasts(selling diecast models by Corgi, Dinky, Lledo and Vanguards), Metropolis Toys (selling TV and Sci-Fi collectables from the 1950s to the 1980s), Staffordshire Jinny (selling 00 guage model railways by Hornby, Wrenn and Lima), and TPA Books (selling railway related books)

You can buy Vanguards diecast models at Buxton This Thomas the Tank Engine set was for sale at a recent Buxton fair The fair takes place in the Pavilion Gardens, a historic Victorian building in the centre of the town.
The postcode for Sat Navs is SK17 6XN

The fair is open from 10.30am - 3.30pm

Admission is £2.50 Adults, £2 Senior Citizens and £1 Children (under 5's are free)

Click here for more about the Buxton Toy Fair


The range of toys and models for sale at each event is huge. Items for sale include Model Railways, Diecast Model Cars, Lorries, Buses and Aeroplanes, Star Wars, Dr. Who and other Film and TV related Toys, Teddy Bears, Action Figures, Dolls, Scalextric, Disneyana, Jigsaws, Lego, Model Soldiers, Display Cases, Tinplate Toys, Games and much, much more!

Prices range from just a pound or two and can run up to several hundred pounds for the very rarest models.

If you have any toys or collectables that you are looking to sell, why not bring them along to one of the fairs - many of the dealers are always keen to buy and will pay top prices for your models on the spot.
If you have lots of items to sell, why not consider booking a stall yourself. Many people find it a great way to turn surplus models into cash.

We have been organising toy fairs, or swapmeets as they are sometimes known, since 1979 and try to make sure that every fair is a very enjoyable day out for both stallholders and visitors alike.

Whether you are new to Toy Collecting or are a regular visitor, we hope you enjoy each fair you visit.

 
 LATEST NEWS:
Just Announced - 2011 Toy Fair Dates

The dates for all the Toy Collectors Fairs in 2011 have now been confirmed and can be found here

Next year sees a new fair at Leeds, Elland Road as well as the return of the Kettering and Donington Park Toy Fairs
Donington Park is coming back!

The owners of Donington Park have announced that they are to refurbish the Exhibition Centre and will be ready to stage events from spring 2011 onwards

The Exhibition Centre does require some remedial building works to make it suitable for use

Extensive refurbishments will take place over the next few months, which will mean that the building will benefit from brand new lighting, toilets, roller shutter doors for unloading and all new catering facilities

Dates have now been confirmed and the first fair will take place on Sunday 10th April 2011
New Leeds, Elland Road Toy Fair coming in 2011

An exciting new Toy Collectors Fair is to take place at the Elland Road football stadium in Leeds from next year

The fair will take place in the new Centenary Pavilion at Elland Road. The brand new exhibition centre is currently being completed and will open later this year. The first Toy Fair will take place there in March 2011

The event will feature 180 stalls of collectable toys, trains and models for sale

The venue is located right next to the M621 motorway, with excellent connections to the M1, A1 and M62.

Click here to find out more about the Leeds, Elland Road Toy Fair
Watch BBC Video from a Toy Collectors Fair

A BBC news camera crew filmed collector Stuart McKell at the Ricoh Arena Toy Fair

Click here to watch Stuart's Video Diary, an interesting short film about his day out at a toy collectors fair
Kettering Toy Fairs cancelled for 2010, but back for 2011

It is with regret that we have had to cancel the Kettering Toy Fairs planned for 2010

We do have good news though, that next year we will be returning to the Leisure Village for the Toy Fairs

Dates for Kettering next year have just been announced and are
Sunday 9th January 2011

Sunday 20th November 2011


Click here for more details on the Kettering Toy Fairs
Rugby Vintage Crossword Answers

A toy and train related crossword was featured on the back page of the August Rugby Vintage showguide

The answers to the crossword can be found here

 
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