Midland Expo

Midland Expo 2012 Committee

2011-10-23T14:54:00.000+01:00

The management committee for Midland Expo 2012 has now been finalised and the people listed below will be filling the allotted roles.

Peter Betteridge - Chairman

Karl Robinson - Treasurer

Roger Hartill - Trader Bookings Secretary (email; midlandexpotraders@gmail.com)

Dave Marsh - Exhibitor Bookings Secretary (email; midlandexpoexhibitor@gmail.com)

George Green - Competition Secretary

Roland Turner - Publicity Officer; (email; midland.expo.publicity@gmail.com)

David Child - "Minister without portfolio" David will act in an advisory roll, assisting where required and liaising with the Forever Forties Group.

Midland Expo 2012 Poster.

2011-09-11T14:26:00.000+01:00

The poster for Midland Expo 2012 is now available:

Click here to download a PDF of this poster.

Midland Expo 2012

2011-06-25T23:23:00.003+01:00

Make note in your diary for next year, Midland Expo 2012 will be on Sunday 20th May 2012 once again at Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre and Golf Course, Alcester Road South, Kings Heath, Birmingham. B14 6ER.

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Entrance fees will be held at the same prices as 2004 for Midland Expo 2012.

Updated List of Exhibitors

2011-05-10T23:14:00.000+01:00

Owing to some last minute cancellations and additions the list of exhibitors has been updated.

To see the amended list please go to the Exhibitors Page.

The Home Run

2011-05-01T20:09:00.000+01:00

Midland Expo is now less than two weeks away and the final preparations have been made including the finalisation of the timetabe for the day, see below.

Over the next few days information packs will be emailed to exhibitors and traders.

Timetable

08.00 to 10.00

Traders and clubs set-up, access via side and rear double doors. Traders' vehicles to be parked in rear service road, club members' vehicles, once off-loaded, to be moved to general car park.

10.00

Doors open to general (paying) public. Rear and side access doors closed and barrier to service road closed and locked securing traders' vehicles. N.B. Key to barrier padlock to be held on front desk in case any traders require access/early departure.

10.00 to 13.00

Competition registration.

13.15

Judges briefing

13.30 to 14.30

Competition judging.

15.30 to 16.00

Presentation of awards.

16.00

Show closes, visitors to vacate hall.

16.00 to 18.00

Knock-down, clubs and traders vacate hall.

Please click this to download a PDF of the timetable

You can also download PDFs of the competition classes and rules by clicking on the following links:

Midland Expo 2011 Competition Classes.

Midland Expo 2011 Competition Rules.

Early March Update

2011-03-06T20:30:00.001Z

With confirmed bookings from Paul Davies (Decals) and Hollywood Trade in the past week we have now sold out of trade spaces for Midland Expo 2011. Thank you all for your support.

There are still a few spaces left for Clubs and SIGs so if you haven't yet booked please contact Gareth Thomas urgently to secure your club's space.

With just over two months to go we are now organising the competition classes and have now booked tables and chairs.

On the publicity front we are entering a period of increased activity with the objective of promoting the show and our hobby to a wider audience than the dedicated modelling faternity.

February Update

2011-02-13T19:31:00.001Z

Trader bookings

We have now reached the point where we have only a few trade spaces left. If all the traders who have expressed a firm interest, but have not yet booked and paid for space, do so we will be over-subscribed. Therefore traders who want to attend Midland Expo should send their booking forms and payments without delay to ensure that they can be accommodated. Any booking received after all the trade spaces have been filled will be entered on a reserve list, space will be allocated on a strict first come first served basis should there be any cancellations.

Exhibitor Bookings

There has been a good response from clubs, IPMS branches and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and we now appear to have filled the exhibitor quota for spaces and the on-line booking form has now been shut down while we carry out a brief reconciliation to ensure that everyone who has booked has been allocated space. If your club has booked space but does not appear on the list of confirmed exhibitors on the Exhibitors page please contact the bookings secretary to confirm your requirements.

Publicity

With the trader and exhibitor bookings now almost complete we are moving on to a new phase largely concerned with publicising the show. We are aiming for a high number of paying visitors through the doors and are planning a concentrated publicity campaign in the weeks leading up to the show. Our friends in the retail modelling trade locally have already been distributing or leaflets to their customers and we are particularly grateful to Parabellum, Model Zone, Ian Allen and Mr Models in Birmingham for their assistance.

Janary 2010 update

2011-01-23T17:03:00.001Z

Preparations for Midland Expo 2011 are now moving apace, we are close to a full complement of exhibitors and there is a steady flow of Trader bookings. Traders wishing to attend should return their booking forms along with payment at the earliest opportunity to secure their spaces which will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

With the holiday period now over we will be redoubling our efforts to publicise the show, locally and nationally, we are aiming for a high visitor turnout.

Trade Space prices

2010-10-08T10:10:00.000+01:00

Owing to unforeseen additional costs and the increase in VAT in the new year the management committee of Midland Expo 2011 has decided at the October meeting that it will be necessary to increase the charge for trade spaces to £40.00 per 6' x 6' unit (From £35.00 per unit). We regret this increase and will honour those bookings already paid at the lower price.

August 2010 update

2010-08-18T18:17:00.004+01:00

The work of organising Midland Expo is moving ahead steadily, we now have an online booking form for exhibitors which an be found on the Exhibitors Page.

Invitations will be going out to both traders and exhibitors in the next couple of weeks, wherever possible emailed as a PDF or by hand at shows e.g. The Avon show at Yate Sunday 22nd August.

The second Management Committe meeting was held on Sunday 15th August and resulting from it, George Green has now taken on the role of Competition Secretary to be assisted by Dave Marsh.

An A4 Poster is now available in PDF format;

If you have a Google account you can download the poster by clicking on the image in the sidebar to the right. If you do not have a Google account or have any difficulty downloading please click here to request an emailed copy.

Management Committee

2010-08-06T22:45:00.002+01:00

The Midland Expo management committee has now been formed and roles allocated, as follows;

Exhibitor bookings Secretary; Gareth Thomas

Trader Bookings Secretary; Terry Walton/Roland Turner (Provisional)

Publicity Officers; David Child(non-Internet) and Roland Turner(Internet)

Treasurer; Bob Nash

Competition Secretary; Terry Walton and Dave Marsh(deputy)

Clubs, IPMS branches and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) can now book space to exhibit at the show by going to the Exhibitors Page and completing the online booking form.

Midland Expo on Facebook

2010-06-29T20:39:00.000+01:00

Midland Expo now has its own page on Facebook.

Update, Mid May 2010

2010-05-17T19:28:00.000+01:00

With just under a year to go - keep a watch on the countdown to the right - the momentum is slowly beginning to build.

The announcement of the return of Midland Expo has generated favourable feedback and we have already received enquiries and interest from a number of exhibitors and traders, as follows:

Traders;

The following traders have either expressed an interest, or have provisionally booked space, Avid Reader, Collectakit, Little Cars, Parabellum and Paul Davis Decals, they are for now unconfirmed.

Exhibitors;

The following clubs and special interest groups have provisionally booked space IPMS Coventry and Warwickshire, Locate & Cement.

We will be sending out formal invitations and booking forms in the near future, to keep postage costs down, where-ever possible these will be emailed in PDF format.

A full show committee is being formed and the contacts for trader and exhibitor liaison roles will be announced shortly.

Announcement; Midland Expo 2011

2010-05-06T11:00:00.001+01:00

IPMS Birmingham is pleased to announce the return of Midland Expo at a new venue, Cocks Moors Woods Leisure Centre and Golf Course, Alcester Road South, Kings Heath, Birmingham. B14 6ER., in 2011.

Cocks Moors Woods represents a considerable improvement in facilities over our previous venue, the Leasows Centre, with a larger hall, a restaurant and licensed bar, also on site are a swimming pool and a golf course.

We have a confirmed date of Sunday 15th May 2011 for the show and look forward to seeing many of the regular exhibitors, traders and vistors who used to attend Midland Expo at the old venue.

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