I fear that the point has been missed. Colin said that people will decide on a show visit regards distance and cost, what he didn't say was most of the people sailing and building are getting on a bit!!! pensions etc, or getting towards that time, costs matter, 2 shows in 2 months follow Colins theme. W e seem to have lost Ellesmere Port which was always the season opener. Stavros and Component Shop have saved Blackpool by diversifying, Warwick is more central to the country, but, with fuel costs etc it is a long haul for a few hours visit. I live in Manchester, Blackpool is 1 hour away, Ellesmere Port is 1 hour away, Warwick is 2+hours away, Doncaster is 11/2 hours. Colin in a previous post has indicated his reluctance to travel the distance, fair comment, there are not many diehard modelers left that will or can afford to visit long distance shows. They are mostly regional, dont expect too many modelers from out of area eg. Midlands, Northwest, South, Scotland etc, much support is gained from the Isle of Man, but again high costs are involved. Intermodellbau style show, 1 big show for the year??? NEC for the week??? Aircraft, Drones, Cars, Trucks, Boats, Plastic modeling??? the list goes on. SUPPORT who knows.
Thats my hat in the middle tell me what you think!!!!
Mark