[modeleng] Re: Midlands Model Engineering Show

Clif,

Sounds like a lot of greed going on with the Donnington venue owners!!
5,000 pounds is a lot of money just to display your merchandise for a couple
of days.  Maybe the Donnington guys thought they had the show promotors by
the short hair.  Do them good to lose the trade.

Jesse in the USA

> Hi All,
>
> I think that behind the reason for the demise of Donnington is the
increased
> costs for Hiring the venue which made it uneconomic.
> I heard last year that the cost to the trade for a basic 6 foot stand
length
> was £5,000.At that rate and from some of the sizes of the stands you have
to
> sell a lot of bits before they start making a profit.
>
> Regards
>
> Clif

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