Ian Wigglesworth has been with the Mansfield Show since the beginning in 2009. He always brings a child friendly layout and this year he is bringing his N gauge layout “Greylees Town”
here’s what Ian said way back in 2009 which explains why he always brings something for the kids:
Just got back from the WHOLE day at the show, we were reasonably pleased with the layouts present although, many of them seemed a long way off what I remember exhibition standards used to be, but it is around 7-8 years since I last attended a Model show, I enjoyed the trade presence and found lots of little goodies but no major purchases.
One last thing, my 11 year old son has just summed his day up with ” Really enjoyed it Dad, but not sure I will go again, totally “fed up” (not the words he really used ) of being pushed out of the way by Ignorant Smelly Old Men”.
Now that got me thinking and It really did hit home how inconsiderate some people can be.
So I thought about making a layout just for the kids, as most exhibitions I’ve been to if they don’t supply a box for them to stand on they can’t even see the layout!
He’s been doing it ever since, so bring the kids, let them have a play, Ian is situated in the main room, so you can sit down with a cuppa and a slice of cake while they help Ian run trains