The BAYKO Collectors Club
By now Charles Bird Plimpton, BAYKO's inventor, would be more than a hundred years old. |
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Down to earth practical man though he was, I'm sure he would have allowed himself a proud smile at the thought that, 70 years after he launched BAYKO into a grateful world, his baby still has an enthusiastic group of followers - notice the 'BAYKO 70th Birthday Cake' [left]. |
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The BAYKO Collectors Club is a group of people who enjoy the delights of construction and architectural toys in general, and of BAYKO in particular. |
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The club meets 4 or 5 times a year in an informal, relaxed atmosphere with members encouraged to show off new acquisitions and new models to members and non-members alike - yes visitors are always welcome. |
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Each meeting is heralded by the production of an edition of the club magazine... |
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Most meetings take place at Lane End Village Hall, not far from Junction 5 [Stokenchurch] on the M40, which the ornithologists amongst you will recognise as the release centre for the Red Kites - still a rarity east of Offa's Dyke. |
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Meetings have also been held in Liverpool, Nottingham, Daresbury (Cheshire), Sandy (Bedfordshire) and Belbroughton (Worcestershire) - and we're always willing to try new venues to help us spread the word to a wider audience. |
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Entry to all our meetings is a mere £3.50. The refreshments, which are available all day, are similarly very reasonably priced - and very good! |
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But that's not all! - the modest annual membership includes a free magazine published just ahead of each meeting. |
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Annual membership is just £15 for U.K. based members and £18 for overseas members. |
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Members can pay via PayPal for a further £1 supplement if it helps.
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However, to most of us the true attraction is to talk, listen and learn about BAYKO and other construction toys with fellow enthusiasts. |
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Friendly dealers - all Club members - will help you build up your collection, including 3 ranges of new BAYKO parts which significantly increase the range of models you can build... |
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Visitors are always welcome, so why not come along and join us - you're sure of a friendly welcome. |
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To find out more about us, try Radio 4's Home Truths report on our BAYKO 70th Birthday Bash... |
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Following last March's A.G.M. we have two innovations at our meetings for the future : - |
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► A raffle - modesty forbids naming the first winner!!! |
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► A ten minute lunchtime talk on points of interest to members. |
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Sunday - September 7th, 2008 |
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From 11am - 4pm at Lane End |
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Annual Club AUCTION The brand new tradition continues!!! |
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Sunday - December 7th, 2008 |
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From 11am - 4pm at Lane End |
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"Transport of Delight..." BAYKO and Transport - past and future!!! |
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From 11am - 4pm at Lane End |
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"Spiritually uplifting..." |
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May 2009 - ?3rd Weekend? |
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Two days - at the Merstham Show in Surrey - exact dates to be confirmed! But don't delay - plan your exhibit today - it's the only way! |
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Sunday - September 6th, 2009 |
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From 11am - 4pm at Lane End |
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Annual Club AUCTION The tradition continues!!! |
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Sunday - December 6th, 2009 |
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From 11am - 4pm at Lane End |
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"Second childhood" |
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Another excellent, lively meeting with a wide cross-section of models, sets and building systems on display. Indira Throp again provided the catering with the familiar excellent mix of cakes, sandwiches, curry, pekoras and samosas as well as the usual beverages - thanks Indira, your efforts are much appreciated. The theme for modellers on this occasion was "a grand day out" - which was exactly what we all had! Click on any of the images in this section below to see a larger version. |
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You may find this photo [left] unusual, but it reflects a new departure for the BAYKO Collectors Club.
Following up on a suggestion at the March, 2008 A.G.M. we have now introduced a 10 minute lunchtime talk. Gary Birch got the brand new tradition off to an excellent start with a lively description of the Bushey Museum. |
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...and a goodly selection of interesting boxed sets from a range of different systems, not just BAYKO. |
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Peter's primary target is to put together BAYKO 75 - BAYKO's 75th Birthday Exhibition - which we plan to hold in 2009. |
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It may seem that 2009 is a long way in the future, and it is, but an exhibition like this takes a lot of time to plan and bring to a successful conclusion, so you really can't start too soon. |
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Peter will need plenty of help over the next couple of years with every aspect of the exhibition - I'm sure he will get plenty of volunteers to support him! |
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Obviously a key area is planning what we are actually going to show, so we will all need to dust off our sets, model plans, brains cells, etc. and let Peter know what sort of things we would like to do so that he can pull it all together. |
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I know that Peter will welcome your ideas, suggestions, advice, money... |
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I'm sure you will all join me in wishing Peter and Brenda best wishes as well as offering your full support. |
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There was an ineresting article in the first issue of the Armchair Antiques Magazine, September, 2007, on both BAYKO and the BAYKO Collectors Club... |
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I've now introduced a separate page to show any items of news about BAYKO, which will, obviously, include club related items from time to time... |
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...and there's more... |
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Below here are links to related info : - |
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Click on any of the links below for related information. |
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Latest update -
August 21, 2008
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