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Hearing of all these amazing Pen shows in the US, Canada and mainland Europe is really making me jealous!!

 

Can any experienced member (maybe from the UK??) direct this newbie to Pen shows in the UK???

 

Would really like to visit a few and get a piece of the action!!

 

Thanks

 

DS

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Welcome DS

The one for you would be the Midland Show, at the Guildhall in Lichfield on Sunday 19th June, 10-5, £5 entrance! Small-ish and friendly, a very good 'starter show'!

 

Hope to see you there :)

 

try website www.ukpenshows.co.uk ...it doesn't, I think, include the Northern Show, at Lytham, on IIRC, 17th of this month.

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Welcome DS

The one for you would be the Midland Show, at the Guildhall in Lichfield on Sunday 19th June, 10-5, £5 entrance! Small-ish and friendly, a very good 'starter show'!

 

Hope to see you there :)

 

try website www.ukpenshows.co.uk ...it doesn't, I think, include the Northern Show, at Lytham, on IIRC, 17th of this month.

 

Hi Roger

 

Thanks so much for the info! That all sounds great. Lichfield is a short drive (train journey even) away and isn't Lytham close to Blackpool i.e. the beach?? Could be good for a family trip if the sun stays out!

 

Thanks again and hope to see you in June!

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Hi DS

 

The Midland Show, at the Guildhall in Lichfield on Sunday 19th June is an excellent show as Roger says. It is friendly and relaxed with plenty of pens to look at and buy. The Northern Show is somewhat larger, and of course you also have the London Writing Equipment Show in October - which is massive.

 

Hope you can make it to at least one of the above shows

 

David

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Hi DS

 

The Midland Show, at the Guildhall in Lichfield on Sunday 19th June is an excellent show as Roger says. It is friendly and relaxed with plenty of pens to look at and buy. The Northern Show is somewhat larger, and of course you also have the London Writing Equipment Show in October - which is massive.

 

Hope you can make it to at least one of the above shows

 

David

 

I intend to attend the Lichfield one this year. I know it is small but it is local(ish) so will be a good introduction.

 

In regards to the London one, would I be able to buy MB pens there (particularly the WE series)?

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In regards to the London one, would I be able to buy MB pens there (particularly the WE series)?

 

If you can't buy it at LWES, it doesn't exist. OK, that's a slight exaggeration but I have seen plenty of the type of pen you mentioned.

 

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Hi DS

 

The Midland Show, at the Guildhall in Lichfield on Sunday 19th June is an excellent show as Roger says. It is friendly and relaxed with plenty of pens to look at and buy. The Northern Show is somewhat larger, and of course you also have the London Writing Equipment Show in October - which is massive.

 

Hope you can make it to at least one of the above shows

 

David

 

Even though I 'live' in the Midlands, I actually spend most of my week in London. In his case the London writing show seems a very likely possibility! What is the venue and do you have a web link?

 

Thanks for the heads up on that one. :thumbup:

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Hi DS

 

The Midland Show, at the Guildhall in Lichfield on Sunday 19th June is an excellent show as Roger says. It is friendly and relaxed with plenty of pens to look at and buy. The Northern Show is somewhat larger, and of course you also have the London Writing Equipment Show in October - which is massive.

 

Hope you can make it to at least one of the above shows

 

David

 

Even though I 'live' in the Midlands, I actually spend most of my week in London. In his case the London writing show seems a very likely possibility! What is the venue and do you have a web link?

 

Thanks for the heads up on that one. :thumbup:

 

 

Hi DS

 

The London Writing Equipment Show is being held in Kensington Town Hall on Sunday 2nd October 2011. You can find out more about this show on the following website http://lwes.wesonline.org.uk/

 

Hope you can make it to the show

 

David

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Hearing of all these amazing Pen shows in the US, Canada and mainland Europe is really making me jealous!!

 

Can any experienced member (maybe from the UK??) direct this newbie to Pen shows in the UK???

 

Would really like to visit a few and get a piece of the action!!

 

Thanks

 

DS

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Hi DS

 

Im a new collector as well, so thanks for the post,

 

Good luck in your collecting.

 

Do you own an edison or is it going to be added to your collective?

 

Beautiful pen either way.

 

regards

 

markam

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Hi DS

 

The Midland Show, at the Guildhall in Lichfield on Sunday 19th June is an excellent show as Roger says. It is friendly and relaxed with plenty of pens to look at and buy. The Northern Show is somewhat larger, and of course you also have the London Writing Equipment Show in October - which is massive.

 

Hope you can make it to at least one of the above shows

 

David

 

I intend to attend the Lichfield one this year. I know it is small but it is local(ish) so will be a good introduction.

 

In regards to the London one, would I be able to buy MB pens there (particularly the WE series)?

IMHO the best guy to speak to about MB is Paco Cruz from Spain. He is normally at LWES, you can find his website here www.cruzaltpens.com.

Ian

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Even though I 'live' in the Midlands, I actually spend most of my week in London. In his case the London writing show seems a very likely possibility! What is the venue and do you have a web link?

 

Thanks for the heads up on that one. :thumbup:

Sounds Interesting but the London one sounds good for me only 1 1/2 hours by train.

Does anybody know where I can find details

Many thanks Dottydoodle

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