Sunday the 16th took Time Was... to Bakewell, set in the heart of rural Derbyshire. A lovely day, a tad overcast on the run-in through the winding country roads, but sunny when we got there. Mike from MB Toyfairs was on hand to check that everything went well. The venue was excellent, the layout very good, plenty of space to store the empty boxes etc... Plenty of signs around Bakewell to say there was a toyfair on. Although there was a car boot sale nearby that was already in full flow. The start time of the fair gave everyone, even the latecomers, time to set up. So by 10:30 we were raring to go.
Then came 10:30 and the expected folks through the door just didn't materialize. Those that did unfortunately weren't in the spending mood and so when we packed up we more or less had the same amount of stuff to put away. It wasn't a good day for Time Was... Despite all his efforts Mike can't drag people off the streets, though since we're in farming country maybe a couple of sheepdogs might have helped. Get down Shep!!! And once they're in Mike can't force them to spend.
All-in-all unfortunately yesterday was a disappointing day. Still onwards and upwards, it's Doncaster on the 30th and Mike's MB Toyfairs always excels there.
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