Today is the reopening of the Shop in the Buttermarket in Newark Town Centre. After the Great Flood of the 6th we have finally got the shop back on its feet.
Noah has disembarked all the fairies and dragons two by two. The Daleks though just barged their way off, exterminating anything that got in their way. Merlin though with just a twinkle in his eye emerged to keep an eye on Arthur and Morgana. James Bond was shaken but not stirred by the flood. Well you get the picture!!
Mentioning the picture reminds me that we will have a new picture gallery in place with images from the world of TV and Film and fantasy.
Why not get down there and grab yourself a Christmas gift while you can. Don't rely on the Royal Mail because of the snow and ice. So don't forget Time Was... The Buttermarket, Newark-On-Trent, Notts, Santa's favourite place!!
Monday, 20 December 2010
A Cold Time Was Had By All
Yesterday, Sunday the 19th, saw Time Was... up before dawn and on the road to Wood Green Animal Centre at Huntingdon for the last toyfair before Christmas. Despite there being no snow, yes NO SNOW!!! between ourselves and Huntingdon it was still an extremely cold day. A severe frost had carpeted the fields and it all still looked like a winter wonderland.
Inside the hall wasn't that much warmer. Most of the dealers left their coats and hats on and there would have been much more rubbing of hands if more people had managed to get through the door. But with many dealers vehicles arriving at Huntingdon covered in snow we had already thought that attendance might be down, and it was.
Despite this we actually managed to have one of our best fairs there. Maybe not selling a lot of stuff but what we did was a good price because it was of course Quality!!!
Just a pity that we didn't get warm all day and had to wait until we got home to break of the icicles.
Inside the hall wasn't that much warmer. Most of the dealers left their coats and hats on and there would have been much more rubbing of hands if more people had managed to get through the door. But with many dealers vehicles arriving at Huntingdon covered in snow we had already thought that attendance might be down, and it was.
Despite this we actually managed to have one of our best fairs there. Maybe not selling a lot of stuff but what we did was a good price because it was of course Quality!!!
Just a pity that we didn't get warm all day and had to wait until we got home to break of the icicles.
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Where's Noah??
After a reasonable toyfair at Spalding last Sunday, the 5th of December, and a very good posting of internet sales at our local Post Office in Cranwell we were feeling a wee bit chipper as to how Christmas was progressing. But then we received a phone call that took the wind out of our sails, or should that be sales? And it has set us back somewhat.
Our shop in the Buttermarket in Newark, directly below some of the offices in the Town Hall, was shipping water, not just a trickle but a flood. Rushing down to the shop for 5 O'clock we were met with water cascading from the ceiling and onto our stock. With the help of Gess we managed to move all of the soaked stock into another unit in the following two hours.
Soggy soft toys, drenched Daleks and dripping dragons all made their way upstairs. Apparently an air conditioning unit had broke down due to the weather and deposited its water onto us.
Hopefully we will be up and running in another downstairs unit within the Buttermarket in the next few days as a temporary home whilst the Council repair our shop.
But there will now be another deluge, this time of paperwork!!
So Time Was... is closed for the next few days, but like Arnie said, 'We'll be back', fingers crossed.
Our shop in the Buttermarket in Newark, directly below some of the offices in the Town Hall, was shipping water, not just a trickle but a flood. Rushing down to the shop for 5 O'clock we were met with water cascading from the ceiling and onto our stock. With the help of Gess we managed to move all of the soaked stock into another unit in the following two hours.
Soggy soft toys, drenched Daleks and dripping dragons all made their way upstairs. Apparently an air conditioning unit had broke down due to the weather and deposited its water onto us.
Hopefully we will be up and running in another downstairs unit within the Buttermarket in the next few days as a temporary home whilst the Council repair our shop.
But there will now be another deluge, this time of paperwork!!
So Time Was... is closed for the next few days, but like Arnie said, 'We'll be back', fingers crossed.
Monday, 22 November 2010
Long time no hear
It's been a hectic time for the folks of Time Was... Full weekends on top of the shop and online at www.timewasshop.co.uk but it's all in a good cause. Like his elves we've been helping Santa with getting people ready for Christmas.
This month we've been to Stars Of Time at Weston-Super-Mare, Norwich Sci-Fi show surprisingly at Norwich, then back to Norwich for a toyfair by JJ Webb and this weekend just gone Memorabilia at the NEC.
Well apart from a wee bit of misorganisation at the start of both days by the organisers, and the usual traffic regulations at the NEC it was a terrific weekend. We decided to take our Fantasy figures range and Alchemy Jewellery which went down a storm. Busy didn't describe it, though not busy enough stop a wee bit of wandering, looking for those all important bargains. On the Sci-Fi side we sold well and sold one of the Captured in Space Star Trek collectables, which was excellent to say the least.
The celebrities at the show were shall we say B or C list, either that or we don't keep up to date with what's on TV. But there were celebrities from our era, Kenneth Cope - Marty Hopkirk if you didn't know, Derek Fowlds, Katy Manning, Jess Conrad, Derren Nesbitt to mention a few.
But on the distinct down side the wrestling and Robot Wars did seem to drown everything else out. Especially the wrestling and if you're not a fan, well it can be annoying when chatting to customers.
There were the usual folks in costume wandering around which attracted a lot of attention, especially one who kept wandering by, if you were there you'd know who she was.
But all-in-all a very good show, despite the niggles, taking a lot of sales does help of course.
Next stop a local event, the Sleaford Christmas Market on the 28th. It's that time of year already.
This month we've been to Stars Of Time at Weston-Super-Mare, Norwich Sci-Fi show surprisingly at Norwich, then back to Norwich for a toyfair by JJ Webb and this weekend just gone Memorabilia at the NEC.
Well apart from a wee bit of misorganisation at the start of both days by the organisers, and the usual traffic regulations at the NEC it was a terrific weekend. We decided to take our Fantasy figures range and Alchemy Jewellery which went down a storm. Busy didn't describe it, though not busy enough stop a wee bit of wandering, looking for those all important bargains. On the Sci-Fi side we sold well and sold one of the Captured in Space Star Trek collectables, which was excellent to say the least.
The celebrities at the show were shall we say B or C list, either that or we don't keep up to date with what's on TV. But there were celebrities from our era, Kenneth Cope - Marty Hopkirk if you didn't know, Derek Fowlds, Katy Manning, Jess Conrad, Derren Nesbitt to mention a few.
But on the distinct down side the wrestling and Robot Wars did seem to drown everything else out. Especially the wrestling and if you're not a fan, well it can be annoying when chatting to customers.
There were the usual folks in costume wandering around which attracted a lot of attention, especially one who kept wandering by, if you were there you'd know who she was.
But all-in-all a very good show, despite the niggles, taking a lot of sales does help of course.
Next stop a local event, the Sleaford Christmas Market on the 28th. It's that time of year already.
Sunday, 17 October 2010
Bakewell Tarts
After a couple of successful toyfairs at the Old Glory Wargames event at Derby University and our usual foray into Cambridgeshire at the Animal Rescue Centre in Huntingdon, we fell back to earth with a bit of a bump. We were at Bakewell Agriculture Centre for another excellently organised toyfair by MB Toyfairs, but unfortunately despite a good turn out of traders, and people through the door, there were just not enough folks ready to put their hands into their pockets to part with their hard earned cash. They were even less ready to use the plastic, no flexible friends there then.
Still it's a good job the internet has picked up, especially with some of our new lines that are now available. Check out the website and the new Star Trek 'Captured In Space' limited edition Acrylic models and the Gothic Gifts range, and there is so much more!!
Get ready for Halloween with the Gothic Gift range and Fantasy figures.
Still it's a good job the internet has picked up, especially with some of our new lines that are now available. Check out the website and the new Star Trek 'Captured In Space' limited edition Acrylic models and the Gothic Gifts range, and there is so much more!!
Get ready for Halloween with the Gothic Gift range and Fantasy figures.
Sunday, 19 September 2010
Oh Dear! Oh Dear!! Oh Dear!!!
Yesterday it was good for Aled Jones and Songs of Praise, it was good for Fiona Bruce and the Antiques Roadshow but for Time Was... Beverley in Yorkshire was anything but good. Despite the best efforts of our host MB Toyfairs the toyfair just didn't do anything. Dealers were down because of toyfairs at the Reebok Stadium and at Mansfield, but that should have been better for ourselves.
The weather didn't help but there was still a healthy amount of people through the door, unfortunately like last time they weren't many, if any, buyers amongst them. We managed to buy almost as much as we sold and that wasn't much.
Still we have a weekend off next week and then we're on a run of seven weekends of fairs, from toyfairs to wargames events to Memorabilia on 20 and 21 November. Things should pick up in the next few events, hopefully!!
The weather didn't help but there was still a healthy amount of people through the door, unfortunately like last time they weren't many, if any, buyers amongst them. We managed to buy almost as much as we sold and that wasn't much.
Still we have a weekend off next week and then we're on a run of seven weekends of fairs, from toyfairs to wargames events to Memorabilia on 20 and 21 November. Things should pick up in the next few events, hopefully!!
Monday, 13 September 2010
Daleks
The Daleks have returned!!! The new 13 inch Remote control Dalek Drone, that's the new red one, and the 5 inch Ironside have arrived at Time Was... So have a look at the website at www.timewasshop.co.uk/Daleks.htm and get them quick before they run out!! If only they had legs they could then run!!
Although there isn't a picture, Daleks are very shy you know, there is the new 'Blackout' Ironside Dalek, where the voice indicators have been covered up just in case Jerry turns up.
Although there isn't a picture, Daleks are very shy you know, there is the new 'Blackout' Ironside Dalek, where the voice indicators have been covered up just in case Jerry turns up.
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