ABOUT US

For years circus model builders would exhibit their circus models alongside trains, boats and planes at various model shows up and down the county, there had never been a model show specifically for circus models.

 

Six circus modellers decided it was about time we had a model show dedicated to our love and passion for the world of circus.. A meeting was arranged to take place on the last Sunday in May 2017 at The Laughton Cuckoo Fayre between the six modellers and the management of The Laughton Show.

 

After a very productive 3 hour meeting between the modellers and the management of the Laughton Show, it was agreed they would give us the ground at their Autumn Show in September 2018 to hold our circus model show. So on Sunday 28th May 2017 The UK Association of Circus Model Builders committee was formed consisting of Chris Wild, Ian Hammond, Stephen Cane, John Evans, David Smith, Robin Willson and Steve White.

 

Sixteen months after our initial meeting we held our first circus model show on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th September 2018 in a big top very kindly provided by Ruby and Lucien Santus, The show was a huge success with models on display from not just across the UK but also from the Netherlands, Belgium and Malta. Due to the success of this model show, the management of the Laughton Show offered us the position to be a regular feature at their Autumn show.

 

Five years on and we are proud to call the The Laughton Show the home The UK Association of Circus Model Builders, 2022 will see us holding our fourth circus model show, unfortunately we have now outgrown the big top and we have had to move into a very large marquee. We are now officially sponsored by The Paulos Circus, one of the UK leading and most respected circuses which will allow us to move forward to not just build but to secure the future for circus model building here in the UK.