The 2027 MAFVA Nationals will take place at our regular home, the Burgess Hall on Sun, 6th Jun 2027
Open 10.00 – 16.00 hrs.
Entry: MAFVA members: Free
(with current subscription – you can join on the door!)
Public: £5.00
Accompanied children under 16: Free
Concessions*: £2.00
* Concessions (Accreditation required) = • Students • Over 65 Years of age • Blue Badge Holders & carers • Serving UK & NATO Military & Ex Military • Blue Light Services and NHS workers
IMPORTANT: All paid-up MAFVA Members will be issued with wristbands on entry. Please ensure you wear yours. The wristbands will distinguish paid-up MAFVA Members* from the general public and will be required to be shown when requesting a discount from traders or entering the National Competition at the member’s rate.
* Being a Facebook ‘member’ is NOT the same as being a MAFVA Member. You must be a paid up member of MAFVA with a valid membership number.
The venue : The Burgess Hall, Westwood Rd, Saint Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 6WU.
For details of disabled access please contact Burgess Hall. One Leisure, Westwood Road. St Ives. PE27 6WU
2025 Show Review
It’s gratifying to know that people enjoyed the day enough to go to the trouble of making these reviews. Please take a look, but remember you will be leaving the MAFVA website and we have no control over the content or accuracy of these independent reviews.
http://timstanks.blogspot.com/2025/06/mafva-nationals-2025-st-ives-cambridge.html
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missinglynx/mafva-nationals-sunday-15th-june-part-1-t340845.html
The 2026 layout will be published in due course.
Trade and Club bookings for 2026 are now open!
For 2026 please contact
for a booking form.
Please book without delay. The 2025 show was fully booked a few weeks before the show date!
2026 MAFVA National Competition:
The competition area will be upstairs. Competition entries are £1 for adults (£2.00 for non MAFVA members), free for juniors (up to age 16). In addition to the MAFVA competition classes, there will be open classes for non-members.
Save time on the day. Download your entry forms here.
IMPORTANT: Due to a shortage of tables, model size is limited to 1 metre along the longest side. Oversized models may be permitted on a first-come-first-served basis, but must be registered with natscom.mafva@gmail.com before Wednesday 14th June to allow arrangements with Burgess Hall to be made. Unregistered oversized models arriving on the day will be EXCLUDED.
Model broken in transit? Repair it at the Model Repair Station.
Refreshments On the ground floor is a bar that will be serving hot and cold drinks plus a variety of snacks. There is also a café next door in the Sports Hall.
Bring & Buy: The Bring & Buy will be upstairs in the Aquarius Room.
Membership and back issues desk, the tombola and others will be in the foyer.
Show Entry
Entry for paid-up MAFVA members will be free, (you will be able to re-subscribe on the door). Adult non-members will pay £5.00, while entry for accompanied children (under 16) is free.
Access and parking
Show location:
Burgess Hall, One Leisure St Ives, Westwood Rd, Saint Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 6WU
Free parking is available on site. Please follow the directions of the stewards.
Phone: 01480 388500
By car:
The two main routes are:
- From the A14, turn off at Junction 24. Take A1307 through Fenstanton and at junction 26 turn left and take the A1096 overpass loop to St. Ives. Turn left at the second roundabout into Meadow Lane and follow the one-way system via Cromwell Place and Oliver Road into East Street, turn right into Globe Place, first left into North Road, right into Ramsey Road, first left into Westwood Road and follow to Burgess Hall.
- From the A1/A1(M), take the A141. Continue to Hartford and join the A1123 to St Ives. At the traffic lights in St Ives turn right into Ramsey Road, then second right into Westwood Road and follow to Burgess Hall.
There is a large car park just outside the hall, but as this is shared with the Sports Hall we ask all drivers to park responsibly. Traders will be parking on the adjacent tennis courts.
CHECK YOUR ROUTE BEFORE TRAVELLING. THE A14 HAS CHANGED. MISS THE TURNING AND YOU ARE IN FOR A LONG DETOUR! Check on Google maps or use Wayz. DON’T follow your sat-nav unless it has recently been updated!
By public transport:
The main east coast railway line passes through Huntingdon, which is the nearest railway station to St Ives and is between 45 minutes and an hour from London. Buses run from Huntingdon to St Ives. You are advised to check timetables before departing.
Cambridge, Huntingdon and St Ives are connected by the guided Busway.
Timings
| Time | Event |
| 08.00 | Set-up for traders and exhibitors only |
| 10.00 | Doors open to public |
| 10.00 | Competition entries open |
| 12.00 | Competition entries close |
| 16.00 | Competition results announced and presentation of awards |
| 17.00 | Show closes |
| 19.00 | Hall closes for traders and exhibitors |
Bring & Buy.
Visitors wishing to sell kits or books at the Bring & Buy can download the form in advance by clicking here.
Please present the form with the kits at the Bring & Buy when you arrive.
Make & Take
Accompanied children are invited to take part in the Make & Take. Build one of the free models here, show it off and take it home with you.
Flyers
Traders and MAFVA branches that wish to promote the show may obtain A5 leaflets by contacting natscomp.mafva@gmail.com.
See you at St Ives
