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NMRA British Region:
the 2012 winter meet
will be held on Saturday 14 January 2012 at the Benson Village Hall.
Dealers and those setting up layouts will have access from 08:00 and the meet will run from 10:00 until 16:00.
Benson is approximately 9 miles south of Oxford on the Oxford–Reading road A4074. As you approach the village from the north turn left by the ‘BP’ fuel stop onto the A4009 Watlington road. The hall is second on the left as you pass through the village. There is ample parking at the venue.
At the time of writing there is a bus route that stops near the petrol station. It is the X39/X40 Reading to Oxford bus. The times are (as at October 2011): 05 and 30 minutes past the hour from Reading Station and 15 and 45 past the hour from St Aldates in Oxford. We will update the NMRA website nearer the time of the Winter Meet.
Our friendly and eager dealers will be there, including Americantrains.co.uk (N gauge), Garden Railway Centres (new and secondhand etc), Brian White (his bits and bobs), LSWR (HO & N + books), Page Components (tools etc), Railroad Trading (HO & N + books), Richard Maxwell (brass locos), Ted Smale (Digitrax) and SPV (DVDs and books) and a secondhand book dealer.
There will be about seven American layouts in O, HO and N scales (Snake Bend meets Ted Humber’s N modular layout) and hopefully one in S scale. There will be an HO American street car layout from Mike Carter. There will also be a fantastic 2 mm scale narrow gauge layout based on a French prototype.
The BR library will be available throughout the day and Marie’s Kitchen (otherwise known as Mrs Ingham) will provide her famous selection of hot and cold filled rolls and hot dogs, hot and cold drinks and biscuits – served in the dining area.
There will also be a number of bring and buy tables.
Further details and directions can be had from Robin Swan at 0118 979 2448, Phil Morris at 0136 771 0285 or Michael Ingham at 0118 987 2707.
We look forward to seeing you all.
The Soar Valley Limited
British Region Convention 2012 at Yew Lodge Hotel, Kegworth Friday 19 to Sunday 21 October
Great News
It is with great pleasure that we can announce the venue for the 2012 NMRA British Region Convention. The honour of running and organising the convention has been given to the Worcester
N Gauge boys from the Cyder Belt division, the operating team of the Snake Bend Railroad.
Our aim is maintain the high level of organisation of previous conventions and to make it a highlight of the year, along with a great celebration of our hobby.
The Website – www.soar­valley­ltd.co.uk
Over the following weeks and months, right up to the conven­ tion, the site will act as the first port of call for information about the convention. We will be updating the site with all the news about traders, layouts, clinics and events. So keep an eye out and visit us regularly.
If anyone would like to attend with a layout, especially one that has not been at an NMRA show before, please contact us, or if you can do a clinic or offer a service we will listen to all offers. Thank you – Gavin Fry (info@soar­valley­ltd.co.uk)
18th N-Trak UK Convention 2012
From Russ Cook
To be held at the Trouville Hotel, Bournemouth, Friday 2 to Sunday 4 March 2012
Layouts from the Black Diamonds, SoutherN­Trak and Mendip N­Trak. Trade will be Neal’s N­Gauging Trains from the USA. Cost is £105 per person for two nights’ DBB, extra nights £47.50 per person on Thursday and £37.50 per person for Sunday, both for DBB.
Sorry no single rooms left, so £15 per night for single occupancy for Twin or Double rooms. Registration £5 members/£7.50 non­ members.
Booking forms from Neil Lancaster, 75 Rempstone Road, Merley, Wimborne BH21 1TR.
ADVANCE NEWS
The 2012 Trent Valley show is scheduled for Saturday 16 June, 10 am–4 pm
VENUE: Armitage with Handsacre Village Hall, Shropshire Brook Rd, Armitage, Staffs WS15 4UZ
Prices: TBA. Free parking, light refreshments. Layouts and traders: TBA.
Contact: Nick Palette n.palette@ntlworld.com
The next Ely & District MRE
will be on 12 May 2012.
dwindled to nothing, and he has there­ fore decided not to continue with them, but this could change if there were a significant resurgence of inter­ est.
The Claverton Modular Club also has experienced a large fall in attendances, despite concerted efforts to improve the way the meets are organised. Even the installation of an electric hoist to aid in getting the layouts in and out of our loft storage at the hall, has not made any significant difference, nor has the addition of an N­Trak layout,
for those who are more interested in that scale.
The small hard core of active members soldier on, but are becoming increas­ ingly pessimistic about seeing any re­ newal of support, and it is likely that, if such support does not materialise, the club will be wound up in the new year. If there is anyone in the greater Bristol/Bath area who would like to take part in running the club’s HO and N modular layouts on the third Sunday of the month, please contact me.
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