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Steve Dennison Jim Dickinson
07834 718651 07746 730914
WestonRail NMRA-BR Spring Meet 2015
The American Modular Meet.
Clinics so far include DCC & Decoder Pro and Tree making, more to follow.
If anyone would like to bring a layout, especially if it hasn’t been seen often in the Midlands, please contact Steve Dennison, stevedennison46@yahoo.com, 07834 718651.
As this is our 70th anniversary, we are hoping to put on some extra events – watch this space and the website, www. nmraconvention.org.uk, for more details as they are arranged. We are offering convention polo shirts (details on the booking form), pins, etc; more details to follow.
For those who would like to see other, even non-railroad, attractions locally to the area, www.visitderbyshire.co.uk/ places_to_visit.ihtml is a good place to start.
FUTURE CONVENTIONS – 2016 AND
BEYOND
The calendar has moved on one year and we are now looking at 2016 and beyond. Proposals and even suggestions are invited for possible Region Convention venues for 2016 and beyond. To help potential host groups the BOD invites any members to come forward who are willing to assist and learn from others more experienced in organising and running conventions to form a working party to identify suitable venues, negotiate the terms and put together a proposal bid to the BOD. Whilst some local presence to the venue hotel is a must, it is not necessary that the entire team live nearby. The 2014 team was from outside the local Division area but local help was involved.
It is not too early for any group of members to start thinking about 2016. There are other venues out there that might be explored at two locations in Yorkshire and another in Reading (Reading Best Western). If members want to see a Convention in the North again – the last time was 2000 – you only need to get together and come talk to the BOD.
Advance notices
Benson Winter Meet
2016 Saturday 16 January from 08.00 to 16.15.
We are very pleased to have Nick Prior joining us on the organising team.
Devon Freemo Meet 2016
To be held in Christow, Devon, 7/8 May 2016.
More details later.
Crewe Heritage Centre – Calder Northern
Any British Region member is welcome to come along to Crewe on a Saturday or Sunday throughout the summer season of the Heritage Centre (1 April to end of September) to operate our HO scale “North Western Mills” layout. You can bring DCC stock and run trains for your own enjoyment and for the pleasure of the visiting public.
Liaise with either Andrew Wickes or Terry Wynne (contact details in the Directory) as far in advance as possible to avoid too many people turning up on the same day. NMRA members must present their valid membership card and anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult to comply with our insurance.
Terry Wynne
17/4/2015 to 19/4/2015
Ukrainian Centre off Swarkstone Road. ‘Tarasivka’, Bridge Lane, Weston on Trent, Derbyshire DE72 2BU
Just off A50 (J3; A514 junction); easy reach from M1 (J24). Modular layouts in HO, N plus other layouts
Traders will include: SCC, Anoraks Anonymous, N Scale American Trains, Neal’s N Gauging Trains, Malc’s Models, Linda Tinker Railway Books.
Friday 17 April – 12 pm to 7 pm, mostly setting up
Saturday 18 April – 10 am to 6 pm
Sunday 19 April – 10 am to 4 pm
ENTRANCE FEE £4 for NMRA members, £5 for non-members For more information contact:
D&H Subdivision
BEARWOOD GROUP OPEN DAY 2015 Saturday 11 April 2015, 10.00 am–3.30 pm
Bearwood Community Centre, King John Avenue, Bournemouth, BH11 9TF
Bearwood layout (DC and DCC). New DCC Freemo modules demonstrating prototypical operation; Sumach Grove, a new On30 (1/48th scale narrow gauge) layout.
DCC “clinic” and Demonstrations; Peco Display; Brian Trains; Richard Maxwell – brass locos and rolling stock; Group “bring and buy” items for sale.
Teas, coffees, cakes and biscuits. Admission £2.00 (accompanied children free)
Alton Ltd
Sat 18 July – more details later.
Armitage Freemo meet
Date has been set – 26 and 27 Sept 2015
If you are interested in bringing a module/s contact Martyn Read: administrator@nmrabr.org.uk
More info: www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/ topic/88497-freemo-2015
NMRA BRITISH REGION ANNUAL CONVENTION 2015
Organisers: The Black Diamonds Group
23–25 October
Venue: the LMS Railway School of Transport in Derby
The registration form was included in the December 2014 issue of Roundhouse and is reproduced on the last page in all BR e-newsletters until September.
We already have a good selection of traders lined up together with some layouts. Traders so far include: SCC, Anoraks Anonymous, Neal’s N Gauging Trains, Malc’s Models, Linda Tinker Railway Books, ContiKits, Brian Trains, Model Tree Shop, Peco, LSWR.
Some layouts have been booked including Hill’s Country, Solent Summit and some modules from Holland in N scale. In HO, Avery will be reappearing under new ownership; more layouts to follow.
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