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ROUNDHOUSE PUBLISHER
Membership Renewals
Your membership renewal date is shown on the envelope that this issue was
sent in - if it says 31/03/2020 then your membership is now due for renewal. Please renew online now at https://www. nmrabr.org.uk/renew-membership
If you have problems renewing online please contact Chris James treasurer@ nmrabr.org.uk For queries regarding your membership, please contact James Lucas registrar@nmrabr.org.uk
New Advertiser
We are pleaseed to welcome Plus Daughters as an advertiser, specialists in American, British and European N gauge model railways and accessories. Please see their ad on page 9.
The Model Tree Shop (see their ad on page 23) are sponsoring a Square Foot Challenge of any railroad related scene in any scale, any era, any theme, that must fit on to a board that is no larg-
er than a square foot 12” x 12” in old money (304.8mm x 304.8mm) that must include some of their scenic material, to
be judged at the Derby Convention 23-25 October 2020 with a prize of a £50 gift voucher. This is a great opportu- nity for everyone to give modelling in a small space a try.
NMRA BR 75th Anniversary
A special thanks to John Firth for digging into the archives and writing a great article on the first seventy-five years of the NMRA British Region on page 6&7.
Sponsor the 75th Anniversary
issue of Roundhouse
Donate £50 for a half page advert to appear in the September issue of Round- house with your choice of wording and photos to let everyone know why you support the NMRA BR. Send to editor@nmraroundhouse.co.uk
Help Wanted
75th Anniversary Cover Photo for Roundhouse - Prototype or Model that best describes the 75th Anniversary of NMRA British Region. Photos must be high resolution in a vertical format
Win One Year Silver Membership Paid for the selected photo
Send to editor@nmraroundhouse.co.uk closing date is 1st August 2020.
Proposed West Berkshire Group
Anyone interested should contact Graham Elliott: gbelliott3@gmail.com telephone 01635 226032. It is proposed
that meetings would be held at his house located in the village of Hermitage,
5 minutes drive from the Chieveley M4/A34 interchange access.
Birmingham 2022 – We Need YOU
Registrations for the NMRA National Convention in Birmingham in 2022 will open in July 2020 with the first sales being offered at the NMRA National Convention in St Louis, MO. We will
be manning a stand offering advice and guidance with a display of merchandise that will be available to purchase on-line. We hope to have a card reader that
will process payments for registrations. Volunteers are needed to help staff the stand during the week of the Conven- tion in the hotel. Could those going this year and willing to help please contact Mike Arnold on atldir@nmra.org
Write an Article for Roundhouse
Earn points towards your Achievement Programme Author Certificate
1,000 Words + Photos on any Prototype or Modelling subject. Send to editor@nmraroundhouse.co.uk
Thanks again to David McLaughlin for proofreading this issue.
Peter Bowen
Roundhouse Publisher
and NMRA BR Membership Director editor@nmraroundhouse.co.uk
2020 NMRA Membership
Join and Renew online at https://www.nmrabr.org.uk/renew-membership
NMRA BR
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Roundhouse Magazine Web Forum Access Region Library
Member Aid
Annual Member Directory £35.00 for 12 months
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Silver Membership Basic Plus Region Services with Digital + Printed Roundhouse Magazine Web Forum Access Region Library
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If you live outside of the British Region you can subscribe to Printed Roundhouse Magazine - 6x per year for £50 including postage - please contact registrar@nmrabr.org.uk and request magazine subscription only
NMRA British Region ROUNDHOUSE is published on the 1st of February, April, June, August, October, December Peter Bowen graphic design and layout, editing, writing and publication of the Roundhouse magazine
Please send all material for publication to editor@nmraroundhouse.co.uk
Deadline for all copy and content is first of previous month prior to publication month i.e., 1st December for February.
For commercial advertising in Roundhouse please contact:
Robert Henworth, Advertising Manager advertising@nmrabr.org.uk
All advertising artwork must be sent to Robert and paid for in advance of publication.
Please send all membership and Roundhouse subscription enquiries to James Lucas, NMRA BR Registrar registrar@nmrabr.org.uk
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