News.
2024 Annual Exhibition
This year’s Exhibition will be held on Saturday 11th May 2024 at Queens’ School, Bushey.
We have twenty-three layouts to be exhibited, as well as confirmation that the school will again provide a cafeteria service for the public and free parking. There will be a six traders, many wishing to return from previous shows, and representatives from various railway societies, also our own publicity stand and shop.
As always, please keep the date free in your diary as we would love to see you there and we also need good attendance from members to help run the show.
See Exhibition page for the flyer and list of Exhibitors, Traders nd Societies attending.
Open Day and mini-exhibition 2024
This year’s Open Day and mini-exhibition of club and members’ layouts will be held on Saturday 5th October at All Saints Church, Leavesden. The list of layouts attending will be published in due course.
Outings
We have had to abandon plans for an outing this year.
Film night
The Film Night was held on Tuesday 15th April with a dozen or so members attending and enjoying a programme of videos compiled by Peter Hodge. Accompanying doughnuts and hot drinks were also appreciated.
Lincolnsfield Open Days
The next Open Day is on Sunday 26th May and we always hope to have at least two layouts up and running to show to the visitors. Volunteers are requested to add their names to the attendance sheet on the club notice board for availability to ‘man’ the clubhouse on the open days.
‘Back to Basics’ sessions
These are aimed at beginners who want to broaden their knowledge but as there are a wide range of topics (such is our hobby) many members may like to attend 1 or 2 of the sessions.
The format will be in groups of 3-4 and will include a ‘have a go’ section where attendees can ‘ get their hands dirty’. Sessions can be repeated if numbers interested exceed the small group size, so no one will miss out.
The final session currently scheduled will be held on Thursday 23rd May on the subject of Layout Planning and Wiring.
Members’ Projects
See the Members’ Projects page for layouts available for Exhibition.
If you are prepared to show your own layouts (especially portable ones) to the world, we will add details and pictures to the web page and also Facebook. Please contact the Secretary if you have news and / or pictures of your own own model-related project.
AGM and Committee Meetings
The 2024 AGM was held on for Tuesday 12th March.
Minutes of the meeting have been circulated and posted on the club notice board.
The newly elected Committee members are as below: –
Chairman and Exhibition Manager: John Davy
Treasurer: Ron Drew
Secretary: Ken Halse
Committee member and Exhibition Trader Coordinator: Peter Hodge
OO gauge rep: Mike Roaulle
N gauge rep: Laurence Preston
Members without portfolio: Malcolm Calaby, Philip Chown.
The next Committee meeting is on Wednesday 5th June.
Minutes of the last meeting have been sent out and posted on the club notice board.
We continue to wish all our members and their families good health and happy modelling.