Club Meeting Dates - 2009
The remaining dates for this year’s meetings are as follows, note Prayle Grove will not be at the Club Meetings marked with *:
5 July
6 September *
4 October
8 November
20 December
Meetings will start at 11.30am and breakdown at 4.30pm to clear the hall by 5.00pm.
Due to the uncertainty of free dates at the Hall and it is now July we have reluctantly decided to drop SIB for this year, but we will treat our December meeting as a members Christmas party and hope to do something a bit different. We will return to the normal format of SIB for 2010 with the usual mix of Layouts and Traders.
It has always been our intention to return to our usual meeting day of the first Sunday of the month, so we have booked the following dates for 2010.
3rd January
7th February
7th March
4th April
2nd May
6th June
4th July
August no meeting
5th September
3rd October
7th November
5th December
Garden Meetings
Sunday 20 September Alan Regan, Open Day. Details can be found on the BAGS Web Site or Email Alan at: alanpregan@btopenworld.com
Sunday 16 August, John Kinross, Open Day. Details can be found on the BAGS Web Site
Sunday 16 August, Peter O’Neill, Open Day, 2 to 6pm. Details can be found on the BAGS Web Site or contact Peter on 01933:665515
Exhibitions – 2009
The following exhibition dates have been confirmed for Ridgmont to attend:
Soar Valley Exhibition - 26/27 September
Wickham, nr Fareham 31 October
Kew Steam Show - 14/15 November
Make sure you book these dates in your diary.
Forthcoming Exhibitions and Shows
Sunday 26 July 2009 - Fawley Railway Experience. Fawley Hill, Fawley, Oxfordshire.
Sir William McAlpine is opening his private museum and railway at Fawley Green which is located between Henley and Marlow. Tickets £10.00, children £5.00 includes Steam Train Ride and entry to the Wildlife Park. Cream teas will also be available or take a picnic. Proceeds to go to the Iain Rennie Nurses, tickets available from Christine Nisbet on 01494:812458
Prayle Grove will also be attending the following shows:
18/19 July - GMES Rally, Contact Roger Haywood
24 October - Brandon
Any members interested in running at any of the above please contact Carol on 07800 798509
Model Engineering Shows
11 July - Chiltern Model Railway Association, Interactive Modelling Event. Westfield Community College, West Watford.
29/31 August - Harrow & Wembley Model Engineering Open Days. Contact: Brian Tilbury 020 8248 0442.
21, 22 & 23rd August - Bristol Model Engineering and Hobbies Exhibition. The Leisure Centre, Thornbury, Bristol. Full detail on www.bristolmodelengineers.co.uk
Wags Wharf
Is on permanent display at the Pitstone & Ivinghoe Museum, do please come along to see Wags and the other displays including 3 other model railways.
The open days scheduled for this year are as follows:
12 July - Sunday
9 August - Sunday
31 August - Summer Bank Holiday
13 September - Sunday
Please pick up a leaflet for the Museum’s 2009 season.
Obituary
Last month we reported the sad loss of Martin Lay, there was a card and collection at our 31 May meeting but as many of you weren’t there we have carried the collection over to this month there will also be a card of condolence. Martins Widow Susan has asked that all monies collected should go to the Royal National Lifeboat Institute.
Chris Pretty - Club Secretary
Sue and John Friendship, who were long term friends of Martin and Susan, prepared the following Obituary.
Martin Lay
Martin grew up in London and he served his apprenticeship to be a Mechanic with British Railways. He moved to Cambridge to work on Government Official Cars, maintaining them. He was a good golfer and became Head Green Keeper which he did for many years, of late he was Groundsman for the Council and looked after all the parks football and cricket pitches in the area.
Martin’s interest was Narrow Gauge Railways and he was also a member of Cambridge Model Railway Club where he was helping to rebuild the 16mm railway in the grounds, he also worked on the Bala Lake Railway in Wales and spent a week every year working and repairing wagons. His ambition was to build a 16mm Lynton and Barnstable Railway in his garden but this sadly will now not be fulfilled.
Martin was a very caring and friendly person, liked by all who knew him and he will be sadly missed by club members and his many friends alike. Our thoughts go out to his wife Susan at this very sad time.