These are the final arrangements for "16mm Ass. National Garden Railway Show"
Dates – Saturday 10 April 2010
Venue – Stoneleigh Park, Exhibition Centre, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV8 2LZ
Opening Times – Saturday 10.30am – 5pm
As we have to be clear of the Hall at Stoneleigh by 5.00pm on the Friday I have moved our timetable forward by 1hr. 30mins. The new arrangements for the transport of Ridgmont are as follows:
Friday 9th April
1.00pm Eaton Bray Collect/Load Ridgmont
1.30pm Drive to Stoneleigh
3.00pm Build Up Ridgmont
5.00pm Leave Venue
Saturday 10th
8.30am Complete Build
5.00pm Breakdown/Load Ridgmont
6.30pm Leave Show
Monday 12th April
10.00am Eaton Bray Unload/Store Ridgmont
I have all relevant Passes and Parking Permits and will hand them out at our April meeting on the 4th. The named operators will have access to the Hall before the show opens to complete the preparation of Ridgmont. If you would like to run on Ridgmont you still can, unfortunately you will not be allowed into the hall until the show opens and you will need to buy a ticket, either in advance or on the door.
Garden Meetings
So far we have two garden meetings in the diary for this year, they are as follows:
9 May–Steam on Somesay Island, Martin Shrubsole will be hosting a Garden Meeting at Wing Buckinghamshire. Full details can be found on the diary page on the BAGS Web Site.
25 June Cut–Throat Wood Railway, Pete Newman is planning an evening running session on Friday 25th June, starting at 6pm, running until late. Full details can be found on the diary page on the BAGS Web Site.
Shows of Interest
Ely and District Model Railway Club – 15 May, Community College, Downham Road, Ely, CB6 1BL.
Apart from the general model railway exhibits the show also features one hall exclusively of Narrow Gauge layouts, full details on www.app–ltd.com/elymrc
Railex Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Aylesbury, 29/30 May, full details at www.rdmrc.nildram.co.uk/railex2010
Myford will be holding their usual Spring show and open days on the 15, 16 & 17 April at their premises in Beeston. If anyone is interested in this event, I have a leaflet which gives full details or visit their web site www.myford.com/MyfordSpringShow2010
Club Meeting dates for 2010
4th April
2nd May *
6th June
4th July *
August no meeting
5th September
3rd October *
7th November *
5th December (TBC)
Prayle Grove should be attending the meeting marked with a *.
We have also booked Saturday 4th December * for Steam in Beds 2010.