Hi All,
I remember on the old yahoo group that someone mentioned a while back starting up a Kent area group? Did anything ever go ahead with this? If not then would anyone be interested? I'm in Maidstone, and the Sussex Downs group is that little too far, as is the G&DNGRS...
Cheers,
Tom.
Tom
No area group in Kent, I'm afraid. You best bet is to put a note in the 009 News with your contact details and see what replies you get. Additionally, I'm always willing to post on a letter (at the Society's expenses) to all members in the possible catchment area. You draft the letter, I copy it and post it on to the members in the area.
I hope this helps. Good luck!
Alan
Quote from: memsecput a note in the 009 News with your contact details and see what replies you.
I wonder *what* might reply? I've been to Kent, but didn't think it was all *that* strange. :-)
I am in Kent. Need I say more? ;D
Quote from: DeadHorse on March 09, 2009, 11:39
I am in Kent. Need I say more? ;D
I've been to 009 members days... :laugh:
Julien.
I'm aware that there isn't a group present (hence the post ;)), i was talking to some others at the recent Haywards Heath member's day, and wondered about forming an area group in this area. I know the Racoons was around a while back, and there was talk by someone on the old society yahoo group of a Kent group...
Just trying to gauge interest, i'll send a letter to the news at some point...
Sign me up, Scottie.
I'll send something in to the news soon to get wider coverage ;)
Have sent a note into Mark about this one, should appear in the April news :)
Quote from: memsec on March 08, 2009, 21:52
..I'm always willing to post on a letter (at the Society's expenses) to all members in the possible catchment area. You draft the letter, I copy it and post it on to the members in the area.
I hope this helps. Good luck!
Alan
Please let me know if I can be of help here.
Hi Alan,
Sorry, i missed your post back there... I'll get a draft letter and email it to you to see what you think within the next week or two.
I've already had a few members get in touch, i think the total stands at 7 at the moment... :)
Thanks for your offer of help.
Regards,
Tom.
After all this time we finally had our first meeting last night and it went really well.
There was much consumption of tea and a lot of chat. A few people brought some stock to show and run on my test track. During the course of the evening it got rather crowded:
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Photo by Steve Fulljames.
We have booked our next meeting in for the 23rd April in Maidstone, if anyone is interested in attending please get in touch with me either via PM or email (tomdauben@hotmail.com) or mobile (07515678836).
Finally, thanks must go to Alan Rolfe for helping by sending out invite letters to all members in Kent. Thanks Alan, it's definitely proved useful! :)
Quote from: invercloy on March 27, 2010, 09:20
After all this time we finally had our first meeting last night and it went really well.
There was much consumption of tea and a lot of chat. A few people brought some stock to show and run on my test track. During the course of the evening it got rather crowded:
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Photo by Steve Fulljames.
And about time too! Good luck with your new group, the picture of all the stock on the test track looks just like many other Area Group meetings. Well done.
Thanks Garry, better late than never, eh!?
Hopefully it continues in the same vein. I've sent a report into Mark for Branchlines so hopefully some more interest will arise for our next meeting.
Thanks for the name check, Tom, and for the separate email. I've been away for the weekend (a trip to a standard gauge steam gala, amongst other things!) so only just picking up things. I'm glad it went well and is up and running.
I hope this will encourage others to have a go!
See you all at the AGM - 10th April!
Another good meeting last night. 3 members who hadn't been before.
Here are some photos from the evening.
Jim Paulger's Wren on an Arnold chassis that he built whilst at school:
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Charlie Insley's 'Cranbrook End' test track and collection of 'stuff':
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Charlie's Golden Arrow Sharpie tram conversion:
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If anyone is interested in attending drop me a PM, our next meeting is on the 11th June in Maidstone.
Excellent stuff Tom! The Kent Group seems to have got itself off to a very good start and I look forward to seeing further reports of its progress. Very good but tantalising set of pix giving just a snippet of a taster of the goodies that were there to see!
Spotted evidence that Cornelius paid a visit, little tiny locos are not normally my own "thing" but I was very impressed by Jim Paulger's Wren - would like to see more of that; and would also like to know much more about Charlie's Cranbrook End "test track" - come on Charlie, article required.
Finally - who owns/built the little diesel loco in the foreground of the group photo? The photo is too tiny to make much out, but my immediate reaction was that it is a repainted Egger - confirm or reveal the answer?
Well done
Mick
Mick,
Thanks for the encouragement. What's also pleasing is that there's about 5 of us who are under 40.
Cornelius did indeed pay a visit, spotted the Landie I guess?
I only have that photo of Jim's Wren, but I will ask him to bring it along next time to get some more photos of it.
The little diesel at the front is indeed an Egger loco, it's mine and was given to me by Barry Parks of Cambrian Models fame.
Tom.