The Narrow Gauge Show and the 009 Society 2017 AGM.

[Stan Williams]

The 009 Society 2017 AGM along with The Narrow Gauge Show will take place on  Saturday  1st  April  2017.

Venue,  The All Saints Parish Hall, Church Road, Rainford Nr St Helens, Merseyside WA11 8HE.
open  10am to  5pm.

The venue is wheelchair friendly.
Free Parking in and around the Hall with overflow parking behind the Church.
Rainford Junction Station is approx. 1.5 miles with a good scenic walk to the Hall.
Light Refteshments available all day.

The 009 Society AGM will take place in the early afternoon.

Layouts in   009,  Hoe, 5.5mm, 7mm. 09, TTn3,  NN3.

Good selection of Trade Stands along with The 009 Society Sales Stand.

Time to put the date in your diary.

Updates throughout the year.

Stan.

[alan]

Thanks, Stan. It's in my diary.

[Stan Williams]

Just an update to remind you of the date  Saturday 1st  April  2017
open from 10am to 5pm.

Approximately  15  Narrow Gauge layouts in various scales/gauges
These will include,
Leek & Manifold Rly  in 009  by  Dr Alan Gee.
Corris Railway   in   009   by   Rod Alcock.
Lynton & Barnstaple Rly in 009 a New layout by Bob Barnard ( if you visited Rainford in 2015, you would have seen Bobs Barnstaple Town).
This will be the first showing of this layout.
Approximately  12  Trade Stands.
These will include.
Parkside Dundas.
WD Models.
RT Models.
Chivers which include Five79 and Slimrails.

The 009 Society Sales Stand.

Remember put the date in your diaries, this is an event not to be missed.

Refreshments including the famous cakes !
The Patio Area will be open if the weather allows us and we will be using the inside area as 2015, to relax have a drink and munch that cake.

See you there.
Stan.

[Stan Williams]

An update on our plans for the 2017 Event.

The All Saints Parish Hall is having a facelift at present to the front entrance and extending the office area, so the hall will look slightly different
than in the past. Work should be complete by the end of October, early November.
This means we may have to site exhibits differently than in the past.

We have decided to extend the show and the event will now be in two large halls.
The Rainford Village Hall has been booked which will give us a hall 20m x 10m and will compliment the two Parish Hall rooms.
It is likely we may use the Stockley Room ( back hall ) for the AGM and sitting area for refreshments.
The Village Hall is on the same side as our current hall approx. 200 yards and opposite the Guide Hall, that we used last year.

To wet your appetite for the event, we have.
Angst Lesspork        by     Hugh Norwood.
Untermutten H0m    by     Dave Howsam.
Dyna Hyfryd  Nn3    by     Les Nehrlch.
Fort Whiting  009     by     Charlie Insley.

Plus lots more with the Trade Stands to relieve you of your money and the Famous Cakes !!

Make sure the event is in your diaries or on 2017 calender.

Stan.

[MickT]

Fort Whiting? I am totally intrigued!

Has Charlie decided to create a new layout in order to run the considerable collection of colonial type locomotives in the possession of a certain Senior Society Elder from Leeds?

Mick

[garrywhiting]

Fort Whiting? I am totally intrigued!

Has Charlie decided to create a new layout in order to run the considerable collection of colonial type locomotives in the possession of a certain Senior Society Elder from Leeds?

Mick

The greater part of the Dominion Government Railway's loco fleet are in fact too long to be accommodated on Charlie's new layout, although arrangements have been discussed to provide a small number of the shorter locomotives to augment Charlie's own colonial style loco fleet when the layout makes its public debut at the Warley show at the end of November. Sadly it is unlikely that I will attend the show to witness the event.

Garry

[Stan Williams]

To make life easier for exhibitors/traders and most important, the visitors, we will be having refreshments in both the Parish Hall and the
Village Hall.
There will be a seating area in both halls to rest your legs and wallets.
Bacon baps or sandwiches will be available early doors.
Teas/coffees, sandwiches, cakes available throughout the show

There will be a paydesk at the entrances of both halls, whichever hall you enter first please retain the ticket, which will allow you access to the other
hall.
Stewards will be on hand in both halls to help you with any problems.
They will be in contact with the other hall by radio.

Car Parking will be provided at the Parish Hall, opposite the Village Hall and behind All Saints Church.
Both halls are wheelchair friendly.

Stan.

[Stan Williams]

Some more layouts appearing at Rainford.

Blackrod Loco Works  in 09   by  Keith Naylor.

Matthew & Son  in  009      by    Tony Ennis.

Dienw   in  009     by   The Warrington Model Rly Club.

Cilgywn  in 009     by   Peter Dibbin.

WW1  1918  in  009  by  Roy Hirst.

Plus lots more.

If anyone is thinking of visiting and staying over,  Premier Inn are offering rooms in the St Helens area for under

[Stan Williams]

Advanced  notice.

There will be a table set aside for members to display models ie locos or rolling stock.

Bring your model/models along with a description and a kind gentleman will display them in the showcase.

Stan.

[Stan Williams]

We will be providing a Vintage Bus which will do a tour around Rainford during the day at various times.

The bus is a 1960s ex St Helens Corporation back loader and the last double decker to work on the Rainford, St Helens route.
Transport Museum in St Helens will have a stand at the show, where various items can be bought to help support the museum.

Both the Parish Hall and the Rainford Village Hall will have an area for you to sit, relax and sample the refreshments available.

Any profits from the sale of refreshments in the Village Hall will go to the restoration fund for the Rainford War Memorial.

Any loose change would be gratefully received by the volunteer ladies working from the kitchen.

Lots more information to come over the next few months.

Stan.

[Stan Williams]

The Narrow Gauge Model Show.
Exhibition held in two Halls.

The All Saints Parish Hall   and  the  Rainford Village Hall   (approx. 200 yards apart).
Church Road,  Rainford, Nr St Helens, Merseyside  WA11 8HE.

The 009 Society AGM will take place in the Guide Hall in the early afternoon (This Hall is across the way from the Village Hall ).
opening times  10am to 4.30pm.
Refreshments will be available all day in both Halls with seating areas provided to rest your feet and your wallets.
Free Car Parking available in and around the Halls.
The 009 Newsletter will have a map to show the Halls and the Car Parks available.
Both Halls are wheelchair friendly and there are some disabled parking spaces available at the Parish Hall.

There will be approx.  20 layouts in various scales/gauges on show.
Several of these layouts have not been seen at an exhibition, so Mick THornton will have something New to photogragh !!

approx.  12 Trade Stands along with Society Stands and Demo stands.
Narrow Gauge Railways represented include  FR/WHR.,  Talyllyn,  Fairbourne, Lynton & Barnstaple along with the St Helens Transport Museum.

As an extra bonus, an ex. St Helens Vintage Double Decker Bus will be running throughout the day, touring around the Village.
This is Free for you to take in the joys of riding on a 1960s back loader, in fact this bus was the last Double Decker on the Rainford, St Helens route.

The show not to be missed with excellent modelling and bags of goodies waiting to be purchased.

This will be the largest Narrow Gauge Modelling Show ever to be put on in the North West of England.
Pay desks at both Halls, please retain your ticket so you can show it at the second Hall.

See you there, you will not regret coming along.

Stan.

[Stan Williams]

A map of Rainford showing the Halls and Car Parking places will be in the Newsletter prior to the show.
Please look out for it.

Stan.

[Stan Williams]

Early Warning.

Please note,  The Society AGM will take place in the Guide Hall starting at 1pm.
You may wish to have lunch before the meeting takes place.

All Saints Parish Hall (Stockley Room).
There will be showcases available for Members to exhibit models (locos/rolling stock) during the day.
All members are welcome to bring along items.

Stan.

[Stan Williams]

The Plan for the Vintage Bus on the 1st April 2017.

If all goes to plan we will have a 1967 St Helens Corporation Leyland Titan PD2 No 54 running from outside the exhibition.

Your chance to have a ride on this Vintage back loader bus.

The Bus actually worked the St Helens, Rainford, Ormskirk route.

This maybe your first time climbing aboard a back loader or it will bring back those memories, when you travelled everyday on one.

Put the date in your diaries, see you there.

Stan.

[Stan Williams]

Society Members please note.

The 009 Society AGM will take place in the All Saints Parish Hall from 1pm not the Guide Hall.

Stan.