Eastern Roads Themed Meet – As you all are aware the Themed Meet was cancelled due to confusion over the date, owners of layouts pulling out and unfortunate lack of appropriate publicity. Jack, Tim and Denise Brown had done an amazing amount of work on this and they are all to be congratulated for their efforts. The work already undertaken by these guys can be used for the rearranged Meet, which we plan to hold on the first Sunday, 4th October 2009.
Tim, Jack and others have spoken with owners of some layouts and have initial confirmation or intention to attend. This will need to be followed fairly quickly and therefore we need to get together a small team of people who will each take on an individual aspect of the organisation.
As Terry Wynne will be away on holiday (yes again!) it is proposed that a meeting to sort this out be held during the January meet at Crewe.
The New HO Layout – Work on the new layout is progressing but only very slowly. Terry Wynne, Trevor Austin, Pete Hayward, Tony Hayselden, Les Herriot and Paul Whittaker have assisted so far on the temporary tracklaying. Most of these same people have also started lifting the temporary track and putting down the track base permanently. Once this is done and it is a long slow process the boards can be wired.
It is hoped that more people will want to assist as after all it is for everyone’s benefit and enjoyment. Why not come along on meet days if you cannot make it on a Wednesday and get involved and do a little work yourself. Terry, Trevor or Tony will explain what needs to be completed that day and help you get started. It is enjoyable – in fact at the September Meet some members decided to help (as they said, “instead of standing around talking”) and had a thoroughly satisfying session.
We would like the layout to be worked on a bit more so that it will be available to run trains as soon as possible. It would make meet days that much more enjoyable to have both HO layouts available for running our trains.
New N scale layout – Trevor Austin has been very busy working on the small N scale layout positioned in the “clubroom”. This layout has the ability to have other modules attached and if you have a module, which you could bring along on some occasions to Meets, then talk to Trevor for details. Doug Sales has brought along a module and successfully coupled his module to the layout.
John Hey retirement – The December meeting will be the last official meet that John & Mary will attend as “Big John’s Trains”. It is their intention to still come along to meets but John will only bring a few items to sell (bring & buy style) as he also wants to start running his stock on the layouts. We think it right and proper for as many of you as possible to come along to say a big thank you to both of them for their unstinting support and loyalty to Calder Northern over many, many years.
Please do come along!
December Meet – As has been the practice in previous years we intend to hold a Christmas Raffle at the December Meet. If you can donate a prize for the raffle it will be much appreciated.
So come along for Minced Pies and an enjoyable meeting.
Convention 2010 – we were asked before the Region Convention at Kegworth if Calder Northern were interested in putting on a Convention in 20010. I told the people concerned that CN needed to consider the issue and until we have had a meeting we would not commit to anything. Perhaps if members would like to become involved in such a task then it needs to be discussed either at the December or January Meets. There is another issue which would need to be considered and that is 2010 is the 75th anniversary of NMRA and it is likely the BoD would expect anyone putting on this meet to raise the bar in respect of events to make it a bumper convention. Please think about this and let your committee know your thoughts and ideas.
Meeting Dates for 2009 – Dates are posted at the end of this Train Orders.
Cheshire Modellers Group – This Group are holding a Model Train Show at Crewe Heritage Centre on Sunday 25th January 2009 and would appreciate it if our HO and N scale layouts were operating. Therefore any one who can come along on the day and help run our layouts. Please bring your stock and help out. Please give your name to Mike Lenz.
Crewe, Virginia – We are still intending to alter one end of the old HO layout to show some representation of the Crewe Va, loco facility (Turntable and Back shops) along with display material above that corner of the layout. We need someone to help with the woodwork to make new solid ends for the layout and for tracklaying once it is completed. Volunteers please, no pressure but we hope we can have some initial work underway in the New Year.
Morning Foods Limited – trademark “Mornflake” – This Crewe Company has been milling grain in South Cheshire since 1675 and is currently managed by the 14th generation of the Lea family. Quite a record you will agree?
We approached this company with two requests recently. The first for them to put a display about the company in the Heritage Centre, the other to see if we could use their logo and brand on our new HO layout. They have kindly agreed to both requests and we are going to be able to have their logo on the grain unloading facility and also the milling and cereal manufacturing company buildings which will be positioned along the backscene. We will obviously have a plaque detailing their kind approval on the side of the layout in due course.
Train Orders by E- mail – We would like to send as many Train Orders out by e-mail if you are agreeable. This will make it less costly to Calder Northern Division and it will also reduce the amount of inserting into envelopes for Don Westerman who sends these copies to all members.
If you are in agreement with this proposal and wish for your copy of Train Orders to be sent to you in future by E-mail then please advise Don at his address don@westerman1.plus.com
Terry Wynne, Chairman
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