Happy New Year to you all.
We are pleased to advise that the Crewe Heritage Centre Trust in their meeting on 11th December approved the proposal discussed by two Trust members with Steve and Terry back in October. This approval allows Calder Northern Division to use the room we call our clubroom for a further 3 year period at a fixed rent of £650 per annum. It also allows use of other Signal Box facilities such as kitchen and toilets etc. A new agreement is in the process of being produced and we are requested to make any comments/amendments to be included on the content before it is signed off. The proposed new agreement requires us to operate, within reason, the CN layouts when the Centre is open to the public on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays as is the current practice.
At our next meeting on Saturday 18th January we will explain further on this matter and seek member’s views before responding to the Trust.
At our next meet we will be asking as many of you as possible to assist in ‘breaking down’ the layouts and moving the modules into the Signal Display room for temporary storage. The Wednesday gang will we hope have done a lot of the preparatory work in readiness for dismantling the layouts. Once the clubroom is cleared it will allow the Volunteers to come in and remove the old carpeting prior to decorating the room. New carpet will be laid after the decorating is finished and we can then start to return everything back into the room. It is anticipated that our February meet may be either moved to another date in the month or depending on the timetable the Volunteers are able to meet we might cancel the February meet altogether. We will keep you advised regularly on this as we go along.
In addition to your help on the 18th we have found in the debris under the HO layout a number of items which we intend to dispose of – decal sheets, a couple of old diesel locos, books and magazines and other odds & ends – it is make us an offer situation!
Michael Coates, Sir, there are some magazines of yours under the tables which must be moved, are we OK to sell (if we can) or dispose of these please?
Don’t forget our April meet is the AGM and nominations for positions on the committee are required by 31st March. Please mail your nomination to George Neyman (Secretary)
The December Christmas meet and raffle was very successful with over £200 being raised from the raffle. Thanks to all who gave prizes and to John & Mary for their brilliant work selling tickets and making the draw. It was also very encouraging to see 30 members attending – the most for a good long time! Keep coming so we can start to add various other worthwhile activities in the future.
See you Saturday!
Les Herriot
Chairman
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