Well, work on Friedrichstrasse has been progressing well, as can be followed in the layout thread; however there have been some other activities going on as well...

As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, the club contacted a number of local primary schools offering a donation of some (new) books about railways; sow the seeds now and you never know, in 15 or so years time we - or some other club - may get a new member as a direct result! So far we have had one response, which was positive, so at least some donations will be made over the next few weeks or so.

We had a 50th Anniversary open day back in June, and will hold our usual 'Model Trains in the Valley' on 26th October, but most of our activities have been reasonably local; various articles have been written for local newspapers etc. We are also supplying a stand at he Lions Club show in Chichester on the 25th October - the day before our open day.

In terms of shows, Mr Secretary is currently in sunny Swanwick with his Wipers, Fishook and Menin Railway for the Midland Railex. We will also be showing Kanjiyama at the Gaugemaster Open Weekend on 6-7 September and the Horsham MRC show, also on 25th October; a busy weekend for us!

Finally, I have managed to get an article for Kanjiyama published in Continental Modeller - the October edition.

Lots to keep us busy over the coming weeks!