stan williams Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Our next meeting is Saturday 2nd November in Rainford starting at 1pm. Venue is the Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford, Merseyside WA11 8BY Lots going on with layouts from, Alan Mountfield, Steve Lomax, Jim Hodgkiss, Tony Ennis, Colin Oldfield and Keith Naylor with his Kato test track. The 5.5mm Assoc Modular Group will be there. Brian Davis and Les Nehlrich will be manning their show you how stands. The Sales Tables will have, Locos, rolling stock, wagon kits plus lots more to spend your hard earned cash. Ted Stowell will have his 5 inch gauge De Winton loco and rolling road and you can see Teds superb engineering skills. Refreshments. Free Parking. Come and spend a few hours with like minded NG modellers, play trains, have a brew and a chat. Stan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 We will be back in the groove this time next Saturday. If Narrow Gauge is your thing, this is the place to be and if you have any stock bring it along and play trains. The sales tables always have stock available along with other items. Tea/Coffee and a light buffet to keep you going. Hopefully see you there. Stan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 Do you want a few hours playing trains, learning new modelling skills or spending your hard earned money. Then come along to our group get together on Saturday 2nd November. Free parking. Tea/Coffee and a light buffet available. All welcome to join us, have a chat and a brew. Stan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 We kick off at 1pm tomorrow, lots going on. Layouts, show you how stand and the sales tables. Refreshments along with freeparking. Come and spend a few hours with like minded NG modellers, have a brew and a chat. Stan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 WE had a very successful get together last Saturday with 51 visitors/members coming along. Five layouts to play trains on, along with a couple of show you how stands. Once again the sales tables were busy. Visitors are always welcome to come along and move items along on the sales. The buffet was soon snapped up with the Cotthams pies, M&S sausage rolls and homemade cakes, nothing left for the birds !! Next get together is Saturday 14th December starting at 1pm at Corpus Christie Hall, Rainford WA11 8BY Come and join us and spend a few hours with like minded NG modellers. Stan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 Time to put the date of our next get together in your diary, Saturday 14th December kicking off at 1pm Venue is the Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford, Merseyside WA11 8BY Free Parking. Refreshments available. Crummack Valley 009 will be available for anyone who wants to play trains, bring along some stock. 09 layout by Colin Oldfield. 7mm NG by Andy Biggs. Gn15 module with Heywood locos by Don Farnworth. 5,5mm Assoc Modular Group. Radio Control demo layout with Frank Allen. Brian Davis and Les Nehlrich will have their usual show you how stands, wagon loads and weathering stock. Peter Leyland will be showing you how to construct scratch built buildings. Jim Hodgkiss will have a display of the late Roy Hirsts WW1 rolling stock. We will have the Sales Tables with all those presents you want to buy yourself. Come and join us for our last meeting of 2019 and be part of the largest NG meeting in the UK. We meet approx., every 6 weeks and we end a very successful year with this last meeting of 2019. We have some great plans for 2020, so come and join us and be part of that journey. Stan Williams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 Just a reminder that the Merseyside & South West Lancs Group hold their last get together of 2019 on Saturday 14th December starting at 1pm. We will be in the Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford, Merseyside WA11 8BY. A host of Narrow Gauge layouts in various scales/gauges supplemented by the show you how stands. We will also have the group sales tables available. Refreshments. Free Parking. We welcome any Narrow Gauge modellers who would like to join us, the guys are a friendly bunch, once they have been fed !! If you would like more info., please get in touch. Stan Williams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 Next Saturday sees our last get together of 2019 14th December starting at 1pm Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford, Merseyside WA11 8BY. We will have layouts in 009, 09, 7mm and Gn15 and Crummack Valley in 009 will be available for visitors to operate and you are welcome to bring along stock. Show you how stands by, Allen Doherty (Worsley Works), Brian Davis, Les Nehlrich and Peter Leyland. We will have the sales tables for you to find bargains. Free Parking. Refreshments will be available. Come and join us and be part of the largest NG group who have regular get togethers in the UK. Stan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Today we can sort the buffet for Saturday. Cottams pork pies (local bakery), M&S sausage rolls, mini pies, honey glazed sausages and mince pies. Hopefully our superb cake maker Mo has been burning the midnight oil preparing her superb cakes for Saturday. Its not all about playing trains !! Stan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 Tomorrow is our last get together for 2019 and we kick off at 1pm. Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford, Merseyside WA11 8BY. Layouts, show you how stands and the sales tables. Free Parking, REfreshments to help keep your energy levels up during the afternoon. Come and spend time playing trains, having a brew and a chat with like minded NG modellers. Stan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 We held our last get together on the 14th December for 2019 and it turned out an excellent meeting with 49 visitors which included 9 new comers. Andy Biggs and Don Farnworth both new comers brought along two superb layouts, one in 7mm NG Bryncrug Sidings and the other being a Gn15 estate rly., with Heywood locos and stock. Colin Kennington another new one brought along his small Busch Feldbahn layout. Colin had his 09 layout and Frank Allen had his radio control demo layout. Crummack Valley 009 was up and running and a number of guys tried their hand at operating. The Rainhill lads had their Kato test track running. There was also a display of the late Roy Hirsts WW1 stock, which the group are the custodians of the layout and stock. We had four show you how stands, making wagon loads, weathering stock, soldering brass kits and finally scratch building railway buildings etc. THe sales tables were busy again and the group laid on a buffet which included a homemade Xmas cake. We start 2020 on Saturday 4th January starting at 1pm at Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford WA11 8BY. All welcome to join us. Stan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted December 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 16, 2019 As Stan says above, I attended for the first time and brought my feldbahn layout. What an enjoyable time, made very welcome, was shown how to solder brass properley and learnt a lot about radio control. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Our first get together of 2020 will be Saturday 4th January starting at 1pm a good date to put in your new diaries. We meet at the Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford, Merseyside WA11 8BY. We will have are resident show you how stands ie making homemade wagon loads and weathering stock. Ted Stowell will have his 5 inch gauge De Winton loco being shown for the first time. The 5.5mmNG Assoc. Modular Group will have their latest modules. There will be a couple of 009 layouts. The sales tables. With lots more to be advised. Free Parking. Refreshments. Come and take part in the largest NG meetings in the UK, spend time with like minded NG modellers. Stan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 Some more details of our first get together of 2020 on Saturday 4th January. Layouts by, Charlie Insley. David Davies. Frank Allen. 5.5mm NG Assoc. Modular Group. Show you how stands by Brian Davis and Les Nehlrich. Ted Stowell displaying his De Winton 5 inch live steam loco. Sales Tables. Free Parking, Refreshments available All welcome to join and be part of the largest NG meetings in the UK. Stan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted December 27, 2019 Author Share Posted December 27, 2019 Well if you want to get Christmas and New Year out of your system, then come along to our next get together on Saturday 4th January, it starts at 1pm Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford, Merseyside WA11 8BY Layouts, Show you how stands and the Sales tables. Free Parking. Refreshments available. Spend a few hours playing trains and enjoying the company of like minded NG modellers. If you have never been before, don t worry, you will be made very welcome. See you there. Stan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 We start the New Year this coming Saturday 4th January 2020 starting at 1pm Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford WA11 8BY. Layouts, Show you how stands and the Sales Tables Free Parking. Refreshments. Come and join us and spend time with like minded NG modellers, we had 49 people at our last get together on 14th December. All welcome to join us. Stan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 The Merseyside & South West Lancs Group is not just about NG modelling. On Thursday 4th June 2020 we take over the West Lancs Light Railway in Tarleton, Lancashire. We kick off at 5.30pm The WW1 Joffre loco built by Kerr Stuart will be the loco in steam on the passenger train. A couple of diesel locos for driving experience will be in the sidings. Tour of the works and sheds. Cab rides throughout the Evening. Pie & Peas washed down by a nice cuppa. A great Evening had by all, just keep our fingers crossed for the weather. Stan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 The weather looks set fair tomorrow which will help travellers to our first get together of 2020 and we kick off at 1pm. Come on down to the Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford, Merseyside WA11 8BY. NG layouts, show you how stands and the Sales Tables. Free Parking. Refreshments. Come and spend a few hours with like minded NG modellers. They are a friendly bunch and you will be made most welcome, see you there. Stan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 The weather looks set fair tomorrow which will help travellers to our first get together of 2020 and we kick off at 1pm. Come on down to the Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford, Merseyside WA11 8BY. NG layouts, show you how stands and the Sales Tables. Free Parking. Refreshments. Come and spend a few hours with like minded NG modellers. They are a friendly bunch and you will be made most welcome, see you there. Stan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 We held our first get together of 2020 today and we had 50 people come along, which included 5 new comers. Lots of playing trains, show you how stands being busy and lots of chatting and catching up. The buffet was soon finished off with only a couple of crumbs left. Ted Stowell brought along a 5 inch gauge De Winton loco, very impressive !! THe sales tables kept fairly busy all afternoon. We have our second get together on Saturday 28th March at Corpus Christie Hall starting at 1pm Before that we will be putting on North West Narrow Gauge Show on Saturday 15th February show open 10am to 4.30pm Venue is the All Saints Parish Hall, Church Road, Rainford, Merseyside WA11 8HE. Hope to see you at the above. Stan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Future dates for the Merseyside & South West Lancs Group get togethers, all Saturdays starting at 1pm. Venue, Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford, Merseyside WA11 8BY Free Parking. Refreshments available. Group get togethers usual format, NG Layouts, show you how stands and the sales tables March 28th. May 9th. June 27th. Aug. 1st. Sept. 12th. Oct. 31st. Dec. 12th. All the above are Saturdays and we kick off at 1pm. Thursday Evening 4th June will see us at the West Lancs Light Rly a 2ft NG line at Hesketh Bank near Tarleton Lancs, The WW1 Joffre loco will be in steam, plus a couple of diesel locos. Stan Williams. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 After the success of our North West Narrow Gauge show last Saturday, time to move on to our groups next get together. Saturday 28th March will see us back at Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford WA11 8BY starting at 1pm. Usual format, 3 or 4 layouts, show you how stands and the sales tables. Free Parking. Refreshments available. Come and join us and spend a few hours with like minded narrow gauge modellers, all welcome. Stan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 Future get togethers for the Merseyside & South West Lancs Group in 2020. All Saturdays starting at 1pm at Corpus Christie Church Hall, Alfred Street, Rainford, Merseyside WA11 8BY March 28th May 9th June 27th Aug 1st Sept 12th Oct 31st Dec 12th Thursday Evening 4th June sees us at the West Lancs Light Railway at Hesketh Bank, Lancashire. Two engines in steam along with a diesel loco. Cab rides, workshop tour along with refreshments. A great evening out, playing with a real 2ft NG railway. Why not come and join us to any of the above and be part of the largest NG meetings of modellers in the UK. Stan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Due to the ongoing health problems throughout the country, we have decided to cancel our next get together on Saturday 28th March. We hope to hold our next get together on Saturday 9th May, but will keep everyone updated as the weeks go on. This will also apply to any future events the group are involved in. Stan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan williams Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Just a reminder that our next meeting due to take place on Saturday 9th May is Cancelled. Keep safe and take care of yourself and hopefully we will be up and running sooner rather than later. Stan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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