7mmNGA Trent Valley Area Group Modelling Day – 32nd January 2025
 
Our annual January Modelling Day in 2025 will take place on the 1st February 2025 (or the 32nd January as we are calling it). As always it's a chance to speak to like minded modellers and demonstrators whilst consuming tea, coffee, bacon butties and copious amounts of cake.
 
We look forward to seeing you all there!
 
If you are travelling by train, the suggested station (Peartree) is not advisable as this is miles away from the venue. Please get the train to Derby station, and then walk across to the bus station in the city centre. Here you will be able to catch one of the 'Mickleover' buses which will drop you right outside the venue (They are bright pink so you can't miss them!) or catch the yellow 'The Villager' buses, we have a new fleet on the Villager route and each bus is adorned with a different animal.
 
10am to 4pm on Saturday 1st February 2025.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church Hall, 36 Uttoxeter Road Mickleoever, Derby, DE3 9GE.
Admission: Adults £5.00.
Contact Details: [email protected]. www.henmoredale.org.uk 01283 733914
Nearest Railway Station: Derby and catch either ‘The Mickleover’ or ‘The Villager’ buses from the bus station.
 
The Trent Valley Area Group are once again organising their annual bacon butty and cake fuelled January ‘Do’ to beat the post-Christmas blues. This year, we are holding the event on the 32nd of January just to be different…
 
Currently booked to attend as we closed for press are:
For layouts we have in NG7-16.5:
Ashbourne Creamery, Phil Traxson has turned part of our old modular layout into a standalone layout of its own.
Rhiw Goch, Peter & James Hoyle bring their slice of the Festiniog Railway.
Wheal Ponder, Andrew Young’s Cornish Cameo
Halfway, the West Midlands Group bringing one of their collection of layouts.
 
Of the other TVAG members, Alex Bingley will be bringing a hybrid display of his layout and trade stand. Simon Jones will be bringing his SM32 inglenook shunting layout and a recently moved Jim English will be bringing whichever of his layouts he can retrieve from storage. To see what these are you will have to come and join us on the 1st February.
 
Local modeller Lez Stephenson will be bringing an 009 layout in a large trunk. Kevin Hughes makes a return to bring us up to date with the progress of his NG7-24.5 Kinver Light Railway modelling
 
Association Chairman Adrian Gray will be demonstrating his finescale waggonry and other Festiniog Models.
 
Trade wise, we have:
TVAG Second Hand Stall to grab yourself a bargain or two.
Association Modelling Goods Sales.
EDM Models.
422 Modelmaking.
Iconic Rail.
Corris Railway Society.
 
This event is a late winter staple diary filler for many members of the Association and we hope to see many old and new faces again this year.

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Yiewsley Baptist Church Hall (side entrance), 74 Colham Avenue, Yiewsley, Hillingdon, London UB7 8HF. 

Entrance £6.  Open 10.00 – 15.00hrs.

Bring your O, OO, or N gauge locos and trains to run on our club’s three separate test tracks. 
DC and DCC is available, but sorry no “live steam”.
Our Test Track Open Day is not an exhibition, but a chance to meet fellow modellers and try out your models.
Expert help is on hand from knowledgeable club members if you have any problems with your models, and we very much welcome new members should you wish to join the club.
Refreshments will be available all day.
Nearest station: West Drayton (Elizabeth Line) 12 minutes’ walk.  Local bus services 222, 350, U1, U3 & U5.
 
Website http://www.hillingdonrailwaymodellers.co.uk   or phone Peter on 020 8368 4090.

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We look forward to welcoming everyone back again to:
Kendal Leisure Centre on the 1st and 2nd of February 2025,
10am-5pm Sat and 10am-4pm Sun
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATES FROM THOSE PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED
Adults: £6.50, Children (age 6-18): £2.50 (under 6 - free)
 
Car parking is currently pay and display.
For only £3.00 you can park all day. When you arrive, go to the Leisure Centre reception desk and ask for a day parking pass (payment by card, not cash). Then place the pass on your dashboard. (N.B. The ticket machines in the car park will charge you more.)
If you have a local blue parking disc, you can alternatively use that for up to three hours for free.
Blue badge holders not exempt.
 
Layouts booked for 2025:
Falahill, Waverley route 1964-1969, N gauge
Delyn-y-Coed, 3mm scale 12mm gauge
Middleton Road, Manchester 1950s, 00 gauge
Studio Tour, based on Harry Potter, 00 gauge and 009
Eastgate Harbour, Kent coast port, Southern 1946/47, 00 gauge
Wolfe Lowe, Staffordshire LMS/pre-Grouping, 0 gauge
Glenties, Finn Valley Branch County Donegal, 00n3
Annerley, Bridlington/Filey area, N gauge
Simba Market, Darjeeling Railway, 009
Scorbiton, BR 1980s, 00 gauge (change to previous list.)
Fen March TMD, 1970s-1980s depot
Isle of Sodor, Thomas the Tank layout
 
Traders:
East Lancs Model Tramway Supplies
North Western Models
Crafty Hobbies
Furness Models
David Webb (pictures and clocks)
J.D.M. Models
Junction Box
M.T.F.G. Hobbies
Peter Metcalfe - Hornby Dublo 1938-1964
Power Bond
Railway books from Chris
Squires Model and Craft Tools
Vintage Prints
NESH laser models
 
Club second hand stall
Demos and other displays
 
Societies and groups:
Lakes Line Rail Users Group
Cumbrian Railways Association
Eden Valley Railway Trust
Train Sim
Stephenson Locomotive Society
 
Light refreshments available in the Leisure Centre café

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