The EMGS AGM, Members Day & Modelling Workshop

Event Name: EMGS AGM, Members Day & Modelling Workshop

Classification: Other event

Address: Tynedale Farmers Function Suite, Tyne Green, Hexham, Northumberland. NE46 3SG

Day 1: 8th December 2018

Opening times Day 1: 10.30am - 4.30pm

Prices: Admission 5.00EMGS members Free

Disability access: Yes

Car parking: Yes

Website: http://www.emgs.org/events/?event_id1=94

Organising body: The EM Gauge Society Limited

Organiser: Roger SawyerEMGS [email protected]

Saturday 8th December 2018 at Tynedale Farmer Function Suite, Tyne Green, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3SG

Ample Free parking and excellent facilities for the less abled and just a short walk from the railway station and the historic Hexham town centre

The AGM (for EMGS members only) will commence at 2pm sharp.

The Annual Competition will be held during the day, with the results announced once the AGM has been completed.

4mm Modellers Workshop

Admission £5.00, EM Society Members FREE

As part of the Members day and AGM this year we are indebted to the North East and Borders Area Group of the EM Gauge Society for arranging the venue, layouts and the Modellers Workshop.

Layouts

Kielder Forest - ‘EM’ NE & Borders Area Group layout (19 x 2’6”) circa 1956 the last days of the Border Counties line

Middle Peak – ‘EM’ Owned by members of NE & Borders Area Group (5’ x 18”) 60th Anniversary competition layout featuring a working limestone loading hopper

Un-named layout - ‘EM’ NE & Borders member- by Peter Shields and under construction

Callaton - 2mm FS NE & Borders member – by Mick Simpson. Situated north of Newcastle in the 1970’s cameo layout showing methods of construction

Castle Caereinion – 009 NE & Borders Member (6’ x 1’) by Martyn Harrison, the station as it was in the early days of preservation

Demonstrators

Beginners Guide to EM - Graham Hudson

DCC - Nigel Cliffe (all you ever wanted to know and more!)

Trackwork - Chris King

Trees - Jean King

Scenery - Martyn Harrison with the layout ‘Castle Caereinion’ as a prop

Wagons - Duncan Wilcox - Wizardry in plasticard

Loco Construction - Peter Stanger demonstrating with his range of 52F Models

Soldering Roger Sawyer Learn how to solder and have a go

Buildings Ian Hunter

Spittal The design and construction of a layout in ‘EM’ Ian Lister

Trade

Eileens Emporium

Lanarkshire Models & Supplies

Stoneybridge Structures

EMGS Trade Stand

Photographic Presentation

David Dunne with the ‘Armstrong Collection’

Catering

The Tynedale Auction Mart restaurant will be open for meals, bacon/sausage rolls teas coffee etc.