Leander Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 The EM Gauge Society - Modellers Day and Annual General Meeting 2022 Saturday 22nd January 2022 Thirsk Town Hall, Westgate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 1QR OPENING TIMES: 10.00am-4.00pm ADMISSION: EMGS Members FREE, Non-members - Adults £3.00, Children £3.00 This event is being organised by the EM Gauge Society, with the assistance of members in the Thirsk area, aimed at modellers of all abilities and scales/gauges, as part of the EM Gauge Society Members' Day and AGM. Come and learn, chat and socialise with fellow modellers. The EMGS Trade Officer will be in attendance, plus the ever popular Members' Sames 'Bring and Buy' stand. While EMGS members are admitted free of charge, non-members, upon payment of the admission fee of £3.00, gain Day-Membership (non-voting) of the Society and are thus entitled to make purchases from the EMGS Trade Stand. The AGM is for (Full) EMGS members only and will commence at 2pm sharp. The Town Hall is wheelchair friendly. There is limited on-Site parking, plus more being arranged locally. Further parking is available in town but parking charges are applicable. Light refreshments will be available all day at the Town Hall, with plenty of other eating establishments available in town. For those requiring accommodation in the area, there is a Premier Inn on the outskirts of town, about 3 minutes drive or ten to fifteen minutes walk from the Town Centre. The railway station is about a mile away with at least hourly services from York and Redcar. Buses pass the station and stop in the town square one minute walk from the venue. It is expected that there will be members' model competitions; plus layouts, traders, and demonstrators in attendance. More details will follow. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leander Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 Here are some more details: Car Parking There a reasonable amount of car parking spaces at the venue but these may fill up quickly. There are car parking spaces available in town and on local streets. Tesco has a large car park but there may be constraints on the length of time allowed. Overnight Accommodation There is a new Premier Inn opened about a mile away. There are a number of B&B type accommodations available so contacting the tourist office will produce a list of venues in town as well as slightly out of Thirsk. Location and directions Access by Road Thirsk is easily accessed by road. Travelling from the south or north via the A1M you should leave at jct49 and take the A168 towards Thirsk and Teesside. After approximately 5 miles take the B1448 towards Thirsk and Sowerby. Stay on this road towards Thirsk town centre and the venue will be on your right just before the Ritz cinema. If travelling from the North-East via the A19 take the third Thirsk exit sign posted Thirsk, Sowerby B1448 then proceed as above. Access by Public Transport Thirsk station is situated on the ECML about 22 miles north of York. It is served by an hourly service from Manchester, York, Middlesbrough and Redcar operated by Trans Pennine Express. (www.tpexpress.co.uk) There are also direct trains from Sunderland and London Kings Cross operated by Grand Central. (www.grandcentral.com). If travelling by LNER from the south then a change at York will be needed. Thirsk Station is approximately 1.5 miles from the venue, if walking follow the road alongside the racecourse, past the Tesco filling station and turn left at the mini roundabout, the venue is on the right just before the Ritz cinema. Dales and District bus service 70 calls at the station en-route to Thirsk Market Place. Layouts Barum West Junction - EM 9’ x 2’ North Devon 1980’s blue period. Kenneth Gibbons Chesters Yard - EM 6’ x 2’ BR Blue diesel period. Robin Coulthard Dunelm - EM 6’ x 1’9” Blue Diesel 1970’s-Classic Diesel (Not Modern Image!). Mick Fishwick Fiddler’s Wharf - EM A shunting game. Paul Gregory Hudson Street - EM 6’6” x 1’ York (BR Period) late 1950’s. Peter Fletcher Kyle of Macallan Locomotive Shed - EM 45” x 18” BR (ScR) September 1966. Adrian Walby Northern Central - EM (Work in progress). 10’ BR(ER) Late 1990’s. Jason Johnson The Depôts, Rosedale East - EM 12’ x 2’6” NER North Yorks Moors. Nicola & Paul Gallon Tanpit Lane - EM 13’ x 2’ North Derbyshire Peak District. Alan Atherley The EMGS Test Track Demonstrations Bob Dawson & Scott Waterfield Card building construction Sue & Andy Battersby Tree construction and electrical modules Norman Pedley - Locomotive and wagon miscellany Simon Howard - DCC Clinic Roger Sawyer - Soldering for beginners Trade Stands The Book House CM3Models, Thirsk Stoneybridge Structures EMGS Trade Officer EMGS Members' Sales Plus The EMGS Membership Secretary There will also be a pop up café serving tea, coffee, cold drinkls, sandwiches, cakes and snacks during the show. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leander Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 In view of the current situation with regards to the latest variant of Covid-19, the Board has taken the painful decision to cancel the face-to-face AGM due to take place in Thirsk on January 22nd and the Modellers' Day event which was planned to coincide with it.. The AGM will now be a virtual AGM using Zoom and available only to EMGS members. As there is a limitation of the numbers that can be hosted at a Zoom meeting thus it will be necessary for members to express an interest in attending this meeting. To do this an e-mail address has been set up, virtualagm@emgs.org. If you wish to attend the meeting, please send an e-mail to this address and the joining instructions will be sent back to you. Note that the response will be on a first come first served basis and once the numbers reach the limit for the Zoom meeting no further expressions of interest will be accepted. All expressions of interest must be made by Wednesday 19th January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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