RAILWAY GALA WEEKEND
12/13 July 2008
Our annual Railway Gala and Model Railway Exhibition will take place over the weekend of 12/13 July 2008.
2007's event turned out to be a success with the highest ever number of visitors over the weekend for our railway event. As always, the standard of the model railway exhibits was as high as ever and we would like to thank all those who gave up their weekend to make the event sucsh a success.
It's LISTERMANIA!!
This year will see a repeat of our successful Lister Railtruck Event which we previously held in 2004 and also several eons ago - no I can't remember which year it was either - about 1991 I think!
Click for pictures of the previous event in 2004
At the moment Graham Feldwick, from the Twyford Waterworks Trust (that's him in the picture) is contacting known owners of these wonderful machines and it is hoped that we shall have a large number of Lister Railtrucks on site for the weekend - hopefully the largest number ever to be seen in one place (well in preservation at any rate). Well we can dream can't we?
Come and join in
We are also looking for layouts and displays for 2008 and 2009 (and 2010 for that matter!) so if you would like to show off your layout, promote your society or come and sell things (railway and transport related please!) then please get in touch. Each year we welcome several new exhibitors and many of them become regular participants in our show.
Junior Modeller Challenge
We will again be running our Junior Modelling Competition and the details on a downloadable entry form are here.
It's in PDF format so you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to get it.
*Adobe Acrobat Reader*
*Get it here*
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Exhibitors so far confirmed for the event are as follows:-
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LAYOUTS
Bourne Valley Railway - Graham Stenning Buddleigh - Worthing MRC Crab End / Lynton (Two layouts) - Shoreham-by-Sea MRC Game Keeper's Cottage/Arabian Sands - Emma Cooper* Garn - Chris Ford The Glyn Valley Tramway - Peter Binns and Nigel Smith Lancey Brook Viaduct - Robin Winter Little Basin - Melanie Cooper Lydd Valley Railway - Graham Lindley/Wessex Narrow Gauge Modellers New Everleight - 009 Society (Sussex Downs Group) The No-Name Mine - Andrew Spooner Pagham Harbour (0-16.5) - 7mm NGA, South Downs Group Priory Lane - 16mm Association Skimbleshanks Mill - Alison Gilmour Souk El Khemis - by the late Frank Saunders (Andrew Walters) The Trench - Mark Hedgecock Watt Estate - Ian Griffiths (Fareham & District MRC)
* (Junior Modeller Challenger entry)
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TRADERS
SOCIETY DISPLAYS
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If you have never attended one of our Gala Weekends (why not?!) then you can get a taste of what they are like from the links below to pictures of previous Galas. We hope to see you (again?) next year.
Feel free to take a look at these pictures of the 2005 event which celebrated Polar Bear's 100th birthday with the help of sister Groudle Glen loco, Sea Lion.
If this has whetted your appetite and you would like to join us then please e-mail us for details or phone the Museum on 01798 831370.
Future Gala Weekend Dates
2009 - 11/12 July
2010 - 10/11 July
2011 - 9 /10 July