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We are exhibiting at St Michael’s Church, Langtoft, in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust and in memory of young lad called Jamie on Saturday 24th January, 10am until 4pm in collaboration with Jamie’s Quest charity.

On Saturday the 24^thJan Model Railway clubs from Market Deeping, Sleaford, March and District, the NG34 Society and Individual layouts will hold a special charity fundraising exhibition for the Teenage Cancer Trust and Jamie’s Quest. Jamie was a local fifteen-year-old boy who contacted a very rare form of cancer. He required extensive and expensive treatment not currently available in the UK and had to travel to Germany. Sadly, despite all the efforts Jamie did not make it and passed away at the end of November.

Members of these Model Railway clubs felt compelled to give their support to Jamie’s Quest and the Teenage Cancer Trust in the best way they know possible. That is by showcasing some of the finest award-winning layouts to the public, whilst raising much needed funds for these worthwhile causes and making people aware of Teenage Cancers.

Come along and enjoy these exciting model layouts, modelling demonstrations, then sit and have a cup of tea, coffee and a cake.

Where: St Michaels Church Langtoft PE6 9LP

When: Saturday January 24, 10am – 4pm

What: Model Railway Exhibition

Adults £5 (accompanied children under 16yrs free)

Featuring 10 + layouts, demonstrations and Trains4U.

Teas, Coffees and cakes available.

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Sponsored by Trains4U and British Railway Modelling magazine

A team of our members has just returned from the National Exhibition Centre where our layout Mitchell Junction was shown at the National Festival of Railway Modelling.

This layout is designed to appeal to young people, who are offered the opportunity to drive trains, and was extremely popular with the target group. It is gratifying to see how well this layout has worked out and it is a real testament to the members who have designed and built it.

Once again, Garden Gauge layout and other model railway attractions will be on display at member Barrie’s house for the Uffington Scarecrow Festival on 4th and 5th May, May Bank Holiday, this year. Do come along and have a great time at the whole festival, and make sure you visit Barrie’s railway.

Our younger members exhibited the club’s N Gauge layout Wipton at the recent Market Deeping Christmas Market.

Our TT120 gauge layout “Holcombe Beach”, built as a project for British Railway Modelling, is on display this weekend at the National Festival of Railway Modelling, at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. Thanks are due to the “ground crew” who prepared it back at the clubroom, and especially to those making the trip to the NEC to erect it, operate it and meet the public and bring it safely home.

Holcombe Beach has been an interesting project in many ways and we have learnt a lot from building it to BRM’s specification. A simple layout, it depicts a familiar stretch of the West of England main line between Dawlish and Teignmouth (whose station is just out of sight, under the bridges at the end of the layout) with the familiar red cliffs.