Andrew Campbell
Western Thunderer
This year’s Open Day will be at the Mark Village Hall, Mark, Somerset TA9 4NY, on Saturday October 12th. Doors open at 10 a.m. There’s plenty of free parking on-site.
We are very grateful that CPL Products and Laurie Griffin Miniatures have both agreed to return. This year they’ll be joined by C & L Products and Minx Microdrives. The S7 Stores are also attending.
With many thanks to Tony Hill, this year’s highlight will be his “Ravens Rock” layout (0.16.5).
Martin Welch has very kindly agreed to give this year’s talk - on weathering
The West Country Group’s S7 test track - 21’6” x 17’6” - both DC and DCC – will be up and running. Do bring S7 stock of all kinds along to run on it.
David Nicholson and Alan Benson will be demonstrating track building.
Our light-hearted competition will run again, to encourage everyone to bring something along for us all to admire and - if it’s standard gauge rolling stock – to run on the test track. Everyone attending gets one secret (paper) vote for any model someone else has brought along. You can vote for the model you think the best, the most impressive, the most inspiring, the most evocative, the most unusual or even the funniest - or for any other reason. The winning entry wins its owner a £25 voucher to be spent with whichever of the supporting traders s/he chooses. The model can be of anything: locomotive, rolling stock, track work, signal, building, scenery or anything else intended to appear on a railway model. The only rule is that it has to be built to S7 standards. Whatever model you bring can be voted for.
Entry is free for members and costs £5 for non-members. Unlimited tea, coffee and a ploughman’s lunch (plus cake for tea!) will be available for £7 provided you let Andrew Campbell know in advance. Email him at campbelljandrew@aol.com or ring on 01373 839089.
· Take the first exit off this roundabout, sign-posted Bridgewater, Highbridge and Wedmore.
· After 200 yards, take the first left turn (Burnham Moor Lane) sign-posted Mark and Wedmore.
· Stay on Burnham Moor Lane for 1.4 miles until you reach a T-junction with a grass island in the middle. Turn left here onto the B3139, signposted Wedmore and Mark.
· After 1.75 miles the B3139 does a sharp (90 degrees) left-hand bend. Stay on the B3139.
· After the bend, look out for the “White Horse” pub on the left hand side (150 yards after the bend).
· Immediately after the “White Horse” pub, turn left, into Vole Road.
· After 150 yards, turn right into the grounds of the “Mark Village Hall” indicated by a varnished wooden sign with white lettering.
We are very grateful that CPL Products and Laurie Griffin Miniatures have both agreed to return. This year they’ll be joined by C & L Products and Minx Microdrives. The S7 Stores are also attending.
With many thanks to Tony Hill, this year’s highlight will be his “Ravens Rock” layout (0.16.5).
Martin Welch has very kindly agreed to give this year’s talk - on weathering
The West Country Group’s S7 test track - 21’6” x 17’6” - both DC and DCC – will be up and running. Do bring S7 stock of all kinds along to run on it.
David Nicholson and Alan Benson will be demonstrating track building.
Our light-hearted competition will run again, to encourage everyone to bring something along for us all to admire and - if it’s standard gauge rolling stock – to run on the test track. Everyone attending gets one secret (paper) vote for any model someone else has brought along. You can vote for the model you think the best, the most impressive, the most inspiring, the most evocative, the most unusual or even the funniest - or for any other reason. The winning entry wins its owner a £25 voucher to be spent with whichever of the supporting traders s/he chooses. The model can be of anything: locomotive, rolling stock, track work, signal, building, scenery or anything else intended to appear on a railway model. The only rule is that it has to be built to S7 standards. Whatever model you bring can be voted for.
Entry is free for members and costs £5 for non-members. Unlimited tea, coffee and a ploughman’s lunch (plus cake for tea!) will be available for £7 provided you let Andrew Campbell know in advance. Email him at campbelljandrew@aol.com or ring on 01373 839089.
Directions to Mark Village Hall from Junction 22 on the M5 Motorway
· Take Exit 22 (Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge) off the M5. From whichever direction you come, this exit takes you to a roundabout on the A38 (the Bristol Road) 200 yards west of the motorway.· Take the first exit off this roundabout, sign-posted Bridgewater, Highbridge and Wedmore.
· After 200 yards, take the first left turn (Burnham Moor Lane) sign-posted Mark and Wedmore.
· Stay on Burnham Moor Lane for 1.4 miles until you reach a T-junction with a grass island in the middle. Turn left here onto the B3139, signposted Wedmore and Mark.
· After 1.75 miles the B3139 does a sharp (90 degrees) left-hand bend. Stay on the B3139.
· After the bend, look out for the “White Horse” pub on the left hand side (150 yards after the bend).
· Immediately after the “White Horse” pub, turn left, into Vole Road.
· After 150 yards, turn right into the grounds of the “Mark Village Hall” indicated by a varnished wooden sign with white lettering.