The EM Gauge Society - Modellers Day and AGM 2022

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CANCELLED

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.

 

[Leander]

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

PopUp Café
There will also be a pop up café serving tea, coffee, cold drinkls, sandwiches, cakes and snacks during the show.

 

[Leander]

In view of the current situation with regards to the latest variant of Covid-19, the EMGS 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.

 

[Dai88D]

It’s disappointing news, but hardly surprising. I have a feeling in my bones ( more likely arthritis than Covid) that things will get better this year.