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Oxenhope O
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Featured in the April 2010 issue of HORNBY magazine and very well it looks with some excellent pictures by Editor Mike Wild. www.hornbymagazine.com



Grassington OO
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Our newly refurbished 28ft long exhibition layout based on Grassington and Threshfield Station

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June 2010

Grassington, Dolly Hill and Fry up appeared at our mini show as part of the Grassington festival. Grassington as well as Peter Huffs display of Grassington Branch memorabilia  which was extremely well received and consideration will be given for a "re-match".


A big Thanks to Model Depot Leeds for rescuing us at our Grassington Mini show 19th 20th June when booked trader Keith's Model Railways had to cancel due to illness at  short notice www.modeldepot.co.uk

Dalry Road featured in the July 2010 issue of HORNBY Magazine

Hectic work continues on refurbishing Grassington for the Grassington festival 19th 20th June 2010.
More Grassington pictures under refurb see the Layouts page

May 2010

Dolly hill is out at a small exhibition at Kirkby Stephen Station Sat 6th June 2010

Work continues on refurbishing Grassington for the Grassington festival  Problems due to its long time in store revolve mainly around replacing the missing sections of backscene with matching, track repairs wiring and scenery. Becoming quite a task.
Peter Huff of Grassington will hopefully be exhibiting some of his huge collection of pictures and artefacts from the Grassington branch at the Grassington Mini show. Layouts expected to be on show  are Grassington, Fry up, Dolly Hill and Bocstyn Sidings (00)Dave Burrows as well as Keith's Model Railways

April 2010

Grassington Festival mini show - Work continues on refurbishing Grassington for the festival 19th/ 20th June 2010. 

March 2010

The Pennock Trophy  for the  layout voted best by the public was Wingfield Junction
A large 00 layout with lots of lights, features and action.

Presented here by Our Chairman Ian Atkinson




The annual show was held on 27 28th March 2010 and first indications are that it was favourably attended and received good feedback.
The  Arthur Towers Shield (Chairmans choice) was the the awesome Scottish Highlands N gauge layout Loch Oran.

Chosen  and presented by our chairman Ian Atkinson. 
 

Dalry Road featured at the Heywood Exhibition 20/21st March 2010

Dolly Hill appeared at the Settle Scout Rail exhibition 13th March 2010

Grassington (OO) is being refurnished as an end to end rather than a U to permit easier boxing up for transport and is due to appear at the Grassington Festival 19th/ 20th June 2010
This involves the construction of a new baseboard to replace the unwieldy curved one, renewal and re-alignment of the south points to give more reliable running, re-flock and scenery enhancements; hopefully working lights, working gates; new mains power pack and general tidy.

Feb 2010

Oxenhope appeared at the Bolton show Sat 20th Feb 2010 and is due to appear at our show 27 28th March 2010.

Oxenhope appeared at Oxenhope at the Keighley and Worth Valley Steam Gala Fri - Sun 12-14 Feb 2010 .

Grassington (OO) has been removed from storage with a view to  refurbishment for the Grassington Festival 19th/ 20th June 2010

The AGM was held on 1st FEB 2010  at 7.45. Welcome to two new members Mark and Geoff.

Jan 2010

Mike Wild from Hornby magazine attended the club to photograph OXENHOPE for a future issue of the magazine.

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