Following extensive winter freezing damage, the water supply has now been restored to our clubrooms.  This means that for the first time this year, our premises are now back to full working order, just in time for our Clubroom Open Day on Monday 2nd May.  For more details about this event, please click on the 'Open Days' link on the left hand side of this page.

The electrical supply to our main clubrooms has now been restored.  However, our water supply has still not been reconnected as the water meter requires replacement or removal following damage incurred during the severe weather during December 2010.  As we now have lights etc, the Annual General Meeting will take place as planned on the 16th.

Due to on-going electrical supply problems with the main distribution panel at the station, our main clubroom remains closed until further notice.  Network Rail are hoping to restore power to our premises during early January, but to replace the defective part, all of the electrical supply to the station will need to be isolated.  Electrical supply to our second suite of rooms at the southern end of platform one remain un-affected and these will be open as usual for work on our model railway projects to continue. 

We are currently in the process of cleaning our new clubrooms in preparation for our grand opening over the Mayday bank holiday weekend.  Although in generally good condition, they have been out of use for a considerable length of time and are desperately in need of a little TLC.
We are hoping that representatives from  East Coast, who currently operate the trains on the ECML, will visit our rooms over the holiday weekend to perform the official opening.  Further details will be posted on the open days page on this web site once that have been finalised.
The new rooms will enable the club to complete existing model railway projects and also make a start new ones.  There is considerable interest within the membership to build a new 'N' gauge layout, so this will be an ideal opportunity for this project to get underway.

Following negotiations with our landlords National Express East Coast the club has now signed a new three year lease.  As part of an 'Adopt a Station' initiative introduced by National Express East Coast, we intend to extend the use of our existing clubrooms and also expand into currently unused rooms at the southern end of platform 1.  The 'Adopt a Station' scheme is designed to promote the station and expand its use by the local community.
We are hoping to have more frequent 'open days' when we will welcome visitors into the Buffet.  It is also intended to open the rooms on occasions when steam locomotives visit the station.
This is a fantastic opportunity for the club to promote the railways in our area, which, after all, was one of its original aims when it was formed way back in 1974.