Heywood Model Railway Group annual exhibition

Heywood Model Railway Group

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The Heywood Model Railway Group will be holding its annual exhibition at Rochdale Town Hall.

Layouts owned by the club and those from club members along with other model railway clubs will be on display. There will also be a trade support from several model railway suppliers.

There will also be a club stand in the entrance where many bargains can be found.

The Heywood Model Railway Group has been in existence for some 60 years.

During this period it has held annual exhibition at several venues throughout the North west. We have also had to relocate our clubroom on several occasions during this period. We have spent considerable amounts of money from the club funds creating new premises only to be forced to move through our landlords becoming insolvent or as in the latest case the premises being purchased by a Chinese consortium for conversion into a retail hub.

The owner of our current headquarters came to our rescue three years ago, and offered us a large derelict workshop (he had a model railway shop in Drake Street many years ago). A rent was agreed and many members including electricians, plumbers, joiners and a builder set to work over a 12 month period making it habitable.

We are now in a position to hold a Monthly Open Day each second Saturday where members of the public can visit free of charge and bring their own stock to run on our large layouts or even run Thomas The Tank Engine which has appeared at several charitable events over the years.

Anyone can visit the club on a Monday Evening 6.00pm to 10.00pm or on a Wednesday between 10am to 3pm and see if joining the club is to their advantage.

Refreshments will be available from the Town Hall restaurant throughout the event.

The Exhibition is open to all members of the public with an entrance fee payable at the door. Adults £5, Senior Citizens £4, and Children under 16 £3. A family ticket (two plus two) will also be available at £13.

The Heywood Model Railway Group will be holding its annual exhibition at Rochdale Town Hall on Saturday the 18 and Sunday the 19 March.