Forthcoming Events
AGM 2011
The AGM for 2011 will be in in Aldershot on 8th Oct, using rooms adjacent to the Farnham Model Railway Club Exhibition, held at Connaught Leisure Centre, Tongham Road, Aldershot, GU12 4AS. (Link to Google Map )
Members will be able to gain free access to the model railway exhibition on production of their 2mm Membership Card, see below for details of how members gain admission to the show. Once on site members will need to go to the 2mm AGM room first to drop off their competition entry(ies) and to collect their ticket to the exhibition, the room is approx. 50 metres to the left of the main entrance and will be sign posted with Association signs. One ticket will be allocated per member, if there are other members of the family/party with the member they will need to buy their ticket at the main door. Entrance tickets will only be provided to members producing a valid Association membership card. Note free entrance is only available to the exhibition on the Saturday.
All competition entries should be on display by 12 midday. In addition to the competition classes, a display table for models is provided, please bring items along for display.
Competition classes are:
- The Groves Trophy For the best locomotive produced during the year, judged on appearance, its running and mechanical excellence.
- The Neil Ballantine Quaich For the best converted or modified proprietary locomotive.
- The Dreadnought Trophy For the best coaching stock model.
- The John Barker Trophy For the best rolling stock model (excluding Dreadnought Trophy entries). A model may be entered once only. Passenger and Goods vehicles are eligible, but goods stock entries must comprise a minimum of six axles.
- The Malcolm Stone Award For the best non-rolling stock model, preferably with a railway flavour. Kit conversions are not excluded. Models, which were entered in previous years, may be re-entered, providing they have not won an Association award in the past.
- The Willis Cup For the most ingenious and useful development to aid 2mm scale modelling produced during the year.
The following are not competition classes, but are decided at the AGM.
- The Members' Choice Cup For the best model judged by a ballot of members attending the AGM.
- The Chairman's Trophy Awarded by the Chairman for what is considered the best model never to have previously won an Association prize.
- The Mike Bryant Cup This is awarded to the person considered by the Chairman to have given the most outstanding services to the Association during the past year.
- The Geoff Balfour Memorial Award Given to the person who is considered to have best promoted 2mm scale modelling and the Association through writings in the British modelling press during the past year.
- The Geoff Jones Layout Trophy For the best layout (or part) exhibited
at an Association event during the current year
The actual AGM itself will be held at approx. 2pm as per usual.
2mm FS layouts to see at the exhibition:
- Framsden
- Wansbeck Road
- Wenfordbridge
There are also a number of other layouts and trade stands to see, details
at www.farnhammrc.org.uk
Directions for travel:
FROM ALDERSHOT STATION - About 1.5 miles. Bus 15 (Saturday only, NO Sunday service) runs every 15 minutes from the bus station (next to railway station). Get off at the "Tices Meadow, Tongham Road (N-Bound)" stop which is in Chestnut Avenue. Walk to the end of Chesnut Avenue, in the same direction the bus is travelling, turn right, and the entrance is 50 yards ahead on left.
FROM A323 - From A323 exit of A331 Follow A323 about 300 metres towards Aldershot. Stay in left lane, and turn left at the traffic lights, by the Vauxhaul car showroom, into Farnham Road and take the second left into Tongham Road. At the roundabout take the second exit, still Tongham Road. Leisure centre entrance is on the right hand side after about 300 metres.
FROM ALDERSHOT / FARNBOROUGH - From Aldershot/Farnborough Follow A323 through Aldershot, variously named Wellington Avenue, High Street and Ash Road. After passing drive-in burger bar, Aldershot FC, and passing under the railway bridge, continue following A323 for about 2/3 mile to traffic lights with Prince of Wales pub on near right and Vauxhall car showroom on far right corners. Unfortunately you cannot turn right here, so stay in left lane and cross the lights. Take the first left, then first left again and follow the road round to the left to approach the same lights from a different direction. Cross over lights into Farnham Road and take second left. Proceed to the roundabout and take the second exit, still Tongham Road. Leisure centre entrance is on right hand side after about 300 metres.
FROM M3 - From M3, Junction 4, or A30 Camberley/Blackwater Take A331 dual carriageway South to Aldershot (Blackwater Valley Route). A331 is signposted to Aldershot, Farnham and Guildford. About 5 miles south of the M3, take A323 exit effectively turning right to Aldershot and Guildford. Follow AA signs to exhibition.
FROM A31 - From A31 Guildford/Farnham Take A331 dual carriageway North
to Aldershot (Blackwater Valley Route). A331 is signposted to M3, Aldershot
and Camberley. Take A323 exit after about a mile effectively turning left,
and follow AA signs to exhibition.
Other Events
A workshop weekend on locomotive building is being considered.
Expo 2010, July 3rd and 4th, Oxford
If you want to revisit Expo 2010,
look in the Gallery !
