October 11th 2008. After due deliberation we are actively seeking to change the direction of the association. This will entail becoming a much less active group with a great deal more emphasis on serving the needs of our members rather than serving the varied needs of a public facing charitable organisation. More like a model railway 'Hobby' based association and less of a working volunteer group. We will be relocating to a new temporary venue before the end of the month. The current Railworld site at Peterborough is soon to be cleared for redevelopment involving the construction of a large exhibition centre based around the theme of sustainable transport. 

Due to the current uncertain financial situation we have reluctantly decided not to hold our annual Model Railway Exhibition this year. We will review the situation next year with the view of possibly holding our next summer exhibition during June 2010.

The work on the association layout, that has been repeatedly set aside due to the demands made on our members available time, has taken shape quite rapidly in the last month. We are now at the point of running trains at last. DCC operated with 10 fiddle yard bays, five in each direction. Fortunately the layout is highly portable and relocation will not be a problem.