Various officials, including engineers, are still looking into the main surprise of the day, to see if it is feasible.
Those who decide to make their own way to Tywyn can arrive from midday and lunch in the café or bring your own picnic.
You can look round the museum and our train will arrive, replenish its fuel supplies and leave for tour of Pendre works around 1.30. Once there you will be able to see how the overhaul of ‘Dolgoch’, the first engine to haul a train on a preserved railway is progressing, as it should be in the final stages.
The train will then leave to give participants a complete round trip arriving back in Tywyn. Please fill out the booking form and send payment by 1st March 2011. Forms can be found at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/AshoverLightRailwaySociety_ALRS/ or inside the October and January editions of the society’s internal magazine Where The Rainbow Ends.
The date for the 2011 Annual General Meeting of the ALRS where members can find out exactly what has happened over the past 12 months has been set for Saturday 21st May 2011 in the Ashover Parish Hall’s Amber Room for a 12.30 start.
Please put this date into your calendar.
Fuller details will appear in the society’s journal “Where the Rainbow Ends”.
There have been several discussions at committee meetings about holding another ALRS trip out after the enjoyable day we all had at Leighton Buzzard in April 2008. (see the gallery section for photos of that day)
Recently an invitation to attend the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway during its 50th year of operation during September was taken up at short notice by a few members.
We have negotiated with the Talyllyn Railway to charter a train for ALRS members in April 2011;  the 60th year of railway preservation per se, as for those who didn’t know, it all started there.
The confirmed date is Saturday 16th April.
The plan is, the chartered bus will leave Clay Cross, (approx 8.30) with an additional pick up in Alfreton to take members from the Ashover area there; you will of course be able to make your own way there if you prefer. There will be time to look around the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum based in Tywyn as well as time to explore the engineering headquarters at Pendre. Then a full trip up and down this lovely line.
We are in discussions to see if we can have a little surprise or two in store for participants who choose to join us.
Photo (c) Talyllyn Rly website
At the recent AGM of the Ashover Light Railway Society founding member Gary Boyd-Hope and membership secretary Carol Hope relinquished their positions as Trustees. Carols position has been filled by Dale Coton. Chairman Richard Booth paid tribute to both during their sterling work over the past 4 years since the Society had been conceived. Gary in an open letter to the Society revealed when he set the society up he never saw himself in the Chairman’s seat but over the past 12 months Richard had proved himself to be an incredible motivator, he also back the current trustees and encouraged members to show wholehearted backing. Carol, during her farewell statement revealed that Mr Richard Jackson had made contact with Society Secretary Russell Prince and as a result become a member. This is of major significance as Mr. Jackson’s father was Guy Jackson, who gave his name to the engine ‘GUY’.
Due to the due date of our Chairman’s next addition to his family the date of this years AGM has been put back.
Given the fact that around the time of the New Year our membership had reached the 300 mark, we have taken the decision to hold it in the Amber Hall, Ashover Parish Hall.
The date is Sunday 28th June 2009, with a 1.30pm start.
Last years meeting room, the Fabric Room has also been booked that day to hold an exhibition of the ALR and ALRS; more details to follow in the next few weeks.
December brings another draw in the ALRS Tote, but more crucially importantly it brings to an end the second year it has been operating.
For the first year both Society and Prize money was £108. For the 12 months just passed the operation of the tote has yielded £355.50 towards both Prize money AND towards the Society.
Interested in the way it operates and how you can participate can be found on the membership page of the website.
Hope to hear from you soon - next draw is in March, there is still time!!
On Saturday May 10th the Society held its second annual general meeting at the Parish Hall in Ashover.
The turn out was excellent again and the meeting started punctually, with reports given by the Membership Secretary, Treasurer, Publicity Officer and Secretary. Committee member David Hopkinson and society President Bob Gratton also spoke to the floor, David about his passion for the society and its ambitions, and Bob to thank the committee for its hard work. Chairman Gary Boyd-Hope then went on to give a presentation about the society’s present position and future aims.
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Just a quick reminder that the members day event will be held at the Leighton Buzzard Railway on Saturday April 19th and that it’s not too late to book tickets!
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A day for members to meet, spend time, share and enjoy dreams and aspirations has been arranged at the Leighton Buzzard Railway in April 2008.
Of course the loco for our train will be Baldwin 4-6-0T No 778, courtesy of the Greensand Railway Museum Trust. This should be a very exciting day and a chance to see a live Baldwin in action!
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