The ALRS has been donated a headboard to sell and the funds raised to go towards the Where the Rainbow Cafe Appeal. The item is a ‘Mirror Group Newspapers Special’ headboard used on a mainline steam excursion on 31 August 1987. Locomotive LNER A3 4472 ‘Flying Scotsman’ carried it on the route Settle and Carlisle from Manchester.
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Due to the efforts of Publicity Officer, Nicola Fox and a fellow member of the Society, the ALRS will have a presence at two local, large-scale events in the coming weeks.
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Further to the notice regarding the AGM auction, the items - and prices sold for - can now be announced.
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At the inaugural AGM of the Ashover Light Railway Society on May 19th at 2.00pm, a unique item will be auctioned off to raise funds for the Society’s ongoing efforts to reopen a stretch of the old ALR.
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The society’s first Annual General Meeting will be held on May 19th at 2.00pm at the Old Poet’s Corner in Ashover.
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