The Ashover Light Railway Society

Details of the ALRS members’ day outing are now available.  The date has had to be revised to Saturday 4th September.

Download the booking form by clicking HERE

Link to the LCLR website HERE

Details about Sept 4th HERE

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’.

Anybody who is in the Clay Cross area during May is encouraged to visit the Clay Cross library where the ALRS has been invited to produce a public display.

This follows on from our previous display last December which was well received, and adds to our raising of awareness in North East Derbyshire.

STOP PRESS:-On Monday May 17th there will be an illustrated talk on the ALRS from 7:00pm to 8:30pm by Richard Booth.  Contact the library directly to reserve a seat (01246 862592)

The library can be found in Holmgate Rd,  Clay Cross (S45 9PH) just above Kenning Park and within a couple of hundred yards of the original ALR trackbed

The annual general meeting on the ALRS will be held on Saturday May 22nd at 13:45 in the Ashover Parish Hall, Milken Lane, Ashover S45 0BA.

All members are cordially invited to attend.

As well as the AGM there will also be a small display of ALR memorabilia.  If anyone has anything we could borrow, it would be very much appreciated. In particular, we are looking for ALR Crockery and Cutlery.

Would any Members so willing, please bring their items along on the day and obviously, retrieve them after the AGM. Would you also be good enough to let us know what you intend bringing along so that we can reserve the appropriate space for your items. Many thanks.

WTRE (Where The Raindow Ends) is the quarterly in house magazine of the Ashover Light Railway Society.

Members are currently receiving the latest edition featuring (amongst others) articles on ALR tickets and an account of the ongoing restoration of Gloucester carriage no.4 at the GVLR.

Membership of the ALRS includes a subscription to WTRE.  Details of membership classes and rates can be found by clicking here.

11th December 2009

The ALRS were very honoured that Dennis Skinner, the legendary MP for Bolsover, agreed to present the replica “Peggy” nameplate to lucky prize winner Roger Gillard of Malvern.

Dennis, pictured here in front of the current ALRS display, kept us enthralled with his reminiscences of his childhood growing up in Clay Cross close to the Ashover Light railway.

Local members are encouraged to visit Clay Cross library, Holmgate Rd (postcode S45 9PH) over the next four weeks until January 4th 2010.

Click here for library opening times etc.

The ALRS has been invited to mount a small display showing the past, present and future of the Ashover Light Railway.

An important date for your diary.

 

The 2010 AGM of the ALRS will be held on Saturday May 22nd, 2010, starting at 1:45 pm.

The location will be the Ashover Parish Hall.

Why note make this the first entry you put on your ALRS calendar you have just purchased??

The draw for the sought after replica nameplate took place on December 1st outside Ashover carriage number 4 which is currently undergoing restoration at the GVLR near Ripley.

The illustration shows the draw taking place. The nameplate can be seen resting against the bulkhead of carriage no.4.  How many years is it since Peggy’s name was in the same place as the carriage?

The winner comes from Worcestershire.

Our thanks go to the GVLR for allowing the draw to take place on their premises. (www.gvlr.org.uk)

In 1951 railway preservation moved into a new era when enthusiasts took over the operation of the Talyllyn railway.  From these small seeds all railway preservation in the U.K. has grown.

There is currently an appeal to fund a replacement boiler for locomotive No2 (Dolgoch) which operated the Talyllyn services single handedly during the crucial first year.

The ALRS recommends support for the Dolgoch appeal, and not just because several of the founder members of the ALRS have had associations with the Talyllyn !

Follow this link for more information:-

http://www.talyllyn.co.uk/sites/default/files/DolgochAppeal.pdf