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Weymouth's Annual Model Railway Exhibition 2008
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Weymouth's Annual Model Railway Exhibition 2007
Our retiring Exhibition Manager Dave Riches' final exhibition was one to be remembered! He organised an excellent show and pretty-well met his target of filling the larger space afforded by the Sports Hall at Wey Valley School - one layout couldn't make it so the plan was revised. Once again we'd like to thank all the exhibitors and traders that supported, so well, Weymouth's 19th Annual Model Railway Exhibition. Also, our special thanks to all those that visited the Exhibition - we trust you enjoyed the show. Pictures of our 2007 exhibition are now available, please see Site Contents > Exhibitions > 2007 - Latest (note that this link opens a new browser window - see Site Help).

Photo: Award presentation by the Executive Officers of the Weymouth Model Railway Association
The opportunity was taken at the exhibition to present Geoff Sawford, a long-time stalwart of the Association's O Gauge Group, with a certificate marking his award of Lifetime Associate Membership. From the left, in the above picture, is Nigel Godsell (Vice-chairman), Rob Atkins (Chairman ), Geoff Sawford, Roger Miller (Treasurer) and Dave Riches (Secretary and retiring Exhibition Manager). Picture kindly taken by John Wiltshire endeavouring to make the best of Nigel's camera!

Dave with Exhibition Manager's hat off (for five minutes) and modeller's hat on!
Dave Riches officially passed the baton to our new joint Exhibition Managers (John and Tim) as of this exhibition, and by way of thanks for all his hard work Chairman Rob presented Dave, at the following Monday meeting, with a model kit to make in his new found spare-time. Dave was pleased to receive a Laurie Griffin Miniatures kit of Southern Railway's (Queen Mary) 25 ton Bogie Brake Van. (At the time of ordering the kit the recent postal strike was in full force and Laurie kindly offered to drive down to Weymouth with the kit. However, a mutually very agreeable rendezvous was arranged at the Central Southern Gauge O Group's exhibition in Wimborne, the Sunday before our exhibition, for the handover.)

Posted: 14th November 2007