Posts by WRD West Riding
Branch EGM + “Looking Back – New Zealand”
Presenter: Bill Jagger The October meeting opened with an EGM, significantly set up to elect two new members of the Branch Committee as Secretary Bob Green and Treasurer David Beeken…
Read More“A West Riding Roundabout”
Presenter: John Holroyd September’s meeting was specifically set up in order to recognise that this current year happens to be the 70th Anniversary of the West Riding Branch. To recognise…
Read MoreVisit to Bradford Model Engineers – Shipley
Activities for the summer months focussed on an August visit to Bradford Model Engineers at their woodland premises in Shipley, where a pleasant evening of summer weather contributed to an…
Read More“Steam Days in the South Pennines”
Presenter: Steve Armitage Entertainment for the July meeting was provided by the well-known and renowned presenter Steve Armitage who delivered a talk to a well-attended meeting that recorded “Steam Days…
Read More“A Colour Rail Journey”
Presenter: Paul Chancellor The monthly meeting for June was presented by Paul Chancellor of Colour Rail who, from his vast collection of photographs, composed a most interesting rendition describing a…
Read More“60 Years on the Calder Valley”
Presenter: Roger Hepworth Due to the unavailability of the booked speaker Roger Hepworth, a West Riding enthusiast and presenter, kindly stepped into the breach to narrate and show his photographic…
Read More“Along the ECML – King’s Cross to York”
Presenter: Stephen Gay The April Branch meeting comprised of a modern-day journey along the East Coast main line, presented by Stephen Gay, starting at King’s Cross when journeying through to…
Read MoreAGM/Members’ Presentations
March was to be the AGM of the Branch which was well attended by a good number of members. However, due to the pending retirements of both the Secretary and…
Read More“Fifty Years Ago”
Presenter: Roger Hepworth Due to the unavailability of the booked speaker for the first meeting of the new year Roger Hepworth stood in as the deputy when he presented a…
Read More“Christmas Quiz + Bygone Memories”
Presenter: John Holroyd The pre-Christmas entertainment came from Deputy Branch Chairman John Holroyd who entertained the well attended meeting with a slide presentation composed of two distinct elements. Those being…
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