Posts by WRD West Riding
AGM + Members’ Presentations
October’s monthly meeting was the Covid delayed 2021 AGM. Attended by a good number of members political matters were quickly dealt with. Of significance existing committee members were confirmed as…
Read MoreLooking Back
Presenter: Bill Jagger Following excellent attendances at each of the two earlier summer outdoor meetings the trend continued when yet another goodly collection of thirty members and friends attended the…
Read More19th August 2021 · Evening of Observation at Doncaster
The on-going reintroduction of branch meetings continued into August when, in quite reasonable weather conditions, a double figure attendance of members and friends journeyed to Doncaster for a well enjoyed…
Read More21st July 2021 · Visit to Bradford Model Engineers, Shipley
After many long months branch activities were resumed when an outside evening visit to the Bradford Model Engineers was arranged. No doubt the perfect weather conditions and enhanced degree of…
Read More20th February 2020 · “The Calder Valley”
Presenter: Steve Armitage Another well attended meeting in February witnessed a superb presentation of images given by Steve Armitage illustrating the delights along the lines of the Calder Valley. This…
Read More16th January 2020 · “Steam Day Shed Bashing”
Presenter: Vic Drake A very well attended meeting gathered for the first session of the new decade and all were treated to a programme of high quality monochrome illustrations taken…
Read More12th December 2019 · “A Christmas Quiz and Memories from 1969”
Presenter: John Holroyd The pre-Christmas entertainment was presented courtesy of Deputy Branch Chairman John Holroyd who entertained members and friends with a widely varying programme comprising of his superb photographic…
Read More21st November 2019 · “Variations – Far and Wide”
Presenter: Gavin Morrison A very different style of presentation was given by a favourite of the Branch, Gavin Morrison, which allowed members of the audience to select differing groups of…
Read More24th October 2019 · “BR 60’s North West Steam in Glorious Kodachrome”
Presenter: Anthony Bowles To soften the onset of the winter nights the October evening meeting was presented by Anthony Bowles showing archived photographs taken by the late Gerald Dixon. The…
Read More3rd October 2019 · “Steam – East of Wakefield”
Presenter: Roger Hepworth Following shortly behind the regular September evening meeting was the autumn afternoon session, which attracted the usual steady number of attendees. A most interesting and detailed presentation…
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