BASSETT-LOWKE SOCIETY MEETINGS
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE QUARTERLY SOCIETY MEETINGS ARE HELD AT THE COWPER ARMS IN DIGSWELL, THE COWPER ARMS IS NEXT TO WELWYN NORTH STATION. THE FULL ADDRESS IS 31 STATION ROAD, DIGSWELL, HERTS AL6 0EA.
Dates are all Saturdays, see the Diary of Events. Society meetings are open to members and prospective members - why not come along and find out about the Society. All other meetings listed in the Diary of Events below are open to the public unless otherwise stated
IF YOU HAVEN'T PAID YOUR SUBS PLEASE PAY NOW
32 MEMBERS STILL TO PAY !!!
NB SUBS ARE NOW £25 FOR UK MEMBERS AND £30 FOR OVERSEAS MEMBERS
NB DO NOT USE THE MEMBERSHIP FORM ON THE WEBSITE
STOP PRESS I HAVE CHANGED THE DIGSWELL SOCIETY MEETING FROM THE 15TH JUNE 2024 TO THE 8TH JUNE 2024 TO AVOID A CLASH WITH THE ARLESFORD EVENT
DIARY OF EVENTS 2023/24
FEBRUARY
14th Bedford Vintage Trains Group
21st Tappers
21st Merseyside/Preston Brook Group
22nd Chesham Steamers
23rd Lacy, Scott and Knight Toy Auction, Bury St Edmunds Suffolk (01284 748625)
24th Sandown Park Toy Fair
MARCH
16th Bassett Lowke Society, Digswell, BL Layout
19th Wessex Group
20th Tappers
21st Chiltern Hills Group
23rd Beckenham Vintage Model Railway Show, Forest Hill Boys School, Dacres Road, Forest Hill, London, E23 2XN, Up to 12 Working Layouts and Trade Stalls. 10:30 to 16:30 (Greg Marshall 07545 469610) The Bassett Lowke Society layout will be at this event.
APRIL
10th Bedford Vintage Trains Group
10th Merseyside/Preston Brook Group
12th Lacy, Scott and Knight Toy Auction, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (01284 748625)
16th Wessex Group
17th Tappers
18th Chesham Steamers
20th Yorkshire Vintage Tinplate and Live Steam Show, Eccleshall Mechanics Institute, 93B Stonhall Road, Bradford, BD2 2EW, BL Gauge 0 and Gauge 1 Layouts and Trade Stalls (John Lockwood 07973 410342)
20th Kirriemuir Vintage Railway Show, Guides Hall, Roods, Kirriemuir, Angus (Dale Smith 01575 574128)
MAY
6th Green Valley Railway, Theme Cranes or Well Wagons and Bogie Flat Wagons
15th Tappers
16th Chiltern Hills Vintage Train Group
18th Sandown Park Toy Fair
21st Wessex Group
27th Green Valley Railway ThemePulmam Coaches or any Mixed Carriage Rakes or Hopper and tipper Wagons
29th Merseyside/Preston Brook Group
JUNE
1st Gaydon Motor Museum Exhibition by The Bassett Lowke Society, Trix Association and The Train Collectors Society, Multiple Layouts and the Leading Model Railway Dealers in Attendance.(Mike Green 01462 454537)
3rd Green Valley Railway, Theme Flat Wagons and Loose Loads or Mixed Goods
8th Bassett Lowke Society, Digswell, BL Layout
12th Bedford Vintage Trains Group
15th Festival of Toy Trains, Perrins School, Pound Hill, Arlesford, SO24 9BS (Bob Leggett 07836 734311)
18th Wessex Group
19th Tappers
20th Chesham Steamers
21st Lacy, Scott and Knight Toy Auction, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (01284 748 625)
JULY
1st Green Valley Railway Theme Trains From Film and Television
16th Wessex Group
17th Tappers
18th Chiltern Hills Vintage Train Group
AUGUST
3rd 12th Annual Train and Transport Day, 11;00 to 17:00, Chequers Inn, Laddingford, Kent, ME18 6BP, BL Layout(Terry Heaslip 01622 871167)
5ht Green Valley Railway Theme Clockwork, Battery Electric Trains plus Live Steam Around the Harbour
10/11th Badgeworth Village Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 4UJ, BL Layout (Andrew Hurley 01452 856726)
14th Bedford Vintage Trains Group
15th Chesham Steamers
20th Wessex Group
21st Tappers
28th Green Valley Railway ThemeLocomotives and Trains from anywhere in the World
SEPTEMBER
2nd Green Valley Railway Theme Bunker First Tank Enginesor Tender First or Double Heading
7th Sandown Park
14th Bassett Lowke Society Digswell
17th Wessex Group
18th Tappers
19th Chiltern Hills Vintage Trains Group.
The remaining Digswell Meeting this year will be on the 14th December 2024
WE WILL HAVE THE LAYOUT AT ALL FUTURE DIGSWELL MEETINGS.
PLEASE COME AND HELP ASSEMBLE IT STARTING AT 08:30 AND BRING SOMETHING TO RUN.
IF YOU WANT ME TO ADD ANY DATES OF INTEREST TO BASSETT LOWKE SOCIETY MEMBERS PLEASE LET ME KNOW (MIKE GREEN 01462 454537)
REGULAR MEETING ADDRESSES
Tappers Meetings Bromley Common Methodist Church, Bromley Common Road, BR2 9RZ (Graham Lock 07903 676177 email grhmlock@yahoo.co.uk)
Bedfordshire Vintage Train Group (5:30 - 9:30) Village Hall, High Street, Houghton Conquest, Nr Bedford, MK45 3LF (Mills 01767 680160 or Roger White 01234 851149)
Bassett Lowke Society Quarterly Meetings are held at the Cowper Arms, Station Road Digswell AL6 0EA. This is right opposite Welwyn North Railway Station. Mike Green 01462 454537
Green Valley Railway. Paul Gumbrell has kindly invited members to visit his Green Valley Railway. Please contact Paul on 07903 461762 0r 0208 542511 if you would like to attend. 173 Westway, Raynes Park, London SW20 9LR
Chesham Live Steamers Chesham Methodist Church, Bellingdon Road, Chesham, HP5 2AA , 10:00 to 15:00 O gauge Live Steam and Electric(John Dickins 07759 498624)
Chiltern Hills Vintage Trains Group Chesham Methodist Church, Bellingham Road, Chesham, HP5 2AA, Layouts in 00 and gauge 0 12:00 to 18:00 (Derek Smith 01895 672251)
Merseyside/Preston Brook Group, Whitley Village Hall, Whitley, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 4EJ 13:00 to 18:00 (Chris Ness 01423 360488)
Wessex Group St Nicholas Church, Wareham Road, Corfe Mullen, Near Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2LE, 18:30 to 22:00 (George Russell 01202 874735)