This year the Thamesiders, with support from the NMRA British Region, Orwell Models and Coastal DCC, will be hosting an open house this summer on 21 June at the Village Hall, St. Osyth, Essex, UK. The postcode for the hall is CO16 8PE and can be reached by public transport. Parking is available both on site and on the Longfields side street. We’ll be officially open to the public from 10am and will close to start breaking down modules at 3:30pm. The hall itself is accessible for wheelchairs.
Facilities for tea and coffee are available at the hall, and we may provide a small selection of cakes and biscuits. In exchange for these and admission, we kindly ask for donations to support the open house and the group itself.
The modelling focal points for the event will be the HO and N scale modular set ups in the main hall, with some demonstration boards representing T-Trak and D’Ikea’Kato dioramas on the side lines. The HO is being setup in a 7×0 configuration, and the N in a U shaped dog bone.
Trade stands from Orwell and Coastal are planned for the annex, and we intend to have some bring and buy / previously enjoyed / second chance tables. We hope to have some representation from the NMRA itself in the form of officers in attendance, but we may not see specific stands this year.
All are welcome to come and visit, but we’ll do our best to get many pictures and take some video of the event so those whom missed out have the chance to see what they missed.
