May 2015 – Exhibitor places now fully booked
Our forthcoming exhibition to be held in May 2015 has now had all it’s exhibitor slots filled. If you wish to be an exhibitor at any of our future events, please get in touch.
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Mill Hill Station 1950s/1960s – A new project
We have begun work on a new project to create a layout of Mill Hill Station from the 1950s/1960s.
You can find out about the project, right here on our website. If you have any information about the area from around that time, and if you have any photos too, we would love for you to get in touch.
East Lancashire Model Railway Organisation Exhibition January 2015 – A great success
The ELMRO model railway exhibition at Mill Hill Community Centre took place on the 17th and 18th of January 2015.
The following organisations exhibited a number of layouts :
24A Group
- Whits End – John Whittaker
- New Chapel – Ian Perkin
- Monkey Island & Isle de Singe – Simon Dawson
Lytham St Annes Railway Society
- Bryn-y-Fedw – David Bird
Romiley Methodist Railway Modellers
- The Harbour – John Rodway
Leigh Model Railway Society
- Sand Creek – Chris Bates
Valley Trams
- Wilf & Joan Helliwell
There were also 3 trade stalls at the event :
- SMTF – Hazel Grove, Cheshire – Dave Denton
- Hoyles Models – Botary Bay, Chorley – David Hoyle
- Grosmont Bookshop – North Yorkshire – George Morton
The Mayor, Cllr Alan Cottam, and Mayoress Mrs Agnes Cottam, alongside council leader Cllr Kake Hollern attended the event.
Despite the terrible January weather, the event was a great success, raising approximately £300 The East Lancashire Hospice. A big thanks to everyone who exhibited, and everyone who attended. Also, a great deal of thanks goes to the volunteers from the East Lancashire Hospice who were in attendance all weekend.
January 2015 Event Coverage
Lottery Funding News
We are pleased to announce that as part of the National Lottery’s Big Lottery Fund, ELMRO has been awarded a grant.
“This project is a voluntary organisation in Blackburn. The organisation will use the funding to run workshops and exhibition events as well as building capacity for their organisation. This will enable them to run community activities for local people who are often isolated in their own homes through disabilities or age.”
You can learn more about the Big Lottery Fund at their website.
Welcome to the new website
Welcome to the new East Lancashire Modal Railway (Charitable) Organisation website.
You can use the menu at the top to navigate around the website, to find out more about us, or any of our up-coming events.
The latest ELMRO news will be posted here too.