Open Day - After a spring clean we opened the doors for an invitees-only open day.  Members of local clubs, our landlords and some of our regular exhibitors were invited to view our clubrooms and some of our layouts.  We hope to attract interest for Durham Street, our 0 gauge layout, which is now for sale.

Committee Meeting.  On Wednesday 9th April, the committee had one of their regular meetings, discusing club business.  To help demystify how our committee works, this meeting was open to all to attend.  It is hoped that it'll be clear to all that there's no black magic, and that it may encourage more members to volunteer for committee positions.  Read the minutes here.

An Open Day.  We don't usually have open days.  We prefer to keep a low profile.  But we are trying to sell our Durham Street layout as it's now deemed to large/heavy to transport to shows.   It has already been offered to members but there have been no takers, so we are inviting the regional 0 Gauge Guild and Cleveland Club, together with a few of our regular supporters to come to the Club on Saturaday 26th Arpil.  As well as Durham Street, we'll have a few other layouts up and running as well.  We'll need to have a spring clean beforehand, as we'd like to show our clubrooms at their best.

A Financial Update was given by our Treasurer on Wednesday 29th January, outlining the expected income and expenditure for 2025.  It emphasised the importance of our two Shows, as they account for 80% of our revenue!

PAT Testing - a necessary evil, we're told.  More and more exhibitions (and the venues they are held in) are now insisting on all electrical items being PAT tested and our layouts to have a valid PAT certificate.  These only last for 12 months, so we're asking our local electrician back to the Club on the 27th January to undertake more tests.  As well as testing layouts, he also tests all the Club electrical items (heaters, kettle, microwave, test track etc) to ensure everything is safe.  If you have any item you'd like testing (last year the charge was £1 per item), please let us know.

Xmas/New Year.  After the Clubrooms would have been closed for the holiday fortnight, our first meeting of the new year (8th Jan) would usually feature a buffet and entertainment.  Unfortunately, the weather had other ideas and the evening session was cancelled.