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DETAILS OF THE LAST MEETING AND AGM

For Members who have already booked, or are intending to do so, we regret to advise that our morning Speaker, Peter J Robinson, has been taken ill, and has had to withdraw from attending the Meeting. This has necessitated an amended programme, which is shown below. we are extremely grateful to Guy Wilson and John Pickup for agreeing to step into the breach at very short notice.

Saturday 15th.March 2025

The Spring Meeting & AGM of the Association was held on Saturday 15th March 2025, at the Carus Green Golf Club, Burneside Road, Kendal, LA9 6EB.

The cost for the whole day was £30.00, including tea/coffee on arrival and mid-afternoon, and a two-course lunch. For those not taking lunch, the cost was £11

Please use the Booking Form included with the latest Journal posting. Send the completed form and your cheque to:

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Members wishing to pay by Internet Banking should remit to:

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with surname and membership number in the reference box.

If using this payment method and booking an additional guest, please advise Ian directly.

Non-members, and all those paying by Internet Banking and taking lunch AND not returning the Booking Form, please indicate menu choices by email to meetings@cumbrianrailways.org.uk

The programme for the day WAS as follows:


10:30 Assemble – Tea and Coffee available
11:00 Philip Tuer – Chairman CRA, Welcome and Introduction
11:05 Guy Wilson - “The Little North Western Railway - A Minnow between Behemoths Part 2; The Ingleton Branch"
12:15 AGM.
13:00 Lunch
14:15 Dave Simpson - “Minerals and Stones: How Granite helped the Ratty to stay alive”
15:15 Tea and Coffee
15:30 John Pickup - “Goodbye Epidiascope - CRA Photos Online for Members”
16:00 Guy Wilson - “The Little North Western Railway - A Minnow between Behemoths Part 3; The Joint Lines"
17:00 End of meeting

Following last year’s first part on the history of the Little North Western, Guy Wilson now covers both the Ingleton Branch and the Joint Lines.

Dave Simpson, a curator of the R&ER, explains how the granite business kept the Ratty afloat (just) long enough for preservation to be a reality.

John Pickup, compiler of our publication 'Oxenholme', explains on-line opportunities for Members