Spring Meeting & AGM 2026
The Spring Meeting & AGM of the Association will be held on Saturday 21st March 2026, at the Carus Green Golf Club, Burneside Road, Kendal, LA9 6EB.
The cost for the whole day is £30.00, including tea/coffee on arrival and mid-afternoon and a two-course lunch. For those not taking lunch, the cost is £10.
Details of how to book will be available here by the end of January, all bookings to arrive no later than Friday 27th February, please
The programme for the day is as follows: –
10.30 Assemble – tea and coffee available.
11:00 Philip Tuer – Chairman CRA
11:05 Chris Jackson- Managing Director, TPE “TPE- preparing for the future”
12.20 AGM
13.00 Lunch
14:15 Philip Tuer – “The ‘CRA: half a century up and still getting stronger”
15:30 Tea/Coffee
16:00 Tim Saunders- “1976 to 2026: 50 years of change on the Cumbrian Railways scene”
17:00 End of meeting
Lunch Menu:
MAIN COURSE
Daube of Beef with Rich gravy & Yorkshire pudding
Supreme of chicken breast with Shallot & Madeira sauce
Cauliflower & Cheese crumble with Lancashire cheese & crispy breadcrumb topping
DESSERT
Sticky toffee pudding with Butterscotch sauce & fresh cream
Chocolate profiteroles with Hot chocolate sauce & fresh cream
For information:
- Chris Jackson has strong local connections and was Regional Director at Northern covering Cumbria prior to joining TPE.
- Philip Tuer of course is Chair of the CRA
- Tim Saunders is responsible for the management of the CRA’s database of images on Filemaker.