CORNWALL RAILWAY SOCIETY

  Indoor Meetings Programme: 2020/21

 Meetings are held at the Memorial Hall at Redruth Methodist Church. Redruth Methodist Church is easy to find - it is alongside the railway adjacent to the tunnel.  Exiting the station from the up side turn right.  There is free car parking in the evenings at Flower Pot car park just 100 yards away. Check out the location on Google Earth and use street view. There are quite good bus and train services from the station.

We meet in the Memorial Hall which is on the first floor of this imposing building. The entrance for the hall is around the back. Walk up the narrow pavement to the left of the building.

You will have walked up the narrow pavement alongside the road, entrance to the hall is through the white door seen in this view. Beyond the door a sloping passageway leads up to the Memorial Hall.

​                      CORNWALL RAILWAY SOCIETY
                      Indoor Meetings Programme: 2021
    Meetings are held at the Memorial Hall, Redruth                   Methodist Church on the 2nd Saturday of each                        month, meetings commence at 18.30.
     Visitors most welcome: £3 admission charge.

                   Indoor Meetings Programme: 2020/21
Due to the ongoing Corona virus, we had to cancel meetings in April and May 2020. We had hoped to meet again this September, but sadly there are still restrictions on meetings that make this impracticable. We are all disappointed to have lost almost a whole year of meetings, indoor and outdoor  In our provisional 2021 programme our speakers are mainly local we are most grateful to our local talent which we are sure will not disappoint you.  Everyone attending will have to leave contact details to allow Trace and Track'  and for the moment wear face masks.    We may have to limit numbers at indoor meetings due to 'Social Distancing' and we regret that refreshment facilities will not be available. We may have a short break but you will need to bring your own refreshments.  All members who have paid their subs for 2020/21 will be entitled to a free renewal for 2021/22, during which year we can only hope for a return to normality. The committee hopes that you will understand the reasons why we had to make the difficult decision to cancel meetings until January 2021. The magazine and website will continue as normal.
         OUR PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME COMMENCING IN
                JANUARY 2021 IS AS BELOW.

Saturday 9th January          Our Chairman Dennis Flood presents :-
​                                   'My 49 year railway career - and a bit more Part 2.'

                                          This profusely illustrated talk our Chairman Dennis Flood promises to be a very                                             amusing and entertaining evening.

Saturday 13th February     'An evening with Nigel Tregoning & Ian Cavill   - 
                                          which promises to be very entertaining their selection of wide ranging pictures                                             and experiences. 

Saturday  13th March       The AGM together followed by the results of  the delayed 2020 photographic                                              competition expertly  compiled and presented by Ian McKey.

Saturday 10th April          'The CRS Roving around Scotland and a 1975 Scottish Railrover'.                                                Presented by Roger Winnen

Saturday 8th May               'We travel across the sea to explore the Irish Railways'
                                           with John Ball

                                   With a limited break all meetings would finished at 21.00 hrs            
                         .
 

Outdoor Events  2021

Due to the problems caused by  the Coronavirus the event's listed are at the moment Provisional.

Saturday May 22nd.  A visit to 'Bygones Museum', Torquay. This entails a bus ride from Paignton Bus Station adjacent to the Railway Station through Torquay to St Marychurch,  after the Museum we walk to the Babbacombe Cliff Railway. After a ride on this we continue by bus to the Dawlish area for the traditional walk seaside there viewing the new sea wall and the passing rail traffic.
The 'Bygones Museum' contains as the name suggests many memories of the past including some rail relics and a former Falmouth Docks Locomotive.  Try this link
​  https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tFP1zfMSMurNLM0SzZgtFI1qDCxMEsxSEsyTTZJSTM3tDC1MqhISkpJNDIyM0pOTrRINDO18OJLqkzPz0stVsgtLU4tzQUAtlEVEA&q=bygones+museum&oq=Bygones&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j46j0l2j46l2j0j69i60.8445j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

More outdoor events are in the Planning Stage.