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What’s going on in 2008
OUR CENTENARY YEAR
1908 - 2008
| Date |
Event Information |
Location | Activity | Time | Society Interest |
| March | |||||
| 5 | BMES Meeting - Annual General Meeting | Saltaire Methodist Church | 7.30pm for 7.45pm start | ||
| 8-9 | Narrow Gauge North Exhibition | Benton Park School, Rawdon | |||
| 9 | BHI Meeting - Automatic Winding Systems for Wristwatches - by John Hatt | Bradford Industrial Museum | Clocks | 2 pm | |
| 12 | BMES Committee Meeting | Saltaire Methodist Church | 7.30 pm | ||
| April | |||||
| 2 | BMES Meeting - | Saltaire Methodist Church | General | 7.30 pm | |
| 9 | BMES Committee Meeting | Saltaire Methodist Church | 7.30 pm | ||
| 27 | 100 Boats on the Lake | Bradford Moor Park, Killinghall Road, Bradford | Boats | 9am-3.30pm | CENTENARY |
| May | |||||
| 7 | BMES Meeting - | Saltaire Methodist Church | General | 7.30 pm | |
| 8 | National Model Engineering & Modelling Exhibition | Yorkshire Show Ground, Harrogate | Setting Up Day | ||
| 9-11 | National Model Engineering & Modelling Exhibition | Yorkshire Show Ground, Harrogate | All | TBC | CENTENARY |
| 11 | BHI Meeting - Horological Tools by Ian Coote | Bradford Industrial Museum | Clocks | 2 pm | |
| 14 | BMES Committee Meeting | Saltaire Methodist Church | 7.30 pm | ||
| 25-25 | Little LEC - Small Loco Efficiency Competition at Guildford | Contact Peter Langridge 01252 654675 | Locos | email peter.langridge@ntlworld.com | |
| June | |||||
| 4 | BMES Meeting - Steam Up | Northcliff | Steam | 7.30 pm | |
| 11 | BMES Committee Meeting | Saltaire Methodist Church | 7.30 pm | ||
| 14 | Riddlesden Gala | Riddlesden | 5" Portable Track | ||
| 14-15 | 30th. Model Lifeboat Rally | Southport Model Boat Club Pond | Boating | TBA | ?? |
| 21 | Otley Carnival | Otley | 5" Portable Track | ||
| 28/29 | BMES Open Weekend with NAMES Rally on 28th | Northcliff | Steam & Boats | YES | |
| July | |||||
| 2 | BMES Meeting - Rubber Powered loco & Pop-Pop Competition | Northcliff | General | 7.30 pm | YES |
| 5 | Wrose Carnival | Wrose, Bradford | 5" Portable Track | ||
| 6 | BHI Meeting - AGM, Auction of Books & Tools etc. | Bradford Industrial Museum | Clocks | 2.00pm | |
| 6 | Derby MES Track Invite | Derby | Contact John Mills for info | ||
| 9 | BMES Committee Meeting | Saltaire Methodist Church | 7.30 pm | ||
| 12 | Addingham Gala - provisional | Addingham | 5" Portable Track | ||
| 13 | Kirklees Model Boat Club Open Day | Wilton Park, Batley | Boats | 9-9.30am | YES |
| 13 | Manorlands - provisional | Manorlands, | 7¼" Portable Track | ||
| 31 | Pickering Steam Rally | Pickering, North Yorkshire | Steam | TBC | 5" Portable Track |
| August | |||||
| 6 | BMES Meeting - | Saltaire Methodist Church | General | 7.30 pm | |
| 13 | BMES Committee Meeting | Saltaire Methodist Church | 7.30 pm | ||
| September | |||||
| 3 | BMES Meeting - | Saltaire Methodist Church | General | 7.30 pm | |
| 10 | BMES Committee Meeting | Saltaire Methodist Church | 7.30 pm | ||
| October | |||||
| 1 | BMES Meeting - | Saltaire Methodist Church | General | 7.30 pm | |
| 4-31 | Centenary Display | Bradford Industrial Museum | General | TBA | YES |
| 8 | BMES Committee Meeting | Saltaire Methodist Church | 7.30 pm | ||
| November | |||||
| 5 | BMES Meeting - | Saltaire Methodist Church | General | 7.30 pm | |
| 12 | BMES Committee Meeting | Saltaire Methodist Church | 7.30 pm | ||
| 1-23 | Centenary Display | Bradford Industrial Museum | General | TBA | YES |
| December | |||||
| 6 | BMES Meeting - Annual Competition | Saltaire Methodist Church | General | 7.30 pm | TBC |
| 10 | BMES Committee Meeting | Saltaire Methodist Church | 7.30 pm | ||
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