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Peterborough and district 16mm group
From small beginnings to PADs today Over the years, several attempts had been made at starting a group in Peterborough, but for many reasons, they have all failed. Until that is Gavin Davies decided to try again. Twenty people turned up at our inaugural meeting at Paston in May 2012, and The Peterborough and District 16mm Group was formed. Since then we have built our own portable layout (The Paddock Fen Light Railway) to accommodate both 45mm and 32mm stock. Much later a 2nd layout was aquired and after several Saturdays in between our usual monthly running day carrying out maintenance work we had it up and running. The original PFLR was then booked in for a full refurbishment programme and is now back in pride of place as our main layout. Neither layout is wired for track power but as most ofour members use steam or battery power its never been a priority but one day it may happen. So whether you run steam or battery power, you are welcome to bring along a loco or two or perhaps some rolling stock to run on the line. or just bring your latest project to show, you are welcome to come and take part in our friendly group meetings. Come and see us We usually meet every second Saturday of the month, at Millfield Community Centre, Lincoln Road, Peterborough, from 10 am to 2 pm. Dates can very so if you are making a special journey do check the running days. Tea, coffee and biccies are always available at all of our meetings and sometimes a few extra goodies as well . You can bring your own food if you wish. There are shops nearby There is a minimum charge of £5 per person per meeting to cover the cost of the hall rental and refreshments. We also have an annual membership fee In past years some of our members have opened their gardens for group running sessions . Unfortunately there have not been so many of late. We would love to hear from you if you have a railway you would like to show off to PAD members.
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On David’s workbench