Merry Christmas – December Edition – Daresbury Gazette

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Welcome to the December Daresbury Gazette – Seasons Greetings! December can be a quiet month but it appears not so at the WDMES! Paul Caldwell has ran his 5inch Blue Duchess after some recent overhaul work and repaint, please see below: Final Duchess report. A few of us rounded off the year with a run […]

Pat the ‘Rail’ Grinder – November Edition – Daresbury Gazette

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Welcome to the November Daresbury Gazette – Winter has truly arrived upon the track at Daresbury with short days and long dark nights with minus cold temperatures Thursday December 5th from 8:00pm we have our fourth WDMES Talk of the season about the “Galtieri and my part in his downfall” by Guest Speaker: Mr Caroe (at […]

Daresbury Tunnel Completed! – October Edition – Daresbury Gazette

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Welcome to the October Daresbury Gazette – It has been a very busy month before Winter descends upon the track at Daresbury Thursday November 7th from 8:00pm we have our third WDMES Talk of the season about the “How Helicopters work?” by Guest Speaker: Gerry Minchin (at the St Mary Magdalene’s Church Hall, Appleton) – we […]

What a Night Run 2019! – September Edition – Daresbury Gazette

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Welcome to the September Daresbury Gazette – Patrick is back for this months edition Thursday October 3rd from 8:00pm we have our second WDMES Talk of the season about the “Worlds Greatest Engineering” by Guest Speaker: J. Whitworth (at the St Mary Magdalene’s Church Hall, Appleton) – we hope to see many members at this event […]

Tunnel Exit On Track! – August Edition – Daresbury Gazette

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Welcome to the August Daresbury Gazette – Your with Tom for this months edition, whilst our roving reporter ‘Patrick’ has a report from the clubs visit to Mold MES Thursday September 5th from 8:00pm we have our first WDMES Talk of the season about the ‘History of English Longbow’ by Guest Speaker: B. Dennis (at the […]

Cheshire Steam Fair 2019 – July Edition – Daresbury Gazette

Posted by in Daresbury Gazette, Daresbury Gazette 2019 on 23. Jul, 2019 | 0 Comments

The busiest time of the year for the WDMES – The July edition of the Daresbury Gazette is dedicated to the Cheshiren Steam Fair   We have a video of the WDMES Cheshire Steam Fair is premiering on Tuesday 23rd July at 7:30pm on YouTube here – please open the video via this link before […]

Get ready for the Steam Fair! – June Edition – Daresbury Gazette

Posted by in Daresbury Gazette, Daresbury Gazette 2019 on 30. Jun, 2019 | 0 Comments

Welcome to the June Daresbury Gazette – Your with Tom for this months edition, whilst Pat is readying himself for the Steam Fair! Plenty of action at the site up in Daresbury as the days close in to the Cheshire Steam Fair 2019 – Saturday 13th to Sunday 14th – we’ll be running trains all […]

Spring into action! – May Edition – Daresbury Gazette

Posted by in Daresbury Gazette, Daresbury Gazette 2019 on 31. May, 2019 | 0 Comments

The various working gangs at WDMES have sprung into action this month with various planned project work and maintenance at Daresbury, ready for the up and coming season, including the brand new tunnel extension! Apologies for the late arrival of this month’s Gazette – no it’s not due to Brexit.. it’s just that I’ve been […]

Easter Natter Running Night – April Edition – Daresbury Gazette

Posted by in Daresbury Gazette, Daresbury Gazette 2019 on 29. Apr, 2019 | 0 Comments

Easter Bank Holiday weekend started early for WDMES Members this year, with a fun twist on Natter Night being held at the Daresbury Track for a ‘Natter Running Night’ and BBQ, and then a run at the track on Easter Sunday also! Please read on to find out more. You can also view the Gallery […]

MMEX and AGM 2019 – March Edition – Daresbury Gazette

Posted by in Daresbury Gazette, Daresbury Gazette 2019 on 19. Mar, 2019 | 0 Comments

This years Manchester Model Engineering Exhibition (MMEX 2019) was once again held in Oldham Greater Manchester. Brian Renton and Steve Hudson took charge of organising the WDMES Stand and made a very good job of displaying the club’s models. The venue is not very exhibitor friendly due to restricted parking allowances being enforced by the […]

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