Archive for July, 2010

Delamere Concert trains carry 1,000 ….

Posted on July 5th, 2010, by The Chairman

Last Friday’s and Saturday’s concerts in Delamere Forest proved very popular. Both were sold out with Simply Red on the Friday and James Morrison on the Saturday. The Sunday concert with The View was cancelled due to “extended recording commitments”. The Forestry Commission advertised the train service and Northern strengthened our trains and provided extra [...]

Your ideas for our 2011 railtour ….

Posted on July 5th, 2010, by The Chairman

Many thanks from us to almost 20 of you who’ve written to us or emailed in your ideas for our 2011 railtour following our request in the latest issue of our Rail Report. Ideas have included: – Tenby in South Wales, incorporating other stops along the way – Weymouth, again with stops along the way [...]

Golden Pheasant wins Best Pub award! ….

Posted on July 4th, 2010, by The Chairman

Congratulations to Christopher Wright as proprietor and the team at The Golden Pheasant, Plumley! J W Lees Pub of the Year for 2010. Persons pictured are Chris Almond, Bar Manager and Jose De Sousa, Restaurant Manager. The Golden Pheasant is dramatically improved since Christopher took it over a few years ago. Very well deserved in [...]