News
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GRES January 2026 news
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Hello Folks Happy New Year! I hope you had a good Christmas and you’re keeping warm in 2026. We’re back and have another exciting programme for you.
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GRES Modelling team update 2026
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GRES Model Railway Club update for 2026 GRES also has a dedicated sub-section for members who are passionate about model railways. Our focus is primarily on 00 Gauge, and we work on both personal layouts and two club layouts that we maintain collectively.
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🎄 Season’s Greetings from GRES 🚂
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As we come to the end of another busy and rewarding year, everyone at the Gravesend Railway Enthusiasts Society (GRES) would like to wish our members, friends, supporters, and their families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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GRES December 2025 news
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Hello Folks I hope you’re all keeping well and warm. On Tuesday, 2 December, a group of us enjoyed a delicious Christmas Meal at the Rose & Crown pub in Shorne. Following the efforts that the Chair, Ella, put into arranging the event, followed up by telephone calls, it was unfortunate that more people were…
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GRES November 2025 news
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Hello Folks Apologies that this month’s news is very late, as my attention has been directed on the GRES Model Railway Exhibition 2025 on 1 & 2 November and other matters that needed addressing afterwards. However, I hope you’re all keeping well and warm. Speaking of the GRES Model Railway Exhibition 2025, it was indeed…
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GRES Wagon celebrates 50 years of model railway exhibitions
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The Gravesend Railway Enthusiasts Society (GRES) celebrates its 55th birthday in 2025, having started in 1970. While the Society has held model railway exhibitions in and around Gravesend from that time, there have been a few gaps, the last being for the pandemic in 2020. So, this year we celebrate 50 years of model railway…
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Simon Kohler to Open the 50th Gravesend Model Railway Show
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Simon Kohler to Open the 50th Gravesend Model Railway Show The Gravesend Railway Enthusiasts Society (GRES) is proud to present the 50th Gravesend Model Railway Show, taking place at Northfleet School for Girls, Hall Road, Northfleet, Kent DA11 8AQ on: Saturday 1 November 2025 — 10am to 5pm Sunday 2 November 2025 — 10am to…
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GRES October 2025 news
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Hello Folks Having entered autumn, the warm weather appears to be over as cooler weather has arrived. I hope you’re keeping well and keeping warm.
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GRES September 2025 news – including event on Saturday 30 August
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Hello Folks I hope you all had a good bank holiday weekend and enjoyed the glorious weather.
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A Successful GRES Family Day: A Celebration of Community, Railways, and Fun
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We’re delighted to report that the GRES Family Day on Sunday 22 June 2025 was a great success, with over 100 visitors joining us for a day full of railway heritage, interactive exhibits, and community spirit. Whether young or young-at-heart, attendees told us they had a fantastic time—and we couldn’t agree more!