GRES News

  • GRES May 2026 news

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    Hello Folks Happy Bank Holiday Weekend. And for those of you who are sci-fi fans, Happy Star Wars Day on Monday! I hope you are all keeping well.

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    GRES April 2026 news

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    Hello Folks   Happy Easter! I hope you are all keeping well and enjoying the warmer weather. We had two interesting and entertaining meetings during March. On Tuesday 3rd, Bob Gibbs told us about the luck of KoKura and how a combination of different factors during World War 2 prevented the second nuclear bomb from being dropped…

  • GRES March 2026 news

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    Hello Folks   I hope you are all keeping well. And still it has rained during February, although as I write this it has stopped raining and the sun is shining!

  • GRES February 2026 news

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    Hello Folks What a wet start to 2026! I hope you have not been too affected by the persistent rain. We managed to arrange three teams for the quiz night at the Three Daws on Thursday, 22nd. Thanks are due to John Denbury for his skills as our Quizmaster for the evening, and congratulations to…

  • Important Notice for GRES November 2026 Exhibtion

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    Following the success of our Gravesend Model Railway Show in November 2025, we’d like to begin by saying a huge thank you to everyone who attended, exhibited, and supported us. The weekend was a fantastic celebration of railway modelling, and we were thrilled with the turnout and feedback.

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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.