The East Anglian Group was formed in 1963, and although based in the City of Cambridge it serves the whole of the geographical area of East Anglia. The current annual membership fee, due on 1st October each year, is £10.00, and members receive a Newsletter prior to each Group Meeting.
In the early years the Group was very active with homework projects, rebuilding the W&LL van and the bolster set being two notable examples, fundraising with the sales stand at traction engine rallies, sending working parties to the railway, and the Group Meetings. Due to the age profile of our current membership our activities are now mainly the Group Meetings, but some of our members are still able to support Megabash and Gigabash, and we make modest financial contributions to various appeals from the the FR and FRS.
Our members have close links with other local railway societies including the East Anglian Group of the Welsh Highland Railway Society.
4th. December 2018 – Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Carriage Restoration – Charles Summers.
8th. January 2019 – 40 years Ago – Allan Sibley.
5th. February 2019 – History of 16mm modelling + display – Ray Butler & Alan Regan.
5th. March 2019 – The FR from old photographs Part 2 Boston Lodge – Adrian Gray.
2nd. April 2019 – Members’ Evening – Our members entertain.
The Oddfellows Hall, 131 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8HA
These are held at 7.30pm on the first Tuesday in the month from September to April, featuring a guest speaker. There is an entrance fee of £1.00 per person which entitles the visitor to a strip of raffle tickets and refreshments in the interval. The meetings are open to all who are interested in the FR and all other railway, transport, and travel subjects.
Ray Elliott
Group Chairman, Secretary, and Working Party Organiser
Linden Lea, 61 Church Street, Northborough
Peterborough, PE6 9BN
Tel: 01733 252925 or 07970 390252
Email: eag@ffestiniograilway.org.uk
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