Winston Churchill reads a newspaper on the platform while waiting for a train at St Andrews during a trip to Scotland to visit Polish troops, inspect coastal defences and tour a Naval Establishment in Fife on 23 October 1940.
War Office official photographer, Horton (Cpt)
Four weeks to go to our exhibition!
It’s full steam ahead for our next exhibition on 20th November! Click on this link to see the full list of layouts, traders and demonstrators.
Exhibition layouts, traders and demonstrators confimed
Our Exhibition page has now been updated with the layouts, traders, demonstrators and societies confirmed for our exhibition on 20th November. Click here for full
Exhibition on 20th November 2021
The club expects to run its 2021 exhibition on 20th November. Clearly this will be contingent on any government Covid rules so please keep watching
Reopening of clubrooms
Following the lifting of Covid restrictions, the clubroom is now fully open again and regular Thursday evening meetings are now taking place. Various groups within
SMRC exhibition bookings
Since so many exhibitions have been cancelled or are in doubt due to Covid-19, we shall not be posting any bookings for club or member’s layouts
Covid-19 Temporary club closure
In accordance with current Government rules, the clubrooms are closed until further notice. A weekly Zoom meeting for club members and guests continues every Friday
Covid-19 – Club reopening
The clubroom is now open again but in accordance with Government regulations, the maximum number attending at any one time is limited to six. Rules
SHMRC 2020 Exhibition cancelled
We regret to say that we have had to cancel this year’s exhibition because of the pandemic. We apologise for this but in the end
Covid -19 update
Because of the virus, the club has been closed temporarily. We are in the process of opening up again in a limited and controlled way.
November 16th exhibition changes
We apologise that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the following traders have had to withdraw: London Road Models Frome Model Centre Masterpiece Falcon Figures However, we
16th November exhibition – important news for visitors
Please note that there is extensive building work currently going on at the school. The main effect is that the car park that used to
Next SHMRC exhibition promises to be a cracker
The forthcoming SHMRC on Saturday 16th November once again promises to be a cracker with another selection of top class layouts in a variety of
Hope under Dinmore wins Peter Denny Cup at expoEM Spring
SHMRC members were out in force last weekend at expoEM Spring at Bracknell. Two layouts were on show: the club’s own Hope-under-Dinmore, which won the
2018 Exhibition Report
The South Hants MRC Annual Portsmouth Exhibition is over for another year, and some of us are looking forward to November 16th 2019. It’s always
SHMRC exhibition coming soon
Our annual exhibition is fast approaching. It is on 17 November at the Admiral Lord Nelson school and we look forward to seeing you there.
Westcliff article in MRJ
After many years in the gestation, Model Railway Journal no 265 features an extensive article by Richard Butler on Westcliff .
Lee-on-the-Solent featured in Hornby Magazine
Lee-on-the-Solent was featured in full colour in the January edition of Hornby Magazine. The link below shows the cover (from the Hornby website), and the
Hope-under-Dinmore – write up in BRM Spring 2017
British Railway Modelling features Hope-under-Dinmore The latest issue of BRM has arrived in the newsagents and other magazine retailers … the Spring 2017 issue. Emblazoned
Brighton East wins best layout at Expo EM 2016
Congratulations to Dave and Matt Smith and the Brighton East operating team for winning best layout at Expo EM at Bracknell. A really nice friendly
The next Portsmouth Exhibition is on Saturday 18 November 2017
SHMRC’s next exhibition will be held on Saturday 18 November 2017, at the Admiral Lord Nelson School
Hope-under-Dinmore wins the Mike Cook Memorial Cup at York
At the York Model Railway Exhibition over the Easter weekend, the Mike Cook memorial cup was award to SHMRC’s ‘Hope-under-Dinmore. Mike Cook was for many