Posts by D Buckles
A date for your Diaries
We will be delighted to welcome our supporters and friends at our open meeting at 2 pm on Saturday 11th November at Crewe Heritage Centre. There will be a presentation and question and answer session in the LNWR Society’s room on the ground floor of Crewe North old signal box, followed by an inspection…
Read MoreCrewe Heritage Centre – Exhibition Postscript
George and Terry at Crewe! A great day was had by all with very many people coming to chat and showing great interest. Most were impressed by the SIZE of our loco! We made many new contacts and hope some will support us either with donations or by offering their skills. WE ARE PARTICULARLY…
Read MoreA HISTORIC DAY FOR THE ‘GEORGE THE FIFTH’
A HISTORIC DAY FOR THE ‘GEORGE THE FIFTH’ Thursday 20th April 2023 was a historic day for our locomotive. For the first time in 108 years two new George the Fifth main frame plates were set up. These had been delivered drilled and machined by Boro Foundry the previous Monday. A quick survey revealed that…
Read MoreHappy Christmas!
I wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. We are moving forward with frame drilling and finalising designe for the motion plate and dragbox – signs of great things for us in 2023!
Read MoreNew Construction and Fundraising Appeal
As chairman of the George the Fifth Trust I am keen to build up a rapport with our supporters. We have just ordered the right hand lower cab side panel from Keyte Smith, and will shortly contract for assembly of the full cab structure on to the existing fully painted and lined left hand cab…
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth II
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. For over seventy years she has dedicated her life to service for her country and the Commonwealth, and has been a figurehead of national unity and stability at a time of great change throughout our world. We join the nation in…
Read MoreAugust Newsletter
The Trust was honoured at the LNWR Society’s open day at Kidderminster on 30th July to present its analysis of progress following changes arising from its late chairman Paul Hibberd’s illness and death, and its plans for the coming year. Unfortunately there has unavoidably been a lack of progress and of communication due to these…
Read MoreTrust News
Trust News Events leading up to and after the death of our past Chairman, Paul Hibberd, have caused an inevitable pause in progress. We are working with Paul’s family on a tribute to his efforts on the Trust’s behalf, and this will appear in due course. We are now getting established with a strengthened team…
Read MorePaul Hibberd – an Obituary
Paul Hibberd, our chairman, sadly passed away at the beginning of this year. Below please find his obituary prepared by his wife Gill: Paul was born on 19th May 1945 in Portsmouth, where he grew up as an only child. At school he was very intelligent and his talents were recognized quite early on when…
Read MoreUpdate on the Trust
Greetings Friends It is with regret that we must share that our chairman and co-founder of the trust, Paul Hibberd, is unfortunately no longer able to serve due to poor health. The remaining trustees will be meeting in the coming weeks to discuss how the project moves forward. We would like to take this opportunity…
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