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Monday, 18 October 2010

Skill Centre launched at Autumn Show



Want to improve your skills?
If you feel there is something more you want to learn come to Myford

Our successful Autumn Show proved to be a great place for old friends and fellow engineers. Ivan Law, Harry Paviour, Maurice Fagg, DAG Brown, James Hill, Peter Thomas, John Wilding and Roger Bunce all helped to put on a display full of fascination and excitement. It was also a chance to catch up with some engineering feats which included a return visit from the Gas Turbine Association. Put through its 120,000 rpm paces was Martin Kaye’s remarkable Helicopter which, at full chat, actually drowned out the Fairground Gavioli in our car park.

The pictures are courtesy of David Carpenter and more can be found on his ModelEngineeringWebsite.com Thank you David. The event also got an extensive write up from him too.

Come along and learn

We used the visitors at the Show to gauge response to our intention to open a Skills Centre at our Works in Nottingham. We will be offering courses of various levels aimed at supporting Myford users who want to increase their Turning Engineering skills. Numerous people showed interest and conversation ranged across the full three days and left us with the feeling that it really is a good idea and likely to be of value to many.

If you are somebody who didn’t get to have your say we would like to hear from you. Click on the ‘REPLY’ link below and tell us what you want to learn and we'll contact you in January 2011 with a list of options…REPLY

Also apologies to those who didn’t get a flyer and therefore missed the Show. Click on the ‘Show Mailing List’ link below and give us your email and address, we will contact you well before the Spring Show which will be in April 2011…SHOW MAILING LIST



Chris Moore, Myford MD (centre) chats with customers




Prof. Pete Thomas extols the virtues of the Polly locomotives



Roger Bunce and John Wilding





Polar Star by Mr. Bellamy




LNWR 0-6-2 express passenger tank – the ‘Watford Tanks’




DAG Brown demonstrates




Richard Allsop with a customer

Footnote: The winner of our Prize Draw was Mr. J. A. Donovan of Alconbury Weston, Huntingdon - congratulations we look forward to seeing you soon.



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