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.HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION. SIDELINES 136 DECEMBER 2014 HRA CONTACT EXTENSIONS Subject content Annual Awards (Mark Smith) 902 0800 756 5111 Annual Statistical Return (Bill Hilier) 431 Business Development (General) 223 C&W Competition (Chris Smyth) 701 Directors Carriage Restoration (Michael Cope) 333 Brian Simpson 904 Chairman Corporate Membership (Steve Wood) 421 Mark Smith 902 Vice Chairman Peter Ovenstone 331 Company Secretary Environmental Adviser (Tony Tomkins) 413 (Heritage & Scottish) Finance & Accounts (Ian Leigh) 422 Ian Leigh 422 Finance Director Finance Directors Group (Robert Raynor) 302 Richard Barnes 310 (Mutual Insurance) Geoffrey Claydon 903 (Legal & Parliamentary and Friends of HRA (Alan Saunders) 423 Heritage Tramways) General Meetings (Bill Askew) 427 John Crane 702 (Sidelines & Broadlines) Guidelines (Bill Hillier) 431 Hugh Harkett 705 Bill Hiller 431 (Operating & Safety and Rail Heritage (General) (Peter Ovenstone) 331 Cableways) Heritage Tramways (James Hammett) 530 David Morgan 901 HRA Ireland (liaison-Steve Wood) 421 Jenny Nunn 223 (Business Development) Internet/HRA Website 320 Chris Smyth 701 (Training & Education) Steve Wood 421 (Member Services) Inter-Rail Scheme (Mark & Sonia Dewell) 425 Legal & Parliamentary Affairs (Chris Austin) 410 1st Point of Contact Lottery Grant Advice (Helen Ashby) 334 Andrew Goyns 320 Member Services (Andrew Goyns) 320 Operating & Safety (john Baxter) 431 Publications Competition 102 Online Shop Publishing & Exhibitions (John Crane) 702 HRA Shop – Meeting/Seminar bookings 0845 834 0996 Rail Cableways (Martin Slader) 231 Scottish (John Ransom) 510 Sidelines/Broadlines (John Crane) 702 Training & Education (Martin Smith) 520 Travel Trade Liaison (David Woodhouse) 224 Young Volunteers Adviser (Liz Fuller) 424 HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 136 2 of 17 .HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION. SIDELINES 136 30th December 2014 www.heritagerailways.com Tel 0800 756 5111 ext. 702 10, Hurdeswell, Tel/Fax 01993 883384 Long Hanborough, [email protected] Witney, (for Sidelines contributions) Oxfordshire. OX29 8DH DETAILS OF HRA DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE LISTED IN THE MEMBERS’ HANDBOOK ON THE MEMBERS’ SECTION OF THE HRA WEBSITE. SIDELINES AND BROADLINES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING www.heritagerailways.com LOOK IN HRA DOCUMENTS Correspondence and initial enquiries to: Andrew Goyns, 28 George Street, Altofts, Normanton, West Yorkshire WF6 2LT Tel: 0800 756 5111 x 900 Fax: 0845 528 0775 Email: [email protected] BROADLINES 45 INDEX INDEX SIDELINES 136 1/ OPERATING AND SAFETY NEWSLETTER New member page 2 2/ BOILER CODE OF PRACTICE. 3/ NEW FOOD LABELLING REGULATIONS FROM DECEMBER 2014 HRA autumn seminar on 4/ KNOW YOUR BOUNDARDIES. fundraising page 2 5/ VISIT BRITAIN. NEW WEBSITE FACILITY. General meeting and 6/ INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WRITERS ALLIANCE. management meeting page 3 7/ WALES TOURISM WEEK. 2015. 8/ MEMBERS’ EVENTS DIARY. Warley Exhibition page 4 9/ HRA ANNUAL AWARDS 2014. 10/ HRA SPRING SEMINAR. National Railway Heritage Awards 11/ HMRC CREDIT CARD SALES CAMPAIGN. page 4 12/ INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS (IRO). 13/ NEW INTERRAIL PASS CO-ORDINATORS. STOP PRESS Allan Garraway 14/ NEW HERITAGE LOTTERY AND OTHER FUNDING ADVISER. page 5 15/ HRA PUBLICATIONS COMPETITION. 16/ GIVING TO HERITAGE FUNDRAISING TRAINING WORKSHOPS 2015 . 17/ CROWDFUNDING. 18/ TRADITIONAL WINDOWS. 19/ PATTERNS. 20a/ HERITAGE + CULTURE OPEN DATA CHALLENGE. 20b UNDERSTANDING THE ALTERNATIVE FINANCE REVOLUTION. 21/ HRA FRIENDS IN 2014. MEMBERSHIP AND INTER-RAIL CARDS 2015. 22/ THE FUTURE OF SIDELINES. 23/ CATERING TROLLEYS. 24/ ARMSTRONG OILERS. 25/ STAMPS. 26/ NARROW SHOVELS WANTED HRA CALENDAR PAGE 14 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WEEKEND 2015 : BUSINESS MEETINGS PAGE 15 AGM WEEKEND PROGRAMME PAGES 16 - 17 HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 136 3 of 17 FOR BOARDS AND COUNCILS OPERATING & SAFETY MATTERS 1/ OPERATING AND SAFETY NEWSLETTER. The latest newsletter for all Operating & Safety matters, O&SMatters06, is available from the HRA website from: http://www.heritagerailways.com/mem_documents.php and then selecting "O&S Matters" Copies of earlier editions are also available from this location. WEH 2/ BOILER CODE OF PRACTICE. The full set of Guidance Notes are near completion. The latest document available on our website is: HGR-B9000-Is01 - Steam Locomotive Boilers – Introduction. This document provides a list of all boiler related guidance notes and includes a glossary of terms used as well as selected references on the Care & Maintenance of Locomotive Boilers. Bill Hillier 19 Simon de Montfort Drive, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 4NR. Email. [email protected] ______________________________ 3/ NEW FOOD LABELLING REGULATIONS FROM DECEMBER 2014. Just in case you missed this details are given as below and members are advised to check how it affects them and their food outlets. New regulations on food labelling | food.gov.uk http://www.food.gov.uk/science/allergy-intolerance/label/labelling-changes The following may also be of interest to see things from the customer point of view: Advice on food allergen labelling - Food Standards Agency http://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/multimedia/pdfs/publication/allergy-leaflet.pdf _____________________________ 4/ KNOW YOUR BOUNDARDIES. We mentioned in Sidelines 135 the HRA Guideline on care of key documentation. However, apart from taking care of documents, a vital point is that present people in authority need to know where they can get at them rather than being filed at the back of a drawer of a founder member who has long since forgotten them. One point is that it is essential to know where the documents are that give details of what land you own, where your boundaries are and possibly what rights of access third parties may have or even what rights you may have. (Apologies for stating the obvious but better a warning than a problem). __________________ Topics under ‘General notes’ but SHOULD BE NOTED BY BOARDS AND COUNCILS a/ Finance Directors Group Meeting - page 15 item 3 b/ HRA AGM details near end of this edition. c/ Credit Cards (see item 11) d/ Giving to heritage fundraising training workshops 2015 (see item 16) ___________________ HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 136 4 of 17 COMMERCIAL / MARKETING NOTES. 5/ VISIT BRITAIN. NEW WEBSITE FACILITY. Visit Britain (VB) have recently launched their new travel trade website which allows tourism suppliers to manage their own listings. Key points are: Global coverage in all English versions of the website. An Itinerary Building facility. Editorial, two images plus logo. HRA and some member railways are already on board and this facility is recommended to all railways etc. who are interested in attracting visitors from overseas especially as this service is FREE OF CHARGE A later development may see versions in other key languages but in these cases a translation charge will apply. More information and advice from HRA c/o David Woodhouse, Travel Trade Liaison - [email protected] 6/ INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WRITERS ALLIANCE. A reminder please that I would like to be able to supply this organisation with information on major and important events taking place on member railways etc. during 2015. This information is circulated to 9,000+ travel writers, journalists and photographers on a World Wide basis. D.W. 7/ WALES TOURISM WEEK. 2015. This will be held from February 23 to March 1. It is being organised by the Wales Tourism Alliance. D.W. 8/ MEMBERS’ EVENTS DIARY. This section on the members’ website is aimed at helping organisations avoid clashes or to allow possible co-operation with events in the same area. The list will not be in the public pages of the website in case members do want to make changes based on the information contained. Please send updates to: Email [email protected] or post to 10 Hurdeswell, Long Hanborough, Witney. OX29 8DH Please submit information in the form. Date of event (in date order if possible please) Type of event HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION SIDELINES 136 5 of 17 GENERAL NOTES. Details of the 2015 Annual General Meeting Weekend, which will be held in Manchester on Saturday 7th - Monday 9th February, are included at the end of this edition of Sidelines together with details of the whole weekend programme. The Saturday programme of business meetings, visits and the Annual Awards Dinner will be held at the Museum of Science & Industry [MOSI] at Liverpool Road in the city centre. 9/ HRA ANNUAL AWARDS 2014. We are pleased to announce the winners of the HRA Annual Awards for 2014. The Awards will be presented at the AGM Dinner in Manchester on the evening of Saturday 7th February at Manchester Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) 1/ HRA ANNUAL AWARD (LARGE GROUPS) This Award is made to an HRA member organisation for an outstanding achievement in railway preservation, North Yorkshire Moors Railway in recognition of its operating a shared station with Network Rail which has blazed a trail for other railways to follow and the associated re-signalling at Grosmont using the Falsgrave gantry; the net result being an increase in the trains to Whitby with a boost to the local economy. 2/ HRA ANNUAL AWARD (SMALL GROUPS) This Award is made to HRA member organisations for an outstanding achievement in railway preservation Joint award to the Moseley Railway Trust and to Downpatrick & County Down Railway. Moseley Railway Trust - for amassing a unique collection of industrial locomotives, and the re-creation at its Apedale Valley Light Railway of a WW1 trench railway, with appropriate traction and rolling stock as an invaluable educational resource. Downpatrick & County Down Railway - in recognition of its involvement of young people and its excellent building and museum development. 3/ THE JOHN COILEY AWARD Moseley Railway Trust to acknowledge its funding and restoration of the British built Hudswell Clarke 2ft gauge G class 0-4-0 well tank locomotive 1238 of 1916 and its return to showpiece condition after lying in a swamp in Ghana for forty eight years. The locomotive is now part of the fleet running on the Apedale Valley Railway.
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