The Phillip Island District Railway Modellers will be holding their first post Covid restrictions show on September 17 and 18 in the Cowes Senior Citizens Centre.

This year’s event is sponsored by Westernport Water.

“Our thanks go to Westernport Water for their sponsorship in helping to bring life back into the community after our years of lock down,” a spokesperson for the Modellers said.

On Saturday the exhibition will be open to the public from 10am until 5pm, and on Sunday from 10am to 4pm.

There will be models large and small, old and new, simple and sophisticated. Some exhibits will delight the meticulous, while others should offer encouragement to those with two left thumbs. The important thing is to enjoy yourself.

This time around all of the exhibits have been built by the club members.

“Our ever popular U-drive layout for the kids will feature Thomas and Percy,” the club spokesperson said.

“Bald Mountain always raises the question of which tunnel the train will next appear from. Trossingen has moved from South Germany to become its sister town of Beaverton in the USA state of Oregon – ask Rod how he did that!”

New and second-hand models and accessories will be for sale to suit rank beginners and experts, the rich and the poor, and those of us who get along somewhere in the middle.

Whatever the weather, kids of all ages can look forward to enjoying a fun few hours. And please talk to the exhibitors, they never tire of talking to anyone who takes an interest.

The crew from the Seniors Club will be cooking up a feast on Saturday, to see if you can resist the smells and sounds of a sausage sizzle – so come hungry.

Please note the change in venue, as the exhibition is now at the Cowes Senior Citizens Hall.  There is a car park is at the rear of the Hall, enter via Watchorn Street, or park in a nearby street.

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