Northern Council
The Northern Council meets twice a year in March (AGM) and October at the Railway Institute, York. In addition, each Branch within this Council organises its own programme of meetings and activities. New members and volunteers are warmly welcomed in all Branches.
Diary of events in the Northern Council group of branches. Click on the Branch you require:
Doncaster, Leeds & Bradford, Newcastle & Darlington, Sheffield
Doncaster Railway Pensioners Branch
A good social atmosphere exists in the Doncaster Railway Pensioners Branch, with about 80 members attending each of our six General Meetings and AGM.
Our Meetings take place on the first Thursday of each month from October through to April, all starting at 1:45 p.m. in St James's Church Hall, Hexthorpe, Doncaster.
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Outings and Day Trips are arranged throughout the year. In the 2010/2011 session we ran three outings:
Details of trips will be given at our monthly meetings - suggestions are always welcome. Let us know what you think! |
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Doncaster Branch Diary - 2011-12 SeasonOur programme of meetings begins on Thurs 6th October 2011 - all meetings are held at the St. James' Church Hall, Hexthorpe, commencing at 1:45 p.m. and finishing at 3:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month. The 'season' concludes in April. We hope that you will support the speakers, slide shows etc. that we have booked for the meetings and encourage them with your attendance as often as possible. |
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| Thurs 06 Oct 2011 | October Meeting Guest Speaker: Linda McAvan MEP - The European Parliament |
| Thurs 03 Nov 2011 |
November Meeting Guest Speaker: Stephen Gay - "One man and a dog", scenic Britain by train |
| Tues 15 Nov 2011 |
Autumn Outing The Houses of Parliament - unfortunately numbers are strictly limited to 20 visitors |
| Thurs 01 Dec 2011 |
December Meeting Guest Speaker: Mick Hayes - Railway film "Steam around Sheffield" |
| Thurs 05 Jan 2012 |
January Meeting Guest Speaker: from RPMI (Pensions), Darlington - Pensions Update |
| Thurs 02 Feb 2012 |
February Meeting Guest Speaker: Colin Bycroft - "A walk around Doncaster" |
| Thurs 01 Mar 2012 |
March Meeting Guest Speaker: Ms Susan Stuart - Doncaster Deaf Trust |
| Thurs 05 Apr 2012 |
Annual General Meeting Our AGM, followed by... Guest Speaker: Gary Wilson (Age UK) - "Get growing - easy fruit and vegetables" |
To find out more about the Doncaster Branch, please contact us via Membership Enquiries.
Leeds & Bradford Branch
Our meetings normally attract about 120 members. There is a guest speaker at each meeting, and the subject can cover any topic of interest to our members. Past speakers have talked about Pensions, Travel Facilities, Policing and Crime Prevention, Local Matters, Health & Safety and Mr. Peter Rayner on the work of the National Pensioners' Convention.
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Dates for your Diary - 2011 |
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To find out more about the Leeds & Bradford Branch, please contact us via Membership Enquiries.
Newcastle & Darlington Retired Rail Staff
This Branch was formed from Newcastle Retired Rail Staff, an organisation for former staff of all grades who worked in the Railway Industry, and the former Darlington Branch, which merged with Newcastle in 2005. Membership currently stands at about 500 - male and female - and provides welfare advice and help on many topics of interest to pensioners and also helps ex-colleagues to keep in touch.
Weekly Meetings - Gateshead Railway Club
The N&DRRS meet informally on Monday and Thursday mornings at the Gateshead Railway Club. These meetings are of a social nature, where friends meet for a chat and a cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit.
Quarterly Meetings - Gateshead Railway Club
As well as the weekly meetings, quarterly meetings are also held, where items of business are discussed, usually followed by a Guest Speaker.
Speakers may cover a wide range of topics - these have included subjects such as the work of Magistrates, the Fire Service, Police work and security measures, to illustrated talks on holidays and travel etc. The number of members attending the quarterly meetings is generally around 60 - 70, whilst the weekly meetings attract around 25 members.
Our previous venue, South Gosforth Social Club, now only opens from 16:00 hours on certain afternoons, which does not fit in so well with our meetings. We are very grateful to Gateshead Railway Club for accommodating our quarterly meetings at their premises. The club is at the South end of the High Level Bridge and is easily accessible by bus. Meetings are held on the Ground Floor - there are no stairs to climb!
Social Activities and Holidays
N&DRRS also organise a range of social events - for details, see Branch Diary. As well as holidays and day trips we also arrange an annual Christmas Lunch - in recent years we have enjoyed a very good meal at the Assembly Rooms, Newcastle.
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Dates for your Diary - 2011 |
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Thurs 1st Sept 2011 13:30 hrs
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Quarterly Meeting
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Mon 19th - Fri 23rd Sept 2011
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Holiday in the Cotswolds
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Thurs 8th Dec 2011
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Christmas Lunch
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How we are organised
N&DRRS is organised and controlled by a General Committee which meets four times a year, likewise an Outings Sub-Committee, which, again, meets four times a year. The Annual General Meeting takes place in November.
Newsletter
A Newsletter, entitled "In Touch" is produced three times a year. This is intended to help and inform those members who are unable to attend meetings so that they can keep abreast of events and happenings within the Branch.
To find out more about N&DRRS, please contact us via Membership Enquiries.
Sheffield Branch
The Sheffield Branch holds two General meetings and two Committee meetings a year.
| General meetings take place in May and November. |
| Committee meetings take place in April and November. |
| Guest Speakers are arranged for General meetings. |
| Members may make use of the Sports and Social Club where we meet. |
To find out more about the Sheffield Branch, please contact us via Membership Enquiries.