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Local charities benefitted to the tune of £2000 thanks to the popular Caithness Model Club (CMC) show in Wick.
Four cheques totalling £2000 went to different charities thanks to the Caithness Model Club. Cats Protection, KWK9 Rescue, Thurso Lifeboat and Wick Lifeboat received £500 each at the handover outside the Norseman Hotel in Wick. Picture: DGS
John Brotherston’s WWI dioramas are a display of his meticulous skills in model-making. Picture: DGSJohn Brotherston’s interest in the First World War stems from his grandfather’s involvement in the global conflict. Picture: DGSNumbers of visitors were good over the weekend. Picture: DGS
Exhibitors had their usual colourful displays of agricultural machinery, cranes, model railways, dioramas, and many other modelling delights for the public to come and enjoy at the Norseman Hotel over the first weekend of April.
John Brotherston shows a card that his grandfather sent from the trenches. Picture: DGSAmber Richards travelled from Oban with her Lego models of military aircraft. Picture: DGSMore of Amber’s Lego models showing many different types of military aircraft. Picture: DGSCamden Hollick (11) was one of the youngest exhibitors at the show and had an extensive agricultural diorama. He shows a train that he bought from another stand at the event. Picture: DGS
Chair of the CMC, Kenny Gunn, said: “As you can see from the balloons here, we’ve been going for 20 years. This is a great event for Wick and for Caithness and we have £2000 to donate to our local charities.”
Kenny Gunn (left) is Caithness Model Club chairman and beside him is the event organiser and club secretary Davie Mackenzie. As can be seen in the picture, the club was celebrating its 20th year at the event in Wick. Picture: DGSA colourful display of farm machinery. Picture: DGS
Davie Mackenzie was the show manager at the event and is the CMC club secretary. He helped to organise all the stands that were set up and liaised with the exhibitors and the hotel so that it ran smoothly.
“Our club’s quite small in numbers and the main event for us is this show,” said Davie.
Davie Foubister from Orcades Model Club with some of his many agricultural pieces. Davie was a farmer in Orkney until he retired some years ago and the models make him feel very nostalgic for the old days. Picture: DGSHenry Towe, age 15, from Wick with his collection of buses. Picture: DGSBygone days on the farm. Picture: DGSAlan Gow with some of his extensive collection of construction vehicles. Picture: DGS
“We started [with shows] at the town hall in Thurso. Then it went to the Royal Hotel in Thurso and then the Nethercliffe in Wick.
“We found that when it started to grow we needed a bigger venue. We were passing here one night [Norseman Hotel] and we knocked on the door and were greeted by the owners at that time – that was in 2007 and we’ve been here ever since.”
Davie went on to praise the efforts of Andrew Mackay from the Norseman Hotel along with his staff who provided “wonderful hospitality” for the event.
Young Oscar Tait from Murkle looks after the charity cheques. Picture: DGSMembers of the Inverness and District Model Rail Club with a fine display. Picture: DGSJohn Brotherston and his WWI dioramas. Picture: DGS
He noted that the number of visitors was up on last year despite an increase in costs at the door. “If a family comes in and it’s more than three then we just charge a tenner. You could come in with 10 bairns and it would just be a tenner.”
Kenny said that though many of the same people come along to the annual event there is always something different to see as well.
Detail from the Inverness rail club display. Picture: DGSThe event provided an opportunity for old pals to see each other. Robert Wilson (left) and Robbie Holmes had a special display they had bought from a collector who has now passed away. Picture: DGS
“We all try to alter our displays in some way and this year we have the Inverness and District Model Railway Club, we have people using Lego and there’s a new First World War display too.”
Just before the end of the event on Sunday (April 7), the CMC committee, together with many of the exhibitors gathered in the sunshine outside the hotel to see the charity cheques handed over to the worthy local causes.
Caithness Model Club handover of cheques together with charity representatives. Picture: DGSFour cheques totalling £2000 went to different charities thanks to the Caithness Model Club. Cats Protection, KWK9 Rescue, Thurso Lifeboat and Wick Lifeboat received £500 each at the handover outside the Norseman Hotel in Wick. Picture: DGS
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