Westbrook Festival of Trees from December 1-8 -Volunteer Train Engineers Wanted

The Festival of Trees will return to the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church this year from December 1-8.  The trees are donated by local businesses and decorated by charitable groups. All business and visitor donations go to local charities.

The Festival is an opportunity for visitors  to view the trees and take part in a variety of events. Full details can be found at

Westbrook Festival of Trees 

 

 

MGRS Member Paul Corbett has provided a G Scale Train display at the Festival for a number of years. All of the kindergarten students in Westbrook come to the Festival and visit the trains.

 

 

 

Other MGRS members volunteer as Engineers for the "Maine Line Trains" layout at the Festival. It is a simple loop with lots of Christmas decorations and lights. The magic starts when we turn off the ceiling lights and start up the trains.

 

Maine Lines Train Schedule

 

Day                 Hours             Activity

Mon, 11/26     9am                 Move in

Sat, 12/1          8:30-11am      Santa Breakfast

                        5-7:30pm        Public Dinner

Sun, 12/2         1-3pm            Teddy Bear Tea

Mon, 12/3       9am-Noon      Congin School

                        6-7pm            Public Hours

Tue, 12/4         1-4pm            Mad Hatters Tea

Wed, 12/5       10am-Noon    Sacarappa Schol

                        2-4pm            Public Hours

Thu, 12/6        10am-1pm      Public Dinner

                        2-3:30pm       Care Facilities Visit

Fri 12/7           10am-1pm     Charity Lunch

                        6-8pm            Boy Singers of Maine

Sat, 12/8          10am-Noon   Mystery Gift Tree

                        Noon             Move Out

Volunteer Engineers are welcome. Here is the Train Schedule. If you would like to join us please contact Sam Carr or send email to mgrsadmin@gmail.com

 

 

 



Neville Lewis has Engines, Track and Accessories for Sale

Neville Lewis has G scale engines, track and accessories for sale. You can contact him at (207) 354-8055 about the G Scale items and arrange a visit to see them in Cushing, ME.

Sale Table Available at the Mt. Ararat Show in Topsham on November 3rd

There is a sale table available at the Mt. Ararat Show in Topsham on November 3rd. The MGRS member who rented it will not be able to attend the show. Any MGRS member can have this pre-paid table at no cost - first come, first served

If you want to sell trains at the show, please contact Sam Carr to use this table

Holiday Train Display Update

The 9^th Annual Holiday Train Display will start with Santa  on November 16th and run through December 24 except on Thanksgiving Please come and help us with setup starting at 10am on Thursday, November 1^st . Opening Day is  Saturday, November 17.Trains will run through Christmas Eve except on Thanksgiving when the Mall is closed. The plan this year is an “L” shape. The lower platform with  Thomas and Percy are at the top (Santa end). The higher platform has has the Main, Trolley, and Mountain Lines with the Circus at the left. The layout is shown on the next page. Please bring your trains to run and don’t forget your Eggliners!!!

 

Please use the SIGN-UP button on the blog to schedule your time to help at the layout. Shifts are 10-3 and 3-8 except Sunday which is 10-6.