Just in time for Christmas shopping season, RRRG is pleased to offer a number of new lines of merchandise. We now have fleeces, polo shirts, new designs of t-shirts and mugs plus keyrings and phone cases!
Don't forget our other merchandise such as mugs and t-shirts or Hornby models!
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Also, please don't forget our 2014 calendar. All these items are important fundraisers for RRRG! They would make great presents for someone or even yourself - maybe that distant relative needs some suggstions about what to get you for Christmas?! Point them towards the online shop at renownrepulse.com or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you need shopping assistance.
We are pleased to announce that a series of new RRRG-branded mugs are now available in order to raise money for our project. Currently we have available mugs featuring side-on drawings of 50029 and 50030 individually (which we have taken care to make into what we hope are the most accurate Class 50 drawings on the market!) as well as a special design featuring both 50029 and 50030 as if posed around the turntable at Old Oak Common. This latter mug design is to celebrate the unique nature of RRRG; the only Class 50 preservation group to own two locomotives! Click on the images and captions below to be taken to the appropriate product page in our online shop. RRRG members will get a 10% discount if logged into our site as a recognised member (you may need to go through site registration to attain this status).
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| 50029 mug | 50030 mug | Two Class 50s mug |
We are pleased to announce that we are now able to offer a cou
rier delivery service for purchases from our online shop, in addition to the regular Royal Mail services. Royal Mail raised their prices and changed their services as of April 2013 and regrettably we have had to pass these alterations on to our customers. A side effect of the changes to Royal Mail's prices has been the effect on our ability to offer fully insured delivery for valuable items purchased from us, such as our range of Hornby models. Delivery by courier can be more competitively priced and just as quick as Royal Mail, with a two day service available in most cases. As a result, our range of Hornby models can now be purchased at very keen prices and with even more competitive delivery options! Why not check out our range? Remember you'll get discounts of up to 10% on the published prices if you are an RRRG member!
On 23rd and 24th February the RRRG sales stand attended the Nene Valley winter steam gala. The stand was predominantly coordinated and managed by Tim and myself; Mark was around on Saturday morning to bring stock down and help set up but couldn't stay because of a family appointment. It was cold. Very cold. So cold, in fact, that it was the first time in ten years of RRRG trading that we have had the sales stand out whilst snow has been falling... That said, it was nice to see a preserved line trying something new and trying to extend their operating season to make more money. Saturday trading was reasonable although in the afternoon the star attraction no 70000 Britannia unfortunately derailed at Yarwell Junction whilst backing onto coaching stock at the end of a run round manoeuvre. The non-availability of this locomotive undoubtedly affected attendance levels at the gala, which was a shame. We sold a mixture of items but no really high value items such as the boxed Hornby model sets you see in our online shop, sold, which was again a bit of a shame.
The final figures for sales were:
Saturday 23rd Feb: Total Turnover £161.55
Sunday 24th Feb: Total Turnover £137.25
Total RRRG profit after fees was £93.08 for the weekend, which was a respectable showing. Renown Repulse Universal, RRRG's commercial wing, also sold a number of items from the stand over the weekend to create profit which can be re-invested in RRRG and its activities (such as the hosting fees for this site!) and contributed to the putch fee.
Even though I fell ill late on Sunday evening with one of the worst colds I've had in many a year, doubtless aided by standing out on a freezing cold platform all weekend, it was still a worthwhile event and our thanks go to the Nene Valley Railway for inviting us to have a stand once again.
RRRG will be attending the Nene Valley Railway steam gala with our sales stand at Wansford station on February 23-24. We will have our usual selection of books, DVDs and keenly-priced Hornby models on sale and we thank the NVR for extending us the invitation to attend their events once again this year. Come along and say hello, there's a good lineup of steam power on show including 70000 Britannia, and you can chat to RRRG representatives about the state of the project and how you can help.
A few bits of news to report.
We've been a bit quiet here whilst we all took it easy over the Christmas break. Back to the grindstone now however! (At least for our regular day jobs!) This weekend I made a few changes to the shop on the RRRG site. I added a few new products and also comprehensively revised the Past and Present books in our used books section. I added scans of a few sample pages from each one so you can see what you're buying, and also the maps from each volume showing the areas covered - again, so you know what you're buying! The most significant change to the shop is the addition of second class postage options for some products and insured delivery for our higher value products. I am personally a first class postage man, prepared to pay a premium for express service, but we realise that it makes sense to give the option of a cheaper service if you aren't insistent on having your items arrive quite so quickly. This is only available for some items because items over 1kg in weight can't be sent second class, plus some models are more expensive than the insurance level offered by second class post. However if an item from the shop is eligible for second class postage then the option will be presented when you check out. We will be adding more merchandise over the coming days so keep checking back!
We will be at Wansford station on the Nene Valley Railway over the weekend of 19-20 April with our sales stand at their diesel gala. It promises to be a great event and our thanks to the Nene Valley for inviting us again. We always enjoy going to Wansford and the NVR has put a good lineup together for this event so come along and enjoy rides on their trains, sample our merchandise and have a chat about the RRRG project.
After work on the evening of Monday 2nd April Mark and I drove miles and met up off J18 M1 to transfer more stock to me for the Nene Valley Railway Tornado and Thomas event. We have accumulated a lot of steam and generic railway stock over the years and beefed up our toy offering so I saw this as a great opportunity for RRRG and the Nene Valley Railway were happy for us to attend and publicise our attendance.
We also spent an hour discussing a number of RRRG challenges.
Another long drive partly through some new roads to me around Naseby on a pleasant evening saw me somewhat tired but managing some attention for Jack the dog and Frankie and Bella the rabbits before bed to be fresh for the commute and work tomorrow.
On Wednesday 5th after work I met up with the Fifty Fund to collect more stock.
We sell stock supplied by the Fund to increase the variety of our offering and we share the profits.
We also spent an hour trying to help each other with the constant challenges of Class 50 preservation groups.
A reminder that the four addons for Microsoft Train Simulator produced by Renown Repulse Universal are still available. Our new website will feature an online shop but for the time being these addons are available from our eBay shop.
All with free P&P!
Don't forget as well that we can offer the acclaimed DVD Class 50: The Laira Years for only £18.45 (+ £1.25 P&P); one of the cheapest prices you'll find!
In all of these cases your money is going to fund a very worthwhile preservation project and we thank you in advance for your support.