More dates for diaries and ammunition!

Some of you may find this article of interest and its source. Air pollution is damaging public health and well being and that costs the NHS as well as families of loved ones. Our rail proposals will help cut emissions and therefore are pro-life! 

Please have a read: 

https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2024/04/15/air-pollution-neurological-disorders-earth-day

Our Northampton to Market Harborough (N"MH) needs more team players like Northampton, Market Harborough and Leicester area reps to recruit new members and promote the idea of reopenings. If interested please forward enquiries to me: richard.erta@gmail.com

BRTA still has yet to get the name changed at the bank, not for want of trying, but they take ages. Please make donations payable to ERTA for now.

Our AGM - for your diaries - will be AGM and Public Meeting: Saturday, 13 July at The Court House, Church Lane, Berkhamsted HP4 2AX for 2-3pm AGM and 3-5pm business.

Phone: 01442-878227 https://www.stpetersberkhamsted.org.uk/courthouse/

12 Noon Wetherspoons, 13.00 Set Up. Guest Speaker: Karl Watts, a director at Railmotive Ltd. All welcome/admission free. Please bring cash with you to peruse our second-hand book and rail magazine stall, donate or join. Note: If you join as a new member on an old form, it will be honoured for the first year!

Other forums, if you wish to meet us or be out and about enjoying train travel are:

BRTA Summer Forums: Where Executive Officers go to regions, we are not so active in and reach out to find new members and support for our local rail agendas. Join us and let us get networking together! This summer, we are calling at:

1.          Westbury - Saturday, 18 May at the Railway Inn, Station Road, Westbury BA13 4HW https://www.railwayinn-westbury.co.uk/ Phone: Karen Griggs (landlady)

01373-228109 (landline) 07402-322334(mobile)

2.           Shrewsbury - Saturday, 8 June at the Montgomery Tower,

Lower Claremont Bank, Shrewsbury, Salop. SY1 1RT https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/shropshire/montgomerys-tower-shrewsbury Phone: 01743-239080.

3.           Sheffield - Saturday, 29 June at the Benjamin Huntsman,

12-18 Cambridge Street, Sheffield, South Yorks. S1 4UD 

https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/south-yorkshire/the-benjamin-huntsman-sheffield Phone: 0114-263-9500.

Chief Executive Officers for these Summer Forums are Messrs Simon Barber and David Ferguson (see header): c/o T: 0208 940 4399

All meetings are 1pm food and 2pm onwards business. Check for details.

E: simon4barber@gmail.com People are responsible for their own food and drink and transport arrangements. Why not take a hotel or B&B and enjoy exploring a new area? If you want ‘more and better,’ be willing to enable that!

Horsham Public Meeting (see attached) - 27-04-24 - all welcome. Please help spread the word. If we hire a hall it incurs cost, so please give of your time and donate, bring cash and peruse our second hand magazines and books and/or renew your membership or maybe join for the first time. It is your association, we are only as good as a growing membership informs.