Hornby inspire Family days at 

Maghull's Meadows Library

 

Meadows Library, Maghull, will be hosting two family days on the 10th and 11th August as part of their National Lottery funded Frank Hornby project.

 

10.00 am-4.30 pm Thursday 10th & 10.00 am-1.00 pm Friday 11th

 

Families will be able to see and take part in a variety of activities including: seeing a working 'O' gauge Hornby railway layout, Meccano displays, large scale Meccano to build, watching a film about Hornby on Merseyside and taking part in a Hornby inspired walk.

 

At 2.00 pm on Thursday 10th August, Lady Anne Dodd will unveil a Frank Hornby locomotive nameplate which once graced engine 86414. The plaque was originally unveiled by her late husband, Ken Dodd, at Lime Street Station on 20th November 1986.

 

The nameplate, which was created to mark the 50th anniversary of Frank Hornby's death, is on loan from the Hornby Railway Collectors Association, and will be placed on display in the Hornby Heritage Centre following the family days for all to see.

 

The project seeks to raise the awareness of this a visionary in toy development and manufacturer's ongoing connection to Maghull. In the autumn the Library will host a festival of talks further exploring the Frank Hornby legacy.