MINIAniAF. 8PIII914 BIJIIDINOS AACFINE *o?l M • I Anniifvi fttspoft alld Attountj ye81 ondinl 3¢Jg 2025 . J•r•ffly Julllfi ( cornm1.0 eont8d> P•trfel8 Hyrn•r• James Day Mafk Mkkmott Chrf• Ba81 Brf•n Sfift•r (Arrhlves) Head Ollk• . 20 L8y8id Dfv8. Wlmborné BN211tr Objeth ol the thaffty. ro •dvance th• •duc•tl(m ol th• publlc In tho 8ubJttt ol rnlnfature Brfflgh tsJlldl.n• 8nd th1 ¢reatlon by W0dIn¢ the pubiie th to an archlve of mlnlatufe model bulldlnp and Iwthirce• Indudlng bulldlng Cohslructlon toys klts and Iltefatufe whlch Illtrat0 and trx• th• dfftlopmènt of model bulldlng systems methods and craftsmanshlp 8• a record ol •oclal hl•tory. ThE FIRST TWO YEARS If the first year was a Ilttle blt challenglng due a few personal and •nvlfonmen rtss(M, the second has been more or less the reverse. The flne and rellable weather has allowed a backlog of exterfor malntenance to be most pleasantly brought up to date, ditto a continulng re• appralsal of the storage and retrleval systems Involvln&, at tlmes, much relocation between unrts rthe of whlch are contiguous. Better stlll, It wa• doclded to hold an open WkOnd In •arfy Aprll lof Invlt•d (lof Insurnnce purposes) Ilke mlnds. The great weather beforehand made a much mor• fvlly dev•lop•d event posslble, the attendance from afar provlng very encouraging Indeed. Much extrn was o dlsplay wfjth every corner utlllsed and Includlng many guest exhlblts. The decision was made mid Winter to return Wimborne Model Town- s actual archive, It. had been housed here and had allowed much work to be done. As It Is now In house, their house, the hope Is that somebody else local will now get involved. A full End of Temi report was presented to accompany the previously complled Notes from the Archlves and Retail Therapy, These 70 plus fully Illustrated and annotsted A4 pages covered 50 closely identified subjects relevant to the Model Town and its relationship with the real town. These could not have been produced without the considerable help of the Museum of East Dorset. The majority of the subjects majored on the 1950s, the Model Town" s founding decade. "rinkleford" Miniature Dorset Village at Swanage continues to move forward with an exhibit planned for the front of their quayside museum and visitor centre for the 2026 season. To assist with thls, and a few other pertinent matters, the writer Is now the curator of Swanage Museum. After a very much . hands-on" year the coming season is scheduled to be publication orlentsted, all almed specifically to enhance the educational aspect of the Archive. Prlority should be quallty Introductlons to our Interest 2 Bulldlng Toys and Interest 3 Ornamental and Collectable.. The steady Inward flow of . new" material during 2025 will have a marked effect on both.
ry)èrntl(xi Wlth Nat W••1. A• pr•vlW, •ny tunfilnl eo•ts •r• wt•ty ol 8 d(fft•tie f11• prevlously manufacturd warn paits. A doftatlofi of SO poun(ts served •s an opefilnl •fid for the tlme belng all el Is trnnsferred to the reserrfe. ,Accounts fr>r the perlod 22ft0 January 2025 to 30 Septembef 202S. IDQLQ. Donatlon8- 1275.00 Sales- 701.40 Bank Interest- 6.51 Total - 1982.91 (both accounts) Ex enditur 00.00 Closin balanc 1982.91 Main part was presented last September, can confirm no income durlng September.