Market Deeping
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| Weather | 5°C, Wind NW at 23 km/h, 91% Humidity |
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| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Population | 6,008 (2011) |
| Local time | Friday 04:02 |
| Postcode district | PE6 |
| Dialling code | 01778 |
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| ID | 2349508 |
About Market Deeping
Market Deeping is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, on the north bank of the River Welland and the A15 road. The population of the town at the 2011 census was 6,008.
Sir Rod gets honorary membership of model railway club
...Rod Stewart was presented with an honorary membership by Market Deeping Model Railway Club chairman Peter Davis Rod Stewart has been given honorary membership to a model railway club he helped rebuild after it was destroyed by vandals...
Model railway, rebuilt with Sir Rod Stewart's help, goes on display
... The Market Deeping Model Railway Club s display was ruined by four teenagers at Welland Academy in Stamford, Lincolnshire, in May...
Boys sentenced for trashing Stamford model railway show
... The Market Deeping Model Railway Club display was damaged at Welland Academy in Stamford, Lincolnshire, on 18 May...
Sir Rod gets honorary membership of model railway club
Rod Stewart was presented with an honorary membership by Market Deeping Model Railway Club chairman Peter Davis
Rod Stewart has been given honorary membership to a model railway club he helped rebuild after it was destroyed by vandals.
The Singer Gave £10,000 to Market Deeping Model Railway Club in May.
The £30,000 display, built over 23 years, was destroyed by four teenagers on a pre-exam Night Out .
Club chairman Peter Davis presented Sir Rod with the honour on BBC's The One Show to say Thank You for his support.
It took 10,000 Hours for 25 people to completely rebuild the railway by hand - trains, tracks and electricsThe 74-year-old Singer - who has had nine Number One albums and 26 Top 10 singles including Maggie May, Handbags and Gladrags, and a cover of Downtown Train by Tom Waits - appeared on The One Show to mark his 50th anniversary as a solo artist.
Sir Rod told The Show he had loved model railways since childhood, "ever since my dad Gave me a guitar for Christmas instead of the model train I Wanted ".
The Club had Set Up for its annual show in Stamford when vandals struckEarlier this month built by hand over 23 years in The Attic of his LA home.
Mr Davis presented The Singer with a Market Deeping Model Railway Club certificate and sweatshirt embroidered with his name.
Sir Rod recently told Railway Modeller magazine he had been working on an intricate model of a US city for 23 yearsFour boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted destroying the model which had been Set Up for The Club 's annual show at Welland Academy in Stamford in May.
Lincoln Youth Court heard they had shared a bottle of vodka.
A fund Set Up for repair work raised More Than £107,000 from The Public - and Sir Rod.
The model railway exhibit went.
Mr Davis said: Rod's money not only helped us get back up and Running [. . ] it's changed a lot of people's lives in The Club , but More - we're also working with a charity Little Miracles to support youngsters wuth cerebral palsy. "
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