Peter Davies
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| Born | Edinburgh |
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| Books | An English Idyll: Leslie Moffat Ward : Paintings and Prints |
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Peter Davies Life story
Peter Davies is an artist based in London. Davies ' at the Royal Academy of Art in London, Centro Brasileiro Britanico in Sao Paulo, Saatchi Gallery in London, Kunsthallen Brandts Klaedefabrik in Denmark and ICA in London. Davies won the John Moores Painting Prize in 2002. He is represented by Gagosian Gallery.
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... The Market Deeping Model Railway Club chairman Peter Davies said: Rod s donation was completely out of the blue, and it was absolutely amazing...
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Model railway, rebuilt with Sir Rod Stewart's help, goes on display
Members of The Club have spent about 1,000 hours rebuilding the display
A £30,000 Model railway display destroyed by vandals has been rebuilt thanks to generous donations from well-wishers, including Sir Rod Stewart .
The Market Deeping Model Railway Club's display was ruined by four teenagers at Welland Academy in Stamford, Lincolnshire, in May.
Donations - including £10,000 from - allowed the sets to be repaired.
They are now on display at the Warley Show at the Birmingham NEC.
It has taken about 30 members of the Market Deeping Club approximately 1,000 hours to restore their displays, making The Train , track and buildings by hand.
The wires and electrics beneath also had to be completely rebuilt.
The wires and electrics beneath also had to be completely rebuiltFour 16-year-old boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted criminal damage at Lincoln Youth Court.
The court heard on 18 May they had shared a bottle of vodka as part of a "pre-exam Night Out " before going on a "rampage".
Members of The Club said A Life 's work had been destroyed with some displays taking years to complete.
All the models have been handcrafted by The Members of the Market Deeping club The Club had Set Up for its annual show in Stamford when vandals struckThe fundraising page Set Up to Raise £500 for The Club raised More Than £70,000 in just over A Day . It topped £107,000 After Sir Rod backed their efforts.
The Singer said at the time: "It took me 23 years to build my Model railway so I feel their pain. The Collection was priceless and I Am donating £10,000 to help compensate those affected. "
The Market Deeping Model Railway Club chairman Peter Davies said: "Rod's donation was completely out of The Blue , and it was absolutely amazing. "
He added: "We could have just easily walked away. That's not The Thing to do, we're a club, we work together and it's been satisfying getting it back again. "
Sir Rod recently told Railway Modeller magazine he had been working on an intricate Model of a US city for 23 yearsSir Rod has now been made an honorary club member with his own t-shirt, although it has not been confirmed if he will collect it In Person .
The Warley National Model Railway Exhibition, on Saturday and Sunday, includes 90 Model railway layouts and a full-size locomotive display.
Sir Rod has now been made an honorary member of The Club , with his own t-shirtFollow BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire on, and. Send your story ideas to.
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