The Keith Nock Memorial Trophy

In September 2016 the Uckfield Model Railway Club's long standing President and Chairman, Keith Nock, passed away. He was one of only two remaining founder members.

The Club was originally formed in Keith's living room in the 1970s and he was the only person to have maintained membership throughout. He was well known to many in the town as "Mr Hobby Box" thanks to his ownership of The Hobby Box model shop in Framfield Road, Uckfield which he started and ran until his retirement in 2005.

In tribute to Keith's long service to the Club it was felt by the membership and his family that the presentation of an award in his name at the Club's annual model railway exhibition would be appropriate given Keith's support and enthusiasm for the Club's showcase event.

As we already have a "Best in Show" award as voted for by our visiting public, the Keith Nock Memorial Trophy is presented each year to a layout at the show which in the view of the membership and our exhibiting colleagues is their best in show. Purposely there isn't any criteria to judge against as people have their own views on what makes a layout their favourite, whether it is scenery, stock, operation, atmosphere etc.

The 2024 Exhibition and seventh recipient of the Keith Nock Memorial Trophy was voted to be the 7mm/ft scale 32mm gauge layout Conyer Creek Signals exhibited by Greg Coomber, with St. Ruth by the Midland Area Group of The 2mm Scale Association the runner up.

The Keith Nock Memorial Trophy with the layout.
(click main picture for more images of Conyer Creek Signals)

Keith Nock Memorial Trophy Presentation

Conyer Creek Signals in the Weald Hall

Previous Recipients

Faringdon (click for 20 pictures)

2023 Award Faringdon (P4) Rex Davidson

Copper Wort (click for 13 pictures)

2022 Award Copper Wort (00) Peter Goss

Sherton Abbas (click for 23 pictures)

2021 Award Sherton Abbas (finescale 0) David Stone

De Graafstroom (click for 18 pictures)

2019 Award De Graafstroom (P87n3.5) Vincent de Bode, Peter van der Kooij & Claude Moinier

Foxcote New Pit (click for 17 pictures)

2018 Award Foxcote New Pit (2mm/ft finescale) Jerry Clifford

Lightermans Yard (click for 21 pictures)

2017 Award Lightermans Yard (2mm/ft finescale) Kent & Essex Area Group of the 2mm Scale Association