Before I did anything, I watched and rewatched World of Railways' videos on wiring a layout. I had not done anything like this since DT class at secondary school. Luckily, Phil is great at explaining things.
There were a few things I needed to do before I had operational points (or turnouts as I have learned they are often called) on my layout. The first was to source the point motors, CDU and wires, which I bought from The Model Shop in Northampton (while my girlfriend was in a Starbucks with some friends). I then bought a cheap Draper Tools soldering iron from Toolstation in Leamington. After this, I got soldering.
As you can see, I managed it. It works well, and the satisfaction I had from this task was immense. Here's a video of me testing the layout with my old Hornby Collectors Club loco and a wagon I picked up in Northampton for a couple of pounds. At this point, I was really looking forward to more wiring!
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