NMRA British Region Active Groups

BLACK DIAMONDS DIVISION

Black Diamonds Group (Kegworth, Leics)
Contact Barrie Foster 01332-812259 for details of activities in HO and N scale.  Regular monthly meets with traders, free tea and coffee.
Website: www.black-diamonds.org.uk

CALDER NORTHERN DIVISION

Calder Northern (Crewe, Cheshire)
Contact Les Herriott on 01204 305457 for details of HO and N scale activities at the Railway Age Heritage Centre. Monthly meetings in Crewe North signal box.

CENTRAL DIVISION

Mid-West Sub-Division (South Midlands area)
Contact Brian Tovey on 0121 430 3408 for details of regular fortnightly meetings in members’ homes across the Birmingham and Coventry area.

Nene Valley Sub-Division (Northampton)
Contact Nobby Clarke on 01604 415020 for details of regular meetings in Northampton area

Arden Sub-Division (Solihull)
Contact either Nigel Bowyer on 01564 773941 or Kathy Millatt on 01564 772350 for details of meetings in the area with emphasis on improving modelling skills and promoting the NMRA’s Achievement Programme, as well as organising the annual Arden Rail exhibition of North American model railroads.
Website: www.ardenrail.co.uk

CYDER BELT DIVISION

Avon Sub-Division (Bristol/Bath areas)
Contact Derek Frow on 01225 832934 for details of monthly meets on 1st Wednesday of each month at Derek’s house in Bath.

Worcester ‘N’ Gaugers (Worcester)
Contact Richard Czaja on 01905 381788 for details of their quarterly meetings when they set up their N scale modular layout Snake Bend Railroad.
Website: www.worcsngauge.co.uk

D & H DIVISION (Poole/Bournemouth, Dorset)

Contact Russ Cook on 01202 601494 for details of the group’s activities – regular meets at Limelights, Canford Heath and Bearwood Community Centre.

EASTERN DIVISION

Herts Group
Contact Chris Marrable on 01438 225561 for details of this new group’s plans for informal meetings in members’ homes.

Norfolk and South Western (Norfolk and Suffolk borders)
Contact Pat Cook on 01842 762404 for details of monthly meetings held in a member’s home in Woolpit near Bury St Edmunds, including work on a modular HO layout

Thameside Sub-Division (Essex)
Contact Chris Coombes on 01245 381342 for details of monthly meets, mostly at Hatfield Peverel working on and running the group’s HO modular layout.
Website: www.thamesidersmrg.org.uk

NORTH EAST DIVISION

Northumbria Sub-Division (Newcastle and area)
Contact John Wright on 0191 416 6280 for details of monthly activities and meets.
Website: www.xclent.freeuk.com/northumbria/home.htm

Sheaf Valley Sub-Division (Sheffield)
Contact Chris Hobbs on 01909 562285 for details of monthly meets at North Anston

NORTHERN IRELAND DIVISION

Contact Desmond Browne on 028 9042 5110 for details of informal get-togethers on 3rd Tuesday of each month.

RED DRAGONS (South Wales)

Contact Vanessa Howells on 07855 034326 for details of the group’s activities.  Meets held bi-monthly in Cadoxton, Barry.
Website: http://mrc.murky.net/reddragon.shtml

SCOTLAND DIVISION

Contact Niall Smith on 01738 880465 for details of meets – this includes an annual meet at Linlithgow in April at which there are layouts, traders and demonstrations.  Some members in the Perth/Angus/Dundee area meet at each others’ homes.

SOUTH EASTERN DIVISION

Seaboard Southern Group (East Sussex)
Contact Brian Woolven on 07973 433789 for details of the group’s activities in HO and N at their permanent club rooms in Crawley, East Sussex.
Website: www.seaboard-southern.org.uk

South Shore Group (West Sussex)
Contact Bevis King on 01243 778382 for details of the group’s meetings in Worthing each Wednesday evening.  Layout in HO.
Website: www.southshore.org.uk

THAMES VALLEY & CHILTERNS DIVISION

High Wycombe Group
Contact Peter Smith on 01494 864833 for details of weekly meetings within a local club’s premises with projects in O, HO and N.

Reading System
Contact Michael Ingham on 0118 987 2707 for details of this new group’s activities

Stanwell, Windsor and Northolt Group
Contact Charles Hendy on 01895 637045 for details of meetings at members homes across the area.

WESTERN UNION DIVISION

Plymouth Group
Contact Mike Ruby on 01752 369068 for details of monthly meetings at Hilltop Community Centre, Tamerton.
Website: www.nmrawesternunion.org