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BLACK DIAMONDS
Meets: 23 June, 21 July, 18 August. All meetings at Kegworth Village Hall. Postcode DE74 2FH. The Hall will be open from 9 am and help will be much appreciated with setting up and taking down.
Website www.black-diamonds.org.uk Barrie Foster Tel. 01332 812259
CALDER NORTHERN
All meets now at “Railway Age”, Vernon Way, Crewe. Sun June 10; Sat July 14; Sun Aug 12; Sat Sept 8; Sun Oct 7; Sat Nov 10; Sun Dec 9.
Mike Lenz Tel. (Home) 01606 44959 (after 6 pm); (Mobile) 07885 858638; or e-mail MLenzNMRA@aol.com
CENTRAL DIVISION
MIDWEST Sub-Division
John Parker Tel. 01527 542245
“Nene Valley Railroaders” Sub-Division
covering a 30-mile area around
Northampton.
Nobby Clarke, nobbyclarke2@ btopenworld.com or Tel: 01604 415020
CYDER BELT
THREE COUNTIES Sub-Division
Hereford/Gloucester/Worcester
N Scale group meets four times a year at Crowle Village Hall near Worcs.
Richard Czaja (01905 381788) richard@worcsngauge.co.uk www.worcsngauge.co.uk
AVON VALLEY Sub-Division
Avon/Somerset/Wiltshire
Open House at Derek Frow’s, 1st Wed of month from 8 pm
Contact Derek Frow on 01225 832934 before 9 pm
EASTERN
Meets: Contact Mike Arnold Tel. 01702 206760
THAMESIDE Sub-Division...
Essex and Herts
All module construction, Hatfield Peverel.
Members must contact Mike Arnold (note new address and phone) or Chris Coombes in advance in case of changes, stating their intentions of attending or
not. Website info at www.geofftiller.pwp. blueyonder.co.uk/
NORFOLK & SOUTHWESTERN Sub-Division
Eastern Division NMRA Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk
2007 Meets: June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8, October 13, November 10 and December 8.
Venue: Mark Kramer’s house at Monk’s Close, Mason Lane, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
All members should phone Mark prior to the meet, in case of changes, stating their intentions of attending or not. Tel. 01359 240319.
Contact Patrick J Cook, Chairman, on 01842 762404
LONDON
Rai Fenton Tel. 020 8529 7307 NORTH EAST DIVISION
SOUTH YORKSHIRE
Sheaf Valley Sub-Division
Next Meet is Sunday 24 June. Please note that at this time there is no planned Meet in July as several key members are on holiday. The August Meet will be Sunday 26th. Meets are subject to change of date – please contact Chris Hobbs beforehand on 01909 562285.
Meets held at St James Church Hall, Ryton Road, North Anston, nr Sheffield (just off the A57 very near to Junct 31 M1). Hall available from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm. We welcome Member visitors/guests from other areas, Divisions/Groups.
TYNESIDE AND THE NORTH EAST Northumbria Sub-Division
John Wright Tel 0191 416 6280
Website www.xclent.freeuk.com/ northumbria/home.htm
Regular Meets – dates TBA
NORTHERN IRELAND
Informal get-togethers on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, anyone interested please phone Desmond Browne Tel. 028 9042 5110, e-mail browne151@btinternet.com
RED DRAGON (WALES) DIVISION
Meets at Conservative Club, Cadoxton, Barry, 2007 meetings 14 July; 8 Sept; 10 Nov.
Vanessa Howells 07855 034326, e-mail vanessa@vrhowells.plus.com
SCOTLAND
Niall Smith Tel. 01738 880465 Email easter.glenalmond@virgin.net
SEABOARD SOUTHERN DIVISION
Meets every Friday, 19.30 until 22.00. Hut 29, Tilgate Forest Recreation Centre, Crawley.
Contact details: Brian K. Woolven,
Tel. 07973 433789 brianwoolven@yahoo.com
South Shore Sub-Division
Weekly meetings, normally on Wednesday evenings at the Labour Hall, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, about 800 yards past Worthing Hospital (Main Entrance). Meetings start at about 7.30 pm until about 10.30 pm. Weekly fee for attendees is £2.00 including tea or coffee. Wives and offspring welcome when with members!
To confirm that a meeting is being held contact Brian Gilbert, on 01243 785790 or e-mail brianegilbert@hotmail.com or new secretary Bevis King. Any further enquiries should be sent to him. Tel: 01243 778382 after 7pm; email brwk@bevteccom.co.uk. Next exhibition: Saturday 8 December 2007 at Boundstone School, Lancing.
We are not planning an exhibition in 2008 as we will be holding our next exhibition
in March 2009, thus moving our annual exhibition to the spring. The current tentative date is Saturday 7 March 2009. We are currently working on building a new website for the South Shore group – the URL will be http://www.southshore.org.uk/ and it should be live shortly.
Group news: Work continues apace on the new club test track, with the construction of the boards almost complete. Track laying will commence shortly. Once complete the track will offer continuous running for 2-rail O-scale, On30/HO and
N scale; both DC and DCC running will be available. Other activities include preparing various members’ layouts for appearances at exhibitions across the south over this coming summer.
SW&N (SWANS)
Stanwell, Windsor & Northolt – for anyone within reach of Western M25
Charles Hendy Tel. 01895 637043
WESTERN UNION (SOUTH WEST)
Meets at Hilltop Community Centre, Tamerton, near Plymouth. All Plymouth meets on Saturdays 8 am till 5.30 pm. 2007 meets: June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8, October 13, November 17, December 15. Website address www. nmrawesternunion.org
Mike Ruby 01752 369068, mikerub@ supanet.com
SOUTHERN (D&H – DORSET/ HANTS)
2007 Meets: Saturdays: June 23; September 29; November 24.
Meets at Limelights, Learoyd Road, Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset.
Contact Russ Cook Tel. 01202 601494
THAMES VALLEY
The American Section meetings are every
Monday at 7.30 pm.
Further details from Vernon Stone 01628 627537 or Dave Fryer 01494 439755.
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