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THAMESIDE Sub-Division
Essex
All members always welcome – please contact Mike Arnold or Chris Coombes on 01245 381342 before Thursday night. Website www.thamesidersmrg.org.uk
NORFOLK & SOUTHWESTERN Sub-Division
Eastern Division NMRA Cambs, Norfolk and Suffolk
Meets: 9 Feb, 8 Mar, 12 Apr, 10 May, 7 June.
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
All welcome. Chris Hobbs 01909 562285.
Meets held at St James Church Hall, Ryton Road, North Anston, nr Sheffield (Jct 31 M1). Hall available from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm. Next meets Sunday 27 January, 24 February and 30 March.
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. 2008 meetings: 8 Mar, 10 May, 12 July, 13 Sep, 8 Nov.
Vanessa Howells 07855 034326, e-mail vanessa@vrhowells.plus.com
SCOTLAND
The NMRA Scottish Area 2008 meet will take place on 5 April in the usual location, Cross House, The Cross, Linlithgow. It will
be open from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm. It will be slightly larger than usual this year. For this year our booked speaker is Tony Sissons, who has written for the UK and the US model railway press. Refreshments and home baking will be available. Entry is £2.50 for NMRA members and £3.50 for others.
Niall Smith Tel. 01738 880465 E-mail easter.glenalmond@virgin.net
SEABOARD SOUTHERN DIVISION
Meets every Friday, 19.30 until 22.00. Hut 29, Tilgate Forest Recreation Centre, Crawley.
Brian K. Woolven, Tel. 07973 433789 brianwoolven@yahoo.com
South Shore Sub-Division
Weekly meetings, on Wednesdays at the Labour Hall, Lyndhurst Road, Worthing, about 800 yards past the Hospital main entrance.
Meetings start 7.30 pm until 10.30 pm. Tea and Coffee available.
To confirm that a meeting is to take place check our website on www.southshore. org.uk or contact the secretary, Bevis King on 01243 778382 after 7 pm; email brwk@ bevteccom.co.uk.
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.
2008 Meets: 16 Feb, 15 Mar, 12 Apr,
17 May, 14 June, 19 Jul, 16 Aug, 20 Sep, 18 Oct, 15 Nov, 13 Dec. www.nmrawesternunion.org
Mike Ruby 01752 369068, mikerub@ supanet.com
SOUTHERN (D&H – DORSET/ HANTS)
Meets at Limelights, Learoyd Road, Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset.
Contact Russ Cook Tel. 01202 601494 THAMES VALLEY
American Section meetings are every Monday at 7.30 pm.
Further details from Dave Fryer 01494 439755 or Peter Smith petersmith1942@ hotmail.com Tel. 01494 864833.
BLACK DIAMONDS
Meets: 16 February (themed meet);
22 March; 12 April. See “What’s On” for Themed Meet info. 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. 2008 dates: Sun 10 Feb, Sat 15 Mar, Sun 13 April, Sat 17 May, Sun 8 June, Sat 12 July, Sun 17 Aug, Sat 13 Sept, Sun 12 Oct, Sat 15 Nov, Sun 14 Dec.
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
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