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BLACK DIAMONDS
Next meets: 18 Dec, 15 Jan, 19 Feb. 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 “Crewe Heritage Centre”, Vernon Way, Crewe CW1 2DB. Meet dates for 2010: Sun 12 Dec. 2011 Meets: Sat 15 Jan; Sun 13 Feb; Sat 12 March; Sun 17 April; Sat 14 May; Sun 12 June; Sat 16 July; Sun 14 Aug; Sat 10 Sept; Sun 2 Oct; Sat 12 Nov; Sun 11 Dec.
Les Herriot, email leslieherriot@talktalk.net
CENTRAL DIVISION
Midwest Group
Brian Tovey Tel. 0121 430 3408
Nene Valley Railroaders Group
covering a 30-mile area around Northampton. Meet the first Friday of each month.
Nobby Clarke, nobbyclarke2@ btopenworld.com or Tel: 01604 415020
CYDER BELT
Three Counties Group
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 Group
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
Claverton Modular Club
HO modular group running US outline. Meets at Claverton Community Hall, Bath. Usually 3rd Sunday of month. All meets are 9 am to 4.30 pm, and it would be appreciated if visitors either arrive at 9-ish, to help with setup, or stay after 4.30 to assist with dismantling and putting away. Full details from John Spratley or Bob Taylor (phone numbers in Directory).
Usual charge is £3.50 a day (running trains) £2.00 (if not), and includes free tea or coffee.
EASTERN
Thamesiders
Meets for 2010: 11 Dec Christmas Lunch. 2011 Meets: 8 Jan, 12 Feb (AGM very important), 12 Mar. All meets at St Andrews Church Hall, Hatfield Peverel, 10.00–17.00 hrs unless stated otherwise. Lunch for HP must be pre-booked by 20.00 hrs on prior Thursday.
Chris Coombes 01245 381342 or chris@ coombes3.fsnet.co.uk
NORFOLK & SOUTHWESTERN GROUP
Cambs, Norfolk & Suffolk
Meet dates: 18 Jan and 12 Feb at Mark Kramer’s house at Monk’s Close, Mason Lane, Woolpit, Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk. These meets mainly scheduled to be held at Mark Kramer’s home but May and June will have different venue. All members should phone, prior to the meet, in case of changes, stating their intentions of attending or not, Tel. 01359 240319. Patrick J Cook, Chairman, on 01842 762404
Hertfordshire
Chris Marrable Tel. 01438 225561 LONDON
Rai Fenton Tel. 020 8529 7307 KINGSPORT DIVISION
Operating Group
Meeting in the Uxbridge area. Pete Williams 01895 257869
NORTH EAST DIVISION
South Yorkshire: Sheaf Valley Group
Next planned Group Meets: December – all being well Sunday 19th, but at time of press deadline, still awaiting confirmation from Hall as to availability. January – Sunday 30th. Meet dates can change, so please check with Chris Hobbs on 01909 562285 or e-mail chris.hobbsfs@btinternet. com.
Meets held at St James Church Hall, Ryton Road, North Anston, nr Sheffield S25 4DN (very near Jct 31 M1). Approx 9.30 to 4.30. All NMRA members (and their guests) welcome. Small charge to cover cost of Hall Hire, Tea, Coffee & biscuits. Large HO (DCC) & N (DC) modular layouts – guest running welcome. Bring & buy tables also available.
TYNESIDE AND THE NORTH EAST
Northumbria Subdivision
Regular bi-monthly meetings at the clubrooms of the Newcastle & District Model Railway Society, Clyde House, 18 Westmorland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne. Tea, coffee provided. Microwave available if you want to bring a pie.
HO running for DC/DCC on our Westmorland Junction layout. Further
details on our website: www.xclent.freeuk. com/northumbria/home.htm
John Wright 0191 416 6280
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 DRAGONS (WALES) DIVISION
Meets at Conservative Club, Vere Street, Cadoxton, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, CF63 2HU.
2011 Meets: (Saturdays, from 11.30 am) 8 Jan, 12 Mar, 7 May, 9 July, 3 Sept,
5 Nov.
Vanessa Howells 07855 034326, e-mail vanessa.howells@btinternet.com
SCOTLAND
For details contact Niall Smith, NMRA Scottish Area Organiser Tel. 01738 880465
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
Seaboard Southern Group
Due to a devastating fire, our clubhouse was destroyed. Please see Mike Hughes’s piece on page 19 for an update. Contact the Secretary, Peter Borcherds, Tel: 07931 363 457, email: nmra@seaboard-southern. org.uk. www.seaboard-southern.org.uk
South Shore Group
Weekly meetings, on Wednesdays at the Sompting Village Hall, in Sompting (just off the A27) between Worthing and Lancing (instead of the Labour Hall). Except on the SECOND WEDNESDAY of each month when we will meet at a member’s house. Meetings start 7.00 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. The SWANS Group is currently at the maximum member capacity and we are no longer able to accept new members. If the situation changes, a further note will appear in this section.
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. Meets: Next date 11 Dec.
Mike Ruby 01752 369068, mike.ruby@ talktalk.net
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