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like to come to our regular meets. We can accommodate DCC users, and the HO tracks are code 100, and N code 80, so older stock can be run, as well as the latest.
Any NMRA members (either N or HO) who would like to come, please phone Bob Taylor or John Spratley, or email, to let us know if possible a week or so in advance, so we know how many to expect. Day visitors pay £3.50 to run, or £2.00 just to watch, which includes free tea/coffee. We also have a microwave to heat pies etc.
EASTERN DIVISION
Thamesiders
Meets for 2012 at Whitegates Farm, Frating, CO7 7DG 10.00–17.00 – second Saturday each month: 9 June, 14 & 15 July (Open Day weekend – see Region Calendar), 11 Aug, 8 Sep, 13 Oct, 10 Nov and 8 Dec (Christmas Social at Hatfield Peverel). All except December will be work and running sessions in HO and N. Clinics will also be held occasionally. Contact Chris Coombes 01245 381342 or chris@ coombes3.fsnet.co.uk.
Norfolk & Southwestern Group
Cambs, Norfolk & Suffolk – Meets: 9 June; 7 July; 11 Aug; 9 Sept; 13 Oct; 10 Nov;
8 Dec. Venue: these meets scheduled to be held at Mark Kramer’s home at Monk’s Close, Mason Lane, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. 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, 01842 762404
NMRA Eastern Division Rep.
Paul Evans
Contact details: paul@peke.com, 64 Feering Hill, Feering, Colchester CO5 9NL. 01376 570156.
NORTH EAST DIVISION
South Yorkshire – Sheaf Valley Group
All being well there will be meetings at the Sheffield Model Railway Society premises (TSL Turtons Ltd), Burton Road, Sheffield S3 8DA on Sunday 24 June and 29 July – as always please check with me first.
For further updates or info – please check with Chris Hobbs on 01909 562285 or e-mail chris.hobbsfs@btinternet.com
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.
Meets in 2012: (Saturdays, from 11.30 am) 7 July; 1 Sept; 3 Nov.
Vanessa Howells 07855 034326, e-mail vanessa.howells@btinternet.com
SCOTLAND
Scottish Area Update
Don’t forget that the Scottish Area stand will be at the Perth MRE on 23 and 24 June. It is always a good exhibition and well worth visiting (it usually has a few North American outline layouts!). I hope to see you there.
The Aberdeen MRE in October is trying a new venture by having a dedicated area for North American outline layouts, trade and the Scottish Area stand, ‘an exhibition within an exhibition’. I’ll put more details in the next issue, but this will be well worth supporting. (We will also be at the Dundee MRE in October.)
Apologies if anybody has emailed me recently and is wondering why I have not got back to them, I am having some major email problems with my home account, hopefully these will be sorted soon!
Niall Smith easter.glen@btinternet.com
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
Seaboard Southern Group
Meet in Horley, near Gatwick, Friday evenings. Visit our website www.seaboard- southern.org.uk for more information, or contact the Secretary, Dan Spalding, Tel: 07876 553211, email: secretary@ 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
BLACK DIAMONDS
Next meets: Sat 16 June; Sat 14 July; Sat 18 Aug; Sat 15 Sept; Sat 13 Oct; SUN 25 Nov; Sat 15 Dec.
All meetings at Kegworth Village Hall from 9.30 to 4.00. 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 Steve Dennison 07834 718651, stevedennison46@yahoo.com
CALDER NORTHERN
Meets at “Crewe Heritage Centre”, Vernon Way, Crewe CW1 2DB. Meet dates: Sun 10 June; Sat 7 July; Sun 12 Aug; Sat 8 Sept; Sun 7 Oct; Sat 17 Nov; Sun 9 Dec. Les Herriot, email leslieherriot@talktalk.net
CENTRAL DIVISION
Midwest Group
Brian Tovey, 0121 430 3408.
Nene Valley Railroaders Group
covering a 30-mile area around Northampton. We now have a permanent club house at 2 Clinton Road, Northampton NN4 8LF. We meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month 7 pm until 10 pm. We are building a modular HO DCC layout, which we hope to show at a later date. All welcome. 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
Claverton Modular Club
HO modular group running US outline. Meets at Claverton Community Hall, Bath. All meets are 3rd Sunday of month, 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 email john.therailtoad@btinternet.com or Bob Taylor cyderbelt@blueyonder.co.uk (phone numbers in Directory). No meeting July or August due to holidays.
We now have an electric hoist installed at the hall to make it easier to remove and return the layouts to the storage area in the loft. Also now have an NTrak layout available for those N gaugers who would
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