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BLACK DIAMONDS
All meetings at Kegworth Village Hall, DE74 2FH, from 9.30 to 4.30. The Hall will be open from 9 am and help will be much appreciated with setting up and taking down.
2014 meets: Sat 11 Oct; Sat 22 Nov; Sat 20 Dec.
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.
2014 Meets: Sat/Sun 4/5 Oct (Themed Train Show & Saturday Night Dinner);
Sat 15 Nov; Sun 14 Dec.
www.caldernorthern.org/Home.php
Les Herriot, email leslieherriot@talktalk.net
CENTRAL DIVISION
Midwest Group
Brian Tovey 0121 430 3408.
Nene Valley Railroaders Group
Meet above Northants Model Supplies, Dunster Street, Northampton NN1 3JY every first, third & fifth Thursdays of the month 9.30 am till 1 pm.
2014 Meets: Oct 2, 16, 30, Nov 6, 20, Dec 4, 18; does not include dates for OPSig meets.
We are building a modular HO DCC layout, which we hope to show at a later date. Nobby Clarke, nobbyclarke2@ btopenworld.com or Tel: 01604 415020
CYDER BELT
Three Counties Group
Hereford/Gloucester/Worcester
The Snake Bend N scale group meets several times a year at Viney Hill in the Forest of Dean. Operating days: 7, 8,
9 Nov.
Usually running 10 am till 5 pm.
Note that Fridays are setup and maintenance days. A two-course Luncheon is available if pre-booked. For more details phone Rod Welch (01594 826400) or rod@worcsngauge.co.uk
To ask about exhibitions contact Gavin Fry gavin@worcsngauge.co.uk gavinfry@btinternet.com
EASTERN DIVISION
Rep. Paul Evans. Contact details: paul@ peke.com, 64 Feering Hill, Feering, Colchester CO5 9NL. 01376 570156.
Thamesiders
Meets at Whitegates Farm, Frating CO7 7DG. Meets every month. 10 am to 5 pm. 25 Oct; 15 Nov; 13 Dec (AGM at Hatfield Peverel followed by Christmas Lunch).
All are welcome, free tea & coffee, cake etc. Contact Geoffrey Smith-Gillard Tel 01255 677482 railroader48@gmail.com
Norfolk & Southwestern Group
Cambs, Norfolk & Suffolk. 2014 Meets: 11 Oct, 8 Nov, 6 Dec. Venue: 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
NORTH EAST DIVISION
South Yorkshire – Sheaf Valley Group
Scheduled meetings at the Sheffield Model Railway Society premises (TSL Turtons Ltd), Burton Road, Sheffield S3 8DA. Meets are 11.00 am to 3.00 pm, last Sunday of the month. Any NMRA member is welcome to come along – please check with Chris Hobbs first for further updates or info.
Chris Hobbs 01909 562285 or e-mail chris.hobbsfs@btinternet.com
Northumbria Subdivision
The clubrooms of the Blyth & Tyne MRS at Redpath House, 40 Saville St, N Shields, NE30 1NT. Usually the first Sunday of Feb/ April/June/August/October/December from 12 noon to about 3 pm. More details on the website at: www.xclent.net
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.
2014 Meet: (Saturdays, from 11.30 am)
6 Dec.
Vanessa Howells 07855 034326, e-mail vanessa.howells@btinternet.com
See Red Dragons page on Barry & Penarth MRC’s website at www.bpmrc.org.uk
SCOTLAND
Scottish Area Update
Niall Smith easter.glen@gmail.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 Nick Whitmarsh Tel. 01903 206695; email pamelawe@sky.com.
Kent & East Sussex Group
This Group meets in members’ homes on a Saturday. Times vary so please check with host or Group contact. Details will be posted on the Region website page for the Group at www.nmrabr.org.uk/divisions- groups/divisions-groups-list/south-eastern- division/kent-east-sussex.
Outline of upcoming meets: Late October TBA – A Clinic on Operations, at the Rio Grande Northern, Lewes; November TBC – Dave Griffiths, Hastings (HO layout); December TBA; January 2015 TBA Andrew Browne, Medway Towns (HO layout). Please always contact host to let him know you are coming. Group contact for details of meets: Mike Arnold, Tel 01892 459967 or e-mail tunnelmotor@ tiscali.co.uk.
SW&N (SWANS)
Stanwell, Windsor & Northolt. 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)
Due to our venue closing, all future meetings have been cancelled. We will be looking for a new place. Please contact me for further information. Mike Ruby 01752 369068, mike.ruby@talktalk.net
SOUTHERN (D&H – DORSET/ HANTS)
HO Bearwood Group
Monthly meets 8.30 am to 3.00 pm at the Bearwood Community Centre, King John Avenue, Bournemouth BH11 9TF. Visitors most welcome. Tea, coffee, biscuits available all day, and excellent fish and chips at lunchtime.
2014 Meets: 11 Oct, 8 Nov, 13 Dec. If you are coming from afar, please phone to confirm dates. John Curtis 01202 579997. Gosport Group (Solent Sub-Division) The Group meets on the second Friday of each month at 7.30 pm. In addition there are Running Meets eight times a year at
St Mary’s Parish Centre, Green Road, Alverstoke, Hants PO12 2ET with N scale modular, HO and On30 layouts. Next Exhibition dates: Sat 22 Nov; 2015
Sat 21 Feb; Sat 16 May; Sat 15 Aug;
Sat 21 Nov. Private Running Meets, NMRA Members welcome: Sat 4 Oct; 2015 Sat 10 Jan; Sat 11 April; Sat 4 June; Sat 3 Oct.
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