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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 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: Sun 14 Dec. 2015 Meets: Sat 17 Jan; Sun 15 Feb; Sat 14 Mar (AGM); Sun 19 Apr; Sat 16 May; Sun 14 June; Sat 18 July; Sun 16 Aug; Sat 12 Sept; Sun 4 Oct; Sat 14 Nov; Sun 13 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: 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. 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. 13 Dec (AGM at Hatfield Peverel followed by Christmas Lunch).
All are welcome, free tea & coffee, cake etc. Then in 2015 3rd Sat of month except April which is the 4th Sat of month.
17 Jan, 21 Feb, 21 Mar, 25 Apr. Contact Geoffrey Smith-Gillard Tel 01255 677482 railroader48@gmail.com
Norfolk & Southwestern Group
Cambs, Norfolk & Suffolk. 2014 Meets:
6 Dec. 2015: 10 Jan; 7 Feb; 7 Mar; 11 Apr; 9 May; 3 Jun; 11 July; 8 Aug; 5 Sep; 10 Oct; 7 Nov; 5 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. 2015: 3 Jan; 7 March; 9 May;
4 July; 5 Sept; 5 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
Meets at members’ homes regularly to view and run members’ layouts and to hold clinics. Group page on the Region website: www.nmrabr.org.uk/divisions-groups/ divisions-groups-list/south-eastern-division/ kent-east-sussex gives up-to-date information. Next meet 24 Jan 2015 (HO layout). Or call Mike Arnold, Tel 01892 459967 or e-mail tunnelmotor@tiscali.co.uk for details.
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)
Monthly meets now take place at the premises of the 1st Crownhill Scout Group in Plymouth at PL6 5DX. The previously- arranged Hilltop dates for 2014 are hopefully being transferred to the new venue.
For further information, contact Mike Ruby, 17 Coombe Way, St Budeaux, Plymouth PL5 2HA. Tel: 01752 369068; Email: 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: 13 Dec. 2015: 10 Jan; 14 Feb; 14 Mar; 11 Apr; 9 May; 13 June; 11 July; 8 Aug; 12 Sept; 10 Oct; 14 Nov; 12 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: 2015 Sat 21 Feb; Sat 16 May; Sat 15 Aug; Sat 21 Nov. Private Running Meets, NMRA Members welcome: 2015 Sat 10 Jan; Sat 11 April; Sat 4 June; Sat 3 Oct.
Further details at www.freewebs.com/ gosportrailroadgroup or call Allan Dobson on 02392 428564 or Bob Norris on 07846 482190. Alternatively e-mail on gosportrailroadgroup@gmail.com
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