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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.
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.
2015 Meets: Sun 4 Oct; Sat 14 Nov; Sun 13 Dec.
www.caldernorthern.org
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 Thursday of the month 10 am till 1 pm.
We have an operational end to end layout with a switching theme (HO DCC) and hold regular Operating Sessions on the second Sunday even months from 10.30 onwards. Visitors and new members welcome. Geoff Ford, gt482284@yahoo.co.uk or Tel: 0208 951 0198
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.
August meeting at Viney Hill had to
be cancelled. We are substituting a replacement weekend for October 9th, 10th and 11th.
For more details phone Rod Welch 01594 826400 or rod@worcsngauge.co.uk
To ask about exhibitions contact Gavin Fry gavin@worcsngauge.co.uk or gavinfry@ btinternet.com
EASTERN DIVISION
Rep. Paul Purnell. Contact details: 01284 763701, before 9 pm leave a message if necessary. Email pmjandlrr@talktalk.net.
Thamesiders
Meets at Whitegates Farm, Frating CO7 7DG. Meets every month. 10 am to 5 pm. All are welcome, free tea & coffee , cake etc.
Contact Geoffrey Smith-Gillard Tel 01255 677482 railroader48@gmail.com
Norfolk & Southwestern Group
Cambs, Norfolk & Suffolk. 2015 Meets: 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.
2015 Meet: 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. 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 at members’ homes on a regular basis to view and run members’ layouts and to hold clinics. The next meet is at the home of Mike Arnold in Crowborough, East Sussex on Saturday
10 October 2015 when there will be discussion and demonstration on the use of car cards and waybills and some operation on his layout. More similar meets will be planned during the coming months. Visit the Group’s page on the Region website: www.nmrabr.org.uk/divisions-groups/ divisions-groups-list/south-eastern-division/ kent-east-sussex for up-to-date information on events coming up.
Alternatively call Mike Arnold 01892 459967; e-mail tunnelmotor@tiscali.co.uk for details.
Surrey Group
This Group also meets in members’ homes every two months or so to run members’ layouts, test out locos on a DCC programming track and just shoot the breeze. Please contact Stephen Black on 07768 516487 or e-mail him on: stephenblack2@mac.com. The meets are open to all NMRA members and others thinking of joining, including those in South and West London.
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
Monthly meets at the premises of the 1st Crownhill Scout Group in Plymouth at PL6 5DX.
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.
2015 Meets: 10 Oct; 14 Nov; 12 Dec. If you are coming from afar, please phone to confirm dates. Tom Winlow 02380 261971, email tom.winlow@btinternet.com. 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.
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