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MERG West Midlands Area Group (WMAG)

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How do I contact the Area Group

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Who is the leader of the group?

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Allan Gardner M6237 - Group Leader

Would you like to join today?

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Join the West Midlands Area Group

Select West Midlands Area Group from the drop-down list in Other Area Groups and press the Subscribe to Area Group button.

Where do you meet?

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We meet at theBirmingham Canal Navigations Society's historic premises at
Titford Pump House
Engine Street
OLDBURY
West Midlands
B69 4NL.

Google maps link to Titford Pumphouse

There is plenty of car parking – mostly on Engine Street, some within the Pump House compound.

All facilities are at ground level.

How often do you meet?

We meet four times a year in January, April July and October. Usually the January and July meetings are on the second Saturday of the month, with the April and October meetings on the second Sunday.

What does the group get up to?

Our day's meeting starts at 10:00 am and concludes at 16:00. See below for details of our next meeting.

The day is split into two parts.

The morning session is more formal in so far as we have one or more guest speakers.
The topics are far-ranging. Click here to view examples of previous meetings

The afternoon session is informal and generally consists of:

Members working on their current project (normally a Kit).
We will do our best to help with construction and problem-solving.
Talking to presenters about the days topic.
Bring along something you are working on, even if its work in progress and share it with others
Passing the day talking about all thing model railway electronics.

We charge £5 for the day which goes to the BCN Society for the use of the pump house.

We do not charge for tea, coffee or the superb cakes that are kindly supplied by one of our members' wives.

What have we have been up to previously?

Click here to view details of previous meetings

Our Next Meeting including exhibitions where MERG are in attendance?

Date	Event	Description	Location	Link
10:00 26-Sep	Stafford Railway Circle	MERG stand at the Stafford Railway Circle - If you are not yet a MERG member, learn about the benefits of joining - if you are a member, come and say "Hi"	Stafford County Showground, Weston Rd, Stafford ST18 0BD.	Link
10:00 10-Oct	Warley at Statfold	MERG West Midlands at the Warley Show. If you aren't a member, - visit our stand to learn more about the benefits of membership. If you are a member, call by and say "Hi"	Statfold Country Park, Ashby Road, Tamworth, B79 0BU	Link
10:45 17-Oct	Severn Valley Railway O gauge get together	MERG West Midlands at the Severn Valley Railway	The Engine House, Highley	Link
10:00 21-Nov	National Festival of Railway Modelling	If you aren't a MERG member, visit us to learn about the benefits of membership. If you are, visit us to say "Hi"	National Exhibition Centre, near Birmingham

Programme for our next Meeting

Time	Description.	Who
	The date of this meeting changed (see above) to deconflict with
	the Warley Show at Statfold Country Park on the weekend 12-13 October

10:00	Coffee & Registration	All
10:05	Welcome	AG
10:15	Talk 1 Procket Money Projects	CM
11:15	Coffee, Tea,& Cake Break	All
11:30	Talk 2 Baby Steps with PIC	AC
12:30	Any questions
13:00	Lunch	All
13:30	Practical session - Have a go with surface mount - build a surface mount track tester	All
	Components provided, please bring your own soldering iron - though we will have some irons available.
14:30	Tea, Coffee & Cake Break	All
14:45	Practical session 2 Any questions	All
15:45	Wash Up
16:00	Meeting close

What Local Organisations do we work with?

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The MERG West Midlands Area Group have attended model railway exhibitions, organised by the following clubs: -

Stafford Railway Circle

Bourneville Model Railway Club

Warley Model Railway Club

Cradley Heath Model Railway Club

Telford Railway Modellers Group

What is Happening at other MERG Area Groups ?

Here are some of the activities being organised by the nearby East Midlands and Warwickshire & North Oxfordshire area groups.

East Midlands Area Group

The East Midlands Area Group hosts a very popular call once per month.

Date	Event	Description	Location	Link
10:00 03-Oct	MERG East Midlands Area group meeting	Meeting details and agenda to follow	Retford

Warwickshire and North Oxfordshire Area Group

Our colleagues at Warwick and North Oxford AG are holding face to face meetings every 2 months. If you are interested in attending these groups sign up here and select ‘join area group’.

Date	Event	Description	Location	Link
10:00 31-Oct	Warwickshire & North Oxfordshire Area Group Meeting	enter description here	LWMRS Clubroom

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