MERG Events

July 2025

5th July

10:00 : Tayside Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
A chance to meet up and make things or learn about things. Bring something to work on, your lunch and a mug and enjoy.

10:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online meeting subjects to be Shed, MOOO and CBUS Courses. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events). on here

6th July

19:00 : 19.00 3D SIG
Online Zoom Meeting
Russ Davies will do more Fusion tips & tricks Don Wilmer is planned to give a talk on Templot as well.

8th July

19:30 : Arduino SIG Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Description to come
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9th July

14:30 : Merseyside Area Group Face to Face Meeting
Lawlogg clubrooms, Bootle
Details to be confirmed. The MERG meeting usually finishes around teatime but MERG members are free to stay on through the evening at Lawlogg and run trains on their layouts, or chat.
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10th July

10:00 : 19:00 Aberdeen Area Group Meeting
Aberdeen Model Railway Club
Monthly Aberdeen Area Group Meeting. All welcome, please come along and meet other members, discuss what electronic projects are ongoing, solve each others problems and progress our demo layout.

18:45 : 18:45 BST South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom
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19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
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11th July

11:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Projects, Progress, Problems and Successes.

19:00 : Making Microsoft CoPilot work for Railway Modellers
CMRS Clubhouse, South Croydon
Microsoft CoPilot can be a real help to railway modellers. In this session, Allan will encourage you to take the plunge and stop looking at pages and pages of Google search results.

12th July

10:00 : RailEXNE 2025
Parks Sports Centre North Sheilds, NE29 6TL
Blyth & Tyne Model Railway Society Closes 16:00 on Sunday.
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10:00 : West Midlands area group summer meeting
BCNS, Titford Pump House, Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands
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10:00 : MERG East Midlands area group meeting
Sutton on Sea
Our regular summer meeting at the seaside. Hosted by Judi Rastall. From school to Roxeter or "From uniselectors to CBUS and JMRI" by Nick Locke
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14:00 : NIAG Monthly Meeting
Cooke Presbyterian Church Hall, BT7 2FY
Monthly get together for a bit of craic, exchange of ideas, workshops, presentations and layout/demo display updating and improvement with tea, coffee and biscuits as needed!

14th July

16:00 : Quarterly ATC SIG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
Quarterly ATC SIG Zoom call. Discussions about ATC hardware, software and interconnections. You are very welcome to join us if you need advice on how to use the ATC on your layout.

19:30 : JALSIG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
A chance to meet up and discuss JAL projects that members are working on.

16th July

19:30 : Tayside Area Group Zoom session
Online Zoom Meeting
Come along and chat about what you have been doing with electronics on your railway. A chance to ask questions to solve that thing that has been holding you back.

17th July

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
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19th July

10:00 : Cupar Model Rail 2025
The Corn Exchange, Cupar, Fife, KY15 4BT

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20th July

19:00 : Irish Area Group virtual meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Online meeting with Irish interest for any MERG members.

22nd July

19:30 : Arduino SIG Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Description to come

23rd July

14:30 : Merseyside Area Group Online Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Details to be confirmed.

24th July

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
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26th July

09:30 : MERG East Anglia
Parkview Chapel, The Street, Botesdale, IP22 1BX
Friendly group meeting. Parking on site. Refreshments always available.

09:45 : 09:30 BST South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom
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10:00 : Warwickshire & North Oxfordshire Area Group Meeting
LWMRS Clubroom
Topics TBC

28th July

19:30 : JALSIG Beginners' Session
Online Zoom Meeting
An opportunity for beginners and other members to meet and discuss JAL projects that they are working on.

31st July

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
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August 2025

2nd August

10:00 : Tayside Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
A chance to meet up and make things or learn about things. Bring something to work on, your lunch and a mug and enjoy.

10:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Workshop
St James Church Hall, Preston Road Yeovil BA21 3RL
Subjects to be decided nearer the time but a practical session so bring your tools and equipment to be sure of contributing. Feel free to bring your questions and non-working kits along for help by other members.

5th August

19:45 : TVAG Meeting 7.45pm Old Club House, Basingstoke
Old Club House, Basingstoke &NHMRS
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6th August

19:30 : Three Counties AG Meeting
Hemel Hempstead MRS Club Room Kings Langley
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7th August

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
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8th August

11:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Projects, Progress, Problems and Successes.

19:00 : Croydon AG Meeting: Model Railways and the Internet of Things
CMRS Clubhouse, South Croydon
A discussion around the internet of Things and its relevance to Model Railways. The use of NodeRed to make control decisions will be discussed.

9th August

14:00 : NIAG Monthly Meeting
Cooke Presbyterian Church Hall, BT7 2FY
Monthly get together for a bit of craic, exchange of ideas, workshops, presentations and layout/demo display updating and improvement with tea, coffee and biscuits as needed!

11th August

19:30 : JALSIG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
A chance to meet up and discuss JAL projects that members are working on.

13th August

14:30 : Merseyside Area Group Face to Face Meeting
Lawlogg clubrooms, Bootle
Details to be confirmed. The MERG meeting usually finishes around teatime but MERG members are free to stay on through the evening at Lawlogg and run trains on their layouts, or chat.
Click for more information

14th August

10:00 : 19:00 Aberdeen Area Group Meeting
Aberdeen Model Railway Club
Monthly Aberdeen Area Group Meeting. All welcome, please come along and meet other members, discuss what electronic projects are ongoing, solve each others problems and progress our demo layout.

18:45 : 18:45 BST South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom
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19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
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16th August

09:30 : 09:30 BST South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

10:00 : St Andrews Model Railway Exhibition
St Andrews Town Hall, KY16 9TA
East Neuk Model Railway Club, exhibition at St Andrews Town Hall, Queens Gardens, Sunday closure 17:00.
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17th August

19:00 : Irish Area Group virtual meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Online meeting with Irish interest for any MERG members.

20th August

19:30 : Tayside Area Group Zoom session
Online Zoom Meeting
Come along and chat about what you have been doing with electronics on your railway. A chance to ask questions to solve that thing that has been holding you back.

21st August

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
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25th August

19:30 : JALSIG Beginners' Session
Online Zoom Meeting
An opportunity for beginners and other members to meet and discuss JAL projects that they are working on.

27th August

14:30 : Merseyside Area Group Online Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Details to be confirmed.

28th August

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
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30th August

09:30 : MERG East Anglia
Parkview Chapel, The Street, Botesdale, IP22 1BX
Friendly group meeting. Parking on site. Refreshments always available.

September 2025

2nd September

19:45 : TVAG Meeting 7:45pm Old Club House, Basingstoke
Old Club House, Basingstoke & NHMRS
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4th September

12:30 : Croydon AG: Lunchtime Meeting
Central Croydon
We will meet in a pub / restaurant in Central Croydon. Bring along a model railway object that we can discuss. Further details will be sent out by email.

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
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6th September

09:30 : Three Counties AG Saturday Workshop
Hemel Hempstead MRS Club Room Kings Langley
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10:00 : Tayside Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
A chance to meet up and make things or learn about things. Bring something to work on, your lunch and a mug and enjoy.

10:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online meeting subjects to be decided. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events).

10:00 : MERG East Midlands area group meeting
Retford
Hosted by The Bassetlaw Railway Society. Full agenda to follow.

10:30 : Model RailEx 2025
Aln Valley Railway, Alnwick, NE66 2EZ
Model RailEx 2025, Aln Valley Railway, Lionheart Enterprise Park, Alnwick, NE66 2EZ
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8th September

19:30 : JALSIG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
A chance to meet up and discuss JAL projects that members are working on.

10th September

14:30 : Merseyside Area Group Face to Face Meeting
Lawlogg clubrooms, Bootle
Details to be confirmed. The MERG meeting usually finishes around teatime but MERG members are free to stay on through the evening at Lawlogg and run trains on their layouts, or chat.
Click for more information

11th September

10:00 : 19:00 Aberdeen Area Group Meeting
Aberdeen Model Railway Club
Monthly Aberdeen Area Group Meeting. All welcome, please come along and meet other members, discuss what electronic projects are ongoing, solve each others problems and progress our demo layout.

18:45 : 18:45 BST South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom
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19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
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12th September

11:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Projects, Progress, Problems and Successes.

19:00 : Croydon AG Meeting
CMRS Clubhouse, South Croydon
Topics to be agreed

13th September

14:00 : NIAG Monthly Meeting
Cooke Presbyterian Church Hall, BT7 2FY
Monthly get together for a bit of craic, exchange of ideas, workshops, presentations and layout/demo display updating and improvement with tea, coffee and biscuits as needed!

17th September

19:30 : Tayside Area Group Zoom session
Online Zoom Meeting
Come along and chat about what you have been doing with electronics on your railway. A chance to ask questions to solve that thing that has been holding you back.

18th September

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
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20th September

09:00 : Brisbane Train Show
20 Cambewarra Street Zillmere
Note new location. A MERG stand will be there so come and visit

09:30 : 09:30 BST South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

21st September

19:00 : Irish Area Group virtual meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Online meeting with Irish interest for any MERG members.

22nd September

19:30 : JALSIG Beginners' Session
Online Zoom Meeting
An opportunity for beginners and other members to meet and discuss JAL projects that they are working on.

24th September

14:30 : Merseyside Area Group Online Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Details to be confirmed.

25th September

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
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27th September

09:30 : MERG East Anglia
Parkview Chapel, The Street, Botesdale, IP22 1BX
Friendly group meeting. Parking on site. Refreshments always available.

10:00 : Warwickshire & North Oxfordshire Area Group Meeting
LWMRS Clubroom
Topics TBC

October 2025

1st October

19:30 : Three Counties AG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
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2nd October

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

4th October

10:00 : Tayside Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
A chance to meet up and make things or learn about things. Bring something to work on, your lunch and a mug and enjoy.

10:00 : Shildon MRC Autumn Exhibition
Locomotion, NRM Museum, DL4 2RE
Locomotion, NRM Museum, Off Dale Road, Shildon, County Durham, DL4 2RE
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10:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Workshop
St James Church Hall, Preston Road Yeovil BA21 3RL
Subjects to be decided nearer the time but a practical session so bring your tools and equipment to be sure of contributing. Feel free to bring your questions and non-working kits along for help by other members.

8th October

14:30 : Merseyside Area Group Face to Face Meeting
Lawlogg clubrooms, Bootle
Details to be confirmed. The MERG meeting usually finishes around teatime but MERG members are free to stay on through the evening at Lawlogg and run trains on their layouts, or chat.
Click for more information

9th October

10:00 : 19:00 Aberdeen Area Group Meeting
Aberdeen Model Railway Club
Monthly Aberdeen Area Group Meeting. All welcome, please come along and meet other members, discuss what electronic projects are ongoing, solve each others problems and progress our demo layout.

18:45 : 18:45 BST South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom
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19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

10th October

11:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Projects, Progress, Problems and Successes.

19:00 : Croydon AG Meeting
CMRS Clubhouse, South Croydon
Topics to be agreed

11th October

14:00 : NIAG Monthly Meeting
Cooke Presbyterian Church Hall, BT7 2FY
Monthly get together for a bit of craic, exchange of ideas, workshops, presentations and layout/demo display updating and improvement with tea, coffee and biscuits as needed!

13th October

16:00 : Quarterly ATC SIG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
Quarterly ATC SIG Zoom call. Discussions about ATC hardware, software and interconnections. You are very welcome to join us if you need advice on how to use the ATC on your layout.
Click for more information

16:00 : Quarterly ATC SIG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting
Quarterly ATC SIG Zoom call. Discussions about ATC hardware, software and interconnections. You are very welcome to join us if you need advice on how to use the ATC on your layout.

19:30 : JALSIG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
A chance to meet up and discuss JAL projects that members are working on.

15th October

19:30 : Tayside Area Group Zoom session
Online Zoom Meeting
Come along and chat about what you have been doing with electronics on your railway. A chance to ask questions to solve that thing that has been holding you back.

16th October

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

18th October

09:30 : 09:30 BST South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

19th October

10:00 : West Midlands area group autumn meeting.
BCNS, Titford Pump House, Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands
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19:00 : Irish Area Group virtual meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Online meeting with Irish interest for any MERG members.

22nd October

14:30 : Merseyside Area Group Online Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Details to be confirmed.

23rd October

19:30 : 19:30 BST South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

25th October

09:30 : MERG East Anglia
Parkview Chapel, The Street, Botesdale, IP22 1BX
Friendly group meeting. Parking on site. Refreshments always available.

27th October

19:30 : JALSIG Beginners' Session
Online Zoom Meeting
An opportunity for beginners and other members to meet and discuss JAL projects that they are working on.

30th October

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

November 2025

1st November

10:00 : Tayside Workshop
The Friary, Tullideph Road, Dundee, DD2 2PN
A chance to meet up and make things or learn about things. Bring something to work on, your lunch and a mug and enjoy.

10:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online meeting subjects to be decided. To get zoom joining information ensure that you are subscribed to the Somerset Area Group in (Your Profile) and view the meeting in (My Upcoming Events).

5th November

19:30 : Three Counties AG Meeting
Hemel Hempstead MRS Club Room Kings Langley
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6th November

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

10th November

19:30 : JALSIG Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
A chance to meet up and discuss JAL projects that members are working on.

12th November

14:30 : Merseyside Area Group Face to Face Meeting
Lawlogg clubrooms, Bootle
Details to be confirmed. The MERG meeting usually finishes around teatime but MERG members are free to stay on through the evening at Lawlogg and run trains on their layouts, or chat.
Click for more information

13th November

18:45 : 18:45 GMT South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom
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19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

14th November

11:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Projects, Progress, Problems and Successes.

19:00 : Croydon AG Meeting
CMRS Clubhouse, South Croydon
Topics to be agreed

15th November

09:30 : 09:30 GMT South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

16th November

19:00 : Irish Area Group virtual meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Online meeting with Irish interest for any MERG members.

19th November

19:30 : Tayside Area Group Zoom session
Online Zoom Meeting
Come along and chat about what you have been doing with electronics on your railway. A chance to ask questions to solve that thing that has been holding you back.

20th November

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

24th November

19:30 : JALSIG Beginners' Session
Online Zoom Meeting
An opportunity for beginners and other members to meet and discuss JAL projects that they are working on.

26th November

14:30 : Merseyside Area Group Online Zoom Meeting
Online Zoom Meeting
Details to be confirmed.

27th November

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

29th November

10:00 : Warwickshire & North Oxfordshire Area Group Meeting
LWMRS Clubroom
Topics TBC

December 2025

4th December

12:30 : Croydon AG: Lunchtime Meeting
Central Croydon
We will meet in a pub / restaurant in Central Croydon. Bring along a model railway object that we can discuss. Further details will be sent out by email.

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

6th December

10:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Workshop
St James Church Hall, Preston Road Yeovil BA21 3RL
Subjects to be decided nearer the time but a practical session so bring your tools and equipment to be sure of contributing. Feel free to bring your questions and non-working kits along for help by other members.

10th December

14:30 : Merseyside Area Group Face to Face Meeting
Lawlogg clubrooms, Bootle
Details to be confirmed. The MERG meeting usually finishes around teatime but MERG members are free to stay on through the evening at Lawlogg and run trains on their layouts, or chat.
Click for more information

11th December

18:45 : 18:45 GMT South Hants AG Merg Live Meet.
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom
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19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

12th December

11:00 : MERG Somerset Area Group Virtual Coffee Break
Online Zoom Meeting
This is an online coffee break where members can relax and chat among themselves about Projects, Progress, Problems and Successes.

19:00 : Croydon AG Meeting
CMRS Clubhouse, South Croydon
Topics to be agreed

18th December

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

20th December

09:30 : 09:30 GMT South Hants Saturday Workshop
Southampton Model Railway Society clubroom

25th December

19:30 : 19:30 GMT South Hants AG Zoom Call
Online Zoom Meeting

January 2026

1st January

12:30 : Croydon AG: Lunchtime Meeting
Central Croydon
We will meet in a pub / restaurant in Central Croydon. Bring along a model railway object that we can discuss. Further details will be sent out by email.