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+====== March 2026 East Midlands face to face area group meeting ======
+**Saturday 7th March 2026 from 10:00**
+This meeting is Kindly hosted by the The Kingsway Model Railway Society (KMRS) at the Kingsway Centre in Wellingborough.
+This is an opportunity for Martin Perry to give us his talk on the history of the kit locker, which had to be held over from the last meeting as Martin was unwell on the day. Martin has been involved in MERG and the kit locker pretty much from the beginning, and will give us a fascinating insight into the history of how all this has developed over the years.
+We will ask for a donation of £5 per head to cover the venue hire and teas/coffees. Note that one payment covers both, you don't need to pay separately for the teas and coffees.
+The venue has level step free access and good parking. If you need a disabled space reserved, please let us know.
+You can either bring a packed lunch or nip out to somewhere locally, the town centre is about 5 minutes drive away and there is a co-op shop a few minutes walk away. The venue has a microwave.
+Provided the Internet connection at the venue is working, we will have a Zoom connection for the morning meeting, for those who cannot come in person. I will add a Zoom link to the meeting info, so that it appears in your upcoming meetings on the MERG website.
+More details of parking and how to find the venue will be included in your confirmation email when you book your place. Please remember to book a place and not just turn up on spec, in case there are any changes we need to let you know about, and so we know how many people to cater for.
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+**AGENDA**
+The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:
+  * 10:00 Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members
+  * 10:30 Welcome, group news and Introductions
+  * 10:40 The Kingsway Model Railway Society - John Wood
+  * 10:45 MERG Kit locker update - Judi Rastall
+  * 11:00 - What is a CANID and how does it work in CBUS? - Pete Brownlow - Initially for beginners, and then diving in more deeply into the technicalities
+  * 11:45 Tea/Coffee break
+  * 13:00 CBUS and DCC development news - Pete Brownlow
+  * 13:30 Lunch Break
+  * 13:30 - 16:30ish   Demonstrations and practical problems help clinic.
+The Kingsway Model Railway Society 00 gauge layout will be open and running. This uses the MERG DCC system and CBUS.
+Feel free if you want to bring something to run, the 00 gauge layout is DCC.
+Martin has been involved in MERG and the kit locker pretty much from the beginning, and will give us a fascinating insight into the history of how all this has developed over the years.
+Please bring along anything you would like help with in the afternoon session, or let us know if you would like a tutorial on any specific subject.
+If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message here in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, in due course, you will get a reply with full address details, directions to the venue and parking information. Even if you are not sure yet whether you can get along, please let us know anyway so we can plan for likely numbers.
+If anyone would like to come by train, please let us know if you need a lift from Wellingborough station. Please plan to arrive at Wellingborough station no later than 9:30am, so whoever picks you up does not have to miss any of the meeting.
+(Those who have already let me know that you are coming, I will be sending out confirmation emails in the week before the meeting).
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