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+****************************************************
+Replace Somewhere with the name of your area group.
+****************************************************
+</WRAP>
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+====== MERG West Midlands Area Group (WMAG) ======
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP box round>
+<WRAP group>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/index.php|MERG Home page]]
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/areagroups|Area Groups]]
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/knowledgebase|More on our Knowledgebase]]
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[areagroups:wmag:start|Group Members Page]]
+</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP hide>
+****************************************************
+Replace photo with a area group meeting photo
+****************************************************
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP box round centeralign>
+{{:public:wmag1.jpg?400|}}  {{:public:wmag_tony_.jpg?400|}}
+</WRAP>
+===== How do I contact the Area Group =====
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+\\
+Please indicate West Midlands Area Group in your message **[[https://www.merg.org.uk/contactus.php?t=1&n=17|Contact MERG]]**
+</WRAP>
+===== Who is the leader of the group? =====
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+****************************************************
+Replace photo with the names and titles of leaders.
+****************************************************
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP info round>
+\\
+Allan Gardner M6237 - //Group Leader//
+</WRAP>
+===== Would you like to join today? =====
+<WRAP tip round>
+Not a member? then <WRAP button>[[https://www.merg.org.uk/membership.php|Join MERG Here]]</WRAP> and sign up to this Area Group. If you are already a member <WRAP button>[[https://merg.org.uk/membership/areagroups.php|Join the West Midlands Area Group]]</WRAP>
+Select **West Midlands Area Group** from the drop-down list in **Other Area Groups** and press the **Subscribe to Area Group** button.
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP clear></WRAP>
+===== Where do you meet? =====
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+****************************************************
+Provide meeting details
+****************************************************
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+<WRAP info round>
+We meet at the[[https://bcnsociety.com/|Birmingham Canal Navigations Society's]] historic premises at
+\\
+Titford Pump House \\ Engine Street \\ OLDBURY \\ West Midlands \\ B69 4NL.\\
+<WRAP button>[[https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Titford+Pumphouse/@52.4966868,-2.0095574,19z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x48709794db0b2afb:0x85f894929c8ab6f8!8m2!3d52.4966868!4d-2.0090102|Google maps link to Titford Pumphouse]]
+</WRAP>
+There is plenty of car parking – mostly on Engine Street, some within the Pump House compound.
+All facilities are at ground level.\\
+</WRAP>
+===== How often do you meet? =====
+<WRAP info round>\\
+\\ {{:subjects:msag_diary.jpg?300|Diary}}
+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.
+ \\
+</WRAP>
+===== What does the group get up to? =====
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+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.
+[[public:wmag_gallery|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.
+<WRAP centeralign>{{:public:wmag_dkr_test_board.jpg?500|}} {{:public:wmag_dkr_schematic.jpg?240|}}</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
+===== What have we have been up to previously? ==
+<WRAP box round>
+<WRAP borderlesstable>
+|[[public:wmag_gallery|Click here to view details of previous meetings]]|
+{{:playground:wm_jan2019_doug.jpg?200|}} {{:playground:wm_jan2019_1.jpg?250|}} {{:playground:wm_colin.jpg?250|}}     {{:areagroups:wmag:colin_mitchell_auto_crossing_gates.jpg?250|}}
+</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
+===== Our Next Meeting including exhibitions where MERG are in attendance? =====
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+</WRAP>
+===== Programme for our next Meeting =====
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+|**Time**|**Description**.   |**Who** |
+|     |                |   |
+|10:00| Coffee & Registration |All|
+|10:05| Welcome |AG|
+|10:15| Talk 1                | |
+|11:15| Coffee, Tea,& Cake Break| All|
+|11:30| Talk 2                 |   |
+|12:30| Any questions                   |   |
+|13:00| Lunch| All|
+|13:30| Practical session    |All|
+|     |    |   |
+|14:30| Tea, Coffee & Cake Break | All|
+|14:45| Practical session 2 Any questions  |All|
+|15:45| Wash Up  ||
+|16:00| Meeting close ||
+</WRAP>
+===== What Local Organisations do we work with? =====
+<WRAP hide>
+****************************************************
+Link to local model railway sites.
+****************************************************
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP tip round>
+The MERG West Midlands Area Group have attended model railway exhibitions, organised by the following clubs: -\\
+\\
+[[https://www.staffordrailwaycircle.org.uk/|Stafford Railway Circle]]\\ {{ :playground:wm_staffs2019.jpg?400|}}
+\\
+[[http://bournvillemrc.co.uk.websitebuilder.prositehosting.co.uk/|Bourneville Model Railway Club]]\\
+ \\
+[[https://www.warley-mrc.org.uk/|Warley Model Railway Club]]\\
+\\
+[[http://www.cradleyheathmrc.co.uk|Cradley Heath Model Railway Club]]\\
+\\
+[[http://www.trmg.webs.com | Telford Railway Modellers Group]]
+</WRAP>
+===== What is Happening at other MERG Area Groups ? =====
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+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.
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+===== 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’.
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+</WRAP>
+<WRAP box round>
+<WRAP group>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/index.php|MERG Home page]]
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/areagroups|Area Groups]]
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/knowledgebase|More on our Knowledgebase]]
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP column quarter>
+[[areagroups:wmag:start|Group Members Page]]
+</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
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