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MERG West Midlands Area Group (WMAG)
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How do I contact the Area Group
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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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.
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.
Our Next Meeting including exhibitions where MERG are in attendance?
| Date | Event | Description | Location | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 13-Apr | West Midland Area Group Spring Meeting | enter description here Ito follow | BCNS, Titford Pump House, Engine Street, Oldbury, West Midlands |
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?
Link to local model railway sites.
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 06-Apr | MERG East Midlands area group meeting | Hosted by the Kingsway Model Railway Society n Wellingborough. Pete Brownlow on combining CANCOMPUTE and CANCMD/CANCSB to handle conflicting shuttles, kit locker updates, "ask the chairman" and our usual afternoon clinic session. | Wellingborough | Link |
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 29-Mar | Warwick and North Oxford Area Group Meeting | Topics: Choosing CBUS Modules Standing on a Victorian computer Plus workshops, PIC programming, advice, etc. | LWMRS Clubroom |