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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// | ||
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+ | ===== Would you like to join today? ===== | ||
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+ | Not a member? then <WRAP button> | ||
+ | Select **West Midlands Area Group** from the drop-down list in **Other Area Groups** and press the **Subscribe to Area Group** button. | ||
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+ | ===== How do you meet? ===== | ||
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+ | In normal times we meet at the Birmingham Canal Navigations Society' | ||
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+ | There is plenty of car parking – mostly on Engine Street, some within the Pump House compound. The address above includes a Google maps link. | ||
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+ | All facilities are at ground level.\\ | ||
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+ | We meet four times a year in January, April July and October. We hold two meetings on a Saturday and the other two on a Sunday. \\ | ||
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+ | **// | ||
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+ | ===== What does the group get up to? ===== | ||
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+ | Our days meeting normally starts at 10:00 am and concludes at 16: | ||
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+ | The day is split into two parts. | ||
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+ | The morning session is more formal in so far as we have one or more guest speakers. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
+ | - Passing the day talking all thing model railway electronics. | ||
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+ | We charge a modest £3 for the day which we donate to our venue host for the use of the Pumphouse. | ||
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+ | We do not charge for tea and coffee or the various superb cake that is kindly supplied by one of our members' | ||
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+ | ===== What Have We Done Previously? == | ||
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+ | ===== And the Next Meeting? ===== | ||
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+ | ===== What is Happening Online? ===== | ||
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+ | Some forthcoming activities are as follows: - | ||
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+ | ===== East Midlands Area Group ===== | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
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+ | ===== Virtual Area Group ===== | ||
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+ | The Virtual Area Group offers short one hour presentations and discussions every week. Active participants call in from Australia, Canada, Ireland, Icelend, UK and USA. | ||
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+ | ===== What Local Organisations do we work with? ===== | ||
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+ | Link to local model railway sites. | ||
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+ | The MERG West Midlands Area Group have attended model railway exhibitions, | ||
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====== MERG West Midlands Area Group ====== | ====== MERG West Midlands Area Group ====== | ||
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- | To contact us use the MERG West Midlands Area Group contact form here [[https:// | + | To contact us use the [[https:// |
For MERG members, you might also like to look at our [[https:// | For MERG members, you might also like to look at our [[https:// | ||
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- | //The next meeting of the West Midlands Area Group will be:// | + | //<color #ed1c24>The July meeting of the West Midlands Area Group has been cancelled</ |
- | ===== Saturday 12th October 2019 ===== | + | ====== Important information about our next meeting ====== |
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+ | **In the view of the ongoing Coronavirus situation and the advice received from MERG Committee, my WMAG colleagues and I have decided to <color # | ||
- | At **Titford Pump House, Engine Street, OLDBURY, West Midlands B69 4NL**. | + | \\ |
+ | \\ So our next meeting should be Saturday 10th October (but note the weasel word indicating lack of certainty!)\\ | ||
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+ | We shall, like many others, monitor the situation and decide whether future meetings will take place nearer the time. ** | ||
+ | ===== ===== | ||
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==== About Titford Pump House. ==== | ==== About Titford Pump House. ==== | ||
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- | //There is plenty of car parking – mostly on Engine Street, some within the pump house compound. The address above includes a Google maps link. All facilities are at ground level.// | ||
- | ==== This months | + | **Titford Pump House, Engine Street, OLDBURY, West Midlands B69 4NL**. |
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+ | //There is plenty of car parking – mostly on Engine Street, some within the Pump House compound. The address above includes a Google maps link. All facilities are at ground level.// | ||
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+ | ==== This quarters | ||
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+ | None - as the meeting has been cancelled. | ||
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+ | The rest of the programme has been left unchanged, so that the format remains for future meetings. | ||
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- | We welcome John Gower who will give talks on: | ||
- | === 1.Decoder steam sounds and their relation to the real thing, and what to look for in buying a DCC system | ||
- | === 2. Fitting Decoders with emphasis on DCC === | ||
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- | //Other matters// | + | //Other matters// |
- | === 10.30 Talk 1 === | + | === 10.30 Talk 1 |
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Tea, Coffee, and cake. | Tea, Coffee, and cake. | ||
- | === 11:45 Talk 2 === | + | === 11:45 Talk 2 |
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+ | === 12:15 Talk 3 === | ||
=== 12.45 Discussion: Any Questions and any Answers!! === | === 12.45 Discussion: Any Questions and any Answers!! === | ||
- | Opportunity to discuss things further. | + | Opportunity to discuss things further |
=== 13:00 Lunch === | === 13:00 Lunch === | ||
Bring your own or eat loads of cake! | Bring your own or eat loads of cake! | ||
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+ | For Saturday meetings, there are nearby sandwich shops - for Sunday meetings, if you haven' | ||
=== 13:30 Practical Workshop Session 1 === | === 13:30 Practical Workshop Session 1 === | ||
- | John will be with us all day so, take the opportunity to delve deeper into today’s subjects. He has offered | + | Our usual informal session. |
=== 14:30 Refreshment Break === | === 14:30 Refreshment Break === | ||
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- | ===== Meeting dates for 2019 ===== | + | ===== Meeting dates for 2020 ===== |
- | The dates below are for the quarterly meetings for 2019. | + | The dates below are for the quarterly meetings for 2020. |
- | * Winter - Sunday | + | * Winter - Sunday |
- | * Spring - Saturday | + | * Spring - Saturday |
- | * Summer - Sunday | + | * Summer - Sunday |
- | * Autumn - Saturday | + | * Autumn - Saturday |
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If you have a view on any of the above, please share with the co-ordinator using the contact form above. | If you have a view on any of the above, please share with the co-ordinator using the contact form above. | ||
===== Previous meetings ===== | ===== Previous meetings ===== | ||
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+ | ==== January 2020 ==== | ||
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+ | David Roberts gave two talks. | ||
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+ | John Fletcher talked about 'My MERG Journey' | ||
+ | ==== October 2019 ==== | ||
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+ | John Gowers came and talked about the mechanics of a steam engine. | ||
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+ | Inserting sound chips in locos and how to use them effectively. | ||
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==== July 2019 ==== | ==== July 2019 ==== | ||
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The theme of our meeting was ‘Back to Basics’ | The theme of our meeting was ‘Back to Basics’ | ||
- | //AM - Two talks given by Howard | + | //AM - Two talks given by Howard |
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