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====== MERG West Midlands Area Group (WMAG) ======
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[[https://www.merg.org.uk/index.php|MERG Home page]]                     
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[[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/areagroups|Area Groups]]
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[[https://www.merg.org.uk/content/knowledgebase|More on our Knowledgebase]]
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===== 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]]**
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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>[[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>
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===== Where do you meet? =====

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We meet at the[[https://bcnsociety.com/|Birmingham Canal Navigations Society's]] historic premises at
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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. 

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===== How often do you meet? =====
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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. 

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===== 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.    
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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.
  - 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.



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===== What have we have been up to previously? ==
 
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===== Our Next Meeting including exhibitions where MERG are in attendance? =====

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===== Programme for our next Meeting? =====
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|10:00| Coffee & Registration |All|
|10:15| Welcome |AG|
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|11:30| Coffee, Tea,& Cake Break| All|
|11:45| Talk 2  | |
|13:00| Lunch| All|
|13:30| Practical session 1     |All|
|14:30| Tea, Coffee & Cake Break | All|
|14:45| Practical session 2  |All|
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===== What Local Organisations do we work with? =====

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The MERG West Midlands Area Group have attended model railway exhibitions, organised by the following clubs: -\\
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[[https://www.staffordrailwaycircle.org.uk/|Stafford Railway Circle]]\\ {{ :playground:wm_staffs2019.jpg?400|}}
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[[http://bournvillemrc.co.uk.websitebuilder.prositehosting.co.uk/|Bourneville Model Railway Club]]\\
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[[https://www.warley-mrc.org.uk/|Warley Model Railway Club]]\\
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[[http://www.cradleyheathmrc.co.uk|Cradley Heath Model Railway Club]]\\
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[[http://www.trmg.webs.com | Telford Railway Modellers Group]]


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===== 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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