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--- public:courses [2020/04/03 06:45] – [JMRI Part 2 – Blocks, Routing, Logic and Signalling] Update postponement info PeteB
+++ public:courses [2021/01/23 19:31] – Postpone and new provisional dates for March & April courses PeteB
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 Note that you do not have to be a MERG member to come on these courses.
-**PLEASE NOTE** that all courses are currently postponed until it becomes safe to run them again.  All booking with be honoured for the re-scheduled course, or any other course if you prefer to come on a different one at that time.
+These courses are organised by a group of MERG members for the benefit of other MERG members and railway modellers in general.  Your booking is directly with the course organisers, not with MERG itself.
+**PLEASE NOTE** that all course dates are provisional and dependant on the Covid situation, and will not take place until it is safe to run them again. You will see that some dates for spring 2021 have already been put back by a month or two.
+All bookings for courses that have been postponed with be honoured for the re-scheduled course, or any other course if you prefer to come on a different one at that time.
+The dates below are all confirmed for 2021, with the venue already booked, but may be postponed if it is still not considered safe.
-In the meantime, we will also be running online versions of each course on the originally scheduled dates, using the Zoom teleconferencing system.
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 ===== Introduction to CBUS =====
-** 28th to 30th March 2020 (Rushden) - postponed, new date TBA**
+** 29th to 31st May 2021 (Rushden) **
+** (Postponed from 27th to 29th March 2021) **
-An online version of this course took place on the above date, and was very successful.  The physical course will be rescheduled when it is safe to do so.
 The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden
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 ===== More CBUS =====
-** 25th to 27th April 2020 (Rushden) - postponed, new date TBA**
+** 5th to 7th June 2021 (Rushden) **
+** (Postponed from 24th-26th April 2021) **
-This course is postponed until it becomes safe again.  All booking with be honoured for the re-scheduled course, or any other course if you prefer to come on a different one at that time.
-In the meantime, we will run a version of this course online on the originally scheduled dates, using the Zoom teleconferencing system. Those booked on the course will receive full details and an invitation.
 This course is for those already familiar with the basics of CBUS, who would like to take it further.
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 ===== STARTING OUT WITH JMRI PANEL PRO =====
-** 30th May to 1st June 2020 (Rushden) -  postponed, new date TBA **
+** 12th-14th June 2021 (Rushden) **
-This course is postponed until it becomes safe again.  All booking with be honoured for the re-scheduled course, or any other course if you prefer to come on a different one at that time.
-In the meantime, we will run a version of this course online on the originally scheduled dates, using the Zoom teleconferencing system. Those booked on the course will receive full details and an invitation.
 The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden
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 ===== JMRI Part 2 – Blocks, Routing, Logic and Signalling =====
-** 12th-14th September 2020 (Rushden) - date under review **
+** 4th-6th September 2021 (Rushden) **
-We will review whether it is safe to run this course as the date approaches.  If not, the course will be postponed until it becomes safe again.  If that happens, all bookings with be honoured for the re-scheduled course, or any other course if you prefer to come on a different one at that time.
-In that eventuality, meantime, we will run a version of this course online on the originally scheduled dates, using the Zoom teleconferencing system. Those booked on the course will receive full details and an invitation.
 This is part 2 of our three JMRI courses.
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 ===== JMRI Part 3 – Automation with scripts and the Dispatcher =====
-** Next course date/venue TBA **
+** 6th-8th November 2021 (Rushden) **
 This is part 3 of our three JMRI courses.
 This is a weekend course for JMRI power users who want to take it on to partial or full automation.
+The course will take place in the “Goods Shed” meeting room at the Rushden Transport Museum & Railway, Rushden
+Station, Northamptonshire.
 As a pre-requisite you should be a fluent JMRI user, having attended our Introduction and part 2 courses, or be comfortable with setting up panels in the Layout Editor, blocks and train detection, pathing and signalling.
-Course details will be published when the next course date is set.  In the meantime, here are the details for the last course to give you an idea:
+Click below for more details:
 [[public:jmripart3course|JMRI Part 3 – Automation with scripts and the Dispatcher course details]]
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 The Missenden Railway Modellers Weekends are workshops with expert tutors from MERG on hand. The Autumn weekend every October includes electronics classes that come with expert MERG tutors, covering all aspects of electronics for model railways including CBUS.
+At present, bookings for the Autumn weekend in October will not open until the end of July, when organisers will make a decision about whether it is possible to go ahead.
 Bookings and more details are via the Missenden Railway Modellers website.
 [[http://www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk/|Missenden Railway Modellers weekend]]
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