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This is the public page of the MERG - Croydon Area Group Created May 2022 Croydon is area group #42
MERG Croydon Area Group
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The Croydon Area Group started forming in April 2022.
The first meeting will be on Friday tenth June at 19:00. We will meet at Croydon Model Railway Society.
How do I contact the Area Group
Who are the leader of the group?
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Allan Geekie
Would you like to join today?
Not a member? then
and sign up to this Area Group. If you are already a member
Select Croydon Area Group from the drop down list in Other Area Groups and press the Subscribe to Area Group button.
How do you meet?
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The group will meet on the second Friday on each month at 19:00 at Croydon Model Railway Society in South Croydon.
And the Next Meeting?
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| Date | Event | Description | Location | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 16-May | Croydon AG Afternoon Workshop | Afternoon Workshop: Kit building, Kit repair, CBUS, JMRI, mobile phone and Raspberry Pi layout control. | Croydon Model Railway Society Clubhouse | |
| 19:00 14-Jun | Croydon Area Group Meeting | 3D Printing and Scanning - Neil | Croydon Model Railway Society Clubhouse | |
| 19:00 12-Jul | Croydon Area Group Meeting | Laser Cutters and Model Railways - Colin | Croydon Model Railway Society Clubhouse | |
| 19:00 09-Aug | Croydon Area Group Meeting | Sending Messages - CBUS and MQTT - Ray / Allan | Croydon Model Railway Society Clubhouse |
Local Links
Link to local model railway sites.
How do Video Calls Work?
To participate, members need a mobile phone, tablet or a PC / Mac with a camera and microphone.
Calls are scheduled in advance and members are informed as to time and date via MERG systems. A meeting number and password are provided.
When it is time to start a call, a voice and video conference is opened up which has thumbnails of each video participant and any shared presentations or desktops. The call leader facilitates the call and the discussions and tries to get through the agenda in the agreed time. Zoom has two views available. The first is the speaker view which selects the video stream from the person speaking. The second is Gallery view which shows streams from all participants.
If you would like to try out Zoom, then there is a test meeting service where you are the only participant and you can experiment with the various options available.
This link is available to anybody, not just members of the area group.