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- | [[:public:areagroups|Return to Area Groups | + | ====== MERG East Midlands Area Group News ====== |
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+ | **This is the public page, members please check here for the latest news | ||
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For MERG members, you might also like to look at our [[https:// | For MERG members, you might also like to look at our [[https:// | ||
- | ---- | + | ====== December 2023 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting ====== |
- | ====== AUGUST 2020 East Midlands ONLINE | + | Here is the agenda for our December 2023 online Zoom area group meeting. |
- | **Saturday | + | **Saturday |
This meeting will be online using Zoom. | This meeting will be online using Zoom. | ||
- | As before, we have found that breaks of roughly 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring at their screens, so we will plan to do the same again. | + | As before, we have found that regular |
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**AGENDA** | **AGENDA** | ||
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The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | ||
- | * 10:00 - Get connected, | + | * 10:00 - Get connected, |
- | * 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions | + | * 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions |
- | * 10:50 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!) | + | * 10:45 - Essex Brick a lockdown |
- | * 11:00 - Introduction | + | * 11:30 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!) |
- | * 11:15 - Update on my projects, including CANINP/ | + | * 11:45 - Update on my developments with DCC, CBUS and JMRI - Pete Brownlow |
- | * 11:50 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!) | + | |
- | * 12:00 - Charnwood | + | * 13:00 - LUNCH BREAK |
- | * 12:30 - PTP Lite QnA | + | * 14:00 on - General |
- | * 13:00 - Lunch | + | |
- | * 14:00 - QnA and anyone looking for advice | + | |
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- | ---- | + | For the help clinic session in the afternoon, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, and we'll see what help and advice we can give from afar. |
- | For the QnA sessions, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, and we'll see what help and advice we can give from afar. | + | If you would like to join in, please go to the MERG website, select the menu option MEMBER LINKS-> |
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- | If you would like to join in, please go to the MERG website, select the menu option MEMBER LINKS-> | + | |
Please don't share the Zoom links with anyone outside MERG, or post them on any public social media or web page. | Please don't share the Zoom links with anyone outside MERG, or post them on any public social media or web page. | ||
- | If you cannot see the details for East Midlands area group meetings, go to [[https:// | + | If you cannot see the details for East Midlands area group meetings, go to https:// |
- | If you still can't get the Zoom link, send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk and I'll email you the Zoom link, but with the new system that allows you to see the Zoom link directly from your events page, I no longer need to send out confirmation emails to everyone, you can just join in on the day. | + | If you still can't get the Zoom link, send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk and I'll email you the Zoom link. |
+ | I will send out the usual reminder email, it will go automatically to everyone who is subscribed to this area group. | ||
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+ | ====== OCTOBER 2023 East Midlands MERG Area Group FACE to FACE meeting ====== | ||
- | ====== JULY 2020 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting ====== | + | **Saturday 21st October 2023 from 10:00** |
- | **Saturday 18th July 2020 from 10:00** | + | The meeting is Kindly hosted by the Nene Valley Railway at Wansford. Thanks to MERG and NVR member Russ Jenner for arranging the venue for us. |
- | This meeting | + | We will ask for a donation of £5 per head to cover both the venue hire and teas/ |
- | As before, we have found that breaks of roughly 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring at their screens, so we will plan to do the same again. | + | The venue has level step free access and good parking. If you need a disabled space reserved, please let us know. |
+ | There is a cafe on site, I will confirm arrangements, | ||
- | ---- | + | If the Wifi at the venue is working well enough, we will endeavour to have a Zoom connection for the morning meeting, for those who cannot come in person. However, the meeting will be optimised for those who manage to get along, who will get the best experience. |
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**AGENDA** | **AGENDA** | ||
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The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | ||
- | * 10:00 - Get connected, sort out any microphone/ | + | * 10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members |
- | * 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions | + | * 10:30 - Welcome |
- | * 10:50 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!) | + | * 10:35 - Group news and Introductions |
- | * 11:00 - My projects update | + | * 10:45 - CBUS and JMRI at Gwynne Junction - James Cunningham - including some or all of CANMIO Rev K, JMRI semaphore signalling, my JMRI touchscreen signal box and Railcom |
- | * 11:45 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!) | + | * 11:45 - Tea/coffee break |
- | * 12:00 - Locke Town - A tour around Roxeter and the PC that controls it.(A bit of a CBUS fest!) - by Nick Locke | + | * 12:00 - MERG & kit locker updates |
- | * 13:00 - Lunch Break | + | * 12:30 - The Universal Experimenters Module - Pete Brownlow |
- | * 14:00 - Kit locker Update | + | * 13:00 - LUNCH BREAK |
- | * 14:15 - QnA and anyone looking for advice and help on any projects | + | * |
- | + | * 13:30 - 16:30 ish - Demonstrations | |
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- | For the QnA sessions, if you have built something | + | |
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- | If you would like to join in, please go to the MERG website, select the menu option MEMBERS LINKS-> | + | |
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- | If you are not a MERG member and would like to participate as a visitor to the meeting, please email to eastmids@merg.org.uk. | + | |
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- | Please don't share the Zoom links with anyone outside MERG, or post them on any public social media or web page. | + | |
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- | If you are a MERG member and you cannot see the details for East Midlands area group meetings, go to https:// | + | |
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- | If you still can't get the Zoom link, send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk and I'll email you the Zoom link, but with the new system that allows you to see the Zoom link directly from your events page, I no longer need to send out confirmation emails to everyone for online meetings. Thanks to Allan and Martin S for all the work they have put into that system. | + | |
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- | This means you don't have to post a message on the forum or send an email to reserve a place at the meeting, but still feel free to post a message to let us know you will be there if you wish. | + | |
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- | I will send out the usual reminder emails to everyone subscribed to the area group in the next day or so, the updated membership system now allows me to do that without having to maintain a separate list of members email addresses, it will go automatically to everyone who is subscribed to this area group. | + | |
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- | ====== JUNE 2020 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting ====== | + | During the afternoon, as well as our usual help and problem solving clinic, Russ advises that the railwayana shop at NVR will be open which now has quite a lot of double 00 and a few N and O gauge second hand stock. |
- | **Sunday 28th June 2020 from 10:00** | + | If he can get the 00 layout running for the afternoon he will do so. |
- | This meeting | + | Short trips to the NVR shed will be available during the afternoon. |
- | As before, we have found that breaks of 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring | + | It is a running day at NVR with 3 trains, pulled by W D Austerity. |
- | ---- | + | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, in the week before the meeting, you will get a reply with full address details, directions to the venue and parking information. Even if you are not sure yet whether you can get along, please let us know anyway so we can plan for likely numbers. Please don't just turn up on spec, in case there are last minute changes we need to let you know about. |
- | **AGENDA** | + | Let us know if you need a lift from Peterborough station. Please plan to arrive at Peterborough station no later than 9:30am, so whoever picks you up does not have to miss any of the meeting. |
- | The meeting | + | (Those who have already let me know that you are coming, I have noted you and I will be sending out confirmation emails in the week before the meeting.) |
- | * 10:00 - Get connected, sort out any microphone/ | ||
- | * 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions | ||
- | * 10:45 - Kit Locker news Special | ||
- | * 11:15 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!) | ||
- | * 11:30 - Progress with my Garden Railway - Colin Head | ||
- | * 12:15 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!) | ||
- | * 12:30 - CBUS and JMRI update, including CANINP and CANOUT - Pete Brownlow | ||
- | * 13:00 - Lunch Break | ||
- | * 14:00 - QnA and anyone looking for advice and help on any projects | ||
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+ | ====== JULY 2023 East Midlands MERG Area Group FACE to FACE meeting ====== | ||
+ | **Saturday 8th July 2023 from 10:00** | ||
- | For the QnA sessions, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, | + | Due to Judi's building work not being complete in time, we have swapped |
- | If you would like to join in, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message here in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, in the next couple of days, you will get a reply with Zoom link and meeting id. | + | This meeting |
- | ---- | + | Thanks to Richard Joyce for organising the venue for us. |
- | ====== MAY 2020 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting ====== | + | Tea and Coffee will be available all day, please bring your own packed lunch as there are no other facilities nearby. |
- | **Saturday 16th May 2020 from 10:00** | + | We will ask for a donation of £5 per head to cover the venue hire and teas/ |
- | This meeting will be online using Zoom. | + | The venue has level step free access and reasonable parking. If you need a disabled space reserved, please let us know. |
- | During our online courses, we found that breaks of 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring at their screens, so we will plan to do the same again. | + | Provided the Internet connection at the venue is working well, we will have a Zoom connection for the morning meeting, for those who cannot come in person. I will add a Zoom link to the meeting info, so that it appears in your upcoming meetings on the MERG website. |
- | ---- | + | More details of parking and how to find the venue will be included in your confirmation email when you book your place. Please remember to book a place and not just turn up on spec, in case there are any changes we need to let you know about. |
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**AGENDA** | **AGENDA** | ||
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The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | ||
- | * 10:00 - Get connected, sort out any microphone/ | + | * 10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members |
* 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions | * 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions | ||
- | * 10:45 - Fitting crystal adapter boards | + | * 10:45 - Introduction |
- | * 11:15 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!) | + | * 10:50 - The CANPROG - what it is, building one, using it to program PICs - Pete Brownlow |
- | * 11:30 - Update on my projects | + | * 11:30 - Tea/coffee break |
- | * 12:00 - QnA and anyone looking for advice and help on any projects | + | * 11:45 - Update on FCU development (CBUS FLim Config Utility) |
- | * 12:30 - Lunch Break | + | * 12:15 - Kit locker update |
- | * 13:30 - Kit locker update from Judi Rastal | + | * 13:00 - LUNCH BREAK |
- | * 14:00 - Continuation of QnA and advice | + | * 14:00 - 16:00 ish - Demonstrations |
+ | There should also be a chance to see some of the L&DMRC layouts. | ||
- | ---- | + | We will of course have our usual problem clinic providing General help on problems with kits or other electronic projects, building, testing, problem solving, techniques such as soldering etc. |
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+ | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, in the week before the meeting, you will get a reply with full details, directions to the venue and parking information. Even if you are not sure yet whether you can get along, please let us know anyway so we can plan for likely numbers. | ||
- | For the QnA sessions, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, and we'll see what help and advice | + | Please book a place rather than just turning up on spec, if there are any last minute changes we need to know who is coming so that we can contact you. |
- | If you would like to join in, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. | + | (Those who have already let me know that you are coming, I will be sending out confirmation emails in the week before the meeting). |
- | ---- | + | ====== May 2023 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting ====== |
+ | Here is the agenda for our May 2023 online Zoom area group meeting. | ||
- | ====== APRIL 2020 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting ====== | + | **Saturday 27th May from 10:00** |
- | Here is the agenda for our Easter online area group meeting. | + | This meeting |
- | **Saturday 11th April 2020 from 10:00** | + | As before, we have found that breaks of roughly |
- | This meeting would have been at the Kingsway Centre in Wellingborough, | + | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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- | In the meantime, this meeting will now be online using Zoom. | + | |
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- | During our online courses, we found that breaks of 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring at their screens, so we will follow that idea for the area group meeting. | + | |
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**AGENDA** | **AGENDA** | ||
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The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | ||
- | * 10:00 - Get connected, | + | * 10:00 - Get connected, |
- | * 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions | + | * 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions |
- | * 10:45 - Kit locker | + | * 10:45 - MERG and kit locker |
- | * 11:15 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!) | + | * 11:00 - FCU (CBUS Config utility) - development news and status - Pete Brownlow |
- | * 11:30 - CBUS & JMRI update | + | * 11:30 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!) |
- | * 12:15 - Another break | + | * 11:45 - WebFCU (alternative |
- | * 12:30 - QnA and anyone looking for advice and help on any projects | + | * 12:15 - From the MERG chairman - John Gowers |
- | * 13:30 - Lunch Break | + | * 12:45 - MERG AGM event - possible East Mids Area group involvement |
- | * 14:30 - Optional continuation of QnA and advice | + | * 13:00 - LUNCH BREAK |
+ | * 14:00 on - General | ||
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For the QnA sessions, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, and we'll see what help and advice we can give from afar. | For the QnA sessions, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please be ready to wave it at the camera, and we'll see what help and advice we can give from afar. | ||
- | If you would like to join in, please | + | If you would like to join in, please |
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+ | Please don't share the Zoom links with anyone outside MERG, or post them on any public social media or web page. | ||
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+ | If you cannot see the details for East Midlands | ||
- | I will also host a test Zoom meeting at 7pm on Friday evening, for anyone who wants to test out that they can get connected ok before | + | If you still can't get the Zoom link, send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk and I'll email you the Zoom link. |
+ | I will send out the usual reminder email to everyone subscribed to the area group, it will go automatically to everyone who is subscribed to this area group. | ||
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+ | ====== APRIL 2023 East Midlands MERG Area Group FACE to FACE meeting ====== | ||
- | ====== MARCH 2020 East Midlands area group meeting ====== | + | **Saturday 8th April 2023 from 10:00** |
- | **Saturday 14th March 2020 from 10:00** | + | Here is the agenda for our April meeting. |
- | Our March meeting is Kindly hosted by the Historical | + | This meeting is Kindly hosted by the The Kingsway |
- | (See http:// | + | |
- | We will ask for a donation of £2 per head to cover teas/ | + | We will ask for a donation of £5 per head to cover the venue hire and teas/ |
- | I have been advised that there will be no catering on site that day, other than the teas and coffees, so you will need to bring a packed lunch. | + | The venue has level step free access |
- | The meeting room is upstairs, but HMRS have a platform stair lift which I have confirmed is working, so step free access | + | You can either bring a packed lunch or nip out to somewhere locally, the town centre is about 5 minutes drive away and there is a co-op shop a few minutes walk away. |
+ | Provided the Internet connection at the venue is working, we will have a Zoom connection for the morning meeting, for those who cannot come in person. I will add a Zoom link to the meeting info, so that it appears in your upcoming meetings on the MERG website. | ||
- | ---- | + | More details of parking and how to find the venue will be included in your confirmation email when you book your place. Please remember to book a place and not just turn up on spec, in case there are any changes we need to let you know about, and so we now how many people to cater for. |
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**AGENDA** | **AGENDA** | ||
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- | The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | ||
* 10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members | * 10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members | ||
* 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions | * 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions | ||
- | * 10:45 - An Arduino based timed shuttle | + | |
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* 11:30 - Tea/coffee break | * 11:30 - Tea/coffee break | ||
- | * 12:00 - CBUS/CANMIO update & building CBUS modules that are not yet in the kit locker | + | * 11:45 - The new improved MERG ATC system |
- | * 13:00 - MERG Kit locker | + | * 12:30 - Kit locker |
+ | * 13:00 - LUNCH BREAK | ||
+ | * 14:00 - 16:30 ish - Demonstrations and practical problems help clinic | ||
- | * 13:30 - LUNCH BREAK | + | The Kingsway Model Railway Society 00 gauge layout will be open and partially running (one corner currently has an engineering possession for relaying the track). This uses the MERG DCC system and CBUS. The N gauge layout will also be set up. Pete will also have the Missenden St Mary's layout set up and running. |
- | * 14:30 - 16:30ish - Making it work: Practical session & problem clinic plus demos & Soldering help (inc surface mount) with John Gowers | + | Feel free if you want to bring something to run, the 00 layouts are DCC, the N gauge layout is analogue. |
+ | We will of course have our usual problem clinic providing General help on problems with kits or other electronic projects, building, testing, problem solving, techniques such as soldering etc. | ||
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- | ---- | + | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, before the event, you will get a reply with full details, directions to the venue and parking information. Even if you are not sure yet whether you can get along, please let us know anyway so we can plan for likely numbers. |
+ | Please book a place rather than just turning up on spec, if there are any last minute changes we need to know who is coming so that we can contact you. | ||
+ | Regards, | ||
- | For the practical sessions, as we have done before, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please bring it along and we'll work on it with you as a demonstration for all those interested. | + | Pete |
- | If you already know what you want help on for this session, please email or post the details in advance so we can gen-up on it and look like we know what we are talking about! | ||
- | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, in due course, you will get a reply with full address details, directions to the venue and parking information. Let us know if you need a lift from a nearby station - Alfreton is the closest. | ||
- | (Those who have already let me know that you are coming, I will be sending out confirmation emails in the next few days.) | ||
- | ---- | + | ====== SEPTEMBER 2022 East Midlands MERG Area Group FACE to FACE meeting ====== |
- | ====== OCTOBER 2019 East Midlands area group meeting ====== | + | **Saturday 3rd September 2022 from 10:00** |
- | **Saturday 26th October 2019 from 9:30** | + | Here is the agenda for our September meeting. |
- | Kindly hosted by the Nene Valley | + | This meeting is Kindly hosted by the The Kingsway Model Railway |
- | Thanks to Russ Jenner | + | We will ask for a donation of £5 per head to cover the venue hire and teas/ |
- | This is an Arduino themed meeting. | + | The venue has level step free access and good parking. If you need a disabled space reserved, please let us know. |
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- | **AGENDA** | + | Provided |
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- | * 09:30 Members arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members | + | |
- | * 10:00 Group news and events update | + | |
- | * 10:15 Introduction to Arduino - Alex Hamilton | + | |
- | * 11:15 Coffee Break | + | |
- | * 11:30 Case studies of Arduino in model railway projects - Duncan Greenwood | + | |
- | * 12:30 Lunch | + | |
- | * 13:30 Kit locker news - Judi Rastall | + | |
- | * 14:00 Afternoon practical sessions, including: | + | |
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- | A chance to talk in more detail with our speakers | + | |
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- | Various Arduino demos by MERG members and others | + | |
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- | Our usual practical problem solving clinic session | + | |
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- | We may also have some NVR signal box tours available organised by Russ Jenner | + | |
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- | We will ask for £2 per head to cover the room hire cost and £1 each in the " | + | |
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- | A selection of MERG kits will be available for purchase. If you have specific requirements, | + | |
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- | The NVR cafe will be open from about 8:30 for bacon butties or full breakfast, and also open at lunchtime. However, as it is a running weekend including Thomas the Tank Engine, it may be very busy. For that reason, we have scheduled lunch fairly early, and we will probably make arrangements to pre-order during | + | |
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- | The meeting | + | |
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- | For those who would like to come by train, we can arrange to collect you from Peterborough station or, if you can get there early enough, I can collect from Wellingborough station on my way to the meeting about 7:30am. | + | |
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- | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message | + | |
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- | Members from outside the East Midlands are always welcome at our meetings, as are visitors. Please just let us know you are coming | + | |
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- | ====== AUGUST 2019 East Midlands area group meeting ====== | + | |
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- | **Saturday 17th August 2019 from 10:00** | + | |
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- | Kindly hosted by David Straker at his place in Leicester. | + | |
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- | Weather permitting, there will be an opportunity to see and operate David' | + | |
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- | Collection can be arranged from Leicester station for those who would like to come by train. | + | |
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- | Tea and coffee will be provided, please bring your own packed lunch. | + | |
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- | The meeting is on the ground floor and easily accessible with no steps. | + | |
+ | More details of parking and how to find the venue will be included in your confirmation email when you book your place. PLease remember to book a place and not just turn up on spec, in case there are any changes we need to let you know about. | ||
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The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | ||
- | * 10:00 Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members | + | * 10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members |
- | * 10:30 Welcome | + | * 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions |
- | * 10:40 Introductions and group news | + | * 10:40 - Introduction to the Kingsway Model Railway Society - Roger barker |
- | * 10:50 Kit locker Update | + | * 10:45 - Turntable Tales - My journey so far with the Peco Turntable and MERG Turntable Controller - kit John Wood\\ (Also includes using Julian' |
- | * 11:15 Short coffee break | + | * 11:15 - Tea/coffee break |
- | * 11:30 CBUS enhancements to JMRI, demo and discussion - Steve Young | + | * 11:30 - DCC and CBUS new developments with live demo - Pete Brownlow\\ (Including new features in CANCMD, CANCOMPUTE and development news on CANMIO (Universal) ) |
- | * 12:15 Finding your way around the MERG website, forum and wiki - Pete Brownlow | + | * 13:00 - LUNCH BREAK |
- | * 13:00 Lunch - bring your own packed lunch (tea and coffee provided) | + | |
- | * 13:30 A chance to operate David Straker' | ||
- | * in parallel with: | ||
- | * 13:30 Making it work - our usual problem solving clinic | ||
- | * 16:00 “Wrap up” discussion, confirm next meeting | + | * 14:00 - 16:30 ish - Demonstrations |
- | ---- | + | The Kingsway Model Railway Society 00 gauge layout will be open and running, this uses the MERG DCC system and CBUS. The N gauge layout will also be set up. Pete will also have the Missenden St Mary's layout set up and running. |
+ | Feel free if you want to bring something to run, the 00 layouts are DCC, the N gauge layout is analogue. | ||
- | If you would like to bring anything to run on David' | + | We will of course have our usual problem |
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- | There will be some kits available for purchase, but we can only bring a selection so If you want any specific kits, you would be best to order them in advance from the kit locker and specify collection at the Leicester area group meeting at the checkout page. | + | |
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- | For the clinic | + | |
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- | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk | + | |
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- | If you would like to come by train, please let us know if you need a lift from the station. If coming by train, please plan to arrive at Leicester station by about 09:45 so that whoever comes to pick you up does not have to miss any of the meeting. | + | |
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- | All visitors, and MERG members from outside the East Midlands, are always welcome at our area group meetings. | + | |
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- | ====== SUMMER 2019 East Midlands area group meeting ====== | + | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, in a day or two, you will get a reply with full details, directions |
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- | **Sunday 7th July 2019 from 10:00** | + | |
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- | Kindly hosted by Julie and Brian Chapman at their place in Skegness. | + | |
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- | Collection can be arranged from Skegness station for those who would like to come by train. | + | |
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- | Full details and directions to the venue will be confirmed | + | |
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- | **AGENDA** | + | |
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- | The meeting will be informal | + | |
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- | * 10:00 Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members | + | |
- | * 10:30 Introductions, | + | |
- | * 10:45 Driving and firing | + | |
- | * 11:45 Short tea/coffee break | + | |
- | * 12:00 Report on a recent visit to Minatur Wunderland with some photos | + | |
- | * 12:45 Kit locker update - Judi Rastall | + | |
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- | * 13:00 Lunch | + | |
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- | * 14:00 Making it work - practical sessions and problem clinic on any members projects, MERG kits or anything else. | + | |
- | * 16:00 Final discussion, confirm next meeting and thanks to our hosts | + | |
+ | Please book a place rather than just turning up on spec, if there are any last minute changes we need to know who is coming so that we can contact you. | ||
+ | (Those who have already let me know that you are coming, I will be sending out confirmation emails in the next few days). | ||
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+ | ====== JULY 2022 East Midlands MERG Area Group FACE to FACE meeting ====== | ||
+ | **Saturday 9th July 2022 from 10:00** | ||
- | As always, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please bring it along and we'll work on it with you during | + | The meeting is Kindly hosted by the Nene Valley Railway at Wansford. Thanks |
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- | There will be some kits available | + | |
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- | Julie and Brian can accommodate a maximum of 20 people, so it will be first come first served | + | |
- | Parking is quite limited, with double yellow lines on all roads nearby, Brian and the next door neighbour can accommodate about 10-12 cars max on the driveway. So please car share as much as possible. If it looks like we will have too many cars, then we will identify a car park in the vicinity where people can meet up and come on to the venue in one car. | + | We will ask for a donation of £5 per head to cover both the venue hire and teas/ |
- | The venue is accessible. There are two steps but wheelchair ramps are available if required. If you need a parking | + | The venue has level step free access and good parking. If you need a disabled |
- | Tea/Coffee and biscuits will be available all day, bacon butties | + | There is a cafe on site, we will pass the menu around |
- | Let us know if you need a lift from the station. If arriving by train, please plan to arrive at Skegness station no later than 10am so that whoever picks you up does not have to miss any of the meeting. | + | If the Wifi at the venue is working well enough, we will endevour have a Zoom connection for the morning meeting, for those who cannot come in person. However, the meeting |
- | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section | + | It is a running day on the NVR, purple timetable, scheduled |
- | For those who have already indicated you would like to come, I will be sending out confirmation emails over the next few days. | ||
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- | ====== EASTER 2019 East Midlands area group meeting ====== | ||
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- | **Saturday 20th April 2019 from 10:00** | ||
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- | Our next meeting is Kindly hosted by the Kingsway Model Railway Society (KMRS) in Wellingborough. | ||
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- | KMRS is a small club that has a room in the Kingsway Centre in Wellingborough, | ||
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- | Normally it is not possible to hire the meeting room at weekends, as there are regular weekly meetings on Saturdays and Sundays by a language class and a dance school. | ||
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- | However, neither of these organisations are meeting on Easter Saturday 20th April, so we have been able to hire the room. | ||
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- | Collection can be arranged from Wellingborough station for those who would like to come by train. | ||
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- | We will ask for a donation of £2.50 per head to cover the room hire, and £1 each in the pot to cover teas/ | ||
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- | There is a Sainsbury' | ||
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- | The venue is level access with no stairs. If you need a disabled car parking space reserved close to the door, please let me know. | ||
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* 10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members | * 10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members | ||
* 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions | * 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions | ||
- | * 11:00 - CBUS update, developments and news - by Pete Brownlow | + | * 10:40 - Developing FCU - progress and challenges, David Radcliffe |
- | * 11:30 - Tea/coffee break | + | * 11:20 - Tea/coffee break |
- | * 11:45 - Setting up JMRI routes with CBUS by Graham Clark | + | * 11:30 - Colin Head - Demo and progress report on my layout (which has no name yet!) |
+ | * 12:10 - MERG & kit locker updates - Judi Rastall | ||
+ | * 12:30 - LUNCH BREAK | ||
- | JMRI is a free software program for computer control, Graham will show how he used it to set up routing using the MERG CBUS system. Graham is bring a demo board, and invites questions and discussion after his presentation. | + | |
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- | * 12:30 MERG DCC and CBUS on the KMRS 00 layout | + | |
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- | Pete will describe his experiences, | + | |
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- | * 14:30 - 16:00 ish - Making it work - Practical workshop session | + | |
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+ | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message here in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, in due course, you will get a reply with full address details, directions to the venue and parking information. Even if you are not sure yet whether you can get along, please let us know anyway so we can plan for likely numbers. | ||
- | For the practical sessions, as we have done before, if you have built something and/or would like any help and advice, please bring it along and we'll work on it with you as a demonstration for everyone. | + | Let us know if you need a lift from Peterborough |
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- | If you already know what you want help on for this session, please email the details in advance so we can gen-up on it and look like we know what we are talking about! | + | |
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- | Although the main presentations are quite CBUS-centric this time, we will of course cover anything and everything during the afternoon workshop session. | + | |
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- | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, in due course, you will get a reply with full address details, directions to the venue and parking information. | + | |
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- | If you are planning to come by train, let us know if you need a lift from Wellingborough | + | |
+ | Those who have already let us know that you are coming, you should have received a confirmation email with directions, parking, lunch details etc. If you have not received your confirmation email, please get in touch. | ||
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+ | ====== APRIL 2022 East Midlands MERG Area Group FACE to FACE meeting ====== | ||
- | ====== FEBRUARY 2019 East Midlands area group meeting ====== | + | **Saturday |
- | **Saturday 23rd February 2019 from 10:00** | + | This meeting is Kindly hosted by the The Kingsway Model Railway Society at the Kingsway Centre in Wellingborough. |
- | Our next meeting is Kindly hosted by the Historical Model Railway Society (HMRS) at their Museum | + | We will ask for a donation of £5 per head to cover the venue hire and teas/coffees. Note that one payment covers both this time, you don't need to pay separately for the teas and coffees. If we collect more than the cost of hiring the venue and refreshments, |
- | (See http://www.hmrs.org.uk) | + | |
- | Firstly an apology for the clash with the Newark show, which I missed when booking the venue for this date. If anyone is not planning to come to this meeting, but could help with the MERG stand at Newark on the Saturday, or if anyone can help at that show on Sunday, then please | + | The venue has level step free access and good parking. If you need a disabled space reserved, please |
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- | For our area group meeting, collection can be arranged from a nearby station for those who would like to come by train. | + | |
- | Visitors are always welcome at our area group meetings. | + | You can either bring a packed lunch or nip out to somewhere locally, the town centre is about 5 minutes drive away. There is a co-op shop a few minutes walk away. |
- | We will ask for a donation of £2 per head to cover teas/ | + | We will have a Zoom connection |
- | I will check and confirm if the buffet on site will be open on that day, serving refreshments, | + | More details of parking |
- | Steam trains will be running on the day between Butterley and Swanwick Junction, however the first train is not until 11:00 so too late to use it as transport to the meeting. Details of the timetable can be found here http:// | + | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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- | The meeting room is upstairs, but HMRS have platform stair lift which I will double check is working, so step free access is available. The platform should accept a standard wheelchair, but will not take the larger mobility scooters. When confirming your place, please let us know if you have any mobility requirements. | + | |
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**AGENDA** | **AGENDA** | ||
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* 10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members | * 10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members | ||
- | * 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions | + | * 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions |
- | * 10:45 - Decoder Pro - by Colin Head | + | * 10:35 - Introduction to the Kingsway Model Railway Society |
- | + | * 10:45 - My CBUS & JMRI journey - Julian Pratt (held over from the previous meeting) | |
- | * Decoder Pro is part of the JMRI software program, and can be used to set up the CV settings on DCC locos. | + | |
* 11:30 - Tea/coffee break | * 11:30 - Tea/coffee break | ||
- | * 12:00 - CBUS on Kimble | + | |
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- | * John will describe his trials and tribulations implementing MERG DCC and CBUS on the ' | + | * 13:00 - LUNCH BREAK |
- | * 13:00 - MERG Kit locker Update | + | * 14:00 - 16:30 ish - Demonstrations and practical problems help clinic |
- | * 13:30 - LUNCH BREAK | + | The Kingsway Model Railway Society 00 gauge layout will be open and running, this uses the MERG DCC system and CBUS. The N gauge layout will also be set up. |
- | * 14:30 - 16:30 ish - Making it work - Practical session and problem clinic | + | We will of course have our usual problem clinic |
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- | During introductions, | + | |
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- | For the practical sessions, as we have done before, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please bring it along and we'll work on it with you as a demonstration for everyone. | + | |
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- | If you already know what you want help on for this session, please email the details in advance so we can gen-up on it and look like we know what we are talking about! | + | |
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- | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. I will add you to the list and, in due course, you will get a reply with full address details, directions to the venue and parking information. Let us know if you need a lift from a nearby station. | + | |
- | (Those who have already let me know that you are coming, I will be sending out confirmation emails in the next day or so.) | + | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. |
+ | (Those who have already let me know that you are coming, I will be sending out confirmation emails in the next day or two). | ||
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+ | ====== FEBRUARY 2022 East Midlands MERG Area Group FACE to FACE meeting ====== | ||
+ | **Saturday 26th February 2022 from 10:00** | ||
- | ====== AUGUST MERG East Midlands area group meeting | + | This meeting |
- | **Saturday 11th August 2018 from 10:00** | + | Thanks to MERG and Bassetlaw Railway Society member Julian Pratt for arranging the venue for us. |
- | Kindly hosted by David Straker at his place in Leicester. | + | The Bassetlaw Railway Society are not charging us for the use of the room, but we will ask for a donation of £2 per head to cover the cost of teas & coffees and make a donation to the Society. |
- | Weather permitting, there will be an opportunity | + | Parking is available in the station car park at a cost of £5. You can of course come by train to Retford Station. |
- | Collection | + | If we can get a Wi-Fi connection at the venue, we will have a Zoom connection for the morning meeting, |
- | Tea and coffee | + | Numbers |
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- | The meeting is on the ground floor and easily accessible with no steps. | + | |
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The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | ||
- | * 10:00 Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members | + | * 10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members |
- | * 10:30 Welcome | + | * 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions |
- | * 10:45 Introductions and group news | + | * 10:40 - The Bassetlaw (North Notts) Railway Society - Julian Pratt |
- | * 11:10 Kit locker Update | + | * 10:50 - Different cabs for the MERG DCC system - Simon West, John Gowers & Pete Brownlow |
- | * 11:30 Short coffee break | + | * 11:30 - Tea/coffee break |
- | * 11:45 What I'm doing and planning with DCC and CBUS - Pete Brownlow | + | * 11:45 - Different cabs for the MERG DCC system - continued |
+ | * 12:15 - Kit locker update - Judi Rastall | ||
+ | * 12:30 - My CBUS & JMRI journey | ||
+ | * 13:00 - LUNCH BREAK | ||
- | * 12:30 Lunch - bring your own packed lunch (tea and coffee provided) | + | * 14:00 - 16:30 ish - Demonstrations, |
- | * 13:30 A chance | + | The cabs session will cover basic how to use the MERG DCC system, circuit designs, the standard MERG CANCAB and other variations designed by members. |
- | * in parallel with: | + | |
- | * 13:30 Making it work - our usual problem solving clinic | + | |
+ | During the afternoon John Gowers will provide a soldering clinic, both through hole and surface mount. | ||
- | * 16:00 “Wrap up” discussion, confirm next meeting and thanks to our host | + | We will of course have our usual problem clinic providing General help on problems with kits or other electronic projects, building, testing, problem solving etc. |
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- | + | (Those who have already let me know that you are coming, | |
- | This will the last meeting organised by me as area group leader, so hopefully somebody would like to step in and take over that roll. | + | |
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- | Judi will have some kits for purchase, but can only bring a selection so If you want any specific kits, you would be best to order them in advance from the kit locker and specify collection at the Leicester area group meeting at the checkout page. | + | |
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- | For the clinic session, as we have done before, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please bring it along and we'll work on it with you as a demonstration for everyone. If you know in advance what you would like to get sorted, let us know in advance so we can gen up on it. | + | |
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- | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. You will get a reply with full address details and directions to the venue. | + | |
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- | If you would like to come by train, please | + | |
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- | All visitors, and MERG members from outside the East Midlands, are always welcome at our area group meetings. | + | |
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+ | ====== JANUARY 2022 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting ====== | ||
+ | Here is the agenda for our January 2022 online area group meeting. | ||
- | ====== SUMMER 2018 MERG East Midlands area group meeting ====== | + | **Saturday 15th January from 10:00** |
- | **Sunday 15th July 2018 from 10:00** | + | This meeting will be online using Zoom. |
- | Kindly hosted by Judi Rastall | + | As before, we have found that breaks of roughly 10-15 mins per hour worked well, to avoid people getting fatigued from staring |
- | Come to the seaside for our Summer meeting! The weather forecast is hot and sunny. | + | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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- | The venue is about 5 minutes walk from the Prom, so you might like to bring the family for a day by the seaside, whilst we get on with the far more important stuff! Partners and families are welcome to use the other room for teas/ | + | |
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- | Judi can accommodate up to 20 people, so bookings are first come first served. If we become fully booked, we will keep a waiting list in case of cancellations. Note that the 20 limit is for the room where we have the meeting, any partners or family who would like to come along for a day at the seaside are additional to the 20 limit. | + | |
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- | If you would like to come, please let us know as soon as possible. If you do decide at the last minute, it is still worth getting in touch as, with the longer distance that most have to travel, the numbers are usually less than more centrally located meetings. | + | |
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- | Most of you will know that Judi is our Kit Sales Manager. This is an opportunity to see the huge MERG kit operation, how Judi manages the stock, processes the orders and sends out all those kits. | + | |
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- | Sutton on Sea is on the east coast of Lincolnshire between Skegness and Grimsby. Parking is available on street near the venue. We have scheduled this meeting before the start of the peak summer season. Once the school holidays start, from late July, parking becomes much more difficult and there will be long queues on all roads into the resort on a Saturday morning – so come and enjoy the seaside before the mad summer rush. | + | |
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- | This venue is less convenient for arrival by train. The nearest railhead is Skegness which is at the end of a long branch line and is an hour round trip from Sutton. | + | |
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- | Tea and Coffee will be available, lunch can be purchased from local fish and chip shops (which are open on a Sunday), or bring your own if you prefer. | + | |
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- | Judi has been progressing her loft railway, so you can have a look at how it is getting on. It is OO gauge DCC, visiting locos and stock are welcome. | + | |
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The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | ||
- | * 10:00 Arrival, Informal | + | * 10:00 - Get connected, sort out any microphone/ |
- | * 10:30 Introductions | + | * 10:30 - Welcome and Introductions |
- | * 11:00 The Great Model Railway Challenge | + | * 10:45 - - CBUS miscellany |
- | * 11:45 Short coffee break | + | |
- | * 12:00 Update from the committee – Martin Perry | + | |
- | * 12:30 MERG kit news by Judi Rastall – News on new/updated kits, availability, | + | |
- | * 12:30 Progress on my layout | + | |
+ | * Latest CANMO (Universal) firmware release | ||
+ | * Using RFID and Railcom in JMRI | ||
+ | * CBUS control panels for Burnden Park | ||
+ | * Any other CBUS updates | ||
- | * 13:15 Lunch - Fish and chips from the local shops or bring your own | + | * 11:30 - Tea/coffee break (make your own!) |
+ | * 11:45 - Kit locker update - Judi Rastall | ||
+ | * 12:00 - Lunch break | ||
+ | * 13:00 - QnA and anyone looking for advice and help on any projects | ||
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- | * 14:30 Afternoon | + | For the QnA sessions, if you have built something |
- | * - The MERG kit locker by Judi Rastall – guided tours | + | |
- | * - Running session on Judi's loft layout | + | |
- | * - Making it work - our usual problem solving clinic | + | |
- | * - Help with soldering | + | |
- | * - Or just relax in the sunshine in the garden | + | |
- | ---- | + | If you would like to join in, please go to the MERG website, select the menu option MEMBER LINKS->MY UPCOMING EVENTS, or go directly to https:// |
+ | Please don't share the Zoom links with anyone outside MERG, or post them on any public social media or web page. | ||
- | Kits will, of course, be available for purchase. If you have specific requirements, | + | If you cannot see the details for East Midlands area group meetings, go to https:// |
- | For the clinic session, as we have done before, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please bring it along and we' | + | If you still can't get the Zoom link, send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk |
- | The venue is reasonably accessible, there are a couple of shallow steps up through | + | I will send out the usual reminder email to everyone subscribed |
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- | To access the loft layout, you do need to be able to climb up the loft ladder, so this will not be possible for everybody. Judi will give a talk about her progress during the morning session, with the option | + | |
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- | Please note that Judi is owned by her two Kit Cats who will be in attendance, so anyone who has any feline allergy or intolerance should be aware of this. | + | |
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- | If you would like to come, and have not already done so, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. You will get a reply in due course with full address details and directions to the venue. | + | |
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- | If you have already emailed or posted that you are coming, you should get your confirmation email in the next few days. | + | |
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+ | ====== Details of Earlier East Midlands Area Group meetings ====== | ||
- | ====== MAY 2018 MERG East Midlands | + | [[areagroups: |
+ | and [[areagroups: | ||
+ | NB. These links are for MERG members only. | ||
- | **Saturday 26th May 2018 from 9:30** | ||
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- | Kindly hosted by the Nene Valley Railway in their Study Centre meeting room at Wansford | ||
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- | Thanks to Russ Jenner for organising the venue for us. | ||
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- | These arrangements are provisional, | ||
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- | With lots of good stuff on the agenda, We've gone for a slightly earlier start - since most people usually get there early anyway! | ||
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- | * 09:00 Members arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members | ||
- | * 09:30 Introductions and group news | ||
- | * 09:45 Introduction to the CBUS CANMIO - Pete Brownlow | ||
- | * 10:00 The Universal CANMIO firmware - Ian Hogg | ||
- | * 11:00 Coffee Break | ||
- | * 11:30 MERG Kit news - Judi Rastall | ||
- | * 12:00 Lunch (early as the NVR cafe may be busy) | ||
- | * 13:00 3D printing - Howard Watkins | ||
- | * 14:30 Split out for afternoon practical clinics: | ||
- | * Setting up the Universal CANMIO with Ian Hogg | ||
- | * 3D printing with Howard Watkins | ||
- | * General kit problem solving with the usual team | ||
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- | We will ask for £2 per head to cover the room hire cost and £1 each in the " | ||
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- | Kits will be available for purchase. If you have specific requirements, | ||
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- | The NVR cafe will be open from about 8:30 for bacon butties or full breakfast, and also open at lunchtime. However, as it is a bank holiday running weekend at NVR, it may be very busy. For that reason, we have scheduled lunch early, and we may make arrangements to pre-order during the morning. | ||
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- | The meeting room is step-free accessible. If you need a disabled parking space reserved close up, please let us know. | ||
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- | For those who would like to come by train, we can arrange to collect you from Peterborough station or, if you can get there early enough, I can collect from Wellingborough station on my way to the meeting about 7:30am. | ||
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- | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. You will get a reply in due course with full address details and directions to the venue. | ||
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- | Members from outside the East Midlands are always welcome at our meetings, as are visitors. Please just let us know you are coming so we can plan for the numbers expected. | ||
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- | ====== FEBRUARY 2018 MERG East Midlands area group meeting ====== | ||
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- | **Sunday 4th Febrary 2018 from 10:00** | ||
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- | Kindly hosted by the Syston Model Railway Society at their clubrooms at The Old School Community Centre, Thurmaston, Leicestershire | ||
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- | Thanks to SMRS and MERG member Mike Collins for arranging this venue for us. | ||
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- | Due to when the venue is available, we are trying a Sunday this time. The Pros are that members who have Saturday commitments, | ||
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- | Collection can be arranged from Syston station for those who would like to come by train. | ||
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- | Tea and coffee will be available. | ||
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- | We will ask for a donation of £2 per head to cover the room hire. | ||
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- | The meeting room is on the ground floor and easily accessible. The clubrooms housing the SMRS layouts are upstairs. | ||
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- | **AGENDA** | ||
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- | The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times: | ||
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- | * 10:00 Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members | ||
- | * 10:30 Welcome to SMRS - by Mike Collins | ||
- | * 10:35 Introductions and group news | ||
- | * 11:00 Update on progress with my new automated layout by Colin Head | ||
- | * 11:30 Tea/coffee break (or recovery time if we are running late) | ||
- | * 11:45 Kit locker update - Judi Rastall | ||
- | * 12:15 What's new and coming soon in JMRI latest versions - Pete Brownlow | ||
- | * 13:00 Lunch - Bring your own | ||
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- | Also a chance to see the SMRS layouts on site | ||
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- | * 14:00 Making it work - practical sessions using members projects, MERG kits or anything else. | ||
- | * 16:30 Wrap-up discussion, confirm next meeting and thanks to our hosts | ||
- | * 16:35 Carry on with anything else we havn't fixed yet until we get thown out! | ||
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- | Kits will be available for purchase. If you have specific requirements, | ||
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- | For the practical sessions, as we have done before, if you have built something and would like any help and advice, please bring it along and we'll work on it with you as a demonstration for everyone. | ||
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- | If you already know what you want help on for this session, please email the details in advance so we can gen-up on it and look like we know what we are talking about! | ||
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- | If we didn't quite have time to get your project properly sorted at the last meeting, please bring it along again and you will be top of the list. | ||
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- | If you would like to come, please send an email to eastmids@merg.org.uk or post a message in the East Midlands Area group section of the MERG forum. You will get a reply in due course with full address details, directions to the venue and parking information. Let us know if you need a lift from the station. | ||
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- | MERG members and visitors from anywhere are always welcome at our meetings, you don't have to live in the East Midlands to come! | ||
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