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 For MERG members, you might also like to look at our [[https://www.merg.org.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=55|area group forum]].
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+====== AUGUST 2021 East Midlands ONLINE area group meeting ======
+**Saturday 7th August 2021 from 10:00**
+This is our first face to face meeting since 14 March 2020, before Covid restrictions.
+This meeting is Kindly hosted at the Kingsway Centre in Wellingborough, Northants, by the Kingsway Model Railway Society (KMRS)
+We will ask for a donation of £3 per head to cover the venue hire.  If we collect more than the cost of hiring the venue, we will donate the difference to KMRS.
+The venue has level step free access and good parking. If you need a disabled space reserved, please let us know.
+You can either bring a packed lunch or nip out to somewhere locally, such as the Sainsbury's cafe which is about 5 minutes drive away.
+We will limit numbers to 30 to make sure that the meeting is not crowded, and chairs can be set out with a little spacing.
+We will have a Zoom connection for the 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**
+The meeting will be informal and flexible, so these are approximate times:
+  * 10:00 - Arrival, Informal chat and get to know the other members
+  * 10:30 - Welcome, group news and Introductions
+  * 10:45 - Introducing my new role as MERG Education and Training - John Fletcher
+  * 11:00 - A demo of automation on Missenden St Mary's - Pete Brownlow
+  * 11:30 - Tea/coffee break
+  * 12:00 - Sounds for South Town - David Page
+  * 12:45 - A summary of the Arduino SIG (Special Interest Group) - John Fletcher
+  * 13:00 - LUNCH BREAK
+  * 14:00 - 16:30 ish - Making it work - Practical session and problem clinic plus demos and Soldering help
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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 all those interested.
+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 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.
+Let us know if you need a lift from Wellingborough station. Please plan to arrive at Wellingborough station no later than 10am, so whoever picks you up does not have to miss any of the meeting.
+(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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