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+{{:public:msag-logo.jpg?300|MERG Somerset Area Group}}
 ====== MERG Somerset Area Group ======
-[[:public:areagroups|Return to Area Groups News]]\\
-[[:public:start|Index to other public pages]]\\
-[[https://www.merg.org.uk/index.php|MERG Home page]]\\
-==== Email ====
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+[[:public:areagroups|Area Groups]] | [[:public:start|Public pages]] | [[https://www.merg.org.uk/index.php|MERG Home page]] | [[https://www.merg.org.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=63|Area Group Forum]] | [[:subjects:msag_home|Members only area]]
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+|{{ :public:msag-banner.jpg?900|Do you know what it is yet?}}|
+</WRAP>
+==== How do I contact the Somerset Area Group ====
+<WRAP help round>
+Click to send us a message,\\ [[https://www.merg.org.uk/areagroup.php?area=12|MERG Somerset Area Group contact form]]
+</WRAP>
-To send us an email, [[https://www.merg.org.uk/areagroup.php?area=12|use the MERG Area Group contact form]]\\
+==== Who are the leaders of the group? ====
-For MERG members, you might also like to look at our [[https://www.merg.org.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=63|area group forum.]]
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+M1925 Paul Howes //Group Leader// \\ M4418 Anthony Braithwaite //Deputy Group Leader// \\ M6456 Malcolm Asker //Group Communications Officer//
+</WRAP>
-==== Secretary ====
+==== Can I join you today? ====
+<WRAP tip round>
+<WRAP button>[[https://www.merg.org.uk/joinform.php?submit=Join+Now|First Join MERG here]]</WRAP>
+Then make sure you join the Somerset Area Group when you are signed up and bolster the **240** members currently subscribed to our Area Group.
+<WRAP button>[[https://merg.org.uk/membership/areagroups.php|Join the Somerset Area Group]]</WRAP>
+Select **Somerset Area Group** from the drop down list in **Other Area Groups** and press the **Subscribe to Area Group** button.
+</WRAP>
-Paul Howes
+==== How do you meet? ====
+<WRAP info round>
+The group normally meets on the first Saturday of every month between 10am and 1pm in Yeovil, Somerset. Meetings include some or all of the following:\\
+  * A presentation
+  * A session on a group project
+  * A practical workshop
+Occasionally we meet from 10am to 4pm for an extended workshop session. Dates for meetings are held in the [[https://www.merg.org.uk/meetings.php#|MERG meetings diary]] unless otherwise stated or see **When are the next Meetings?** below.\\ \\ The meetings are normally held at St James Church, Preston Road, Yeovil.  Anyone wishing to attend a meeting can get directions from the group via the contact form.
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP alert round>
+**//GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON GATHERINGS AND TRAVEL//** Due to the restrictions all our meetings are currently online using Zoom video conferencing software.  Zoom is easy to use so please join us online.
+</WRAP>
-==== Meetings ====
+==== Do you hold workshops? ====
+<WRAP info round>
+//"Yes we do, sometimes together with a meeting sometimes a separate event."//
+  * Members bring their own kits to assemble with help from others in the group where required
+  * Members bring their own built kit for where they have failed to get it working or need to share test equipment
+  * Any electronic circuit is welcome not just MERG kits
+  * Members work on the current group projects together
+  * Members interconnect working kits and add hardware to learn how kits can work together
+</WRAP>
-==== Links ====
+==== When are the next meetings? ====
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+</WRAP>
-[[:helpsystem:coordinators|Help page for coordinators]]
+<WRAP important round>
+{{:public:msag_zoom_icon.png?30 |Zoom online Meetings}} **If you are already a MERG member, then You need to subscribe to the Somerset Area Group which ensures you get an emailed invite to all the above meetings**
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP tip round>
+<WRAP button>[[https://merg.org.uk/membership/areagroups.php|Join the Somerset Area Group]]</WRAP>
+Select **Somerset Area Group** from the drop down list in **Other Area Groups** and press the **Subscribe to Area Group** button.
+</WRAP>
+==== Where can I see what the group gets up to? ====
+<WRAP box round>
+<WRAP borderlesstable>
+|[[public:masag_gallery|Click here for a Gallery of events]]|{{:public:june_2019_meeting_1_.jpg?100|Found CANMIO}}|{{:public:june_2019_meeting_2_.jpg?100|Tony Presents}}|{{:public:june_2019_meeting_3_.jpg?100|How many group members does it take to read a multimeter?}}|{{:public:june_2019_meeting_4_.jpg?100|Who are you trying to mimic?}}|{{:public:msag-november-2019-meeting_2_.jpeg?176|Resistance is futile}}|
+</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
+==== Local Links ====
+<WRAP tip round>
+**Clubs**
+  * [[https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/West-Camel-Model-Railway-Society-231943490188817/|West Camel Model Railway Society]]
+  * [[https://yeovilmrg.org/ |Yeovil Model Railway Group]]
+**Heritage Railways**
+  * [[https://eastsomersetrailway.com/|East Somerset Railway]]
+  * [[https://www.northdorsetrailway.co.uk/|North Dorset Railway (Shillingstone Project)]]
+  * [[https://www.tram.co.uk/|Seaton Tramway]]
+  * [[https://www.swanagerailway.co.uk/|Swanage Railway]]
+  * [[https://swindon-cricklade-railway.org/|Swindon and Cricklade Railway]]
+  * [[https://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/|West Somerset Railway]]
+  * [[http://www.yeovilrailway.freeservers.com/|Yeovil Railway centre]]
+**Shops**
+  * [[https://www.aspiregiftsandmodels.co.uk/|Aspire Gifts and Models]]
+  * [[https://www.buffersmodelrailways.com/|Buffers Model Railways]]
+  * [[https://www.dcctrainautomation.co.uk/|DCC Train Automation]]
+  * [[https://www.esmodels.co.uk/|East Somerset Models]]
+  * [[http://www.trainsandtrack.co.uk/|The Model Shop (Exeter)]]
+</WRAP>
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+[[:public:areagroups|Area Groups]] | [[:public:start|Public pages]] | [[https://www.merg.org.uk/index.php|MERG Home page]] | [[https://www.merg.org.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=63|Area Group Forum]] | [[:subjects:msag_home|Members only area]]
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