MERG Somerset Area Group

MERG Somerset Area Group

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Do you know what it is yet?

How do I contact the Somerset Area Group

Click to send us a message, MERG Somerset Area Group contact form

Who are the leaders of the group?

M1925 Paul Howes Group Leader M4418 Anthony Braithwaite Deputy Group Leader M6456 Malcolm Asker Group Communications Officer

Can I join you today?

First Join MERG here 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. Join the Somerset Area Group Edit Area Groups using the green pencil. Then select Somerset Area Group from the drop down list in Other Area Groups and press the Subscribe to Area Group button.

How do you meet?

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 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.

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.

Do you hold workshops?

“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

When are the next meetings?

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

Join the Somerset Area Group Edit Area Groups using the green pencil. Then select Somerset Area Group from the drop down list in Other Area Groups and press the Subscribe to Area Group button.

Where can I see what the group gets up to?

Click here for a Gallery of events Found CANMIO Tony Presents How many group members does it take to read a multimeter? Who are you trying to mimic? Resistance is futile

Local Links

Clubs West Camel Model Railway Society Yeovil Model Railway Group Heritage Railways East Somerset Railway North Dorset Railway (Shillingstone Project) Seaton Tramway Swanage Railway Swindon and Cricklade Railway West Somerset Railway Yeovil Railway centre Shops Aspire Gifts and Models Buffers Model Railways DCC Train Automation East Somerset Models The Model Shop (Exeter)

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