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+****************************************************
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+====== MERG West Midlands Area Group (WMAG) ======
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+[[:public:areagroups|Area Groups]] [[:public:start|Public pages]] [[https://www.merg.org.uk/index.php|MERG Home page]] </WRAP>
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+****************************************************
+Replace photo with a area group meeting photo
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+{{:public:wmag1.jpg?400|}}  {{:public:wmag_tony_.jpg?400|}}
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+===== How do I contact the Area Group =====
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+***************************************************************************
+Replace NN with the number of your area group - get from the AG admin page.
+Update the contact form title.
+***************************************************************************
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+[[https://www.merg.org.uk/areagroup.php?area=17|MERG West Midlands Area Group contact form]]
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+===== Who is the leader of the group? =====
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+****************************************************
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+Allan Gardner M6237 - //Group Leader//
+</WRAP>
+===== Would you like to join today? =====
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+Not a member? then <WRAP button>[[https://www.merg.org.uk/membership.php|Join MERG Here]]</WRAP> and sign up to this Area Group. If you are already a member <WRAP button>[[https://merg.org.uk/membership/areagroups.php|Join the West Midlands Area Group]]</WRAP>
+Select **West Midlands Area Group** from the drop-down list in **Other Area Groups** and press the **Subscribe to Area Group** button.
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+===== How do you meet? =====
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+****************************************************
+Provide meeting details
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+In normal times we meet at the Birmingham Canal Navigations Society's premises Titford Pump House, Engine Street, OLDBURY, West Midlands B69 4NL.\\
+<WRAP button>[[https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Titford+Pumphouse/@52.4966868,-2.0095574,19z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x48709794db0b2afb:0x85f894929c8ab6f8!8m2!3d52.4966868!4d-2.0090102|Titford Pumphouse]]
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+There is plenty of car parking – mostly on Engine Street, some within the Pump House compound. The address above includes a Google maps link.
+All facilities are at ground level.\\
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+We meet four times a year in January, April July and October. We hold two meetings on a Saturday and the other two on a Sunday. \\
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+**//GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON GATHERINGS AND TRAVEL//** Due to the restrictions we are unable to meet at the moment.  We have a meeting scheduled for October but clearly we remain in uncertain times.
+</WRAP>
+===== What does the group get up to? =====
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+Our days meeting normally starts at 10:00 am and concludes at 16:00.
+The day is split into two parts.
+The morning session is more formal in so far as we have one or more guest speakers.  The topics are far-ranging. Take a look at the next section to see some of our previous meetings.
+The afternoon session is informal and generally consists of:
+  - Members working on their current project (normally a KIT).  We will do our best to help with construction and problem-solving.
+  - Talking to presenters about the days topic.
+  - Passing the day talking all thing model railway electronics.
+We charge a modest £3 for the day which we donate to our venue host for the use of the Pumphouse.
+We do not charge for tea and coffee or the various superb cake that is kindly supplied by one of our members' wives.
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+</WRAP>
+===== What Have We Done Previously? ==
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+|[[public:wmag_gallery|Click here for a Gallery of events]]|
+{{:playground:wm_jan2019_doug.jpg?200|}} {{:playground:wm_jan2019_1.jpg?250|}} {{:playground:wm_colin.jpg?250|}}
+</WRAP>
+</WRAP>
+===== And the Next Meeting? =====
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+</WRAP>
+===== What is Happening Online? =====
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+{{:public:msag_zoom_icon.png?30 |Zoom online Meetings}} Currently, WMAG members are participating in the Zoom calls being organised by the nearby East Midlands, Warwickshire and North Oxfordshire and the Virtual area groups.
+Some forthcoming activities are as follows: -
+===== East Midlands Area Group =====
+The East Midlands Area Group hosts a very popular call once per month.
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+===== Warwickshire and North Oxfordshire Area Group =====
+Our colleagues at Warwick and North Oxford AG are holding  biweekly virtual meetings on a Wednesday evening.   East Midlands AG are also holding monthly virtual all-day meeting. The schedule of both these groups is given below.   If you are interested in attending these groups sign up here and select ‘join area group’.
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+===== Virtual Area Group =====
+The Virtual Area Group offers short one hour presentations and discussions every week. Active participants call in from Australia, Canada, Ireland, Icelend, UK and USA.
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+</WRAP>
+===== What Local Organisations do we work with? =====
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+****************************************************
+Link to local model railway sites.
+****************************************************
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP tip round>
+The MERG West Midlands Area Group have attended model railway exhibitions, organised by the following clubs: -\\
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+[[https://www.staffordrailwaycircle.org.uk/|Stafford Railway Circle]]\\ {{ :playground:wm_staffs2019.jpg?400|}}
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+[[http://bournvillemrc.co.uk.websitebuilder.prositehosting.co.uk/|Bourneville Model Railway Club]]\\
+ \\
+[[https://www.warley-mrc.org.uk/|Warley Model Railway Club]]\\
+</WRAP>
 ====== MERG West Midlands Area Group ======