St.Albans & District Model Engineering Society
Model Engineering for All Ages
Welcome to the St.Albans & District Model Engineering Society website.
Welcome to the St Albans and District Model Engineering Society.
We are open to all ages for Full Membership, Associate Membership (spouse of full member) and Junior Members.
Members interests cover model boats (steam, IC, electric, and sail), steam engines, traction engines, locomotives from 5in gauge to 32mm gauge, Meccano, 3D printing, clocks, IC engines, tanks, RC cars and lorries, and workshop machinery.
Benefits include our monthly meeting with talks and demonstrations, our award winning monthly Newsletter with the latest club news and members articles, access to the members only section of the website, access to our tracksite and club base, Regattas and events at the lakeside, regular Zoom meetings when physical meetings are restricted, various external coach trips and BBQ events annually, help and advice on modelling and technical problems, and a chance to meet up with a bunch of friendly people interested in all things hobby related.
Please click on the 'About the club' in the Menu to find out more about us.
Brambleton Model Railway Open Day
A report by Justin Watkins
Easter Sunday Sailing at Verulamium Park
A Report by Rob Briancourt
Read Roy's report on the February Club Night HERE
10th February 2022
Read the OCTOBER Club Night & Auction Report HERE
Read the September Club Night Report HERE
The Club Returns to the ChristChurch Centre
Read Roy's August Club Night Report HERE
The End of the Tunnel
Read Clive Reynolds Report HERE
Read the RLNI QUIZ NIGHT Report HERE
10th March 2020
Thanks to everybody who came to visit our stand at the London Model Engineer Exhibition 2020
Watch the full video HERE
A visit to the East Anglian Railway Museum – by Clive Reynolds
Read the report HERE
13th December 2019
On Thursday 24th October 2019 BBC Radio 4 broadcast an item about the chalk rivers in the UK and specifically about the River Ver which feeds the ornamental and model boating lakes in Verulamium Park, St Albans.
Click on the PLAY arrow to listen to the item.
Listen to Roy, Tony & Malcolm being interviewed on Radio Verulam about the Society and our forthcoming exhibition on 28th & 29th September
Click on the PLAY arrow to listen to the interview.
See a video of the interview HERE
18th September 2019
"Our globally important environmental gem, the River Ver, is running dry and fish are dying. But is anything being done about it?"
Amanda Yorwerth speaks to Jake Rigg of Affinity Water to find out.
Click on the PLAY arrow to listen to the interview.
The first StAlbansMES Newsletter has been published, registered club members can view and download it HERE
1st May 2019
St Albans & District Model Engineering Society
Model Engineering for All Ages
Welcome to the St Albans & District Model Engineering Society website.
Please click on the 'About The Club' Menu item to find out more about us