2021 Club Nights & Events Calendar
Club Nights and Outside Events
Club nights are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Christchurch Centre, High Oaks, St Albans, AL3 6DJ and start at 7.30pm. Non-members are always welcome and refreshments are served. An entry charge of £3 is made to cover hall costs etc.
Chipperfield Track (Puffing Park) Running Sessions.
There are normally two Club running sessions each calendar month at the Puffing Park . They are at 10:00am on the first Sunday after club nights and again at 1.00pm on the Wednesday two weeks after Club nights. Club night dates are listed below, so to check availability attend the Club night, or check with Roger Stephen by phone or email, or join his regular Puffing Park e-mail list. To reduce the risk of getting stuck you are advised to check ground conditions carefully before driving beyond the entrance gates. The 2021 running session dates can be found HERE
Club Night location details can be found in the Join section.
Club Nights now on Zoom
The Covid-19 lockdown has denied us the usual monthly meetings at the Christchurch Centre so until we are in a position to resume those meetings we are operating Zoom meetings.
On the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30 we hold a Zoom society meeting where we will conduct any necessary society business, aim to have an interesting presentation and the chance to discuss.
On the fourth Wednesday of every month at 2pm we have an informal Zoom meeting for the purpose of catching up and discussing anything that takes our interest.
On the third Saturday of every month at 4pm we have an informal Zoom meeting for those members who were unable to attend the Wednesday informal Zoom meeting because of work or social reasons.
If anyone wants to get involved in running the Zoom meetings or is keen to bring a topic along to the 2nd Wednesday society meeting then please get in touch with any of the committee members.
2021 Events Calendar
2nd January - Saturday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 2.00pm
13th January - Monthly Club Zoom Meeting - 7.30pm
16th January - Saturday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 4.00pm
27th January - Wednesday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 2.00pm
10th February - Monthly Club Zoom Meeting - 7.30pm
20th February - Saturday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 4.00pm
24th February - Wednesday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 2.00pm
10th March - Monthly Club Zoom Meeting - 7.30pm
20th March - Saturday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 4.00pm
31st March - Wednesday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 2.00pm ...... NOTE NEW DATE
14th April - AGM & Monthly Club Zoom Meeting - 7.30pm
17th April - Saturday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 4.00pm
28th April - Wednesday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 2.00pm
12th May - Monthly Club Zoom Meeting - 7.30pm
We are privileged to have a very senior figure in the UK rail industry give us a talk about the techniques being used to build new railways in this country. Make sure you don’t miss this one. Joining information will be sent out with the reminders in the days before the meeting.
15th May - Saturday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 4.00pm
Tuesday 1st June - Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 2.00pm NOTE NEW DATE
9th June - Monthly Club Zoom Meeting - 7.30pm
'The Renewal of Network Rail’s Comms Systems' by Trevor Foulkes M.A. (Cambs). Trevor Foulkes will talk about the need for communications on the railway and how they are provided. He will also talk about two programs which made a substantial improvement to Network Rail's system.
19th June - Saturday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 4.00pm
30th June - Wednesday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 3.30pm
14th July - Monthly Club Zoom Meeting - 7.30pm
Justin Watkins talks about his garden railway. He will introduce his garden, explain the motivation behind his choice of gauge, and then go into the greasy details of his locos. If there is time he will mention rolling stock, and answer questions about plants.
17th July - Saturday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 4.00pm
28th July - Wednesday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 2.00pm
1st Aug - Club Open Day and BBQ at the Puffing Park
11th August - Monthly Club Meeting - 7.30pm
If conditions permit the August meeting will be a 'normal' club night at the usual Christchurch Centre and will be a 'Bring your lockdown models' to show to fellow club members. Normal club nights will hopefully resume after this date. The informal Zoom meeting may continue.
21st August - Saturday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 4.00pm
25th August - Wednesday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 2.00pm
8th September - Monthly Club Zoom Meeting - 7.30pm
18th September - Saturday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 4.00pm
22nd September - Wednesday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 2.00pm
25th & 26th September - The BIG St.Albans Model Show - Provisional
13th October - Monthly Club Zoom Meeting - 7.30pm
16th October - Saturday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 4.00pm
27th October - Wednesday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 2.00pm
10th November - Monthly Club Zoom Meeting - 7.30pm
20th November - Saturday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 4.00pm
24th November - Wednesday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 2.00pm
8th December - Monthly Club Zoom Meeting - 7.30pm
18th December - Saturday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 4.00pm
22nd December - Wednesday Informal Club Zoom Meeting - 2.00pm
NON CLUB EVENTS
24th & 25th July - Rugby Model Engineering Society - Raised Track Extension Grand Opening
4th September - Brambleton Model Railway Club - Open Day - Provisional
14th - 17th October - Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition - Warwickshire
6th & 7th November - International Model Boat Show - Warwickshire