2024 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 7.00pm. Non-members are always welcome and refreshments are served. An entry charge of £3 is made to cover hall costs and refreshments. The charge can be paid by debit/credit card or by cash (correct amount please).
Chipperfield Track (Puffing Park) Running Sessions.
There are normally two Club running sessions each calendar month at the Puffing Park . They are at 13:30 on the first Sunday after club nights and on Sunday afternoon at 13:30 two weeks after the club night .
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.
Club Night location details can be found in the Join section.
2024 Events Calendar
CLUB EVENTS
10th Jan - A film show from Frank Banfield.
14th Feb - Professor John Uff KK FREng, will talk to us about leading the inquiry into the Southall train crash & Mike C will discuss his Tiger tank, experience in use, planned developments and
remediations etc..
13th Mar - Chris and Jim Scivyer will be talking about Model Rocketry followed by a briefing by Guy 'Should we become a Charity?
31st March - Easter Sailing Regatta at Verulamium Park. From 10:00 AM - 1PM. CANCELLED
10th April - AGM followed by Club Auction.
8th May - Fairey Swordfish, its construction & Laser Cutting. Dave Batchelor
12th June - Puffing Park. (see July) We'll meet again to quote the Queen.
10th July - Members models (interchangeable with June for weather)
14th August - Steam demo and G1 models TBA
11th September - Michael & Mark. 'What happens when things go wrong on Euro Star and Network Rail'
28th & 29th September - Club Exhibition at Townsend School St.Albans. Support required from all members for this major club event.
9th October - Club Night: Guy on metals / engineering solutions etc.
13th November - Club Night: EGM & speaker TBA.
11th December - Club Night. Christmas evening.
NON CLUB EVENTS
2nd & 3rd March - Midlands Garden Rail Show. Warwickshire
16th & 17th March - London Festival of Railway Modelling . Alexandra Palace.
27th & 28th April - Model World LIVE. NEC Birmingham
18th May - Garden Fields School 'May Fair' 12:00 - 15:00 . Club portable track and loco to give free rides. Support required from members.
18th & 19th May - Shuttleworth, Beds Model Air & Boats display
11th May - Brambleton Model Railway Club. Open Day 14:00 - 17:30
25th & 26th May - Model Boat Mayhem at Wicksteed Park
June - Hertfordshire Steam & Country Show. Standalone Farm, Letchworth.
14th - 16th June - Weston Park Model Airshow. Staffordshire.
29th & 30th July - 'Wings & Wheels'. Stanford Hall, Lutterworth. Nr Rugby
27th & 28th July - Shuttleworth, Beds Model Air & Boats display
July - Chiltern Steam Rally. Hyde End, near Great Missenden
July - Dacorum Steam and Country Fayre. Green Croft Farm , near Hemel H.
4th August - Portable Track at Clarence Park. Member support required
18th August - Portable track at Verulamium Park. Member support required.
September - Southern Model Airshow. Headcorn Aerodrome. CANCELLED
14th September - Brambleton Model Railway Club. Open Day 14:00 - 17:30
14th & 15th September - International N-Gauge Show. Warwickshire
17th - 20th October - Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition. Warwickshire
19th & 20th October - Blackpool Model Show.