2026 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.
2026 Events Calendar
CLUB EVENTS
14th Jan - Film Night, a selection of Transport Films, by Mike G.
11th Feb - Railway Engineering. The clickety click bits! Guy K.
11th March - Rob on latest model boat, and science of GF coating. Plus. Marine, Roy on converting
decorative models to radio control.
5th April - Club Easter Regatta. Verulamium Park model boating lake. 10:00 - 14:00
8th April - Club Auction. Guy K.
19th April - Sunday Sailing at Verulamium boating lake. 10:00 -14:00
13th May - Jim S, some technical parts we take for granted on cars? Plus Mike C update on projects.
10th June. - Puffing Field, depending on weather. Alternate July
28th June - Club Outing to Black Country Museum. Dudley. Details TBA.
8th July - Members models possible alternate with June.
9th Aug - Provisional. Club visit to Pitstone Museum. Details TBA.
12th August - G1 Trains. The content is being worked on.
9th September - Kevin B on his daily grind! Or precision grinding 101. Also, Tony Ashgrove Ephraim project
loco progress.
26th & 27th September - Club Exhibition.
14th October - History of Willesden Junction with Peter Fuller and team.
11th November - AGM plus subject to be advised.
9th December - TBA
NON CLUB EVENTS
28th Feb - 1st March - Midlands Garden Rail Show. Warwickshire
1st March - Chesham Model Railway Club Annual Exhibition. 10:00 - 16:00
21st & 22nd March - London Festival of Railway Modelling . Alexandra Palace.
18th & 19th April - Wicksteed Model Show, Wicksteed Park, Kettering. 10:00 - 17:00
25th & 26th April - Model World LIVE. NEC Birmingham
10th May - Vintage Model Yacht Group Regatta @ North London Soc. of Model Engineers. 10:00 - 16:00
14th May - De Havilland Museum Model Show. 10:00 - 16:00
16th May - Brambleton Model Railway Club Open Day 14:00 - 17:30
23rd & 24th May - Model Boat Mayhem. Wicksteed Park
19th - 21st June - Weston Park Model Airshow. Staffordshire.
12th September - Brambleton Model Railway Club. Open Day 14:00 - 17:30
12th & 13th September - International N-Gauge Show. Warwickshire
12th & 13th September - Blackpool Model Show.
13th September - Vintage Model Yacht Group Regatta @ North London Soc. of Model Engineers
15th - 18th October - Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition. Warwickshire