Try to get to a Society group meeting.

[Stan Williams]

For any society member who up to now has not gone along to a group meeting, may I urge you to try.
Julien Webb has put details of the West Midlands group which will meet this evening and we will be holding our next meeting on Saturday 29th June
in Rainford, Merseyside.
THere are many groups around the country and you can often pick up meeting dates from the Branchlines in the Newsletter and in our case on the diary
page on the 009 website.
I am certain you can improve your modelling by going along and maybe you can pass on your modelling skills to others.

So may I ask you, do go along to one of the Society group get togethers, I am certain it will benefit a lot of people.
Feel part of the 009 Society and not just model on your own.
You know it makes sense.

Stan Williams.

[Tom Haythornthwaite]

I'll be along to the next group meeting anywhere in Ukraine!

[andy1878]

I have to completely endorse what Stan says.

Personally I don't get to enough "do's", I've only made it to Stans little extra once and it was well worth the 5 hours driving.
I also make a point of doing the east midlands and the north east open meets annually (13th July and 7th Sept., respectively [2019]). Mansfield is an 8 hour round trip for me.

The meeting of like-minded modellers is worth its weight in gold.

Andy

[JulienW]

I'll be along to the next group meeting anywhere in Ukraine!

The answer to that one is

[Crichworkshop2000]

AS much as I would like to go to my local group meetings [East Midlands], I'm afraid my shift pattern makes it awkward but I do try and get my layout to their show every other year or so.

[MickT]

I'll be along to the next group meeting anywhere in Ukraine!

The answer to that one is

[Alan Feldon]

Mick the other one used to give his location in the russian annexed bit so maybe a bit difficult politically !
I always attend the Greek group meetings !

[MickT]

Thanks Alan, sorry Tom, good point!

Mick

[Scottish Modeller]

For any society member who up to now has not gone along to a group meeting, may I urge you to try.
Julien Webb has put details of the West Midlands group which will meet this evening and we will be holding our next meeting on Saturday 29th June
in Rainford, Merseyside.
THere are many groups around the country and you can often pick up meeting dates from the Branchlines in the Newsletter and in our case on the diary
page on the 009 website.
I am certain you can improve your modelling by going along and maybe you can pass on your modelling skills to others.

So may I ask you, do go along to one of the Society group get togethers, I am certain it will benefit a lot of people.
Feel part of the 009 Society and not just model on your own.
You know it makes sense.

Stan Williams.

Hi Stan,

I'd love to be able to take part more!

However, there is no Area Group in Scotland.....................

Thanks
Phil H

[cnw6847]

Hi Stan,

I'd love to be able to take part more!

However, there is no Area Group in Scotland.....................

Thanks
Phil H
[/quote]

See if anyone else in your area wants a get together.

Its what we did in the Norfolk & Suffolk area and we now have a very successful area group.

[Scottish Modeller]

Hi Stan,

I'd love to be able to take part more!

However, there is no Area Group in Scotland.....................

Thanks
Phil H

See if anyone else in your area wants a get together.

Its what we did in the Norfolk & Suffolk area and we now have a very successful area group.
[/quote]
Hi Richard,

History repeats itself.

I've done this with DEMU and it worked for a while, then fell apart

I'm trying it at present for the N Gauge Society.

The common trait is that the interested people are too far apart in Scotland and can't agree on a convient meeeting place.

Thanks
Phil H

[Alan Feldon]

No problem Mick
No one else ever turns up for the Greek area meetings -perhaps I should change my deoderant !

[B.Meldon]

I can recall the times when a list of everyone's name and address in the 009 Society was published in the News! This was very helpful for finding other local members. I still have thes lists.
I remember sending out group invitations to all those in Essex that were on the list.
Obviously this is a complete no-no to do this in today. How times have changed.

Brian Meldon

[Scottish Modeller]

I can recall the times when a list of everyone's name and address in the 009 Society was published in the News! This was very helpful for finding other local members. I still have thes lists.
I remember sending out group invitations to all those in Essex that were on the list.
Obviously this is a complete no-no to do this in today. How times have changed.

Brian Meldon

Hi Brian,

A comment - based on my former position title - 'Data Protection Officer' and having been registered with ICO as such

It is still legal to do this as it is deemed to be within the criteria 'Promoting the societies interests'.

This should be done by the Memb Sec as he is technically 'The Data Holder' on behalf of the society.

So - subject to that Memb Sec being willing and able, to do this, it would be possible for the society to establish if there are members willing to participate in an area group in a specific area.

In the past I have found that identifying the members Post Codes then they can geographically bundled together works.

Thanks
Phil H

ps - just checked - still registered as data officer with ICO - only moved on from that job 10 years ago!

[BrianE]

Just a reminder that although I won't give you any other members' address I will happily email any members in your local postcodes and give them yours, if you would like me to. It may help in forming new groups or maybe just getting in touch with local members.

Brian E
(MemSec)