Programme of Events

LMMES reserve the right to cancel or amend the published events without notice.

The Society arranges various talks and other events, mainly on Monday evenings. Members of the public are welcome to come along to our talks and other events. Please contact the secretary (see Contact page ) for more information.

We also run trains for the public every Sunday and Bank Holiday from April to 18^th October (not listed below), and a special on Halloween.

2021 Programme

Date		Event	Details
Tue, 6 Jul	5PM	Members running evening	During the lighter evenings members can come and run their locos in the evening instead of the regular Tuesday slot. Feel free to bring along family, a picnic, barbecue, etc. and make it a real social event.
Mon, 19 Jul	7:30PM	Presentation	Open discussion on Maintenance, Training and Operation of the Railway. Please come and have your say.
Mon, 26 Jul	7PM	Trustee meeting	Members may attend for specific items at the invitation trustees.
Mon, 2 Aug	5PM	Members running evening	During the lighter evenings members can come and run their locos in the evening instead of the regular Tuesday slot. Feel free to bring along family, a picnic, barbecue, etc. and make it a real social event.
Date TBA	11AM - 4PM	Gauge One North West Group	Gauge One North West Group visit to Cinderbarrow
0	12AM	The BIG model and Hobby Show	The BIG model and Hobby Show at Southport. More information at https://brickish.org/event/the-big-model-hobby-show-2019/
Date TBA	7:30PM	Presentation Alwyn Rogers	Alwyn will talk about how he got started in the steam engine business.
Mon, 23 Aug	7PM	Trustee meeting	Members may attend for specific items at the invitation trustees.
Mon, 30 Aug	Bank holiday	Public Running	August Bank Holiday Public Running Day
Mon, 6 Sep	5PM	Members running evening	During the lighter evenings members can come and run their locos in the evening instead of the regular Tuesday slot. Feel free to bring along family, a picnic, barbecue, etc. and make it a real social event.
0	12AM	7.25" Gauge Society Gala & AGM weekend	7.25" Gauge Society Gala and AGM weekend. More information at http://www.sevenandaquarter.org and http://www.ewr.org.uk
Mon, 13 Sep	7:30PM	Presentation	TBA
Mon, 20 Sep	7PM	Trustee meeting	Members may attend for specific items at the invitation trustees.
Mon, 4 Oct	7PM	Engineering Evening	The night where you bring a project along. This can be anything you are currently working on including drawings. It does not have to be railway biased. The idea is to discuss various manufacturing processes with a particular emphasis on helping those with limited experience.
0	12AM	Garage One Trade Show & AGM	Garage One Trade Show and AGM, Swindon
Sun, 10 Oct	1PM - 4PM	Public running	Public running in the afternoons only in October
Thu-Sun 14-17 Oct	Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition	Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition, Leamington	Venue: Warwickshire Event Centre. More details at http://www.midlandsmodelengineering.co.uk
Sun, 17 Oct	1PM - 4PM	Public running	Last public running day of the season 1pm - 4pm
Mon, 18 Oct	7:30PM	Presentation	TBA
Sat, 23 Oct		NAME autumn meeting	National Association of Model Engineers autumn meeting at the Royal Oak, Ockbrook.
Sun, 24 Oct	12AM	Halloween prep day	Please come along and help us get ready for our big Halloween night. Lots to do, getting all our props ready in advance will make it much easier on the day!
Sun, 31 Oct	5PM - 8PM	Halloween Night	Our biggest evening of the year when we are joined by a variety of characters to help make this the most memorable of the years train journeys. All sorts of help is always needed and it is a great fund raiser for our Society. Help needed to set up from lunchtime.
Mon, 15 Nov	7:30PM	Presentation	TBA
Mon, 22 Nov	7PM	Trustee meeting	Members may attend for specific items at the invitation trustees.
Mon, 6 Dec	7PM	Informal Evening	An opportunity for members to meet and discuss engineering subjects of interest
Sun, 12 Dec	12PM	Christmas Lunch	Christmas lunch - venue to be arranged

Update 22 June 2021:

Due to the ongoing Covid restrictions, the Open Day this year has been cancelled.

Open Day

Date to be announced

Lancaster And Morecambe Model Engineering Society holds Open Days, when we invite other clubs to visit to run their locomotives on our two quarter mile tracks. Our ground level tracks cater for 3½, 5 and 7¼ inch gauge and are used to give rides to the public as well as for club members’ use. The minimum radius is approximately 35ft leaving the steaming bays (an alternative exit is available). The incline is a maximum of 1:76. At the entrance to the site there is a 2.15m height barrier (this can be removed by arrangement in advance).

General Guidelines

• Our site will be open from 10.30 a.m. until 4p.m.
• Carriages are available, which are fitted with standard vacuum brakes, but please bring your own Driving Trucks, though a limited number of Trucks will be provided.
• We will supply coal, steam oil and mains water.
• Our facilities include covered raised steaming bays, 12V DC blower supplies, compressed air and a hydraulic platform.
• Owners of steam locomotives must provide: a valid boiler certificate (which complies with procedures set out by the Northern and Southern Federation of Model Engineering Societies), a valid insurance certificate and a current membership card. For inspection prior to running it on our track.
• A buffet lunch will be provided in our clubhouse with refreshments throughout your stay. We have toilets within the clubhouse.
• All visiting drivers will be given guidance for safe running and instruction on the signalling system.
• We no longer require an attendance form to be submitted in advance. All are welcome, just turn up!

N.B This information is available for download by clicking the link below.

A few pictures from our Open Day July 2018.

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