Programme of Events
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 18th October (not listed below), and a special on Halloween.
2020 Programme
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 12 Jan 10.30am | Carriage shed meeting | Meeting to discuss the construction and fitting out of the new carriage shed. Please come along and help us to decide how to make use of it. All members are encouraged to attend. |
| Mon, 20 Jan 7.30pm | Presentation Geoff Martell |
Safety in the Workshop |
| Mon, 27 Jan 7pm | Trustee meeting | All members are welcome to attend and contribute. |
| Mon, 3 Feb 7.30pm | Informal Evening | An opportunity for members to meet and discuss engineering subjects of interest |
| Mon, 17 Feb 7.30pm | Auction night | Please bring along any surplus items wasting space in your workshop - or anything else for that matter. Pay a commission or donate all proceeds to the Society. |
| Mon, 24 Feb 7pm | Trustee meeting | All members are welcome to attend and contribute. |
| Mon, 2 Mar 7.30pm | 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. |
| Sat - Sun 14 - 15 March | Midlands Garden Railway Show | The Show for larger scales covers O Gauge, G Scale, Gauge 1 and 16mm and more.. see live steam, gas & coal fired locomotives. Warwickshire Event Centre http://www.largescalemodelrail.co.uk |
| Mon, 16 Mar 7.30pm | Presentation | Open discussion on Maintenance, Training and Operation of the Railway. Please come and have your say. |
| Mon, 23 March 7pm | Trustee meeting | All members are welcome to attend and contribute. |
| Sun, 29 March | Pre-Season Testing Day and Training day | NO PUBLIC RUNNING. All the operational items are brought into use to check correct function. Boiler testing, hydraulic and steam, available on site all day. ALL MEMBERS NEEDING CERTIFICATION PLEASE TRY TO COME TODAY. Come along and get trained in any of the operations for running the railway. New members are encouraged to come and be trained and old hands can come along for a refresher. Contact Debbie Griffiths for information. |
| Sun, 5 April | Public Running | The first public running day of our Summer season: 10-30am until about 3.45pm. Weather permitting. Every Sunday and Bank Holiday from now until the last Sunday in October. Lunch break 12.30-1.15 |
| Mon, 6 Apr 7.30pm | Informal Evening | An opportunity for members to meet and discuss engineering subjects of interest |
| Fri, 10 April Good Friday | Public Running | Public running |
| Sun, 12 April Easter Sunday | Public Running | Easter Sunday public running day |
| Mon, 13 Apr Bank holiday | Public Running | Easter Monday public running day |
| Mon, 20 Apr 7.30pm | Presentation Alwyn Rogers |
Alwyn will talk about how he got started in the steam engine business. |
| Tue, 21 Apr | Members Running Afternoon | The third Tuesday of each month during our running season is reserved for members to use our railway at Cinderbarrow rather than build/maintain it. This is the day of the month specifically reserved for members. |
| Fri - Sun 24-26 Apr | GL5 meeting | GL5 meeting at Cinderbarrow. Members welcome to come and see the railway running to timetable with 5" gauge engines and rolling stock only. This year GL5 takes over a Sunday. No public running on this day. |
| Sat, 25 Apr | Gauge One Spring Show | Shepshed High School (Open to the public). More details at https://www.g1mra.com/2020-spring-meeting/ |
| Mon, 27 Apr 7pm | Trustee meeting | All members are welcome to attend and contribute. |
| Fri, 8 May Bank Holiday | Public Running | VE Day bank holiday public running |
| Fri - Sun 8 - 10 May | Doncaster National ME Exhibition | Doncaster National Model Engineering Exhibition, Details are available on the exhibition’s website at http://www.thedoncastershow.com |
| Mon, 18 May 7.30pm | Presentation | Geoff Martell: Geoff will repeat his talk on building and looking after your boiler. If anyone is currently working on one or thinking of building one, please bring your drawings along. |
| Tue, 19 May | Member Running | Members Running Afternoon |
| Mon, 25 May | Public Running | Late May Bank Holiday Public Running Day Trustee meeting postponed till tomorrow. |
| Mon, 1 Jun 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, 15 Jun 7.30pm | Presentation Fiona Kennough |
Locomotives of the West Coast Railway |
| Mon, 22 Jun 7pm | Trustee meeting | All members are welcome to attend and contribute. |
| Sat, 4 July | Open Day | Cinderbarrow opens its gates to our neighbouring Northern Societies. Probably one of the busiest days in our calendar. The day is full, demanding, memorable and very satisfying, what else would you want? Our club room displays a superb table of refreshments for all, with many thanks for the arrangements by members’ spouses/partners |
| Mon, 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, 20 Jul 7.30pm | Presentation | TBA |
| Mon, 27 Jul 7pm | Trustee meeting | All members are welcome to attend and contribute. |
| Mon, 3 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 |
| Sat, 8 Aug | 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/ |
| Mon, 17 Aug 7.30pm | Presentation | TBA |
| Mon, 24 Aug 7pm | Trustee meeting | All members are welcome to attend and contribute. |
| Mon, 31 Aug | Public Running | August Bank Holiday Public Running Day |
| Mon, 7 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. |
| Tue, 15 Sep | Member Running | Members Running Afternoon |
| Fri - Sun 18 - 20 Sep | 7.25" Gauge Society Gala & AGM weekend | 7.25" Gauge Society Gala and AGM weekend at Echills Wood Railway. More information at http://www.sevenandaquarter.org and http://www.ewr.org.uk |
| Mon, 21 Sep 7.30pm | Presentation | TBA |
| Mon, 28 Sep 7pm | Trustee meeting | All members are welcome to attend and contribute. |
| Mon, 5 Oct 7.30pm | 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. |
| Sat, 10 Oct | Garage One Trade Show & AGM | Garage One Trade Show and AGM, Swindon |
| Sun, 11 Oct 1-4pm | Public running | Public running in the afternoons only in October |
| Thu - Sun, 15 - 18 Oct | Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition | Venue: Warwickshire Event Centre. More details at http://www.midlandsmodelengineering.co.uk |
| Sun, 18 Oct 1-4pm | Public running | Last public running day of the season 1pm - 4pm |
| Mon, 19 Oct 7.30pm | Presentation | TBA |
| Sun, 25 Oct | 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! |
| Sat, 31 Oct | 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 year’s 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, 2 Nov 7pm | Trustee meeting | All members are welcome to attend and contribute. |
| Mon, 16 Nov 7.30pm | Presentation | tba |
| Mon, 30 Nov 7pm | Trustee meeting | All members are welcome to attend and contribute. |
| Mon, 7 Dec 7.30pm | Informal Evening | An opportunity for members to meet and discuss engineering subjects of interest |
| Sat, 12 Dec 12:30 | Christmas Lunch | Christmas lunch - venue to be arranged |
Open Day
Open Day
Saturday, 6th July 2019. 10.30am until 4pm
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.
