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Clubs and Societies Directory - KENT
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LOCAL RAILWAY CLUBS IN KENT - Societies based in a particular locale often with regular meetings and get togethers. |
| Ashford Model Railway Club |
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Contact Details:
Hon Secretary, Mr J White, The Sidings, 13 St Mary's Close, Hamstreet,
Ashford, Kent
TN26 2DX |
 01233733416 |
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Meeting Venue:
Willesborough Windmill, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford TN24 0QG |
| Meeting Day: Wednesday Meeting Times: 7.00pm Onwards |
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Friendly, small club, with around 15 members, meeting weekly at Willesborough Windmill Barn, Hythe Road, Willesborough every Wednesday between 19:00 - 21:00
Currently constructing a 00 gauge model of Rye Sussex.
multi-gauge test track available for members use |
| Details last updated
30th January 2017 |
| Beckenham and West Wickham Model Railway Club |
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Contact Details:
Chairman, Greg Marshall,
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07545469610 |
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Meeting Venue:
St George's Church Halls, Beckenham BR3 1AX |
| Meeting Day: Thursdays Meeting Times: Greg Marshall |
The Beckenham and West Wickham Model Railway Club, located in south east London in the UK, was founded in 1950 and is an active club promoting all aspects of railway modelling. We have a number of layouts from N gauge up to O gauge.
Please explore this site to learn more about the club and its layouts. We host an annual exhibition in October. This is your chance to come along and see the results of our hard work and hopefully to pick up some tips or ideas. |
| Details last updated
6th July 2017 |
| Chatham & District Model Railway Club |
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Contact Details:
Hon Secretary, John Morgan, 61 Hawthorne Avenue,
Rainham, Kent
ME8 6TS |
01634 387629 |
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Meeting Venue:
Ropery Basement, Main Gate Road, Chatham ME4 4TZ |
| Meeting Day: Tuesday and Friday Meeting Times: 7:30 - 10pm |
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A family orientated club with layouts to cater for many scales from N to 0. |
| Details last updated
20th March 2017 |
| City of Canterbury Model Railway Society |
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Contact Details:
Chairman, Mr A Hopper,
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01227 760289 |
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Meeting Venue:
Clubrooms, Holt Street, Nonington, NR Canterbury |
| Meeting Day: Monday Meeting Times: 7pm - 9.30pm |
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Club meets on Monday evenings from 7pm to around 9.30pm, at our club room in Nonington nr Canterbury. The Club has a fixed test layout in the club room; for details of other layouts see the Society website or see UK Model Shop Directory - layouts page. |
| Details last updated
22nd November 2016 |
| Dartford Model Railway Group |
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Contact Details:
Publicity Manager, Andy Cottenham,
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Meeting Venue:
Sutton-at-hone, NR Dartford DA4 9EX |
| Meeting Day: Thursday Meeting Times: 19:30 - 22:30 |
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Dartford MRG is a small but active, friendly group who enjoy both building and exhibiting model railways. Our members model in all the major gauges.
We meet weekly on Thursday evening at Sutton-At-Hone, near Dartford in Kent to enjoy our modelling and run our layouts.
New members at all levels and abilities are always welcome - we enjoy sharing our skills.
For further details and to contact us please see our website. |
| Details last updated
7th September 2015 |
| East Kent 0 Gauge Group |
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Contact Details:
Secretary, D Grimwood,
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07960 369681 |
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Meeting Venue:
Fleur De Lis Hall, Preston Street, Faversham |
| Meeting Day: Please check on website Meeting Times: Town 14.00 Until 16.40 Layout 12.30 Until 16.40 |
We model railways in 7mm.
We have monthly Saturday afternoon meetings in Faversham during winter. Summer running sessions are in the country: fortnightly Saturday afternoons plus some Wednesdays.
Members have a wide range of interests from Edwardian trains, through US and Continental, to modern British railways. We pool our skills to maintain and add to our layouts. We are constructing an exhibition layout.
Our website contains photos of our activities and up to date news. |
| Details last updated
8th April 2015 |
| East Kent Model Railway Society (Whitstable) |
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Contact Details:
Chairman, Nick Evans, The Old Dairy, Church Street,
Whitstable, Kent
CT5 1PJ |
01227 275157 |
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Meeting Venue:
The Old Dairy, Church Street, Whitstable CT5 1PJ |
| Meeting Day: Wednesday Meeting Times: 7.30pm - 10pm |
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East Kent Model Railway Society is small and friendly group of people who meet every week in its clubhouse not far from the centre of town. The club benefits from a large, permanent multi-track OO scale layout which can run both analogue and digital trains. We are keen to see new members join the club - regardless of skill level - and offer no obligation tasters to potential joiners. The club holds an annual exhibition and open days too. |
| Details last updated
21st July 2017 |
| Elham Valley Model Railway Club |
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Contact Details:
Chairman, Jon Daw,
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Meeting Venue:
Notified Through Club Website, |
What is the EVMRC? Well it’s a club formed by a group of people who are interested in railways and model railways in the Elham Valley and elsewhere. The club aims are to:
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Promote the club within the local community
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Encourage an interest in prototype railway matters
3.To manage & construct a model railway layout(s)
That sounds serious; but the intention of the club is to enjoy a shared interest in all |
| Details last updated
27th August 2016 |
| Erith Model Railway Society |
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Contact Details:
Exhibition Manager, Paul Plummer,
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07736 560956 |
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Meeting Venue:
Belvedere Working Men's Club, Invicta House, 66 Gilbert Road, Belvedere DA17 5DA |
| Meeting Day: Wednesdays (and most Tuesdays and Thursdays) Meeting Times: 19:00 - 21:30 |
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Founded in June 1962, the society (EMRS for short) has been in existence for over 50 years. It is very friendly and informal in nature, and comprises people engaged in modelling railways in most scales including N, HO, OO and O. As well as modelling railways and organising two annual exhibitions, the society organises annual dinners, buffet events and visits to various railway related places of interest. We meet every Wednesday, and most Tuesdays and Thursdays, at our clubrooms in Belvedere. |
| Details last updated
21st April 2017 |
| Faversham Model Railway Club |
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Contact Details:
Chairman, Brian Lambert,
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Meeting Venue:
West Faversham Community Centre, Bysing Wood Road, Faversham ME13 7RH |
| Meeting Day: Every Tuesday Meeting Times: 19:15 - 22:00 |
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Formed by a small friendly group of dedicated railway modellers. Who were at the time becoming frustrated by there being no N or OO/HO model railway group in Faversham Kent.
We meet at the West Faversham Community Centre every Tuesday evening.
We model mainly in “OO”/”HO” and “N” scales, but are always happy to meet and welcome modellers in all scales and gauges. |
| Details last updated
8th September 2017 |
| Folkestone, Hythe and District Model Railway Club |
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Contact Details:
Exhibition Manager, Mr C Dorrell, 107 Canterbury Road, Kennington,
Ashford, Kent
TN24 9QB |
01233 640833 |
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Meeting Venue:
New Broomfield Hall, Broomfield Road, Cheriton, Folkestone |
| Meeting Day: Wednesdays Meeting Times: 1945 - 2200 |
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A long established club in south east kent, with over 45 members. We meet at the new broomfield hall, broomfield road, cheriton, on Mondays and Wednesdays from about 7.45pm. Our annual exhibition is very popular with over 3000 visitors attending over the weekend and is regarded as one of the best in kent (perhaps better than Chatham!). Club secretary is Bob bailey who can be contacted on 01303 239889. |
| Details last updated
10th July 2017 |
| G Scale Society Kent Group |
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Contact Details:
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Meeting Venue:
Various Hired Hall - See Web Site For Details, |
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The Local Area Group of the G Scale Society for those interested in running on 45mm track |
| Details last updated
15th October 2016 |
| Gravesend Railway Enthusiasts |
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Contact Details:
Hon Secretary, Mr R Poole, The Secretary Gravesend Railway Enthuiasts Society, 44 York Road,
Northfleet, Kent
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Meeting Venue:
Emmanuel Baptist Church, Windmill Street, Gravesend DA12 1BA |
| Meeting Day: 1st Tuesday and penultimate Thursday of each month Meeting Times: 7.45pm |
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Formed in 1970 by a group of enthusiasts with an interest in transport and railways in particular, the tradition carries on today, with interests as diverse as shipping, buses and trams. We hold 20 meetings a year at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Windmill Street Gravesend with speakers on a wide range of transport related subjects. There is also a newsletter 'GRES Journal', published ten times a year and an annual coach outing, plus visits to other railway and transport sites. |
| Details last updated
12th August 2015 |
| Headcorn Railway Modellers |
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Contact Details:
Station Master, Yvonne Chapman ,
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Meeting Venue:
Headcorn Baptist Church, 1 Station Road, Headcorn TN27 9SB |
| Meeting Day: 2nd and 4th Saturdays monthly Meeting Times: 9.30-12.30 |
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Headcorn Railway Modellers is a friendly group which enjoy building and exhibiting railways in all poplar gauges the group meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays each month we have 2 test track layouts in 00 and N gauge for test running locos the group has two loco repairers as a added bonus. |
| Details last updated
4th June 2016 |
| Kent Area 16mm Group |
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Contact Details:
Secretary, Diane Sutton, Higham |
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This club is the Kent Area Group of the Association of 16mm Narrow Gauge Modellers. See website for full information.
We hold indoors meetings on layouts (32mm and 45mm gauge) at a hall in Higham once a month from September to April. Outdoors meetings at members' garden railways in various locations in the County of Kent are held from April to September. Live steam and battery powered narrow gauge locos of 32mm and 45mm gauge are run. Visitors welcome. Details on group website. |
| Details last updated
24th December 2016 |
| Kingswood Model Railway Group |
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Contact Details:
Principal Member, Peter Brown,
Kent
ME17 3QL |
01622 843132 |
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Meeting Venue:
Kingswood Primary School, Bushy Grove, Kingswood, NR Maidstone ME17 3QL |
| Meeting Day: Saturday Meeting Times: 09.00 - 13.00 |
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KMRG is a growing, active friendly group who enjoy both building and exhibiting model railways. Our members model in all poplar outline gauges. we meet twice a month on Saturday mornings from 09.00 - 13.00 at Kingswood Primary School, Kingswood Nr Maidstone in Kent to enjoy our modelling and run our layouts. New members always welcome - we enjoy sharing our skills. |
| Details last updated
17th January 2014 |
| Orpington and District Model Railway Society |
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Contact Details:
Chairman, Paul Shallcross,
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Meeting Venue:
Orpington |
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Orpington Model Railway Society meets on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at our own purpose built clubhouse with layout rooms, library, and kitchen areas. Members are active in 'O', 'EM', 'OO', 'HO', and N gauges. We hold an annual exhibition and have several talks during the year. |
| Details last updated
20th July 2017 |
| The Isle of Thanet Railway Society |
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Contact Details:
Secretary, Barry Hopper, 106 High Street Garlinge,
Margate, Kent
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(01843)835587 |
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Meeting Venue:
The Former Parcels Office Broadstairs Railway Station, Broadstairs |
| Meeting Day: Wednesday Meeting Times: 7pm- 9pm |
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This club is a very friendly club with about 20-25 Members .Is open to any one that like Railway Modeling and the real thing from beginers and professional modelers and alike also for just chat etc all welcome .The club has 4 working layouts to work on from N to O Gauge plus goes too many show with Members layouts as well |
| Details last updated
23rd September 2016 |
| Tonbridge Model Railway Club |
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Contact Details:
Exhibition Manager, Mr Roy Prentice,
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01892 527199 |
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Meeting Venue:
Scout Hut, Lamberts Yard, Just Off Tonbridge High Street, Tonbridge TN9 1ER |
| Meeting Day: Thursday Meeting Times: 7.00pm - Onwards |
The club meets each Thursday at the scout hut, Lamberts Yard, just off Tonbridge High Street, from 7.00 PM.
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| Details last updated
19th July 2017 |
| West Kingsdown Model Railway Club |
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Contact Details:
Hon. Secretary, Trevor Dickerson,
South Darenth, Kent
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07947035588 |
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Meeting Venue:
Old School, School Lane, South Darenth, Dartford DA49AP |
| Meeting Day: Wednesday Meeting Times: 7pm - 9pm |
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Meeting each Wednesday evening 7 - 9pm at The Old School, School Lane, West Kingsdown, Kent TN156JL Members have built a number of sections as part of a modular layout, and e are now building a new 'end to end' layout. Visitors welcome.
Secretary - Trevor Dickerson |
| Details last updated
18th July 2017 |
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