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January Club Meeting

For the January meeting we will be having a toy steam engine evening at Bishops Green Village hall, Newbury. There will be lots of space to run engines and tables to stand stationary engines on. Tea and coffee will be … Continue reading

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November Club Meeting

For the November Club Meeting we have Malcolm Frost coming to talk to us about building a 4″ scale model of the enigmatic Burrell Road Loco “Clyde”. Malcolm has spent many years building this model to fine detail so this … Continue reading

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Winter Club Meetings

We have some excellent meetings lined up for the next few months: Monday 10th November 2025: Mr Malcolm Frost talking about  his 4” model of ClydeMonday 8th December 2025: Christmas evening at Ashampstead Village hall Monday 12th January 2026: Toy model steam evening at Bishops … Continue reading

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October Club Meeting

Last of the working steam in Bosnia For the October Club meeting we have Stephen Fielding from the Kempton Steam Museum returning to give us a talk. Stephen gave an excellent talk last year on the Kempton Steam Museum. This … Continue reading

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July Models Night

For our July meeting we will be having our club models night at Fred Cooper’s yard. 35 Henwick Lane, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 3BN Model and full size engines in steam, and Fred’s 5″ gauge railway running. We will be holding … Continue reading

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June Visit to Kempton Park

For The June Visit we will be visiting the Kempton Park Pumping Station on Monday 9th June. The committee need to know numbers for attending so if you have not already done so please let Carole Davis know on 07787550824. … Continue reading

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My Meeting Reminder

Don’t miss the talk by Roger White on Monday 12th May. Roger owns a variety of steam engines and has carried out many restorations over the years. For his day job, he owns and runs a ballistic testing facility, formerly … Continue reading

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TVTEC May Meeting

For the May meeting we have Roger White giving us a talk entitled “Steam Restoration and Impacts”. This will be an evening not to miss! See you at the Angel Woolhampton on Monday12th May from 7.30pm.

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April Meeting – bring an object of interest

For the April meeting we are having a “bring an object of interest” evening. Whether his be a Mamod, a finescale model, or anything else that may be of interest to look at. See you at the Angel Woolhampton from … Continue reading

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March Club Meeting

A reminder that March will be our annual AGM. Calling all members to attend as important decisions for the club’s future will be discussed. Following the AGM we will be showing a short steam film. See you at the Angel, … Continue reading

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