Area Groups

The 009 SOCIETY has a number of area groups and Society members are encouraged to join their nearest group. If you are already a member of the 009 SOCIETY, then get in touch with the Membership Secretary for the full contact details of the area group coordinator or email the aGroup coordinators Listed below. New members are sent full contact details when they join.

Modellers contemplating membership are welcome to contact a local group’s organiser to arrange to visit on a group night to see what they do and what they can offer 009 Society Members.

The Society is not responsible for the content of the Area Group websites listed below :

List of Area Groups
Area Groups
Area Group Registration Documentation
009 Society’s Governance on the Protection of Vulnerable Groups: Guidance and Documentation

Area Groups

 

009 Society Group Internet Site
Group Website

To add your Group contact details please email the Webmaster at webmaster@009society.com with your Group name, your contact name, email address and website if you have one and, in compliance with GDPR, your permission to publish this information.

AREA GROUP Coordinator
Email Address
 
Bath & Bristol (BBangers) Paul Davis
pd007h1053@blueyonder.co.uk
 
Beds and Bucks Stephen Sullivan
ssullonly@aol.com
009 Society Group Internet Site
Buccabury (North London &
North West Home counties)
John Gilby
secretary@buccabury.co.uk
009 Society Group Internet Site
Dartmoor 009 Railway Group Gordon Vickers
DartmoorRailwayGroup@gmail.com
009 Society Group Internet Site
Dutch Group Ted Polet
tpolet@casema.nl
009 Society Group Internet Site
East Midlands NG Modellers Group Mark Dale
highhatbeaver@hotmail.co.uk
 
Essex Group John Spurling
EssexGroup009@talktalk.net
 
Farnham and District MRC – 009 Group David Harrington
009@farnhammrc.org.uk
009 Society Group Internet Site
Heart of England Narrow Gauge Modellers Peter Blay
info@hoengm.co.uk
009 Society Group Internet Site
Kent 009 Group & South Eastern
Railwaymens Model Railway Society
Alan Crouch
alan.tc1@virginmedia.com
 
Leeds and Morley (LAMPOONS) Hugh Norwood
009soc@hnorwood.co.uk
 
M5-M50 Narrow Gauge Modellers
(Gloucester Cotswolds Malvern area)
Robin Edwards
robin.ngtewkesbury@gmail.com
 
Merseyside Narrow Gauge Group Geoff Edge
geoffedge171@gmail.com
 
Merseyside & South West Lancashire
Narrow Gauge Group
Stan Williams
johnwilliams509@btinternet.com
 
Norfolk & Suffolk Narrow Gauge Modellers Richard Doe
nsngm@yahoo.co.uk
009 Society Group Internet Site
North Lincolnshire Bob Telford
bobtelford4468@gmail.com
 
North Wales Narrow Gauge Group Richard Wallace
contact@northwalesngm.org.uk
009 Society Group Internet Site
North Yorkshire James Stoker
james.n.stoker@outlook.com
 
Oldham Paul Titmuss
sptitmuss1@gmail.com
 
Oxfordshire Narrow Gauge
Modelling Group
John Wilkes
009@johnwilkes.info
009 Society Group Internet Site
Scotland (Sc0ONs) Graeme Dunbar
scoons.009ng@gmail.com
 
South West (SWOONS) Geoff Bowyer
treasurer@009society.com
 
South West Midlands Blair Hobson
blair.hobson@gmail.con
 
South Yorkshire Alan Martin
amartin211@btinternet.com
 
Sussex Downs Martin Collins
annamartcollins@gmail.com
009 Society Group Internet Site
Tyne Tees Peter Hogarth
peterhogarth846@gmail.com
 
Wessex Narrow Gauge Modellers Will Booth
williamabooth1@gmail.com
009 Society Group Internet Site
The West Midlands Narrow Gauge Group Julien Webb
julienwebb@westmidlands009.co.uk
009 Society Group Internet Site
Wiltshire Mathew Kean
matthew.kean@btinternet.com

009 Society Group Internet Site

Area Groups

The 009 Society has always encouraged local groups; historically these would have been solely composed of members of the Society. However, as time has gone on groups have included non-members with the groups having their own financial and organisational structures separate from the 009 Society.

Area groups are now not formally constituted as part of the 009 Society, although the Society recognises and supports their activities. Area groups must have a minimum of three 009 Society members, and are sometimes known as ‘recognised’ groups.

There is no requirement to either submit accounts or follow the Society’s governance on the protection of vulnerable groups (although they are welcome to follow the Society’s policy). They are welcome to call on Society support (including Sales support and publicity) for members’ days and are welcome to send a representative to meetings of the 009 Society Committee providing that representative is a member of the 009 Society.

Area Group Registration Documents

The Area Recognised Group Registration documents can be downloaded as a MS Word document or as PDF document .
MS Word PDF

The 009 Society’s Governance on the Protection of Vulnerable Groups

Vulnerable Groups

There has been a lot of discussion and concern in regards to vulnerable groups which for 009 Society purposes is mainly related to those under the age of 16. There has been a lot of concern over the need for CRB checking etc. and so the Society policy has been drafted on the matter. The policy states we do not have any CRB checking of our members and as such minors attend at the parent/guardians risk. As such we have some forms that parents/guardians should complete to confirm that they understand the policy we have in place.

Similar documentation is also available for those involved in exhibitions as an exhibitor/marshal or any other person working/participating in the exhibition/open day but does not include visitors. Visitors enter the event at their own risk. The open day/exhibition insurance should be in place to cover any public liability occurrences and exhibition managers should check the policy documentation for any stipulations the insurance company places on the exhibition.
Area groups are advised to follow the policies.

Non 009 Society groups are welcome to follow 009 Society guidelines and are welcome to download and alter documentation for their own usage. However the 009 Society takes no responsibility for the accuracy/legality of any documentation downloaded.

The Society’s Governance on the Protection of Vulnerable Groups documents can be downloaded as a MS Word document or as PDF document .

 

1. Junior Exhibitor Disclaimer Form: MSWord  PDF

2. Local Group Junior Member Diclaimer Form: MSWord PDF

The 009 Society bears no responsibility for the content of member groups’ websites.