Harrogate Model Railway Group

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Group meetings

The group normally meets on Monday and Thursday evenings between 18:45 and 20:45 at St Aidan's School, Oatlands Drive, Harrogate HG2 8JR, during school term times. During school holidays, any meetings will normally take place at the school between 13:45 and 15:45, that is, during the day, rather than in the evenings. Meetings are held in the main school building, in one of the science classrooms, overlooking the school car park. Usually, there will be a fire door propped open for easy access. There may also be a board in the classroom window advertising the group, assuming that someone remembers to put it on display!

Below is the list of dates during 2025 when the group will not be meeting at the school or where meetings are expected to take place during afternoons, rather than in the evenings.

2025 schedule

DateComments
Thursday 2 January No meeting -- school closed
Monday 17 February Afternoon meeting
Thursday 20 February Afternoon meeting
Monday 7 April Afternoon meeting
Thursday 10 April Afternoon meeting
Monday 14 April Afternoon meeting
Thursday 17 April Afternoon meeting
Monday 21 April No meeting -- school closed
Monday 5 May No meeting -- school closed
Monday 26 May No meeting -- school closed
Thursday 29 May Afternoon meeting
Monday 21 July Afternoon meeting ††
Thursday 24 July Afternoon meeting ††
Monday 28 July Afternoon meeting ††
Thursday 31 July Afternoon meeting ††
Monday 4 August Afternoon meeting ††
Thursday 7 August Afternoon meeting ††
Monday 11 August Afternoon meeting ††
Thursday 14 August Afternoon meeting ††
Monday 18 August Extended afternoon meeting 12:00 - 16:45 ††
Thursday 21 August Afternoon meeting ††
Sunday 24 August Afternoon meeting -- exhibition set-up †
Monday 25 August No meeting -- exhibition hosting
Thursday 28 August Afternoon meeting ††
Thursday 23 October No meeting -- AGM †††
Monday 27 October Afternoon meeting
Thursday 30 October Afternoon meeting
Monday 22 December No meeting -- school closed
Thursday 25 December No meeting -- school closed
Monday 29 December No meeting -- school closed

† This session will take place in the Constance Green Hall, not the normally designated classroom.

†† Due to extensive renovation works at the St Aidan’s campus over the summer holidays, the afternoon meetings will not take place in the classroom normally used for club meetings. The sessions will instead be held in classrooms A016 and A017. A club committee member will be at the main entrance of the school with a security pass to allow access to the building just before the sessions are due to start.

††† The group's Annual General Meeting will take place at the Oatlands Social Club in Harrogate, commencing at 19:30. This meeting is only open to fully paid-up members of the club.

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Below is the list of dates during 2026 when the group will not be meeting at the school or where meetings are expected to take place during afternoons, rather than in the evenings.

2026 schedule

DateComments
Thursday 1 January No meeting
Monday 16 February No meeting
Thursday 19 February No meeting
Monday 30 March No meeting
Thursday 2 April No meeting
Monday 6 April No meeting
Thursday 9 April No meeting
Monday 25 May No meeting
Thursday 28 May No meeting
Monday 20 July No meeting
Thursday 23 July No meeting
Monday 27 July No meeting
Thursday 30 July No meeting
Monday 3 August No meeting
Thursday 6 August No meeting
Monday 10 August No meeting
Thursday 13 August No meeting
Monday 17 August No meeting
Thursday 20 August No meeting
Monday 24 August Afternoon meeting -- exhibiton preparation
Thursday 27 August Afternoon meeting -- exhibiton preparation
Sunday 30 August Afternoon meeting -- exhibition set-up †
Monday 31 August No meeting -- exhibition hosting
Thursday 3 September No meeting
Monday 26 October No meeting
Thursday 29 October No meeting
Monday 21 December No meeting
Thursday 24 December No meeting
Monday 29 December No meeting
Thursday 31 December No meeting

† This session will take place in the Constance Green Hall, not the normally designated classroom.

Please note that all of the dates shown above are subject to change and revision, sometimes at short notice. If you are a visitor or prospective new member planning to come along to one of our meetings please check with us first by sending us an email.

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