New to Model Engineering

[AndyCParticipant @andyc74769]

Hello fellow members, I am just starting out in Model Engineering and currently building my workshop. I was wondering if there any model engineers or model engineering clubs in my locality of Shaftesbury, Dorset. If anybody can offer any advice to my question it would be very much appreciated.

[AndyCParticipant @andyc74769]

[Anonymous]

Hi Andy,

Welcome to the mad house, sorry, I meant forum.

Unfortunately I'm the other side of the country to you.

Regards,

Andrew

[Russell EberhardtParticipant @russelleberhardt48058]

I'm the other side of Europe but you could try **LINK**

Russell.

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Gald to see you are thinking of getting in touch with a club right from the start. Too often people don't get involved when they haven't finished a loco and don't have a shed full of machines whereas the opposite is true.

I think there are two in Yeovil and one in Trowbridge. What you do is google the town name followed by model engineer and see what pops up. It won't only be the societies with that town name that are listed so you will be able to decide whether 'West Wilts MES" is near you or easy to get to. It does illustrate the inconvenience of clubs naming themselves after something other than the town they are based in.

If there isn't a club in your own town it is worth contacting all of the surrounding clubs to see if they have members in your town who can share lifts to the meetings and maybe get together socially as well.

[John McNamaraParticipant @johnmcnamara74883]

Hi Andy C

Welcome from OZ

You may also wish to link up with a men's shed near you. **LINK**

or **LINK**

Regards
John

[HomeUseParticipant @homeuse]

This may be useful http://www.modeleng.org/ukclubs.htm

[Bob Brown 1Participant @bobbrown1]

Bournemouth  **LINK** or Weymouth  **LINK** or Wimborne **LINK** that's some of the clubs to the south

Edited By Bob Brown 1 on 04/06/2014 14:16:43

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Welcome Andy,

Don't forget you can use this forum as a 'virtual club' too!

Neil

[Dan JonesParticipant @danjones77555]

Hi Andy,

I'm a member of the WWSME (West Wilts Society of Model Engineers). We are based in Westbury so not a terribly long distance from Shaftesbury. New members are always welcome there.

Dan.

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