Leyland Society of Model Engineers
(A Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered Number 3322655)
Timetable for 2025
Thurs Jan 16th Annual General Meeting.
Thurs Jan 23rd Meeting Night: Focus on Hemingway Kits.
Thurs Jan 30th Committee Meeting.
Thurs Feb 06th Meeting Night: Basics of fabrication. Members contributions welcomed.
Tues Feb 18th School holiday running
Thurs Feb 20th Meeting Night: 3D printing: live demo.
Thurs Mar 06th Meeting Night: Projects night.
Thurs Mar 13th Committee Meeting.
Sun Mar 16th Boiler testing Worden Park.
Thurs Mar 20th Meeting Night: Off the Rails Model Engineering - Planes, boats, stationary engines, traction engines, etc.
Thurs Apr 03rd Meeting Night: Boiler Building \ Boiler buying.
Sun Apr 06th EVENT: Pre-Grouping Pioneers Theme Running.
Tues Apr 08th School holiday running.
Tues Apr 15th School holiday running.
Thurs Apr 17th Meeting Night: Abandoned projects see the light.
Fri Apr 18th Good Friday: Bank holiday running.
Sun Apr 20th EVENT: Celebration Sunday at the Park.
Mon Apr 21st Bank holiday running.
Thurs May 01st Meeting Night: Trade Topics - best buys / worst buys.
Sun May 04th EVENT: The Big Four (GWR/SR/LNER/LMS) theme.
Mon May 05th Bank Holiday Running.
Thurs May 15th Meeting Night: Projects night.
Sat May 17th EVENT: L.S.M.E. visit Wigan S.M.E at Haigh Hall.
Thurs May 22nd Committee meeting.
Mon May 26th Bank Holiday Running.
Tues May 27th School Holiday Running.
Thurs May 29th Meeting Night: ‘Bend It Shape It’ - Manipulation of metal components.
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Sun June 01st EVENT: BR Standard Theme Day.
Sat June 07th EVENT: Traction Engine & Road Vehicles event.
Thurs June 12th Meeting Night: ‘When coal was king’ – zenith of the railway coal wagon.
Sat June 14th Leyland Festival Worden Park.
F/S/S June 22nd EVENT: IMLEC weekend - Fareham & district SME.
Thurs June 26th Meeting Night: Project night.
Sat/Sun July 5th/6th EVENT: 200 Years of Railways Themed Open weekend.
Thurs July 10th Meeting Night: Remembering Mamod & other tinplate classics.
Thurs July 17th Committee meeting.
Sat July 19th EVENT: Wigan SME reciprocal visit to Worden Park.
Thurs July 24th Meeting Night: The art of silver-soldering.
Tues July 29th School holiday running.
Sat Aug 02nd EVENT: Family Day at the Park + Evening BBQ.
Tues Aug 05th School holiday running.
Thurs Aug 07th Meeting Night: Locomotive back heads + fixtures & fittings.
Tues Aug 12th School holiday running.
Sat Aug 16th EVENT: LEYLEC 2025: Fish & Chips for tea.
Tues Aug 19th School holiday running.
Thurs Aug 21st Meeting Night:Project night.
Mon Aug 25th EVENT: Bank holiday running. Donations to Charity.
Tues Aug 26th School holiday running.
Thurs Sept 04th Meeting Night: Machining set-ups: How to deal with awkwardly shaped castings.
Sun Sept 07th EVENT: Narrow Gauge Themed Running.
S/S Sept 13th 7 ¼ Gauge Society AGM @ Thompson Park, Burnley.
Mon Sept 15th EVENT: 7 ¼” Gauge Society Event (UNDER REVIEW)
Thurs Sept 18th Meeting Night: Chat Night - Bring Anything Night.
Thurs Sept 25th Committee meeting.
Thurs Oct 02nd Meeting Night: Bring & Buy.
Sun Oct 05th Boiler testing at the park.
Sun Oct 12th EVENT: Diesel Themed Running Day.
Thurs Oct 16th Meeting Night: Project night.
Tues Oct 28th Shool holiday running.
Thurs Oct 30th Meeting Night: Past publications remembered.
Thurs Nov 13th Meeting Night: Members Hints & Tips.
Thurs Nov 20th Committee meeting.
Thurs Nov 27th Meeting Night: Youtube & other Social media short clips.
Thurs Dec 11th Meeting Night: Project night.
Tues Dec 23rd School holiday running.
Fri Dec 26th EVENT: Boxing Day Steam Up.
Tues Dec 30th School holiday running.
Thurs Jan 1st EVENT: New Year’s Day gathering at the park.
Thurs Jan 8th Annual General Meeting.
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Meeting Nights are held in the Conservative Club,
70 Stanifield Lane, Leyland PR25 4GA, 20.00 hrs.
www.leylandsme.co.uk or follow us on Facebook or email leylandsme@gmail.com
Club House 01772 455580 (Tuesdays and Sundays)
