See below for the Calendar of events.
Please note that we hope to add a number of additional presentations to this list as we confirm details with the people concerned – please watch for updates here and on the Home Page.
On our club nights there is a charge of £2.00 for members (guests are free).
For presentation/speaker evenings the fee is £2.00 for adult members and £3.00 for guests.
The Annual General Meeting held in early December is free to all members.
With effect from 1st January 2024 the membership fee is £40 pa for adults and is free for under 18s.
Chapel Lane
Wimborne Railway Society
United Reformed Church Hall
Chapel Lane
Wimborne
BH21 1PP
N.B. There is drop-off space in Chapel Lane. Most members park in East Borough or West Borough.
There is also paid parking at,
Allenview Car Park (BH21 1AS) 400yds
Walford Mill Car Park (BH21 1NL) 350yds
Programme of Meetings – Club Nights start at 7.30pm and all Presentations begin at 7.45pm
2025 | Event |
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MAY 22nd | "Blue is the Colour" - Ken Aveyard |
MAY 29th | CLUB NIGHT |
JUNE 5th | "Three Decades of Railway Interest - travels around the country 1967-1998" - Mike Wescombe |
TUESDAY JUNE 10th | GOLDEN JUBILEE EVENING AT HAMWORTHY CLUB |
JUNE 12th | CLUB NIGHT |
JUNE 19th | "More Somerset and Dorset Reflections" - Stan Broomfield |
JUNE 26th | CLUB NIGHT |
JULY 3rd | "Alan's Outings" - photographic and video highlights - Alan Swinburne |
JULY 10th | CLUB NIGHT |
JULY 17th | Snippets from the Brian House portfolio |
JULY 24th | CLUB NIGHT |
JULY 31st | CLUB NIGHT |
AUGUST 7th | CLUB NIGHT |
AUGUST 14th | CLUB NIGHT |
AUGUST 21st | CLUB NIGHT |
AUGUST 28th | CLUB NIGHT |
SEPTEMBER 4th | CLUB NIGHT |
SEPTEMBER 11th | "The Humble DMU" - Mike Wescombe |
SEPTEMBER 18th | CLUB NIGHT |
SEPTEMBER 25th | "More tales from the Footplate" - James Luther {provisional} |
OCTOBER 2nd | CLUB NIGHT |
OCTOBER 9th | More from the Pete Renaut archive |
OCTOBER 16th | CLUB NIGHT |
OCTOBER 23rd | WRS QUIZ NIGHT |
OCTOBER 30th | CLUB NIGHT |
NOVEMBER 6th | "More Station Visits" - Paul Carpenter |
NOVEMBER 13th | CLUB NIGHT |
NOVEMBER 20th | 10 images on a theme - |
NOVEMBER 27th | CLUB NIGHT |
DECEMBER 4th | "Steam Galas and other photo opportunities" - Gerry Barnard |
DECEMBER 11th | Brian House's Audio-Visual Extravaganza |
DECEMBER 18th | ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 8pm |
DECEMBER 25th | Don't let Santa get his Claus into you. |
JANUARY 1st 2026 | CLOSED - New Year's Day |
JANUARY 8th | "Trainspotting 1983 and on" - Ken Aveyard |
JANUARY 15th | CLUB NIGHT |
JANUARY 22nd | "Ships of the Solent pt2 - Southampton Docks to Swanage" - Colin Hall |
JANUARY 29th | CLUB NIGHT |
FEBRUARY 5th | "Japan and Sri Lanka" - Peter Watson |
FEBRUARY 12th | CLUB NIGHT |
FEBRUARY 19th | "The Steam Scene Special" - Gerry Barnard |
FEBRUARY 26th | CLUB NIGHT |