Society Meetings

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

2025Event
MAY 22nd"Blue is the Colour" - Ken Aveyard
MAY 29thCLUB NIGHT
JUNE 5th"Three Decades of Railway Interest - travels around the country 1967-1998" - Mike Wescombe
TUESDAY JUNE 10thGOLDEN JUBILEE EVENING AT HAMWORTHY CLUB
JUNE 12thCLUB 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 10thCLUB NIGHT
JULY 17th
Snippets from the Brian House portfolio
JULY 24thCLUB NIGHT
JULY 31stCLUB NIGHT
AUGUST 7thCLUB NIGHT
AUGUST 14thCLUB NIGHT
AUGUST 21stCLUB NIGHT
AUGUST 28thCLUB NIGHT
SEPTEMBER 4thCLUB NIGHT
SEPTEMBER 11th"The Humble DMU" - Mike Wescombe
SEPTEMBER 18th
CLUB NIGHT
SEPTEMBER 25th"More tales from the Footplate" - James Luther {provisional}
OCTOBER 2ndCLUB NIGHT
OCTOBER 9thMore from the Pete Renaut archive
OCTOBER 16thCLUB NIGHT
OCTOBER 23rdWRS QUIZ NIGHT
OCTOBER 30thCLUB NIGHT
NOVEMBER 6th"More Station Visits" - Paul Carpenter
NOVEMBER 13thCLUB NIGHT
NOVEMBER 20th10 images on a theme -
NOVEMBER 27thCLUB NIGHT
DECEMBER 4th"Steam Galas and other photo opportunities" - Gerry Barnard
DECEMBER 11thBrian House's Audio-Visual Extravaganza
DECEMBER 18thANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 8pm
DECEMBER 25thDon't let Santa get his Claus into you.
JANUARY 1st 2026CLOSED - New Year's Day
JANUARY 8th"Trainspotting 1983 and on" - Ken Aveyard
JANUARY 15thCLUB NIGHT
JANUARY 22nd"Ships of the Solent pt2 - Southampton Docks to Swanage" - Colin Hall
JANUARY 29thCLUB NIGHT
FEBRUARY 5th"Japan and Sri Lanka" - Peter Watson
FEBRUARY 12thCLUB NIGHT
FEBRUARY 19th"The Steam Scene Special" - Gerry Barnard
FEBRUARY 26th CLUB NIGHT