King's Lynn and District Society of Model Engineers

	About the Society The King's Lynn & District Society of Model Engineers was formed in 1970, to bring together all those in the area interested in Model Engineering. We're a small friendly club comprising of - at present - just over 50 members, who have many interests from railways to traction engines, stationary engines, model aeroplanes, miniature road vehicles; have a look at the Member's Projects gallery to see what sort of thing our members make. Trains, planes.... and everything else! Like many Societies, a large portion of our membership is interested in miniature railways, and one of the Club's earliest aims was to build a track to run the models on. Our track at the Lynnsport Leisure Centre site has developed considerably over the past five years and it is open for public rides each Sunday afternoon from Easter to October. Our membership also has a healthy interest in traction engines - which can run within the Railway field - model aircraft, boats, clock making, static engines, tool making... and much more besides! Workshop Facilities The Club has spent the past few years developing a workshop facility, and this is now almost complete. We have a number of hand tools, as well as a mill-drill, lathe and horizontal mill. If you cannot afford, or have the room for, your own workshop, join the Club and you can use the equipment. Not an engineer? If you're not an engineer, don't worry, not all of us are. Some of us just come and play trains, operate the Railway and enjoy the company and drink tea! We're always interested to meet others and welcome them to the Club. If you'd like to join us, please see the Membership page for details Visitors from other Societies We at KLDSME welcome visitors from other Model Engineering clubs, please see our new Visitors page for all the info you will need on how to get in touch and where to find us. Club Projects A few pages showing what the Club has been up to recently... The Container Project - making a clubhouse at Lynnsport The Loop Line Project - improving the Railway Charity The Club helps to support charity, each year a fixed percentage of our ticket revenue is donated to a local charity. 2010's charity is the East Anglian Air Ambulance which is entirely dependant on donations to keep its two helicopter ambulances operational over Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. In 2009 our donation went to the East Anglian Air Ambulance, in 2008 we supported Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind, in 2007 we helped the Lynn Heart Support Group and in 2006 we helped Diabetes UK. When the portable track attends a charity fund raising event, a percentage of the takings goes to the fund the event is in aid of. Child Protection Policy The Society's policy for child protection can be viewed here

About the Society

The King's Lynn & District Society of Model Engineers was formed in 1970, to bring together all those in the area interested in Model Engineering.

A view of the shed and station area at the Lynnsport Railway We're a small friendly club comprising of - at present - just over 50 members, who have many interests from railways to traction engines, stationary engines, model aeroplanes, miniature road vehicles; have a look at the Member's Projects gallery to see what sort of thing our members make.

Trains, planes.... and everything else!

Like many Societies, a large portion of our membership is interested in miniature railways, and one of the Club's earliest aims was to build a track to run the models on. Our track at the Lynnsport Leisure Centre site has developed considerably over the past five years and it is open for public rides each Sunday afternoon from Easter to October.

Our membership also has a healthy interest in traction engines - which can run within the Railway field - model aircraft, boats, clock making, static engines, tool making... and much more besides!

Workshop Facilities

The Club has spent the past few years developing a workshop facility, and this is now almost complete. We have a number of hand tools, as well as a mill-drill, lathe and horizontal mill. If you cannot afford, or have the room for, your own workshop, join the Club and you can use the equipment.

Not an engineer?

If you're not an engineer, don't worry, not all of us are. Some of us just come and play trains, operate the Railway and enjoy the company and drink tea! We're always interested to meet others and welcome them to the Club.

If you'd like to join us, please see the Membership page for details

Visitors from other Societies

We at KLDSME welcome visitors from other Model Engineering clubs, please see our new Visitors page for all the info you will need on how to get in touch and where to find us.

Club Projects

A few pages showing what the Club has been up to recently...

The Container Project - making a clubhouse at Lynnsport
The Loop Line Project - improving the Railway

Charity

The Club helps to support charity, each year a fixed percentage of our ticket revenue is donated to a local charity.

2010's charity is the East Anglian Air Ambulance which is entirely dependant on donations to keep its two helicopter ambulances operational over Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

In 2009 our donation went to the East Anglian Air Ambulance, in 2008 we supported Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind, in 2007 we helped the Lynn Heart Support Group and in 2006 we helped Diabetes UK.

When the portable track attends a charity fund raising event, a percentage of the takings goes to the fund the event is in aid of.

Child Protection Policy

The Society's policy for child protection can be viewed here

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