Events

The guild meets in February, June and October (usually on the first Saturday of the month) at Liphook Millennium Centre. In addition to our meetings we also support some of the larger national gatherings:

The International Meccano Model Show

This is the UK’s largest Meccano exhibition, running for two days in May or June. The venue is the Embassy Theatre on the seafront in Skegness, Lincolnshire. Our members take around 40 feet of table space at this show and our members are always in the top five list of competition winners.

The Henley Gathering

The guild is invited every year to this exhibition which is organised by the Henley Society of Meccano Engineers. The event takes place annually on the first Saturday after the August Bank Holiday Monday, in Henley-upon-Thames, which many see as the home of Meccano.

Discover all of the Meccano events taking place in London at londonmeccanoclub.org.uk.

Scheduled Events

CANCELLED: Meccano at Kempton Steam Museum

Saturday 20 June 2026 – Sunday 21 June 2026, 10:30am – 4:00pm

Unfortunately RMG has decided to discontinue this event, due to significantly reduced interest amongst our members for exhibiting at this venue. The principal reason for the loss of enthusiasm being that Kempton now locate extra attractions, such as Meccano, in a Marquee, which having tried it in 2025, we find less attractive to exhibitors as we no longer enjoy the atmosphere and character of the Engine House which we had with the old arrangement, using tables squeezed in around the operating machinery.

Despite this Runnymede Guild would still enthusiastically recommend visiting the Museum to see their magnificent preserved Triple Expansion Engines, to meet their wonderful volunteers, and to ride the Narrow Gauge Steam Railway outside (tickets sold separately on the day). All this is well worth seeing even without a Meccano show. Don’t forget to sample the delicious cakes and savouries on sale from the refreshments counter.

See the Museum website for dates when they have one of the Triples in steam, and for their other events: https://kemptonsteam.org

The museum has ample free parking.

Kempton Steam Museum is just a couple of miles from the London end of the M3. The museum is reachable WITHOUT actually entering ULEZ, but is very close to its boundary, so anyone whose vehicle is not ULEZ compliant should choose their route carefully. For advice to help avoid ULEZ see this map and these directions