Events

We hold four club meetings and a public exhibition each year — our AGM is in January, the Geoff Carter Cup and Adrian Ashford Award competitions are held biennially in June, and our Meccano Show is in October.

We also attend many free local events and festivals, so keep checking this page to find out where you can see us next!

Upcoming events

January 2024 Meeting

Saturday 20 January 2024
Falconwood Community Centre, Falconwood

This is one of our informal quarterly meetings where our members show off their latest Meccano creations.

March 2024 Meeting

Saturday 16 March 2024
Falconwood Community Centre, Falconwood

This is one of our informal quarterly meetings where our members show off their latest Meccano creations.

June 2024 Meeting

Saturday 15 June 2024
Falconwood Community Centre, Falconwood

This is one of our informal quarterly meetings where our members show off their latest Meccano creations.

September 2024 Meeting

Saturday 7 September 2024
Falconwood Community Centre, Falconwood

This is one of our informal quarterly meetings where our members show off their latest Meccano creations.

Meccano Show 2024

Saturday 5 October 2024
Falconwood Community Centre, Falconwood

London’s most popular Meccano Show returns to Falconwood for its 45th year, featuring working models of cars, cranes, trains, funfair rides and more. A great day out for all the family!

Previous events

Welling Sparkle 2023

Sunday 19 November 2023
Westwood Lane Car Park, Welling

We’ll be showing models at Welling’s celebration of Christmas, Welling Sparkle, again this year. In addition to our Meccano display and other activities for kids there will be a fabulous Christmas market with gift stalls, seasonal food, mulled wine and hot chocolate, plus live entertainment and, of course, Santa!

Meccano Show 2023

Saturday 7 October 2023
Falconwood Community Centre, Falconwood

London’s most popular Meccano Show returns to Falconwood for its 44th year, featuring working models of cars, cranes, trains, funfair rides and more. It’s a great day out for all the family, and free for accompanied kids!

Eltham Centre Display 2023

Monday 4 September 2023 – Friday 29 September 2023
The Eltham Centre, Eltham

Our annual promotional display at the Eltham Centre featured working and static models from many of our members.

September 2023 Meeting

Sunday 10 September 2023
Falconwood Community Centre, Falconwood

This was one of our informal quarterly meetings where our members showed off their latest Meccano creations. Later in the meeting Brian Leach gave a talk on electric cars.

Blackfen Community Library Meccano Display and Workshop 2023

Saturday 29 July 2023
Blackfen Community Library, Blackfen

For one day only, visitors to Blackfen Community Library got to see our interactive display of models and games built with Meccano, and could get hands-on by building their own models in our free Make It With Meccano workshop!

Eltham Library Meccano Display and Workshop 2023

Saturday 22 July 2023
The Eltham Centre, Eltham

Come along to Eltham Library on 22nd July to see our interactive display of models and games built with Meccano, and get hands-on by building your own models in our free Make It With Meccano workshop!

Foal Farm Country Festival 2023

Sunday 16 July 2023
Foal Farm Animal Rescue Centre, Biggin Hill

Foal Farm’s biggest fundraising event of the year included a dog show, arena shows with their animals, stalls, live music, food, drinks, inflatables, kids’ activities and more, including our Meccano display and Make It With Meccano workshop.

June 2023 Meeting

Saturday 17 June 2023
Falconwood Community Centre, Falconwood

This was one of our informal quarterly meetings where our members showed off their latest Meccano creations.

Welling 2023 Model Show and Open Day

Saturday 15 April 2023
Falconwood Community Centre, Falconwood

Welling Model Club were guest exhibitors at our Meccano Show in 2022, so we reciprocated, showing some of our Meccano models at their Model Show and Open Day! The main attraction was their members’ models of figures, aircraft, cars, military vehicles, vignettes, dioramas and more.

April 2023 Meeting

Saturday 1 April 2023
Falconwood Community Centre, Falconwood

This was one of our informal quarterly meetings where our members showed off their latest Meccano creations. Later in the meeting Alan Wenbourne gave a talk on the design of gears for production, covering his experience in designing automotive gears and gearboxes.