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

June 2026 Meeting

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

Dartford’s Big Day Out 2026

A free event featuring a steam rally, vintage vehicles, funfair, live entertainment, food, and our Meccano models display (Saturday only).

Swanage Rotary Summer Fete 2026

Come and try your hand at the Lightning Leap buzz-wire game, one of many interactive models built with Meccano that SELMEC member Tim Surtell will be showing to raise funds for Foal Farm Animal Rescue Centre.

September 2026 Meeting

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

Meccano Show 2026

London’s most popular Meccano Show returns to Falconwood for its 47th year, featuring working models of cars, cranes, trains, funfair rides and more. A great day out for all the family!

Previous events

March 2026 Meeting

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

Meccano Mornings 2026 (Day 2)

Our interactive display of models built with Meccano and free hands-on Make It With Meccano workshop came to the Museum of Croydon over the spring 2026 half-term.

Meccano Mornings 2026 (Day 1)

Our interactive display of models built with Meccano and free hands-on Make It With Meccano workshop came to the Museum of Croydon over the spring 2026 half-term.

Megacon Live 2026

Brian Leach describes his weekend displaying Meccano models at a sci-fi, fantasy and cosplay convention, and getting into the spirit dressed as Godzilla!

January 2026 Meeting

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

Swanage Christmas Market 2025

SELMEC member Tim Surtell showed some of his models at Swanage Christmas Market, raising funds for Foal Farm Animal Rescue Centre.

Greengage Community Garden Christmas Open Day 2025

Come and try your hand at the Lightning Leap buzz-wire game, one of many interactive models built with Meccano that SELMEC member Tim Surtell will be showing to raise funds for Foal Farm Animal Rescue Centre.

Meccano Mornings 2025 (Day 2)

Our interactive display of models built with Meccano and free hands-on Make It With Meccano workshop came to the Museum of Croydon over the autumn 2025 half-term.

Meccano Mornings 2025 (Day 1)

Our interactive display of models built with Meccano and free hands-on Make It With Meccano workshop came to the Museum of Croydon over the October 2025 half-term.

Meccano Show 2025

At our 46th annual show we celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway with a special display of railway-related models and guest model railway exhibitors, plus our usual Make It With Meccano workshop and Meccano Creative Challenge.