Events

Just a quick reminder that PMMC will be at the Royal Egham Show over the weekend of August 29th & 30th 2026 with a display of many types and sizes of model boats etc. This is a great show for all the family, with lots to see and do, including rides for all the kids, archery, traction engines, vintage cars. Plenty of displays in the main arena, First Class Falconry, Motorcycle Stunt Show, Scurry Pony Racing. There is always a large livestock area will show a magnificent display of pigs, sheep and Dexter cattle.

More information here: https://eghamroyalshow.org.uk/

The Egham Royal Show is an ever popular annual event that brings together a diverse variety of horticultural and agricultural themes, along with many other entertaining features, to help celebrate and enjoy a key aspect of British history.

GMES will be holding their annual Gala Weekend with lots of activities including train rides and other model railway exhibits. A great day out for all the family. Entry is FREE! Give it a try you will not be disappointed.

See the link to the website: https://www.gmes.org.uk/
Look under the event tab for more information.

PMMC will have a stand at this show. There will be a pond to sail your boat and entertain the public. Come along and join fellow members for what is always a busy weekend.

Our annual barge get together. Bring your model sailing barges along and sail them together with other skippers. Currently there does not appear to be any weed problems. Other models more than welcome, but there will be a good proportion of canvas on the lake. It is forecast to be ideal sailing conditions. So come along and enjoy the day.

Pictures from the Thames barge match on Wednesday. A cold blustery day greeted the skippers. But they were up for the challenge even if the boats struggled sometimes. Thanks to John S. for the pictures and video.

A BIG thank you to all those that could make it. Over 30 boats and 25 members in attendance.
Thank you to Jake for the images, to Dave S. and Mike O. for the additional pictures and video. Congratulations to Allan P. and Stuart W. for their awards.

PMMC will have it’s annual open day Wednesday 22nd April 2026. The event will be held on the Island Terrace where we normally sail 10.00 – 16.00.

Now held earlier in the year so we can avoid weed problem. Weather permitting there will be a variety of different model boats on show, sail, electric, and steam. Come along and share the day with other members and modellers, and enjoy a sail on the lake.
All the usual facilities will be available, plus and coffee, tea and food are available to purchase from the Inn on The Lake restaurant.

We hope to see you there for a fun day!

A great turnout for the steam day, with a surprising amount of canvas on view as well.😁
Many thanks for all those that attended and made it such an enjoyable event. Many thanks to Neale, Grahame, and John for the pictures and video.

A day dedicated to steam powered boats. also a chance to discuss all things related to installing and running model steam boats. Come along and see how this adds another dynamic aspect to the hobby of model boating. All powered boats are welcome though.

A great family day out. PMMC will have a display at this annual modellers show, one of the biggest modelling shows in the south. As well as model boats there will be lots of different displays, railway layouts, trucks, Meccano, plastic kits being made and painted, Wargaming, and other modelling making skills. Also vintage diecast Dinky and Corgi collections. See information below:

More information on this Face Book page:
https://www.facebook.com/eaGrangeLC/posts/-43rd-annual-modellers-exhibition-sunday-8th-february-2026-1000am-300pm-the-gran/1440686031392663/

What a great weekend we have just had – good company, lots of boating chat, boat queries solved and great weather (if a little too hot at times).
I must say a big ‘Thank You’ to club members who collectively brought about 20 boats: Martin, Dave and David, Richard, Phil and Connor, John and Derrick.  However, the biggest ‘Thank You’ must go to Jackie, who is the Egham Royal Show Secretary, for her excellent organisation and support.
Attached are some photos taken in the model marquee. A couple of general shots of our stand. One of St Nectan, owned by Derrick which won ‘The Best Model in the Show’. Also, one of Martin with Gio in a buggy. Gio is a founder (and current) member of PMMC and at 94, he still has an active interest in the club and boat modelling.

Thanks
David W.

Just a quick reminder that PMMC will be at the Royal Egham Show over the weekend of August 23rd-24th with a display of many types and sizes of model boats etc. This is a great show for all the family, with lots to see and do, including rides for all the kids, archery, traction engines, vintage cars. Plenty of displays in the main arena, First Class Falconry, Motorcycle Stunt Show, Scurry Pony Racing. There is always a large livestock area will show a magnificent display of pigs, sheep and Dexter cattle.

More information here: https://eghamroyalshow.org.uk/

The Egham Royal Show is an ever popular annual event that brings together a diverse variety of horticultural and agricultural themes, along with many other entertaining features, to help celebrate and enjoy a key aspect of British history.

Due to the amount of weed in large areas of the lake, it has been decided to postpone the ‘PMMC Open Day’, until sometime in October when conditions should be more favourable. We will advise the actual dates once the committee has discussed at the next meeting.
However as it is a normal sailing day, for members who want to use the lake it is still possible for certain types of model boats, such as smooth keeled yachts, and and in the cleared area (front of the island) scale electric/steam.

This Sunday’s sailing can be anything you wish to sail: – sail, steam or electric. The weed does not seem to be a big issue at the moment as Brian sailed his Victoria yesterday without any problems. However, the sailing of any yachts with a deep keel (IOM’s etc) should be done with some caution in case they hit a pocket of weed, smooth keel boats (Moonbeams etc) should be fine.

Please bring your own table as the Island Bar may open with customers using the tables provided by the restaurant.

GMES will be holding their annual Gala Weekend with lots of activities including train rides and other model railway exhibits. A great day out for all the family. Entry is FREE! Give it a try you will not be disappointed.

See the link to the website: https://www.gmes.org.uk/
Look under the event tab for more information.

PMMC will have a stand at this show. There will be a pond to sail your boat and entertain the public. Come along and join fellow members for what is always a busy weekend.

On Sunday 1st June we will be having a ‘working boats’ day, this includes: naval craft, tugs, fishing boats and lifeboats etc, in fact anything that does not rely on the wind for power.
Please bring your own table as the Island Bar may open with customers using the tables provided by the restaurant.

Pictures from this year’s event. Many thanks to Jake for the wonderful images.

PMMC members will be at the Kempton Park Steam Weekend. More info here:
https://kemptonsteam.org/
We will be displaying some of our clubs scale and sail boats, including some fine steam powered models. The main attraction are the large triple expansion steam engines used to pump water around the MWB network. One ‘The Sir William Prescott’ engine is still being run on both days. See pictures below from previous years, and in the events gallery.

For the next few weeks Wednesdays will be no-racing days, e.g. bring any type of boat. This will be followed by one-off race days rather than having a race series. The race days planned are:
21st May – IOMs
28th May – IOMs (or Victorias if the weed is starting to show)
4thJune – Victorias (weed permitting)
Silvermere Inn on the Lake have advised us that they have events taking place on Sundays 25th May and 15th June. So regrettably we will not be able to sail those days. However, some other events are planned:
* 1st June – Service vessels etc (warships, tugs and lifeboats etc)
* 22nd June – Large yachts (Marble heads etc)
* 20th July – Barge match
* Assuming weed growth is not a concern

PMMC will have a display at this annual modellers show, one of the biggest modelling shows in the south. As well as model boats there will be lots of different models on display, railway layouts, Meccano, and other modelling skills on display. A great family day out. See information below:

Despite some very heavy showers the event was well attended, and the trains kept on running despite the downpours. PMMC were awarded the Brian Barrow Cup for our outstanding support of the GMES Gala Weekend event; now our 14th year. The trophy was presented to Richard C. by the Mayor of Guilford Sallie Barker MBE. There was also an award to Peter S. for his scratch built Swallow and Amazon sailing dinghies. See the pictures below.

The weed cutting has finished, most of the weed has been removed. There is now a chance for members to enjoy a summer’s day together without too many weed related problems. Bring your boats along for a sail, have a chat, and enjoy swapping stories with fellow club members.
Please remember the lake is not weed free, so boats may still catch the odd piece of weed now and again. This is especially true for deep keel vessels.

GMES will be holding their annual Gala Weekend with lots of activities including train rides and other model railway exhibits. A great day out for all the family. Entry is free!
See the link to the website: https://www.gmes.org.uk/

PMMC will have a stand at this show. There will be a pond to sail your boat and entertain the public. Come along and join fellow members for what is always a busy weekend.

PMMC will have it’s annual open day this Wednesday 10th April 2024. The event will be held on the Island Terrace where we normally sail 10.00 – 15.00.

This event has been moved to earlier in the year so we can avoid weed problem that caused the cancellation of last year’s event. Weather permitting there will be a variety of different model boats on show, sail, electric, and steam. Come along and share the day with other members and modellers, and enjoy a sail on the lake.
All the usual facilities will be available, plus and coffee, tea and food are available to purchase from the Inn on The Lake restaurant.

We hope to see you there for a fun day!

Club night tonight is a bring and buy. We all have those items sitting on the shelf, that project that didn’t quite get started. This is your opportunity to make some room, have a clear out of the workshop. Any items you would like to sell, swap, or give away, bring them along to find a new home. Start time at 7.30pm at Inn on the Lake – Bar Room. Some members may make the most of time and have an early evening sail, before the meeting; weather permitting.

Just a quick reminder that we shall be at the above show over the forthcoming weekend with a display of many types and sizes of model boats etc, and with hopefully plenty of time to wander around the show area to see what’s what in the agricultural world. https://eghamroyalshow.org.uk/
David Newall should be there with a motor vehicle of some sort in the vehicle display, and Jakub will be wandering anywhere and everywhere taking pictures of anything that moves.
There will, I understand, be steam powered vehicles on display, as the Dorset Steam Fair has been cancelled for this year, but will be back in 2024!

The Barge Match due to be held on Sunday 30th July has been changed to a “barge get together” as the lake is not in a suitable state for racing (See Above!)
Anyone with a barge is welcome to come but don’t expect much more than a small area to float in.
I will be there with boat or two but don’t expect much to happen except maybe the offer of a cup of coffee or tea from your chairman.

Members will be well aware of the lake weed issues that we have been battling against since the spring. We have spent many hours trying to keep it under control in front of the jetty and along the front of the ‘island’. However, the best we seem to achieve is to clear it on a Monday or Tuesday for limited sailing on a Wednesday only to see it back the following week. Regrettably Silvermere cannot get the weed cutter in because of the low water level.

At the moment, yachts with smooth keels and built-in rudders (e.g. Moonbeams) seem to sail without problems provided there is sufficient wind, but other types of hulls and anything with a propeller are liable to get stuck.

Therefore, it is with great regret that your committee feels it necessary to cancel the Open Day this year, especially as we will not have a rescue dinghy available on the day.

At the moment we are planning to have the 2024 Open Day early in the spring before the weed becomes a problem.

PMMC Secretary

PMMC members attended the Kempton Park Steam Weekend, displaying some of the scale and sail boats from the club, including some fine steam powered models. The main attraction being the large triple expansion steam engines used to pump water around the MWB network. One ‘The Sir William Prescott’ engine is still being run on steam days. See pictures below and in the events gallery. More about the museum here: https://kemptonsteam.org/

On Monday, prior to our AGM, on what was a beautiful spring evening, a prospective new club member made this lovely video of our boats sailing on the lake. Watch the video on YouTube.

March 13th @ Silvermere
On Monday 13th March our meeting is at Silvermere where the main event is a bring-and-buy. Please bring along your unwanted model boat bits so as to sell or swap to another member. The meeting is from 7.30pm at The Inn on the Lake, Silvermere Golf Complex, Redhill Road, Cobham, KT11 1EF.

12th December 2022 at:
Byfleet Boat Club,
4 Old Parvis Road
KT14 6LE
Come along for festive food, fun, quiz and raffle. Chat to fellow modellers, and swap hints, tips and experiences with your latest modelling project.
Pre-booking required for the buffet.

An opportunity to sail your boats with their lights and other twinkly bits in the evening sun on the lovely Silvermere lake.