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Our Club Rooms  

The Redditch Model Railway Club was formed on Thursday 1st June 1967 at the White Hart Public House in Headless Cross, Redditch (Now known at The Hart of Headless Cross)

Since then the Club has had four homes:

The first club room

This large double garage at the rear of the Co-op store in Evesham Street, Redditch town centre, was the first home of the Redditch Model Railway Club, from its formation on 1 June 1967 until around 18 August 1970.  The building measured approximately 18ft by 12ft and had a single skylight, providing the club with its first dedicated meeting and modelling space.  The garage was subsequently lost beneath the redevelopment of Redditch town centre and is now beneath what forms part of the Kingfisher Shopping Centre. Its approximate location would have been around the present-day stockroom area of the former Next store, between Waterstones Bookshop and Coffee#1.Although modest in size and basic in facilities, this unassuming garage holds an important place in the club's history: it was where the Redditch Model Railway Club began its long association with the town and where its members first developed the club that continues today.

The second club room

From 28th February 1997 the Club moved to Park House (150 Evesham Street) which at the time was leased by the Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS) from Redditch Borough Council mainly for the provision of the town's meals on wheels service. The Club made use of a number of rooms within the building. There was a change in landlord in 2000 when the WVRS re-located. The building had suffered from a lack of any real maintenance for many years and in early 2006 the Council finally decided the building was uneconomic to keep and repair. The Council decided to demolish the building which was finally approved at a meeting of the Council on Monday 23rd October 2006. Redditch Model Railway Club continued to use the building until Tuesday 27th June 2006 when we moved to our fourth home. Park House was demolished during August and September 2007.

The third club room

From 28th February 1997 the Club moved to Park House (150 Evesham Street) which at the time was leased by the Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS) from Redditch Borough Council mainly for the provision of the town's meals on wheels service. The Club made use of a number of rooms within the building. There was a change in landlord in 2000 when the WVRS re-located. The building had suffered from a lack of any real maintenance for many years and in early 2006 the Council finally decided the building was uneconomic to keep and repair. The Council decided to demolish the building which was finally approved at a meeting of the Council on Monday 23rd October 2006. Redditch Model Railway Club continued to use the building until Tuesday 27th June 2006 when we moved to our fourth home. Park House was demolished during August and September 2007.

After many years of being a vacant plot of land developers started the construction of a mix use development of shops and apartments on the site at the end of February 2016. However before much construction took place the site was put up for sale by the developer. Following a sale of the site the plans for the new building were changed so that the development only includes apartments. On competition the new building has been called Bonham House. 

The fourth club room

On Tuesday 27 June 2006, the Club moved into its fourth home, a dedicated area within a much larger industrial unit on one of  industrial estates in Redditch. The move has provided the Club with considerably more space and a more suitable environment for its growing membership and developing layouts. Unlike its earlier homes, the new premises offered the advantages of a modern industrial unit with hindered 24 hour 7 day week access , allowing the Club greater flexibility for both modelling and the construction and operation of its exhibition layouts.