ABOUT THE JMH
The JMH stands for Johannesburg Meccano Hobbyists. Based in South Africa we are a club dedicated to the hobby of Meccano. Like clubs worldwide, we try and promote ideas, unique concepts and models amongst similarly minded people. Club members are from all walks of life, including engineers, salespersons, young, old, you name it... we have them!
In 1974 Charley Roth, Dave Feinstein, Dennis Els and Bill Steele got together and founded the JMH. Sadly, Charley, Dave and Dennis have passed away. The JMH currently has 51 members and is always growing (why not join?) Club meetings are held every 3 months at a private home (4 meetings a year).
The JMH is proud to be affiliated with the International Society of Meccanomen.
The club holds meetings once every two months at a private home, starting at 14:00. Guests are welcome to visit club meetings at any time, and are encouraged to join if they feel the need to do so. At meetings, members share ideas, exchange parts, have a look at Meccano literature, show off their models or just socialize. After the meeting tea and snacks are served. Please contact the secretary (see bottom) if you are interested in attending a meeting.
DIARY DATES FOR THIS YEAR (2010)
| Saturday 13 February 2010 - Meeting and AGM. |
| Thursday 4 March - Sunday 7 March 2010 - HobbyX Exhibition - the Dome |
| Saturday 15 May 2010 - Meeting |
| Saturday 14 August 2010 - Meeting |
| Saturday 13 November 2010 - Meeting |
There is a quarterly, full colour newsletter sent to all JMH members. Normally this is 28 pages and full of ideas, members models, articles collectors items or technical building tips. Becoming more popular is electronic newsletter subscription. This is both cheaper and kinder to the environment. Go to the Newsletter link to get an idea of the publication. Go to Photo archive to see photos of past meetings.
The club has been exchanging newsletters with other clubs worldwide for many years and has an extensive, indexed, accessible archive of newsletters which memebers are encouraged to browse through and read at meetings.
The club typically arranges one or two shows a year. Most members get together and display models they have built over the past weeks. These differ from club meetings in that they usually run between 1 and 4 days. The public is involved at a public place, with mutual benefits for both venue and the club. Seeing all the club members models together in one location is a formidable sight. Shows both promote Meccano and are an oppertunity to acquire contacts, new members or Meccano itself. Club shows draw crowds. LARGE crowds, young and old. Why? The older public revel in the nostalgia of Meccano, be it past childhood years tinkering with the lost Meccano set or realizing ideas with an existing set, inspiring the new talent in a rewarding hobby. For pictures of some (older) past shows go to the Photo archive. Eventually newer show pics will be posted.
The next big Meccano show is:
HOBBY-X, 4-7 March 2010
at the Coca-Cola Dome - come see us there!
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR THE YEAR 2009 (2010 fees being reviewed)
| FULL COLOUR NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION (LOCAL IN ZA) |
R210 - 00 |
| BLACK AND WHITE SUBSCRIPTION (LOCAL IN ZA) |
R105 - 00 |
| SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS, OVERSEAS IN BLACK AND WHITE |
US$30 - 00 |
| SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS, OVERSEAS IN COLOUR |
US$35 - 00 |
| DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION ONLY (NO PAPER COPY) IN ADOBE .PDF FORMAT |
US$20 - 00 |
The following is a list of the members on the JMH committee.
| Chairman and Editor | Anthony Els | asels@wbs.co.za |
| Secretary | Rodney James | yendor1@telkomsa.net |
| Treasurer | Tatchell Venn | tatchellv@mweb.co.za |
| Web master | Chris Els | chris@mecworld.co.za |