Copyright: Kirklees Model Boat Club 2010 Welcome to Kirklees Model Boat Club, The club was first registered in the magazine, Model Boats in February 1978 as having twenty members.   The first chairman and founder member was Joe Strand, the club at this time was called, Kirklees Model Club, as club members also ran model cars, boats, tanks and round the pole flying. In the years that followed the activities were refined down to model boat building and sailing, the club name changed along with adopting the Swan logo. Kirklees Model Boat Club promote the hobby of model building and sailing, we meet as a club every Sunday Morning on the Park Lake, Wilton Park, Bradford Road, Birstall, Batley. West Yorkshire. The area is a public park, whereby members of the public can also sail any-time they wish. We meet about 8am in the morning on Sundays and about 1pm on Wednesdays. You will see us there all year round come rain or shine. Members have been known to 'break the ice' during winter in order to sail. Always a warm drink available every Sunday Morning. We also have a Lock up container which houses all the club equipment and rescue boats. Membership is open to anyone who wishes to join, there are no restrictions and no limits on membership, we are a friendly club who will assist anyone with their model building. Regarding enquiries about club activities, events and visits to other club and displays please contact our Public Relations Officer Stan Reffin stan@kirkleesmodelboatclub.org.uk or telephone 0113 267 5790 To find us, from the M62 Junction 27, follow the signs for A62 Huddersfield, to the junction with Bradford Road, about 1 mile,  turn left at the traffic lights following the sign for Dewsbury, approximately 1 mile from the traffic lights, on the left is Wilton Park, Bradford Road, Batley. Please visit the About Us section, this includes details of membership, how to contact members of the committee, club events and information on many aspects of model building and radio control. The Gallery has plenty photos of our  models. Despite having a large membership of over 120 paid up members, we are mainly scale modellers and a small group of sailors. The Club Rules forbid the use of 'Internal Combustion Engines' and ‘Very High Speed Electric’ model boats on the Lake. This is also enforced By Kirklees Metropolitan Council. For use of Steam boilers - refer to our Safety Valve testing requirements in the Downloads section, Any questions relating to this please contact steam@kirkleesmodelboatclub.org.uk