As per the email sent around, here are links to the pre read for the AGM around making the club ‘limited by guarantee’
Wargames Association of Reading Subscriber-membership regulations – Final Draft
Wargames Association of Reading Limited as a Limited Company by Guarantee – Briefing notes R3
We have added a few more weekend days for 2023:
Open Days/Weekend Gaming – Already confirmed Open days for 2023:
Sunday 12th February – 9:00 to 16:30
Sunday 2nd April – 9:00 to 16:30
Sunday 28 May – 9:00 to 16:30
New Open Days:
Saturday July 22nd – 12.30 to 21:00
Saturday September 9nd – 12.30 to 21:00
Saturday October 7th – 12.30 to 21:00
We are trying to add more, particularly one in August but the centre are not taking bookings as yet because the centre is going to be closed for 2 weeks and they don’t know when in August.
Dear club member
Nominations and the deadline for additional items is now closed, as such the briefing document for members in advance of the AGM is now available, please request if not received on email list (cant post here as contains financials)
There will be a limited number of printed copies at the AGM for those who haven’t got this email.
WAR Committee for 2023
The Nominations for 2023 Committee are:
a. Ian Sewell
b. Peter Smith
c. Ad Vickers
d. James Cameron
e. Steve Watling
f. James Wood
g. Chris Watling
As there are 7 nominations and 7 committee positions there will be no vote for who is on the
committee the above will be the committee and positions will be announced once they have had
chance to meet
David Henderson
“Tireless contributions to the club through out the
year and especially at warfare, organising 4
tournaments and running one over the weekend to
great success.”
Ad Vickers
He goes all out for club members and is always
helpful and friendly”
Steve Johnstone
“running the traders brilliantly”
Ian Sewell
“for his help with many aspects of Warfare & building
all that terrain”
“Work put in at Warfare”
Dave Mather
“Top job in organising competitions at Warfare”
“Picking up and running with the tournament work
for Warfare this year, including taking up the whole
kit and kaboodle rather than just the
historical/ancients as planned. Brilliant work on
communications with competition leads and traders resulting in a big turnout, happy gamers, vast
amounts of prize support and hopefully a bright plan
for bigger and better going forward.“
“Work put in at Warfare”
“for stepping in to run the competitions at Warfare
including negotiating £7k in prize support &
sponsorship“
Timeline from now
The AGM will take place on December 7th at 8pm.
Voting forms will be available on the night and an email for online voting will be sent afterwards.
The results will be announced the following week at the club night on December 14th.
Dates for the Diary – Until the end of 2022
We are running up to the end of the year, below are the dates for the diary between now and the end of the year.
7th December – AGM
14th December – AGM Voting Results
21st December – Fish and Chip Night
28th December – Open as normal
Confirmed Open days for 2023 – (Thanks to those that spotted these are for 2023)
All open days are 9am to 4:30pm
12th February
2nd April
28 May
There are more dates to follow we are looking to get a mix of Saturdays and Sundays in for the rest of the year.
Many thanks.
Chris Watling
Wargames Association of Reading Chairman
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Well, this time next week the games will all be up and running but If you are still swithering there are single tickets left for the following tournaments
Saga, Warhammer 40k, Kings of War, Infinity, Flames of War, Swordpoint, Armati, WRG 6th, Bataille Empire, To the Strongest and Bushido. The last two are one day comps. Check the others if interested as the situation is constantly evolving.
Tickets for these can all be found here https://wargamesreading.co.uk/product-category/warfare-tickets/
Other Tournaments can accommodate more players but generally only in pairs – contact [email protected] if interested.
Many traders/companies have kindly provided prize support this year but today I would like to focus on our main sponsors. Anyone entered or enters can take advantage of the prize support kindly offered by
KR Multicases/Navara are once again (for the seventh time?) generously providing a range of their Transport and Accessory cases across all of the tournaments.
and
Westwind Productions/Forged in Battle are providing a big box of assorted figure packs that will be distributed across all of the tournaments.
Whilst not a main sponsor this year its worth mentioning Deep-Cut Studios contribution.
They will be providing a prize mat in the following competitions Age of Sigmar, Bolt Action, Middle-earth SBG, and Bushido.
All of the above the relevant Tournament Organiser will determine how these prizes are allocated and the distribution will vary from Tournament to Tournament.
Furthermore Deep-cut will be providing an exclusive 2d terrain piece measuring around 200mm x150mm in the form of an Orchard/Lemon Grove – this will be provided to all players in the following Tournaments – ADLG 15&25, DBMM 15&25, FoG, Armati, Bataille Empire, Kings of War, WRG 6th, To the Strongest, Swordpoint, Saga, MeG and ReG.
There is more prize support on offer on a per tournament basis and I’ll be highlighting those in forthcoming bulletins – you can get a feel for these on the Tournaments page and also a first peek at the Orchard as an early draft is on display under the relevant competition.
Where you can see all of this year’s eclectic mix. You will also see the companies/traders that have very kindly donated prizes and I am delighted to say that the total amount of prize support provided to date this year is now around £3.5k. We will look in more detail around some of these in the run in along with any show and tournament offers.
Dear club member,
WARFARE 22 Farnborough Exhibition Centre
With Warfare 22 a few weeks away on the weekend of the 11th to 13th of November, this is a note to advise you of the time line for the weekend.
Friday 11 November – Access to the Exhibition Centre is via Gate A Post Code for Sat Nav GU14 6XE . Please arrive at 13.00hrs to help set up the tables for the traders, competitions and demonstrations, Bring and Buy and other ancillary functions. At 15:00hrs the traders will start unloading and they will need assistance in offloading their vehicles. Help will also be required assisting the competition organisers with the setting up of their tables . We have to be out of the conference centre by 18:00hrs.
Saturday 12 November – Access to the Exhibition Centre is via Gate F, Post Code for Sat Nav, GU14 6TQ. Please arrive between 07:30hrs and 08:30 hrs to assist with off loading the traders. Exit from the site is via exit A
Sunday 13 November – Access to the centre is via Gate F. Please arrive anytime between 08:00 and 09:00hrs. A minutes silence will be held at 11:00hrs. The show is likely to be finished by 16:00hrs, and we then have to clear the venue by 18:00hrs this means clearing all of the terrain away and stacking the table and chairs. Exit from the site is via exit A.
As advised earlier in the year, please remember that if you wish to sell items on the Bring & Buy you will pay 5% commission on any sales made.
Finally, this show is ran for the benefit of the club members of the Wargames Association of Reading. If you have not already volunteered for a role over the weekend please speak to one of the committee members or Paul Hays. In particular, please can you ensure you assist in clearing the show away on the Sunday evening as I sure we all want to get away at a reasonable time.
Steve Watling
Warfare Lead
WARFARE 2022
Your club needs you!
Dear colleagues,
It’s that time of year when we set up and run one of the biggest wargames shows in the wargames calendar – Warfare 2022 is this one.
Over the years, and I have been a member for over 40 of ‘em in several roles!, we have held this event each year since at least 1979, bar one (thanks to Covid), and we need your help as much as ever to help your club………
You may be aware that the show’s “profit” probably pays for nigh on 4/5ths of our fiscal needs, thus keeping our subs LOW. Less than £1 per week is bloody good! (‘scuse my French!).
Just about all can have a role in it and I have a need for a dozen (12) of you, or more, to help set up the expected 900 tables in the right place for the traders, competition gamers and demo/participation players. This is hoped to be from Noon (12:00) on the Friday for up to about 3 hours and from say 16:00 on the Sunday for about 2 hours. Those physically unable are excused of course, but we might have other roles for you 😊
Those able please do come forward, we really do need you…… Thank you; Paul Hays
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