Posted by Anthony on 05:14
A second piece of news for today. I have the pleasure to announce that the GCN now has a Drop Box account.
This means that we have another source for our documents on-line as
well as the GCN web site. However more importantly we will be using the
Drop Box GCN folder to host all the Newsletters and Monthly Shout Outs. So for future reference we will not have to send the ever expanding and much
larger
(thanks to Chris Hall who is doing a fantastic job) pdf files in
messages to clubs, we now only have to send out a link when we have a
new publication to tell you all about. Or even better, why not
accept the drop Box invitation that is being sent out to all club
contacts, by doing that we get a load more free space so that we can add
more content to the folder and look at including...
Posted by Anthony on 04:58
Its that point in the month where we post news of the new clubs registered for the month.
We have five clubs fully registered for November, these are:
Bradford Gamers Society, based in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Dark Sphere Gaming, based in London.
Guildford Games Club, based in Guildford in Surrey.
Hamilton Howlers Fantasy & SF Gaming Club, based In Hamilton in Scotland.
Tredegar Reavers Wargames Club, based in Tredegar South Wales.
Please join with me in welcoming the new clubs into the network.
Happy Gaming.
To...
Posted by Anthony on 08:05
We still have about 40 clubs who have not responded to the messages sent out several weeks ago about filling in and returning the annual return updating your clubs committee and contact details,or PLI renewal should your club need it.
Some of these clubs will be operating without PLI cover as it expired a month ago.
If you club has not already sent in the annual return to me, your club requires new PLI or just needs to pay the annual subscription then please get in touch with me urgently on awb1@btinternet.com so we can get you sorted out and fully complia...
Posted by Anthony on 08:00
Special announcement time....
A drum roll if you please........
The Gaming Club Network has broken the 100 registered clubs mark! Yay!
We have 101 clubs registered as of the end of October, however I already have three other clubs ready to be registered for the November list. I had set myself a target of trying to reach the 100 club mark by the end of 2012, so to do it by the end of October is great news, so hopefully I am now hoping to have in access of 110 clubs registered by the end of the year!
New clubs to the GCN:
Dark Worlds Gaming Society based in Fareham in Hampshire.
Lisburn Gaming Club based in Lisburn Northern Ireland.
Southampton Sluggaz based in Southampton.
Trinity Wargames Club based in Taunton Somerset.
York Wargames Society based in York, some of the clubs out...
Posted by Anthony on 03:18
Hi all
Its that time of the month again when we post news of the new clubs joining us in the network.
I
have the pleasure to announce that September has seen the GCN club list
reach 96 clubs!
Given the amount of new club contacts we had at Games Day on the 23rd September we should be set for quite a boost to our ranks. I am fully confident that the network will reach or exceed the 100
club mark withing the next few weeks.
The following clubs are now fully GCN registered:
Boston Wargaming Club, based in Boston Lincolnshire. New club.
Durham Raiders Outpost, based in Co. Durham. New club.
Pennine Raiders, based in Halifax West Yorkshire. Returning club.
Portishead Wargaming Club, based in Portishead...
Posted by Anthony on 08:12
I was intending to do a full report on Games Day 2012 held on Sunday 23rd at the NEC in Birmingham.
However as I saw next to nothing of the show, I can only report on the day we had on the GCN stand, so here you go, the GCN day at Games Day 2012 in a nutshell.
Dave Wise GCN secretary and myself arrived at the venue at just after 7.15am, not a bad trip down from Chesterfield at all, I normally like to leave about 1 1/2 hour for the trip to allow for traffic on the M1/M42, granted you don't get that much traffic on the roads at 6.00am on a Sunday morning, but i have been caught out before with road works etc, anyway I left home for just after 6.00am and was sitting outside the venue doors for 7.15am.
Bek Hawkby from GW was ready and waiting for the volunteers to arrive, and Dave and...
Posted by Anthony on 05:53
Hello all clubs.
Apologies for the lateness of this renewal notice,
unfortunately I did not get the details of the renewal cost myself until late
last Thursday afternoon last week. However I was out assisting Battlefront
Miniatures most of last week and on Saturday getting set up and ready for their
European FoW GT, and I was at Games Day on Sunday. So this has been the first
opportunity I have had to get the renewal notice written up and ready to be
sent out.
Please find attached the renewal notice details for
your clubs PLI cover for 2012/2013.
If your club does not have cover through the GCN
then please ignore this notice, however has your club filled in the
Annual Return that you were sent out a couple of weeks ago,
that needs to come back to me ASAP...
Posted by Anthony on 05:35
Hi all Its that time of the month again when we post news of the new clubs joining us in the network. I have the pleasure to announce that August has seen the GCN club list reach 90 clubs! Given the amount of new club contacts and old GCN member clubs wishing to rejoin the network that I have been dealing with recently I am hoping that the network reaches and/or exceeds the 100 club mark withing the next month or two! The following clubs are now fully GCN registered: The Bastion Gaming Club, based in Basinstoke.Darlington Dogs of War, based in Darlington.Salisbury Wargaming Order, based in Salisbury.Warpdragon Gaming, based in Blackpool. Please join me in wishing a warm welcome to the new clubs and their members. Anthony Barnes GCN preside...
Posted by Anthony on 10:01
I had a nice afternoon out today with one of our member clubs, Steel City Wargamers in Sheffield. I had been invited along to attend their very first 40K tournament. Unfortunately I was not able to go all day as I had urgent duties at home in the morning, this included trimming the trees and hedges in the front garden before the wet weather reappeared on Sunday, or at least the wife told me it was going to rain! That said gardening duties completed by mid day it did get me a pass out for the rest of the day.I was made really welcome at the club, they are a nice friendly bunch of gamers and its nice to see the club steadily growing and increasing in numbers. As previously mentioned this was the clubs first attempt at running a tournament, and it was a huge success...
Posted by Anthony on 10:39
Hi all
Its that time of the month again when we post news
of the new clubs joining us in the network.
I have the pleasure to announce that July has seen
the largest influx of clubs into the GCN for any single month so far this
year.
The following clubs are now fully GCN
registered:
Ammo Bunker South, based in
Winchester.
ARAFAT, based out of Firestorm Games in
Cardiff.
Carlisle Wargames Club.
Gaming Club Bradford, 'GCB'.
Leeds Battle Bunker.
Outlanders Games Club, based in Rugby.
Ol' Grumblers, based in Bath.
Rygas Roughnecks, based in Exeter.
Scarbourogh Games Society.
Silktown Slayers, based in Macclesfield.
Thanet Wargaming Club, based in Ramsgate Kent.
Please join me in wishing a warm welcome to the new clubs...
Posted by Anthony on 04:13
I have the pleasure to announce that the following clubs joined the network at the end of June.
Barnsley Association of Wargamers.
Barming Wargames Club in Maidstone Kent.
Black Hole Wargamers in Petersfield Hampshire.
Livingston Battleground in Livingston Scotland.
Livingston League of Gamers in Livingston Scotland.
SELWG (South East London Wargames Group).
The Emperors 10th in Belvedere Kent.
A warm welcome to all new clubs and their members.
To...
Posted by Dan Currey on 13:21
Posted by Anthony on 03:05
I also have the pleasure to announce that we have some new volunteers, which is great news. Although we could still do with more volunteers, especially area representatives, to help us out, if you are interested and are able to assist us in whatever form then please get in touch.
Following on from Darrell Lee from the Phoenix Gaming Club in Rushton agreeing to become the GCN club development adviser last month.
We now have a new area representative for Norfolk, Lee Lowe from the Aftermath Gaming Club in Norwich who has volunteered for the reps role.
Chris Hall from The Heathens & Peasants club in Doncaster has agreed to take up the mantle to take over and produce a new version of the GCN newsletter. If your club has any news or articles they would like published then get...
Posted by Anthony on 02:51
I have the pleasure to announce that we have a few clubs previously in the network that have returned to us, and a few new clubs joining network this month, all have now been added to the GCN club list.
Aftermath Gaming Club in Norwich.
Bolton and Bury Gaming Club in Bury. New club.
Canterbury Crusaders in Kent.
Leamington Gaming Club in Leamington Spa. New Club.
Northumbrian Adventurers Guild in Northumberland.
Steel City Wargaming in Sheffield. New club.
Warrington Warlords in Warrington.
Wizards and Warlords Games Club in Truro.
Keep an eye out for more news on new clubs joining the network in June as we have a few in the works. :...
Posted by Anthony on 06:14
Triples show 19th & 20th May 2012, a brief review of the weekend.
Well, another Triples show has come and gone, held at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield this is the third year that Triples has been held in this venue. For those that do not know Triples is a long running show hosted by the Sheffield Wargames Society over a weekend, it used to he held at the University of Sheffield but moved to a more suitable venue three years ago. I first attended Triples as a dealer way back in 1994 when I was in the trade. The EIS is airy light and easy to get round, with good parking and easy access to the M1 and road/rail/tram links.
The main reason the show is held over a weekends is because of the tournaments, there were at least three running, for ancients, in various scales,...
Posted by Dan Currey on 06:40
Salute 2012, all I can say about my day on the GCN stand was WOW! what a day, my feet have just about stopped aching!!!As Dan mentioned we spoke to a few GCN clubs that had dropped off the radar over the last couple of years who are looking to come back into the system, which is great news. As for new club contacts, I was speaking to loads of potential new clubs, not sure how many though as I lost count around 15! Dan will have spoken to others while I was busy, so we will have to have a chat at the AGM to see exactly how many new contacts we think we made. Dan was kept busy dealing with companies that came to have a chat or make themselves known to us, so all in all we had a really busy day.When I say busy, I really do mean busy, I lost over two and a half hours at one point, I needed a drink...
Posted by Dan Currey on 07:28
At Salute Yesterday, number of face to catch up with and contacts to carry out in the next couple of weeks. Caught up with a number of clubs that we've lost contact with, remember if we don't have the "UP TO DATE" contact details of you we can't let you know about the deals and exclusives that we be approached by manufactures to pass on to the clubs. To all those at the show "I felt it was better than it has been for a couple of years, You ? Just a quick pimp but one of the guys we meet at Salute, we HIGHLY recommend are Model Display Products http://www.modeldisplayproducts.co.uk See you next Saturday at the ...
Posted by Anthony on 10:39
Hi allI hope that this finds you all fit and well, and hopefully a lot dryer than here in rain sodden Derbyshire.Below is a list of candidates who are standing for the council positions at the forthcoming AGM.Vice PresidentCandidate: Daniel Currey, Bracknell Forest GamersTreasurerCandidate: Stephen Nolan, Leeds Night OwlsSecretaryCandidate: David Wise, Chesterfield Open Gaming SocietyThere will always be a need to call for votes from the floor, with this in mind please instruct myself (acting as the secretary) who your clubs proxy vote is being passed onto prior to the meeting.if you are not attending the AGM, please contact myself using (awb1@btinternet.com) to let me have your clubs vote/votes no later than Thursday 26th April.Hoping to see loads of you at the AGM.To...
Posted by Dan Currey on 14:22
Please note the the AGM for the GCN has been set for theSaturday 28th April 10:30am at ‘The Moot’ Warhammer World, GW HQ, Lenton, Nottingham.The Agenda and extra notes can be found here (please note that the original notification went out via our update mail list, if you did not recieve this via email and you believe that you should have, then please contact us to confirm thta you name is on our "mailing" list.)...
Posted by Dan Currey on 11:31
Scarborough Wargames Club and GCN present a range of competitions at our joint show, Wartorn, in Scarborough on 30 June 1 July this year. Below are the competitions taking place during the weekend of Wartorn. Costs and more details are on the www.wartornuk.com website Flames of War Northern England Championship15mm Late War 1750pts. 5 games over the weekend. Hail Caesar. 25mm ancientsDoubles competition run by Warlord Games WW2 Bolt Action singles competition run by Warlord Games Kings of War1500pts, with 6 games over the weekend. Run by Mantic Games Warhammer – Saturday 30 June2000pts 3 games Warhammer 40k –Sunday 1 July1500pts 3 games Field of Glory Renaissance 25mm C17th700pts any army4 games Field of Glory Napoleonics 15mm800pts army...
Posted by Dan Currey on 13:46
Due to the recent retirement of Laurie Stewart the GCN Vice President, and the sudden unexpected resignations of both the Club Coordinator Stuart Mackaness and Secretary Gareth Watson, Dan, Steve and myself have been finding it difficult to reply to messages, queries and applications in as timely a fashion as we would have liked. Any club that has sent in requests for information, annual returns, application forms or other documentation and have NOT as yet received a reply will need to contact us so that we are able to chase up and deal with your request, so please feel free to contact myself and I will do what I can to assist you. On behalf of the GCN council I sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused to our existing members clubs and the new clubs applying for membership. Hopefully...
Posted by Dan Currey on 10:00
Hi Guys Here is the 2012 Games Day contribution guide.(http://www.box.com/s/uc5y4jztkealzxkd4k4n)Please note the deadline for proposals is 1/3/2012.If you have any questions please give me a shout!ThanksBek HawkbyCommunity Coordinator0115 900 482107826 911 ...
