SPALDING WARGAMING CLUB
Martin (Jackson, Chair) recapped on the last meeting's decision to amend the annual fee to quarterly payments of £5. There has been no resistance to this. Chris (Peat, Treasurer) reviewed the Club's finances, which are in a healthy state. There is a quarterly financial statement available for members who contact Chris for a copy. Jon (Rowe) has been in touch with other clubs in the area. The opening of more dialogue between clubs is considered a good thing. Grantham Friendly Gamers is excited about holding a future joint-event with Spalding Wargames Club. They would love to set up a Keyforge event with us Jon has also been in touch with Wild Ways, a club/shop in Newark run by a lady called Lucy (see blog for more on Lucy's club). He described the Newark club/shop as a 'very cool shop'. Jon said they would love to get us over there, gaming against them. He suggested a trip to the store, followed by a tour of the pubs in the town. It was agreed at the meeting this would be a good idea, with the majority agreeing by show of hands that they would be keen to take part in this. A Saturday in May/June was the time suggested for arranging this. Craig (Jackson, Secretary) mentioned that plenty of advanced notice would be given. Jon said that now the website is up and active, we now have a very big digital presence. Martin reiterated his ambition to expand the Club as far as possible, to form what could be called, for example, the 'Anglian Gaming Society'. “The first step would be reaching out.” Wargames shows were mentioned by Martin, with the possibility of attending them as a group. Jon suggested if the Spalding Geek Con event is on again, then we really should do it. He said he would be happy to give up a Saturday to help out with the Club's presence there. There were some concerns that footfall was poor at the last edition of the event. Martin mentioned branded merchandise. He envisions polo shirts with the emblem embroidered on them. Martin's research indicates a polo shirt could cost £15 each. Burgundy is his suggested colour for the shirt, because he has not seen any other club use that colour. He said it would be great to turn up to wargames shows and events in the Club's branding, especially if we hold something like the Blood Bowl season 2 final at Warhammer World. Jon said it would be nice to get the Club's emblem redone. It was also suggested getting the Club's logo on dice. Those gathered at the meeting stipulated the logo should be over the 6, rather than the 1. Martin said the Blood Bowl League is achieving its goal of inflating attendance and engaging various members of the Club in games with each other. Karl (McMichael) was announced as the winner of the Best Painted Blood Bowl Team competition. Congratulations to Karl. Further Club events were announced, including:
Jon mentioned the possibility of a merger with the Saturday morning Spalding Youth Games Club. The club opens between 10am and 1pm and costs £3, as well as the option of spending another £3 and getting half a Domino's pizza. It only operates during school term time. On the day of the General Meeting, Jon reported the club had a slack day, with 18 kids turning up. The merger would see the youth clubs' funds merging into Spalding Wargames Club's coffers. Jon asked for a commitment from Club members to attend the youth club, perhaps once every two months, to help him run it. As long as Jon is there, DBS checks should not be a problem. However, it may be desirable for members to have them done. Martin said Club members could help with the wargaming side of the youth club. He stressed the point that even if the merger takes place, there would be no youngsters turning up on Wednesday nights. The plan would be for it to be the Spalding Wargames Club junior division and investment would be made into the youth club's equipment once taken over. The decision to merge with the youth club was put to vote. The vote was passed unanimously. The Spalding youth gaming club is to merge with Spalding Wargames Club.
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