South East Scotland Wargames Club http://seswc.co.uk Thu, 17 May 2012 07:48:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Meeting Change http://seswc.co.uk/2012/04/20/meeting-change/ http://seswc.co.uk/2012/04/20/meeting-change/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:53:11 +0000 Derek http://seswc.co.uk/?p=846 The Navy Club will be used as a polling station on Thursday, May the 3rd.   Our meeting that week will be on Tuesday, May 1st.

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[continue reading...]]]> Scotland’s premier wargames show, Claymore 2012, will be held on Saturday 4th August, 2012, at Edinburgh’s Telford College, 350 West Granton Road, Edinburgh EH5 1QE. Doors will open to the public at 10.00am.

Cost: Adult £2.50, Child £1.50, Family £5.00 (2 Adult 2 children)

Features

  • Demonstration and Participation Games: As per usual at Claymore there will be a good selection of demonstration and participation games. A list of games that will be presented at Claymore 2012 will be added here as soon as we know who will be coming.
  • Traders: a list of traders who have confirmed they will be attending can be found here.
  • Bring & Buy: Sell your second hand wargames stuff at our Bring and Buy stand. Save time by filling out your Bring & Buy sheets in advance. Download as an Excel .xls file or as an Adobe .pdf file

Facilities

  • Parking: There are 450 free spaces at the College. People coming to the show should not park in neighbouring Morrisons supermarket car park. If you’re there for more than three hours you will be fined.
  • Catering: The college will be opening their catering outlets for the duration at the show.
  • Bar: Drinks will be on sale from around eleven o’clock.
  • ATM: a cash machine is available in Morrisons, immediately next door to the College.

Getting there

View Map on Google Maps

Buses: Note as of January 2012 there are roadworks in Princes Street that mean that the buses are not be stopping as detailed below. We will check the details a week or so before Claymore and update this page appropriately.

The following Lothian Bus services stop outside Edinburgh’s Telford College. 8, 14, 16, 32, 47/X47, X29 & X50. Full details of all these services can be found on the Lothian Buses website. Single fares are £1.3o for adults and £0.70 for children under 16. Exact change is required.

Coming to Edinburgh by train? Get off at Waverly Station and climb the Waverly Steps to Princes Street. The 8, 19, X29, 47 & X47 buses go from the Waverly Steps bus stop directly to Telford College. There are no direct buses from Haymarket Station to Telford.

Coming to Edinburgh by bus? Get off At the St Andrew Square Bus Station, walk to the Waverly Steps bus stop on Princes Street. Get a bus as above.

Coming by Plane? Take the Airport Bus to Waverly Bridge, walk to the Waverly Steps bus stop and get a bus as above.

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[continue reading...]]]> The following traders have confirmed that they will be attending Claymore 2012

 

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[continue reading...]]]> The following clubs have confirmed they will be putting on games at Claymore, 2012 (Saturday 4th August). We will add to this list as other clubs and groups confirm they will be attending. There are usually around 30 games, demonstration and participation, on the day.

Demonstration Games

  • 6s to Hit:  Dystopian Wars
  • Border Reivers:  Vietnam, 1968, 28mm
  • Claymore Castings:  The Otterburn Campaign (1388), 28mm
  • Durham Wargames Group :
  • Dumfries Wargames Club:
  • Dunfermline Wargames Club:  American Civil War, Fire and Fury, 15mm
  • Falkirk & District Wargame Club:  Russian Civil War, 28mm
  • Glasgow & District Wargames Society: Las Navas de Tolosa, 1212, 28mm
  • Gourock Wargames Association:  Chinese Farm, 1973, 6mm
  • Independent Wargames Brigade:  Dead Men Tell No Tales (15mm Pirates)
  • The Iron Brigade:  Saga, 28mm
  • League of Augsburg : Battle of Borodino
  • RAF Leuchars : Band of Brothers
  • St Aidans Warriors (Glasgow) : Malifaux and/or Dystopian Wars
  • Tyneside Wargames Club:  The Battle of Sekigahara (1600), 10mm

Participation Games

  • Bathgate Wargames Club: Highwayman’s Hazard
  • Borders Battle Bunker:  40K WWI Style – Imperial vs Chaos
  • Edinburgh League of Gamers:  TBC
  • Glasgow Wargames Club:  Battle of Britain, 1/300.
  • Gripping Beast:  Saga, 28mm
  • Privateer Press:  Warmachine/Hordes, 28mm
  • Society of 20th Century Wargamers: Operation Kutusov – Panzer destroyers, 28mm

 

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Another slideshow, these pictures were taken by “Midpoint” from the TMP forum.  Midpoint’s photos can also be seen in a Flickr Album.

 

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[continue reading...]]]> The Club will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting on Thursday 29th March 2012 to allow the membership to discuss and vote upon SESWC Committee proposals regarding the following topics:

1.  Replacement of the damaged Club Hut.
2.  Public Liability Insurance for the Club.
3.  Honorary Membership proposal.

Club members are urged to attend and exercise their vote.

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]]> http://seswc.co.uk/2012/01/26/704/feed/ 0 Annual General Meeting http://seswc.co.uk/2011/11/18/annual-general-meeting-2/ http://seswc.co.uk/2011/11/18/annual-general-meeting-2/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:12:08 +0000 Derek http://seswc.co.uk/?p=694 The club’s annual general meeting will be held on 24th November, 2011.  Starting at 7.30pm.

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Google Map here.

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