I visited this club open day last year, and was struck by the very friendly reception I received. When Alan Abbey (an ex-pupil of mine and one of the driving forces behind the club) reminded me that the Open Day was today, I made sure that I made time to get there.
The venue is a typical small, late 1950s, single-storey, brick-built community hall.
There were three wargames taking place when I arrived.
There was also a table display of different sizes and types of figures as well as a trader's stand that was being run by a locally-based online retailer.
The three battles that were taking place were:
A Napoleonic battle (fought using BLACK POWDER rules)
An Ancients battle between the Greeks and the Persians (fought using HAIL CEASAR! rules)
An eleventh century battle between Normans and Anglo-Saxons (fought using SAGA rules)
(This battle was staged by the Maidstone Wargames Society.)
I have not used any of these rules before, but the players all took time to explain the basics of each set to me. This was very encouraging, and had I just walked in off the street, I would have left much better informed about the hobby ... and possibly a new recruit to it as well.
This Open Day was an excellent example of the sort of event that clubs can put on, and it was a great pity that it was not better attended.
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