Glasgow & District Wargaming Society
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GDWS Reports Secretary’s Report 2008 There are 34 members, a decrease of 6 on last year. Whilst these numbers are adequate to maintain a strong society there is clearly room for more members in the current accommodation. A wide range of games continue to be played. The DBM/M and DBR championships were well supported and thanks to John and Neil for organising these competitions. The WAB competition organised by me was also well supported although moving at its normal slow pace having reached the semi-final stage. The Age of Arthur campaign has filled some of the playing gap with a number of clashes and memorable abuse as recorded in the Bards Chronicle. There was also a Fire & Fury competition organised by Rab. For the coming year in 15mm DBM and DBR are being dropped in favour of FoG and DBMM. WAB will continue although the scope of the competition is still under debate. I have pencilled in 17/18 January for the double header as there are no Christmas or New Year clashes this year. Members participated in external competitions including the UK Nationals and a range of DBM/M events. The double header in January was well supported with a DBM competition and several ‘big’ games including 15mm 19C PoW. The society was represented at the Glasgow Wappinshaw, Falkirk Cannonade, Dumfries Albanich and the Phalanx show at St Helens. We will also be represented at Skelp in October and Kirriemuir in November. Our demonstration game theme this year was Napoleon in Egypt in 28mm and again was a feature article in the August edition of Wargames Illustrated. Many thanks to members of the display team with a particular mention for Andy but also Liam, Ian, Bill, John and David. The provisional theme for next year is Napoleonic skirmish in 28mm led by Liam using the new and entertaining Sharp Practice rules and anyone interested in assisting or promoting other projects will be very welcome. The website traffic has grown again, by more than 50% this year, now averaging over 21,000 hits per month. I would like to thank the officers and members for their support during the year. Dave Watson
Secretary’s Report 2007 There are 40 members, a decrease of 5 on last year so there is room for some growth. The current membership list will be circulated with the AGM papers. Could all members please check we have their current contact details. A wide range of games continue to be played. The DBM and DBR championships were well supported and Ian Austin won both. Thanks to John Muir and Neil Grant for organising these competitions. The first year of the WAB competition was also well supported and won by Dave Watson. Again thanks to Liam Entwistle for organising this. This year’s WAB competition is under way with 12 players and an Age of Arthur campaign has started with the first skirmishes and verbal abuse well under way! Members participated in external competitions including the UK Nationals and a range of DBM events. The double header in January was well supported with a DBM competition and several ‘big’ games. The society was represented at the Glasgow Wappinshaw, Falkirk Cannonade and Edinburgh Claymore shows. We also went south to the Phalanx show at St Helens. Our demonstration games on the South American Wars of Independence were well received and featured in the August edition of Wargames Illustrated. Many thanks to members of the display teams; Liam Entwistle, Andy McGreary, Ian Austin and Bill Ramsay. The provisional theme for next year is Napoleon in Egypt in 28mm (well not quite the Balkans, but there are Ottomans!) and anyone interested in assisting or promoting other projects will be very welcome. The website traffic has grown again in its third year of operation averaging nearly 14,000 hits per month or put another way 18 people visit every hour of every day. The biggest requests coming for our display game pages that are now linked to many sites across the world. Perhaps surprisingly not always the latest games as our previous year’s efforts are still well used. For example our page on the Battle of Vaslui is the first external link on the Wikipedia Encyclopaedia entry. I would like to thank the officers and members for their support during the year.
Secretary’s Report 2006 I am pleased to report that the society remains in good health. There are 45 members, a decrease of 1 on last year. The funds remain healthy despite a small operating loss this year and the Treasurer will make recommendations regarding this. The current membership list will be circulated with the AGM papers. Could all members please check we have their current contact details. Meetings have been well attended with a wide range of games being played. The DBM and DBR championships were well supported and Ian Austin won both. Thanks to John Muir and Neil Grant for organising these competitions. The new WAB competition has been well supported even if playing progress to somewhat slower! Again thanks to Liam Entwistle for organising this. Members participated in external competitions including the UK Nationals with the star turn being John Muir for coming 2nd in the Scottish DBM Open. The double header in January was well supported with a DBM competition and several ‘big’ games. Another double header with a DBM competition in September and a PoW campaign has just started. The society was represented at the Glasgow Wappinshaw, Falkirk Cannonade and Edinburgh Claymore shows. Our demonstration games on the theme Prince Eugene in the Balkans were well received and the rules featured in Wargames Illustrated. Many thanks to members of the display teams; George Dick, Liam Entwistle, Andy McGreary, Ian Austin and Bill Ramsay. The society also got an acknowledgement in the WAB supplement Vlad the Impaler for play testing and providing figures for the book’s illustrations. Some GDWS figures even made television in the new series of Rebus. The website traffic has grown substantially in its second year of operation averaging nearly 10,000 hits per month. The biggest requests coming for our display game pages that are now linked to many sites across the world. I would like to thank the officers and members for their support during the year. Dave Watson
2005 Secretary's Annual Report I am pleased to report that the society is in good health. There are 46 members, an increase of 5 on last year and as a consequence the Treasurer will report a modest financial surplus despite higher accommodation costs. The committee met on three occasions. Notes of meetings are available from me and key points are published on the web site. Flyers and other publicity materials have been produced. Meetings have been well attended with a wide range of games being played. The DBM and DBR championships were well supported and Ian Austin won both. Thanks to Hugh Cameron and Neil Grant for organising these competitions. Members participated in external competitions including the UK Nationals. Congratulations to Craig Tannock who came third in the Armati competition. The double header in January was well supported with a DBM competition and several ‘big’ games. The society was represented at the Glasgow Wappinshaw and Edinburgh Claymore shows. Our demonstration games Dyrrachion 1081 and Vaslui 1475 were well received. Many thanks to members of the display teams; George Dick, Liam Entwistle, Andy McGreary, John Conley and Bill Ramsey. The new website is in operation. It received some 60,000 hits this year, peaking after our two demo games in April and August. I would like to thank the officers and members for their support during the year. Dave Watson Secretary - September 2005
2004 Annual Report Glasgow & District Wargaming Society’s AGM heard that the society is in good health with strong finances and 41 members. The meeting thanked Liam Entwistle and Dave Watson (assisted by George Dick and Andy McGeary) for organising the society’s display game, The Real Dracula, at the Glasgow show. Club members had been successful in the UK Nationals. Mike Lillie winning silver medal in the Armati competition and Dave Watson a bronze medal in the 19th Century PoW competition. In club competitions Steve O’Grady won the DBR competition, the DBM league being close to completion. Hugh Cameron and Neil Grant were thanked for organising these events. A team will represent the club at the World Team Championships in Derby. In 2005 there will be DBM and DBR competitions. Other proposals for competitions would be welcomed. A display game will be organised for the Glasgow show to be held on 2 April 2005. |
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