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Tunbridge Wells Wargames Society was formed at the end of the 1960's and has maintained a steady membership since then. Many of our current members joined at the start of the Society and have, with occasional absences due to work commitments, been members throughout that time. The Society meets twice per month on Sunday afternoons from 1300 onwards. For details go to the Meeting dates and venues page. There you will find the dates and a plan of how to get to the venues. The Society is run by a Committee, elected at the AGM. The Society can be contacted via the Secretary using the email link shown in the Link area on the right. Tunbridge Wells Wargames Society has also recently become a member of the Gaming Club Network. Follow the links to this organisation shown on the right. What do we do ? The Society plays wargames in most periods from the Ancient world onwards. There are groups of members who specialise in specific periods such as Napoleonic, American Civil War, World War 2, Naval in all periods. There are usually about 6 to 10 games going on, and there will usually be an opportunity to join one of these if you arrive early on before the battle gets started. The Club operates a painting competition at its meetings on the first Sunday, for which there are annual prizes, awarded at the Society AGM. See the Painting Competition page for more details. There is a club newsletter, Rank and File, which is available free to all members. Club members also offer painting services. The club also occasionally runs Special Meetings to allow for "One Day Campaigns". There is now a new page "The Club Notice Board" devoted to this and other club activities. The Society runs an Open Day called Cavalier every February, at which we have many traders and visiting club games, either as participation or demonstration games. There are also a BIG Bring and Buy. Very good refreshments are available from a professional catering company. For details see our Open Day page. The Society has an Annual General Meeting, usually at the first December meeting. We put games on at other clubs' shows, regularly at SELWG and Salute. These games are run by a hard working team of players who ring the changes in the games put on. Rules we use With a membership interested in a wide variety of periods, the club makes use of an equally wide variety of rules. These range from the "home grown" variety written by members for use at the club to the whole range of commercially published works. A list of the rules we use appears on the Rules Page. We intend to list all the rules we use, or have used, and our experiences with them. The list is intended to make new members feel at home. They can see that we also use rules that they use, so we "talk the same language", though sometimes the "dialect"=interpretation of rule mechanisms may be personal. A longer term aspiration is to list the rules by popularity within our club. Who can join ? There are no restrictions on membership, however, under-16s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. What does it cost and how do I join ? From 2007 Membership costs £10.00 per annum, renewed annually every January. Each member receives a membership card for the year which they are required to bring to each meeting they attend. The committee review the annual fee at each annual general meeting and asks the membership to vote on any increases considered necessary. To deal with the formalities of joining the Society, contact the Secretary via the link above. 40th Anniversary membership deal To celebrate our 40 years, membership for the year 2008-9 is free to current and new members joining during the year. You must, however, still register as a new member, or renew your membership, with the Secretary at a meeting. Facilities Our venues are a non-smoking environment. There are refreshments provided free of charge in the form of tea, coffee and biscuits. Tables are provided mainly 6 foot by 2 foot, and we also have larger plywood table tops up to 8 feet by 5 feet. Most are painted green, though some also have a blue side as well. There are Club armies in 15mm scale (Napoleonic), several DBA armies, Warhammer 40K armies.
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Secretary: To contact our secretary for general enquiries and admin questions click on the email address below.
Cavalier Open Day There is plenty of information about our Open Day on the CAVALIER page of our site, which answers most basic questions about trade stands and the bring and buy. To contact the Open day organiser regarding trade stands or games use this email link.
External Links Gaming Club Network
Use this link for details of what the GCN offers to Wargames societies
Use this link to see what shows are being put on in the next 6 months or so by GCN members.
The Wargame League This is a wargames hobby league which is open to gamers to set up and monitor on-going campaigns at their clubs. Have a look at www.thewargameleague.com
Other Club and Wargaming Links Maverick Models provide flags for wargaming figures. Check out their website at
There is a new Directory that has appeared since January, which if properly developed could become a useful resource. Have a look at
Grimsby Wargames club have asked for us to put a link here, so I have. It is a nice looking site. They have put a link to our site as well.
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This page last updated on 18/01/2008