Auckland Wargaming Club

After some discussion, the committee have decided to give evening meetings another go. Thursday has been chosen by default (the only other evening the hall was free was Friday - erm NO!). Fridays were tried - and failed. The meetings will be held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month from February until the end of June. The first meeting will be Thursday 17 February and the meetings will be from 1900 - 2300 (7pm - 11pm).

Well the latest Classic Wargamer’s Journal is out – and in it is an article from Dan Grove of the HATSOFF (Heart of America Tactical and Strategic Order of the Followers of Featherstone) Wargaming Club. Dan points out that in addition to rules for playing wargames a club also needs rules for the club itself. The HATSOFF Club have their 10 ‘commandments’ which have been in play for 35 years and Dan assures readers their club has run to the spirit of their intent the entire time. In the unlikely event something crops up outside the particular rules of a specific game they also have a ‘Quadribium’, which consists of the 4 senior club members, or the 4 members hosting the game(s), who are called on to make a unanimous adjudication – the Quadribium has been convened once in 35 years!

As Treasurer I wish to extend my personal thanks to all of the club members who have paid their 2011 subs already. To date we have received no fewer than 12 full membership subs. This is an outstanding effort - and an extremely positive response to the challenges laid down at the Annual General Meeting in December.

To those of you who have stepped up already - hats off to you. To those who will be paying in the near future - my advanced thanks. This is exactly the way we needed to begin the year. We still need a few more people to send in their fees to ensure that we break even for the year - but I can see that this will happen earlier than ever before.

01 January (New Years Day - No Meeting)15 January (Auck Anv. Weekend is Monday 30 January)05 February - Waitangi Weekend Monday 06 Feb19 February04 March18 March01 April(Easter is 06-09 April)15 April (ANZAC Day is Thursday 25 April)06 May20 May03 June - Queen's Birthday Weekend 17 June01 July15 July05 August19 August02 September16 September07 October21 October - Labour Weekend Mon 22 Oct04 November18 November02 December - Club AGM16 December

02 January (No Meeting)16 January(Auck Anv. Weekend is Monday 31 January)06 February - Waitangi Day Weekend20 February06 March20 March03 April17 April(Easter is 22-25 April & ANZAC Day also)01 May15 May05 June - Queen's Birthday Weekend 19 June03 July17 July07 August21 August04 September18 September02 October16 October - RWC Semi-Final 2 at Eden Park (Labour Weekend is Mon 24 Oct & RWC Final Sun 23 Oct)06 November20 November04 December - Club AGM18 December

The AWC AGM (Annual General Meeting) was held on Sunday 05 December 2010, and as a result the incoming committee for the 2011 year will be:

President: Richard Hornell Secretary: Michael Hodgeson Treasurer: John McLennan Committee: Nick Buckby Committee: John Calnan

Will be held at the club rooms at 11am on Sunday 05 December 2010 (the first meeting in December). The Agenda will be:

Apologies Confirmation of 2009 Minutes Matters Arising President's Report Treasurer's Report Setting of 2011 Fees Election of 2011 Officers Ben Hill resolutions General Business Doom and Gloom

Be there or be square! Have your say on the clubs future course...

The AWC held its AGM on Sunday 6 December 2009. The President, Secretary, and Treasurer all presented their reports generally outlining a reasonably successful year although the experimental Friday Night meetings earlier in 2009 had not proven cost-effective despite early indications of support. The club generally experienced a downturn in numbers attending & activity over most of the (southern hemisphere) winter, and total outgoings for hall rental slightly exceeded revenue from membership fees. However, 'the drinks trolley' and other fund raising initiatives, such as bulk magnetic sheet sales, more than made up for the shortfall.