tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55491291054169401262024-03-05T09:52:50.734-08:00Sheffield Wargames SocietyThe official web presence of Sheffield's oldest wargames club!Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-84752715010471271022022-11-16T05:27:00.001-08:002022-11-16T05:27:41.856-08:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. VI No. 8<p>Members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter. The same e-mail included the papers for the AGM, which will be held at Farm Road on 23rd November 2022.</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-37843556244251831462022-10-19T15:07:00.000-07:002022-10-19T15:07:21.064-07:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. VI No. 7<p> All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter, which includes the minutes of today’s
committee meeting and notice of the Annual General Meeting, which will be held
on 23<sup>rd</sup> November at Farm Road.</p><p>The deadline for items for the agenda
is 9<sup>th</sup> November.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-8551421572776061802022-08-25T14:45:00.004-07:002022-08-25T14:45:48.170-07:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. VI No. 6<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">All members who have filled in a membership form and supplied an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter, which includes the minutes of the committee meeting held on 24th. August 2022.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-44825291791070654092022-02-22T17:30:00.000-08:002022-02-22T17:30:34.468-08:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. VI No. 4<p>All members who have filled in a membership form and supplied an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter, which includes the minutes of the committee meeting held on 23rd. February 2022.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-85880825861473866902021-12-31T12:00:00.002-08:002021-12-31T12:00:36.295-08:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. VI No. 3<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">All members who have provided an e-mail address should hve received a copt of the latest newsletter, which is
mainly about subscriptions for 2021/22.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is the last mail shot to use the 2021 membership list.
Future copies of The Terrain Cupboard Door will only be sent to people who have
paid the 2021/22 subscription and provided a 2021/22 membership form giving their
e-mail address. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you haven’t re-subscribed please do so now (you can pay
cash, by online bank transfer or by cheque – see the newsletter).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Happy New Year!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-85090940857571046412021-12-22T16:41:00.002-08:002021-12-22T16:41:54.501-08:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Volume VI No. 2<p>All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter which includes the minutes of the committee meeting held on 22<sup>nd</sup>
December and details of the Christmas Meeting to be held on Thursday 30<sup>th</sup>
December.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Annual Subscriptions for 2021/22 are due by 31st December - details of how to pay are in
the newsletter.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-56204825676011014122021-12-02T05:52:00.004-08:002021-12-02T05:52:51.676-08:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. VI No. 1<p> All members who have provided an e-mail address have been sent the latest edition of the newsletter which includes the
minutes of the AGM and of the committee meeting held on 1<sup>st</sup>
December.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Subscriptions for 2021/22 are now due, details of how to pay are
in the newsletter.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you paid at the AGM and have not yet sent the Secretary your
membership form please do so as soon as possible.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-25987998796896696162021-11-25T01:23:00.005-08:002021-11-25T01:23:48.521-08:00Annual General Meeting 2021<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The AGM was held last night and minutes will be circulated to members shortly. 21 members attended. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">My thanks to all those who invested their time in the welfare of the club by attending and contributing to the discussion.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The committee for the coming year is unchanged:</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tim Gow (Chairman)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">John Armatys (Secretary)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Graham Northing </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">(Treasurer)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Peter Scholey</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (Show Secretary)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Cy Harrison </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">(General Officer)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: inherit;">Sheffield Wargames Society meets from 7pm each Wednesday at </span></p><p><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">Farm Road Sports & Social Club, Farm Road, Sheffield, S2 2TP</span></span></p>Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-36649605561992419572021-11-12T05:33:00.000-08:002021-11-12T05:33:52.365-08:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. V No. 10 and the AGM agenda<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: small;">All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter and the agenda for the AGM which will be held at Farm Road on 24th November 2021.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-2448713532204526712021-10-15T02:48:00.000-07:002021-10-15T02:48:13.289-07:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. V Number 9<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><a href="http://sheffieldwargamessociety.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-terrain-cupboard-door-vol-v-number-8.html" style="color: #33aaff; text-decoration-line: none;">The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. V Number 8</a></h3><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4995629712764574689" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 578px;"><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter which includes the minutes of the committee meeting held on 13th October 2021 and notice that the AGM will be held at 7.30pm on 24th November 2021 at Farm Road Sports & Social Club. Please let the Secretary have any items to be included on the agenda by 10th November 2021.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-49956297127645746892021-08-19T03:41:00.002-07:002021-08-19T03:41:22.399-07:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. V Number 8<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: small;">All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter which includes the minutes of the committee meeting held on 18th August 2021.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-36551710814187131082021-06-22T14:51:00.008-07:002021-06-22T14:51:54.608-07:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. V No. 7<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: small;">All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter which includes the minutes of the committee meeting held on 22nd June 2021.</span></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-4187448085284516485" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 578px;"><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><br /></h3></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-41874480852845164852021-05-12T14:48:00.000-07:002021-05-12T14:48:02.787-07:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. V No. 6<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter which includes the minutes of the committee meeting held on 12th May 2021 and details of the club's re-opening for weekly meetings from 19th May.</span></span></h3>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-53482079971559902742021-05-03T03:23:00.006-07:002021-05-03T03:23:46.471-07:0019th May 2021 - Good News<p> </p><h2 style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "exo 2"; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; padding-bottom: 10px;"><br /></h2><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">As Covid restrictions are easing on the 17th May, Farm Road Social Club is reopening.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">This means that SWS can also reopen, with caution, from Wednesday 19th May 2021.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">We will not be able to use our normal room, but only the lounge bar. This means that large figure games will not be possible.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Covid restrictions will still apply, Masks when not eating or drinking, groups or no more than six etc.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">More information as it becomes available.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-63565605922463400582021-04-21T08:21:00.001-07:002021-04-21T08:21:30.501-07:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. V No. 5<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter which includes the minutes of the committee meeting held on 21st April 2021.</span></span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">News of the resumption of face to face meetings will be circulated when we have news....</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-10726479302975989902021-02-25T05:12:00.002-08:002021-02-25T05:12:22.304-08:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. V No. 4<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the easing lockdown special edition of the newsletter which includes the minutes of the committee meeting held on 24th February 2021.</span></span></h3>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-84928752074819681732020-12-31T07:27:00.000-08:002020-12-31T07:27:22.009-08:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. V No. 3<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter which includes the minutes of the committee meeting held on 10th December.</span></span></h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></h3><div><span style="font-family: arial;">As an added bonus and a finale to the club's golden jubilee year the e-mail also attached a copy of "A Brief History of Sheffield Wargames Society".</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-56724370841681444462020-12-02T03:27:00.000-08:002020-12-02T03:27:10.957-08:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. V No. 2<p> All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the Christmas Special edition of the newsletter which includes the minutes of the committee meeting held on 26th November and news about the Christmas meeting.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-88347605367092068422020-11-19T18:29:00.000-08:002020-11-19T18:29:13.007-08:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. V No. 1<p><br /></p><p>All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter which includes the minutes from the AGM and an up to date copy of the constitution.</p><p>The AGM decided that memberships from 2019/2020 will be rolled over to 2020/21. Current members do not need to pay a subscription or fill in a new membership form, but please let the secretary know if any of your details have changed. Anyone who does not wish to have their membership extended is asked to contact the secretary</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-18495996863352294142020-11-11T15:39:00.000-08:002020-11-11T15:39:21.833-08:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. IV No. 12 & 2020 AGM Papers<p> All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter and the papers for the AGM to be held by Zoom on 18th November 2020.</p><p>Zoom links for the practice session on Monday 16th November and the AGM will be sent shortly before each event, the link for the practice session on Thursday 12th November was sent out on Monday 9th November.</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-65429539066183020462020-10-30T18:35:00.000-07:002020-10-30T18:35:07.612-07:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. IV No. 11<p><span style="font-family: arial;">All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter which includes information on the AGM, which will be held by Zoom on 18<sup>th</sup> November 2020, the minutes of the
committee meeting held on 28<sup>th</sup> October and a copy of “Sheffield
Wargames Society - Committee Roles” for the benefit of anyone considering
standing for the committee.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-3177349390891974972020-10-13T06:49:00.001-07:002020-10-13T06:49:23.186-07:00Meetings at Farm Road cancelled until further notice<p>Sheffield is in Tier 2 lockdown. Members of more than one household may not mix indoors. Meetings of the club have therefore been cancelled until further notice.</p><p>Members who have provided an e-mail address have been sent a copy of the minutes of the committee meeting held on 13th October.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-12326990202622596162020-09-27T02:25:00.002-07:002020-09-27T02:25:41.151-07:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. IV No. 10<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter which includes the minutes of the
committee meetings held on 14<sup style="background-color: transparent;">th</sup><span style="background-color: transparent;"> and 23</span><sup style="background-color: transparent;">rd</sup><span style="background-color: transparent;"> September, notice of the AGM,
which will be held by Zoom on 18</span><sup style="background-color: transparent;">th</sup><span style="background-color: transparent;"> Novembe</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">r 2020, and </span>details of changes to face to face meetings at Farm Road,</span></h3><div><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><div>i.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Whilst the official start time of meetings is 7.00pm Farm Road Club is now open weekdays from 12.30pm and people can go in whenever.</div><div>ii.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>We will be using the lounge room next to the bar area instead of the usual room.</div><div>iii.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Drinks must be ordered by phone (0114 2729947) and collected from a table in the main bar.</div><div>iv.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Last orders will be 9.15pm and everyone must be off the premises by 10.00pm.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-3936834069414371422020-09-14T14:44:00.003-07:002020-09-14T14:44:53.008-07:00Revised Covid Guidance<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Members who have supplied an e-mail address have been sent revised guidance for
meetings at Farm Road in the light of the amended regulations which came into
force today.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The changes from the previous edition are:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1. You must not visit the
club in a group of more than six.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">2. Members must follow the
limit on the number of other people who can meet as a group - no more than
six people.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">3. Members must avoid
social interaction with anyone outside the group they are with, become a
member of any other group of persons participating in the gathering or
otherwise mingle with any person who is participating in the gathering but
is not a member of the same group as them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay safe!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549129105416940126.post-39039436693672094572020-08-25T07:02:00.003-07:002020-08-25T07:02:38.092-07:00The Terrain Cupboard Door Vol. IV No. 9<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">All members who have provided an e-mail address should have received a copy of the latest newsletter which includes the minutes of the committee meeting held on 19th August and announces:</span></h3><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">a.
a survey on options for holding the AGM, for which members should receive an
invitation by e-mail in the next week or so; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">b.
the date of the Christmas meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0