WELCOME!

Welcome one and all to the new website for the Melton and District (MaD) Wargaming Club. We have all been living through unprecedented times these past seventeen months, and MaD has been no exception. We took the decision back in February of 2020 to shut down the club due to the rising threat of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the following month the Government in the UK locked down the nation to combat the threat to our health and livelihoods the virus represents. 

Things are gradually returning to normal however, and with that comes the welcome news that the club will be able to open up again and once more the hall at Asfordby will echo with the sound of dice being rolled in mock anger (and after that seventh '1' in a row, maybe some actual real anger!).

We don't yet have a definitive date for the re-opening of the club, however that will be posted up here as soon as we are informed by the Hall Organising Committee. 

We had hoped to be able to greet you all with news of a new, larger venue for the club, however at present our search has been fruitless, but we continue to look for new premises to accommodate our expanding membership (not just those lockdown pounds, I mean those people who have joined the club during lockdown!)

In the spirit of new beginnings, we the organisers behind MaD have been beavering away feverishly to bring you new and exciting events to make your gaming life even more rewarding and fun than ever before. To that end, the re-opening of the club will be heralded by not one, but two 'Tale of Gamers' series to help and encourage members to build and paint a new army over a period of a few months. One for Warhammer: Age of Sigmar (A Tale of the 3rd Age: Search for the AmberBone Ring), which coincides nicely with the new 3rd edition of the game, and one for Warhammer 40,000 (The Sable Chronoschism) - with 9th edition having been released in July of 2020 now is the perfect time to get to grips with the new rules as part of a regular gaming calendar. 

We will also be running a new MaD Bloodbowl League, our 5th at the club, and once again with a new edition having been released during lockdown, what better time is there to pick up a new team and get practicing with those block dice!?!

Finally we are very excited to announce a partnership with The Flying Childers in Kirby Bellars, who have offered the club the use of one of their rooms every month and 20% off food bills (not drink) on the night too! Whilst the rooms are not suitable for full-sized games such as 40k and AoS, they are perfect for Magic: The Gathering nights, or smaller skirmish games such as Warhammer: Underworlds or Bloodbowl. We'll update you all with more details as soon as the first date is fixed in the diary.

I've probably said enough for now - I'll no doubt be back soon, hopefully with a firm date for opening night (don't forget to wear a tasteless Hawaiian shirt, I will be!) and an idea of what games we'll be seeing there!

Till next time, stay MaD

Triple D