Event Calendar - all events from 202 have been included with just a month instead of an accurate date, to give you an indication of when they "might" return in 2021. Please use for guidance only unless specific dates have been given. 

Submissions for new events can be made here. 

 January
  • JANUARY MKWS 1-day DBMM event. See MKWS website for details
  • JANUARY Scottish Open ADLG tournament, Tradeston
  • JANUARY  DBM Doubles League R1, Corntown, Bridgend 
  • JANUARY ADLG Tournament, Cork Ireland 
  • JANUARY  CRUSADE, Show in Penarth, Wales , includes Welsh DBA Open
  • JANUARY 1-day MeG event, Entoyment Bournemouth. See MeG forum for details
February March April
  • APRIL Alton Matched Pairs DBA - see new Fanaticus forum for details
  • APRIL 10th SALUTE - South London Warlords mega-show, London ExCeL  Confirmed date for 2021
  • APRIL PAWS Spring DBA
  • APRIL Venta Silurum, 2nd round of the DBM Doubles League, Bridgend 
  • APRIL 1-day ADLG 15mm tournament, Central London Club.
  • APRIL 1-day ADLG 120 point event, Slimbridge, contact Keith McGlynn for details
May
June July ​August
  • AUGUST Claymore Show, Edinburgh 
  • AUGUST  1-day 25mm ADLG, Thornbury, Gloucs, as part of the IPMS show, contact Keith McGlynn
  • AUGUST BRITCON, see this website for full details  DBA,  FOGAM, FOGR, ADLG, DBMM, EPIC, SAGA, MeG, Bolt Action, ReG, Includes the UK Northern Melee Saga Competition
  • AUGUST CLIMB BRITISH CAMP DBM Competition, Colwall, Contact Gavin Pearson,
September
  • SEPTEMBER Border Reiver, show, Newcastle
  • SEPTEMBER Hereward Wargames Show, Trade Show,  Peterborough. www.hereward-wargames.co.uk
  • SEPTEMBER Iceni Hoveton, Norfolk - DBM Competition 500AP doubles
  • SEPTEMBER Colours, Newbury - 1-day trade show, Newbury Racecourse
  • SEPTEMBER MeG Scottish Championships
  • SEPTEMBER Autumn edition of the Skirmish show, Sidcup, Kent
  • SEPTEMBER  Round 4 of the Northern League, Derby, FoGAM/DBMM/ADLG. See Northern League website for details
  • SEPTEMBER 25th - 26th London GT. Provisionally includes The BHGS Teams  Confirmed date for 2021
  • SEPTEMBER Chillicon, Show Derby 
  • SEPTEMBER PAWS Autumn DBA, Portsmouth see Fanaticus forum for details
October
  • OCTOBER MeG & ReG Competition Boards & Swords Hobbies, Derby contact  [email protected]
  • OCTOBER Oxford FoGR event see Slitherine site for details
  • OCTOBER West Lothian 1-day ADLG Event, contact Mark for details
  • OCTOBER Naval Wargames Weekend, Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, organised by Naval Wargames Society
  • OCTOBER Sarisbury Green 3-person team FoGAM V3 event, see Slitherine Forum for details
  • OCTOBER 1-day ADLG event, Central London 
  • OCTOBER The Other Partizan, Show, Newark
  • OCTOBER Skelp Show, Angus, Scotland
  • OCTOBER Midlands Matched Pairs DBA, Bakewell, see Fanaticus forum for details
  • OCTOBER SELWG Show, Crystal Palace  Will return to a new venue in 2021
  • OCTOBER 16th/17th Confirmed date for 2021 L'BayArt - ADLG event Robin Hoods Bay.
  • OCTOBER MKWS/BHGS DBMM Doubles, Milton Keynes contact Dave Mather for details
  • OCTOBER Brian Boru (DBMM) Event Ireland - Contact Jan van Embden for details
  • OCTOBER Vexillium - DBM competition, (Doubles) Frome, Somerset, 
  • OCTOBER English DBA Open. Details on Fanaticus forum or on the Portsmouth & Allied Wargames Society's website.
  • OCTOBER FIASCO, Leeds Royal Armouries show
  • OCTOBER Caesaromagus - DBM ​event, Writtle, Essex
November December ​​
  • DECEMBER Wargamer Show, Halesowen 
  • DECEMBER Wargamer Show, Sheldon Heath Academy, Birmingham email: [email protected]
  • DECEMBER Crystmas Havoc ADLG event, Entoyment Poole 
  • DECEMBER RECON, Pudsey, Wakefield, Show + HOTT competition
  • DECEMBER PAWS Winter DBA, Portsmouth  see Fanaticus forum for details​
  • DECEMBER Scottish Open ADLG Tournament, Tradeston Ex-Servicemen Club, Glasgow Contact: [email protected]

Your Britcon booking is confirmed!

We look forward to seeing you at Britcon!

Gaming Information: 

Find the specific rules and restrictions for your chosen period:

Accommodation:

For accommodation within the University (starting at £36/night) the University has an  Accommodation Portal open - follow this link to go to the portal and book your rooms. 

Once again rooms are on offer from as little as £36/night for bed & breakfast in Weston Hall, and £75/night in the slightly more upscale Pendulum Hotel (the re-branded Days Inn). You can book accommodation for Friday Saturday and Sunday nights, and also for Thursday (if you are really keen - although we may not have all of the the gaming tables up and ready to go until mid-morning). You can also book elsewhere as well. The UMIST rooms are the closest to the venue. 

We also wanted to let you know that we conducted a survey among our first 120 players to sign up for Britcon, and a massive 92% of them said that they were interested in some sort of social event on the Saturday evening - meaning that we have been able to convince the Uni bars and catering team to run our first :

"Beers, Burgers and Bullets"

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What this means is that we will be offering beer, "gourmet" burgers and chips (that's "fries" for those of you who live south of Watford), and other BBQ stuff as well as well as comfy chairs, regular tables set up for social gaming, and a couple of "classic" war movies playing on a 60" screen in the corner (almost certainly of the "everyone can 'sing along' with the dialogue" kind!)

The Uni are also able to offer a special advance purchase rate of £10 for a gourmet burger, chips and a pint!

This is bookable in advance or you can pay (a little more) on Friday when you arrive at the venue - so, let your friends and clubmates know, and start to plan out your full Britcon Weekend with the BHGS !

CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR MEAL DEAL FOR JUST £10 (PAYPAL/CREDIT CARD) 
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Keep up to date with all the BHGS activity and events via our Facebook page or Twitter feed.

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We also have a quick heads-up about our some of the things going on around the gaming - especially our traders and the Britcon Trade Show this year. As a player at the Britcon competitions, you will be literally surrounded by the traders at our show as you play - but for those of you who sometimes struggle to see the wood for the trees, we've picked out some highlights and offers for you to look out for this year:

For a Full Trader Listing follow this link to our trader page 

Battle Foam are a new exhibitor this year, and will have their range of custom cut foam packaging and carrying cases. They are offering a generous 15% discount on list prices for all Britcon orders, and you can also order in advance by emailing [email protected] or calling in your order on 01702 462 017 for pick up at the event.

Steamforged Games will be at Britcon as a trader, and will also be running our first ever Guildball Tournament!  

Guild Ball is a table-top skirmish game. Drawing influence from medieval “mob football”, teams of players clash to ensure their team is victorious and the crowds of ravenous fans are well entertained. All this comes second to furthering the political interests of the powerful guilds that fund the sport, where a sudden goal or public assassination can swing the delicate balance of power. The game mechanics are intuitive whilst allowing for a wealth of tactical actions and varied play styles. Limited resources ensure that planning and quick-thinking will work to a player’s advantage.

Britcon 2015 will feature the largest Guild Ball tournament to date, with players competing for a wealth of prizes and glory for themselves and their chosen guild. The Guild Ball team will also be running demo games for new player to demonstrate the tactical football and bloody combat involved in a typical game.

Steamforged always like to ensure there are a few additional treats on offer at shows, and Britcon 2015 is no exception! They will have our usual show-exclusive promotions available, offering great value for money for new players and experienced veterans alike. 

In addition, the latest player to Guildball's expanding player roster, Minx, will be available for purchase, and our newly released tokens sets and templates will be for sale in limited quantities. The full and recently restocked miniature range will also be available all weekend.
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Dave Thomas has told us that he expects to have FROSTGRAVE stuff - the new range of North Star plastic figures to go with Osprey's new Medieval/Fantasy ruleset. These figures seem to be sold out pretty much everywhere, so being able to get your hands on them at Britcon should be a real coup! 

For 28mm WW2 fans, he will also have some newly-released and highly anticipated Perry Twins German Paratroopers (the BHGS spellchecker wasn't confident about "Fallschrimwhatsits ...") as well. 

Finally the Alien vs Predator boardgame will also be on sale from Dave's stand - basically,  if you need to find him, that'll be the stand that has everyone crowded round it saying "wow" a lot!

Colonel Bills are offering a 10% pre order discount on ALL their in-stock items, which includes 4Ground items (where they already sell at a discount to list price anyway). They will also be carrying all the new 4Ground items such as the Cross and Crescent desert buildings etc, and the New 28mm Church. 
Lesleys Bits Box will have one of the most talked-about games of the moment, the new Age of Sigmar starter set from Games Workshop for a price-busting £64 on sale at Britcon. Rumour has it that GW have a packed launch schedule coming up, so there is every chance that there will be even newer stuff announced at out on sale by the time the show comes around. 

KR Multicase have just launched some new bespoke foam sets for Star Wars Armada vessels and fighters, which are selling really fast. To make sure you get your set to keep these amazing new models safe, pre-order from KR online for collection at Britcon 

Instant Armies will again be attending Britcon, which they tell us is one of their favourite shows of the year. This year, as well as their vast range of painted 2nd hand figures, they will be bringing their full Flames of War 15mm WW2 stock (both painted and unpainted), with the new (unpainted) packs on offer at discounted prices.
For the Saga and Bolt Action players they also have 28mm figures both painted and unpainted from various manufacturers, and for the 15mm FOG and DBMM players their stand will have literally thousands of 15mm figures again painted and unpainted.

New for Britcon 2015 will be figures for sale in pre-sorted units, allowing you to put units or armies onto the gaming table "instantly" as well, in case those first couple of games don't quite go as planned.

Magister Militum have told us that they are now stocking the FoGAM v2.0 rules in proper hard copy, along with a pretty much full set of army lists, so if you have been playing from a downloaded QR sheet for the last 3 years, this is your chance to "go legit" ! 

They also have just had a restock of Miniature Worldmaker rubber terrain in DBx sizes so make sure to visit their stand and take a deep breath full of this amazing terrain!

We also have a well stocked Bring & Buy - Britcon is great for a Bring and Buy, as if you are a player you will definitely be there to the end of the weekend giving maximum time for your stuff to be seen, and sold. We also help you out by giving you the chance to complete your Bring & Buy entry form in advance.

In the Bring and Buy area we will also have a "tabletop sale" from Jonathon Smith, who recently was bequeathed the wargames collection of a long time friend and fellow gamer by the name of Stephen Atkinson, who sadly passed away in April of this year after a battle against cancer. Jonathon has been asked by Stephen's widow to help her husband's collection go to a good home, and will be selling off the collection at Britcon and raising money for St.Lukes Hospice Winsford (who looked afteer Stephen) and also for the SAMA82 charity for Falklands Veterans in the process. You can get a preview of what Jonathon will have for sale on the Facebook page he has set up for Stephen  

** SPECIAL NOTICES ** 

On Friday we should have some gaming tables up and running from around 10:30am for those of you who want to get in early and arange a practice game or two. If you arrive before that, you may even be lucky enough to help with the taping out of tables !

On Saturday Evening after the games finish we will hold our first ever "Beers, Burgers and Bullets" evening upstairs in the bar onsite in the venue.

What this means is that we will be offering draft beer, "gourmet" burgers and chips (that's "fries" for those of you who live south of Watford) and other BBQ stuff as well, as well as comfy chairs, regular tables set up for social gaming, and a couple of "classic" war movies playing on a 60" screen in the corner (almost certainly of the "everyone can 'sing along' with the dialogue" kind)

The Uni are offering a "starter menu" of a gourmet burger, chips and a pint which you can book in advance for the amazing price of just £10 (it'll be more if you book onsite): 

CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR MEAL DEAL FOR JUST £10 (PAYPAL/CREDIT CARD) 

We've had a really great takeup for this event, with over 50 people signed up so far so let your friends and clubmates know, and start to plan out your full Britcon Weekend with the BHGS !

And, most importantly don't forget that your Britcon Fiver will give you £5 off any £10 purchase with any of the Britcon traders (not the Bring & Buy..) at the show! 

We look forward to seeing you next weekend 

The BHGS Britcon team