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RFCM discussion => Club Directory => Topic started by: Dex13 on November 21, 2023, 09:58:54 AM

Title: Leighton Buzzard Wargames Club
Post by: Dex13 on November 21, 2023, 09:58:54 AM
A former member (now moved) but I can confirm the club is still going strong. It meets on Wednesdays and a number of Peter Pig games, old and new, are familiar to the membership.

The Facebook Group is fairly active.
Leighton Buzzard Wargames Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/719105158177735/)
Title: Re: Leighton Buzzard Wargames Club
Post by: Smiley Miley 66 on November 21, 2023, 10:33:29 AM
Thank you Dex looks like you have been doing your research, which is good. If we can find several different places in that Midlands Triangle, it helps on having the game days on days we want rather than the days they give us.
Miles
Title: Re: Leighton Buzzard Wargames Club
Post by: martin goddard on November 21, 2023, 04:53:49 PM
Dex is "Mr Busy". "Thank you Dex". Leighton Buzzard was the original home of Warrior miniatures. Maybe the locals remember them??

martin :)
Title: Re: Leighton Buzzard Wargames Club
Post by: John Watson on November 21, 2023, 06:39:28 PM
I have many Warrior figures. Some are quite nice, others less so. I think the best are the 15mm ACW figures which go well with the excellent PP ones. I haven't used them for a while but, despite their antiquated ordering system, their customer service was very quick and efficient (like PP).
John
Title: Re: Leighton Buzzard Wargames Club
Post by: simmo on November 22, 2023, 04:38:37 PM
Hi Dex, I hope things are working out wargame wise in Sheffield.

Well I've been a Leighton Buzzarder for only 40 years so don't remember Warrior being in the town before they moved to Glasgow. I asked some older members who say they didn't interact with the club and didn't like home visits, they were teenagers at the time. Their designer lived in Bletchley.

On the subject of Leighton Buzzard what I really want to know having read Harry Pearsons book 'Achtung Schweinehund!', Who was the washing machine salesman from the town who had the role of Napoleon in the massive Borodino game he describes. No one at the club has any recollection. :(

Martyn S
Title: Re: Leighton Buzzard Wargames Club
Post by: martin goddard on November 22, 2023, 08:14:26 PM
We can come up with some good puns about a washing machine saleman surely Martyn?

martin :)
Title: Re: Leighton Buzzard Wargames Club
Post by: Dex13 on November 23, 2023, 09:36:39 AM
Quote from: simmo on November 22, 2023, 04:38:37 PMHi Dex, I hope things are working out wargame wise in Sheffield.

Cheers Martyn. All good thanks. I've been getting a good variety of games in. However I am missing the cocktails in Ollie Vees!