{"id":8331,"date":"2023-11-26T15:08:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T15:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/?page_id=8331"},"modified":"2025-01-09T23:40:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T23:40:03","slug":"about-the-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/about-the-club\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/about-the-club\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"450px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><h2>Meeting Times<\/h2>\n<p>We meet on the second and fourth Saturday of every month from 10:00am to 5:00pm (with the occasional exception). The venue is Linton Village Hall, Linton Hill (A229), Maidstone. Detailed directions are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/directions.html\">here<\/a>. For details of meeting dates and games, see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/current-diary\/\">diary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Subscription Details<\/h2>\n<p>Our annual subscription stands at \u00a396 (\u00a367.20 for concessions) which covers all 23 meetings during the year. There is an alternative single-meeting fee of \u00a38 per meeting. Subs can be paid in a single instalment by cash or cheque in January. Alternatively, payment can be made by standing order to the new society account in four quarterly payments of \u00a324.00 (ask the treasurer for the account details if you wish to pay this way). New members get their first two meetings free and are then charged pro-rata for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<h2>Committee<\/h2>\n<p>Although the society is run on very informal lines, we do have a standing committee.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chairman &#8211; Mark Johnson<\/li>\n<li>Secretary &#8211; Brian Simons<\/li>\n<li>Treasurer &#8211; Mark Harris<\/li>\n<li>Webmaster &#8211; Tony Francis<\/li>\n<li>Social media, history and events &#8211; Jeremey Claridge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Club Rules<\/h2>\n<p>Again, although we&#8217;re generally pretty informal, we do have a few rules. You can read them\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/rules.html\">here<\/a>. We also have a new Privacy Policy which you can read\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/MWS%20Data%20Policy.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Jeremey has taken the &#8216;History&#8217; part of his committee title to heart and has written a detailed account of the club&#8217;s time since it&#8217;s formation which you can find <a href=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/history-of-maidstone-wargames-society\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Logo<\/h2>\n<p>The club gained a new logo after a large number of submissions by society members. Pete Smith&#8217;s winning design was chosen by a vote among the membership, and features the <a href=\"https:\/\/britishlistedbuildings.co.uk\/101224372-cannon-on-plinth-opposite-no-64-maidstone#.XjnaODL7TGg\">Sevastopol cannon in Maidstone High Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8332\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/about-the-club\/mwslogoblue\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MWSLogoBlue.png?fit=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"160,160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MWSLogoBlue\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MWSLogoBlue.png?fit=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MWSLogoBlue.png?resize=160%2C160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the duration of the society&#8217;s 50th anniversary in 2021, we used a different version:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/about-the-club\/mwslogo50th\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MWSLogo50th.png?fit=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"160,160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MWSLogo50th\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MWSLogo50th.png?fit=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8333\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MWSLogo50th.png?resize=160%2C160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Annual General Meetings<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2003.html\">2003 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2004.html\">2004 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2005.html\">2005 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2006.html\">2006 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2007.html\">2007 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2008.html\">2008 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2009.html\">2009 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2010.html\">2010 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/EGM2010.html\">EGM 11 Sept 2010<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2011.html\">2011 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2012.html\">2012 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2013.html\">2013 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2014.html\">2014 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2015.html\">2015 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2016.html\">2016 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2017.html\">2017 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2018.html\">2018 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2019.html\">2019 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2020.html\">2020 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2021.html\">2021 AGM<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/ClubStuff\/AGM2022.html\">2022 AGM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting Times We meet on the second and fourth Saturday of every month from 10:00am to 5:00pm (with the occasional exception). The venue is Linton Village Hall, Linton Hill (A229), Maidstone. Detailed directions are\u00a0here. For details of meeting dates and games, see the\u00a0diary. Subscription Details Our annual subscription stands at \u00a396 (\u00a367.20 for concessions) which &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/about-the-club\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About the Society&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8331","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9A5LG-2an","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8331"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9915,"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8331\/revisions\/9915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brigademodels.co.uk\/mws\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}