On Monday 1st May the Warhammer Alliance will be hosting our first ever educators day as part of the Warhammer Fest show in Manchester. Warhammer Fest as a whole is set to be the biggest celebration of Warhammer ever with talks, tournaments, hobby activities, video games and more! You are invited to come and take part in the fun while also meeting other club leaders in dedicated meetup spaces to chat, share best practice and make new friends. If this sounds interesting to you, please read on to find out more.
WHAT’S ON FOR SCOUT LEADERS:
SEMINAR
Time and Location: 10:30am – 11:30am, Monday 1st May in the Auditorium
A group of our teachers, hosted by Jason, the Warhammer Alliance Manager, will be discussing the impacts of the Warhammer Hobby on young people’s development and learning; the future of the programme with an opportunity to ask questions at the event.
Spaces are limited for this seminar, so if you’d like to join us, sign up here. If you can’t attend we will have a video available after the show hosted on the Warhammer Alliance website.
CLUB LEADERS PAINTING CHALLENGE
Time and Location: 15:00, Monday 1st May in the hang out and hobby area.
Come and try your hand in this 45 minute speed painting challenge. We will have prizes to give away for the winners of the challenge to help you grow your club. To book your place on this one go here.
MEETUPS
Want to hang out with like minded people and play some games facilitated by the Warhammer Alliance team? Then this could be for you. See the times below:
Sunday 31st April
13:30 Families with Children Board Game Cafe
17:30 Scout Leaders Board Game Cafe
WHAT’S ON FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND HOBBYISTS:
SCOUTS MODEL MAKER BADGE ACTIVITY –
Time and Location: 12:00 / 13:30, 1st May, Hang Out & Hobby
Come and complete your model maker activity badge session in the Hang Out and Hobby space. This session is suitable for whole Scout groups/Explorer Units, individual Scouts and Explorers are also welcome to attend. We are limited to 50 places per session. Please register your session attendance here . The session is included in the cost of your ticket for the event and all materials will be provided free of charge.
BATTLE HONOURS
Throughout the entire show there are opportunities to earn stamps in your Battle Honours booklet, just bring your booklet over to the Warhammer Alliance stand in the board game cafe and tell us what you’ve done, and we’ll stamp it for you.
Rewards for the programme will still need to be collected from your local store.
MEETUPS
Want to hang out with like minded people and do some hobby facilitated by the Warhammer team? Then this could be for you. See the times below:
Sunday 30th April
10:00 Duke of Edinburgh / Explorers Hang Out & Paint
13:30 Families with Children Board Game Cafe
Monday 1st May
13:30 Families with Children Board Game Cafe
18:00 Scouts Hang out & Paint
There are also all sorts of opportunities to take part in the hobby at WarhammerFest, with tournaments, painting master classes, casual hobby areas and lots more. There’s so much to see and do at the show that we can’t include it all. To find out more click here: https://www.warhammer-community.com/warhammerfest/
WHERE TO FIND AND MEET US:
The Warhammer Alliance stand will be situated in the Board Games Cafe, offering a relaxing space to hang out, play games and make new friends.
To book your attendance at Warhammer Fest please click here. Please be aware that children under the age of 10s get to go free when accompanied by a full paying adult. If you are thinking of bringing a group of Scouts we have a special offer available for groups of 10 or more. 25% off the cost of admission for anyone in the group. To get this offer please send us an email with the details of the group and how many people will be attending, and we will issue you a special link for your tickets.
Thank you for taking the time to read through, we hope to see you there.
Thanks,
Jason and JoUK Warhammer Alliance Team
Games Workshop
