SOUTH WEST AMIGA GROUP

It’s been a while since we posted, so firstly our next meeting is October 12th back at Chipping Sodbury and we will be back with some changes to the hall, we now have access to some council chambers and we are now considering if we can include that in the price we currently have set.  Over the years we have been struggling for room and this could be an answer to getting a few more people in and keeping a competitive price which includes a sandwich lunch. 

A few months ago now we were at Revival, Game not Over at Wolverhampton Racecourse, we had a double day and I (with help from James) came along with my new venture with Arcade cabinets, however we had many of you who came and showcased your Amiga’s between Amiga North Thames, Kickstart Group and Yorkshire Amiga.  We also were kindly looked after by Craig Turner and his crew and that was a very successful event, many thanks for inviting us and those who put an amiga on show will receive some vouchers for use on the SWAG site as Craig made a generous donation to SWAG, these will be sent out before the tickets go on sale sometime in August and if you use the donation then that is a thanks from us too but if you do not use it, then that money will go towards equipment, food, drink and future meets.

ZZap Live is this time next month, we already have had a good amount of volunteers to help us with looking after Amiga section at Kenilworth, Chris Wilkins has informed me that tickets are low if you are thinking of visiting, however we have secured the smaller room (where talks was at last Zzap) and we will put a good spread of Amiga’s out and have a great time.  Volunteers will also receive some money and this will happen after the next SWAG meet.

We are yet to find a date for the next Exeter meet, we actually haven’t spoken much at all but as we explore what we do next, we still fully support other meets around the country and some welsh members have spoken about a spin off meet over the bridge.

Thanks – Dave and the SWAG Team

Go and grab a ticket from above

The South West Amiga Group has been meeting at the Parish Hall in Chipping Sodbury for a number of years, and while attendance continues to grow, we are well aware that there are Amiga users based in Devon and Cornwall where the location means it’s simply too far for them to travel.

After much planning by the SWAG Team we are pleased to announce that our first Exeter based meet is booked for Saturday the 25th of May!

The venue for this latest SWAG event is the Clyst St Mary Village Hall, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1AA. The Hall is just a short drive off from junction 30 of the M5 and has masses of on-site parking.

At this initial Exeter meet we won’t be providing a buffet lunch as we want to see what sort of take-up we get from Amiga users. We will be providing drinks and snacks, however. We have been informed that there is a local convenience store with a hot food counter, but you may want to consider bringing your own lunch on this occasion.

Tickets are priced at £10 and will go on sale approximately one month before the date of the event. If this location proves popular the Exeter meet may become a permanent fixture in the SWAG calendar. Should that happen, we will look into supplying food at a subsequent Exeter event.

Tickets Live at 8pm, this SUNDAY.

For those of you waiting for the next SWAG meet in Chipping Sodbury, this is booked for Saturday 12th of October. We have a raffle planned for this event with prizes including an Amiga 500 and two GVP A500 external drives that have been kindly donated to help raise SWAG funds.

Whichever meet you attend, we look forward to seeing you there!

The SWAG Team.