November Club Night
2024-11-07 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
Join us for our monthly Club Night 6pm – 9pm

Fully stocked terrain cupboard
Buy/Sell/Swap table
Local wargaming vendor
Beginner sessions of Bolt Action
Pick-up games

First session is FREE
Then £5 for non-members or FREE for club members (Club membership can be paid for on entry)

Club objective markers competition
2024-11-07 18:00 - 2025-03-06 20:00
Between November ’24 and March ’25 we are running an objective markers competition.
Grab a 60mm MDF base at the next club night and create an objective marker (for any of the games we play). Let your creativity and kit bashing go wild and create a memorable marker (or two).
The Best marker (as judged by club members) will win £10 & one lucky random entrant will also win £10.
Entries must be returned no later than 20:00 on Thursday 6th March 2025 to be entered into the competition.

40K - Combat Patrol Tournament
2024-11-30 09:00 - 17:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
Our Clubs very first 40K tournament. 40K Combat Patrol
Battle against other 40K Combat Patrols in a series of four 100 minute games to win some cool prizes.
Saturday 30th November 2024, 09:00 – 17:00, Denewell Ave. URC. Hall.
£10 / player (free to club members).
40K-Combat-Patrol-Tournamnet-2024-Players-Pack
Contact Chris to book your place: cmbucknall@yahoo.co.uk

December Club Night
2024-12-05 18:00 - 21:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom

January Club Night
2025-01-02 18:00 - 22:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
Join us for our 1st monthly Club Night of 2025 6pm – 10pm

Fully stocked terrain cupboard
Buy/Sell/Swap table
Local wargaming vendor
Beginner sessions of Bolt Action
Pick-up games

First session is FREE
Then £5 for non-members or FREE for club members (Club membership can be paid for on entry)

Club Membership only £30 a year
or
Club Membership until the end of 2025 + Free starter army (~500pts) + Hardback 3rd Edition Bolt action Rulebook + Club Polo shirt all for £50

Bolt Action - Battle of the Bulge scenarios
2025-01-03 16:00 - 22:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
With the release of the new 3rd Edition Bolt Action Starter Set (Battle of the Bulge) we are hoping to be able to game many aspects of the Battle over two days.
Friday 3rd February (16:00-22:00) – Battle of the Bulge Scenarios. Join our 1v1 or 2v2 Battle of the Bulge scenarios. German wins will influence the course of the next days battle at Bastogne.

The battle of Elsenborn ridge [2v2]
[German Waffen-SS, 2x 1250pts] v [American, 2 x 1000pts] No US Airborne troops
Americans defend the town against a stronger German force.

Defend the Bridge [2v2]
[Germans, 2x 1250pts] v [American or Free French, 2x1250pts]
German units most push units across the bridge. The Americans are tying to stop them.

The battle of St. Vith [2v2]
[Germans, 2x 1250pts] v [American, 2 x 1000pts]
Americans defend a crossroads beside a small hamlet. The Germans have a greater force.

Operation Greif [1v1]
[Germans, 1250pts] (Einhait Stielau units available) v [American, 1250pts]
German infiltration units must destroy an American supply dump.

Kampfgruppe Peiper [1v1]
[Germans, 1000pts] v [American, 1500 pts]
Germans have overstretched and must defend the town against overwhelming American superiority.

Victory Bonuses.
Each German win will give the Germans +1 reroll during the next day’s battle at Bastogne!

Sign up to a battle now by contacting Chris: cmbucknall@yahoo.co.uk

Saturday 4th February (09:00-17:00) – Bastogne! – One huge battle, the Americans are surrounded, can they hold out.
£10, free to club members.
Battle of the Bulge scenarios – Jan 2025

Bastogne!
2025-01-04 09:00 - 17:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
With the release of the new 3rd Edition Bolt Action Starter Set (Battle of the Bulge) we are hoping to be able to game many aspects of the Battle over two days.
Friday 3rd February (16:00-22:00) – Battle of the Bulge Scenarios. Join our 1v1, 2v2 or 3v3 Battle of the Bulge scenarios.
Saturday 4th February (09:00-17:00) – Bastogne! – One huge battle, the Americans are surrounded, can they hold out.

Germans players for Bastogne have the full 1250point allocation with no restrictions.
American players have 1000points and cannot take fixed artillery or forwards artillery observers (as these are being supplied separately).
Neither player can take forward air observers as the weather was too poor.

Speak to Chris to book your place: cmbucknall@yahoo.co.uk
£10, free to club members.

The advance on Bastogne begins
The Americans put up a spirited defence
The American artillery spotter helps to slow the German advance
The German advance is brought to a halt
Bastogne.
Bastogne players
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February Club Night
2025-02-06 18:00 - 22:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
Join us for our monthly Club Night 6pm – 10pm

Fully stocked terrain cupboard
Buy/Sell/Swap table
Local wargaming vendor
Beginner sessions of Bolt Action
Pick-up games

First session is FREE
Then £5 for non-members or FREE for club members (Club membership can be paid for on entry)

Club Membership only £30 a year
or
Club Membership until the end of 2025 + Free starter army (~500pts) + Hardback 3rd Edition Bolt action Rulebook + Club Polo shirt all for £50

Bolt Action Tournament - (3rd edition rules!)
2025-02-08 09:00 - 17:30 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
Generals outpost are hosting a Bolt Action tournament using 3rd edition rules.
Saturday 8th February 2025., 09:00 – 17:30.
1250pt forces (maximum 16 order dice). Four 110 minute games of Bolt Action will be played by each player across 10 6’x4′ and four 4’x4′ tables.
£500 worth of Fantastic prizes!
32 places available.
£10, free to club members.
speak to the TO Chris Bucknall to book your place (cmbucknall@yahoo.co.uk).
Bolt-Action-Tournament-–-3rd-edition-rules-Feb-2025-v2.0
Final army lists to be posted to Chris by 11th January 2025.
Feb’ 25 Bolt Action Tournament Prizes

Final Tournament table standings

Guess how many dice in the jar.
2025-03-06 08:00 - 2025-05-03 16:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
Our fundraising competition this year is a classic. Guess the number of dice in the jar.
£2 a guess, or 3 guesses for £5.
All monies raised will go to Save the Children.
The guess closest to the actual total will win one of a selection of Bolt Action army starter boxes.
Guess the number of dice in the jar
Speak to Chris at any club night or event to enter.

March Club Night
2025-03-06 18:00 - 22:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom

Warhammer 40K - Kill Team Tournament
2025-03-29 09:00 - 17:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
After the success of our Combat Patrol event in 2024 we are hosting a Kill Team tournament on 29th March 2025.
Bring along your force to battle in the day long tournament. 14 Players, 5 Battles, quality prizes.
Speak to Chris to reserve your spot.

£10pp, free to club members.

April Club Night
2025-04-03 18:00 - 22:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom

Spring into Summer Club Challenge
2025-04-03 18:00 - 2025-08-07 20:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
Our Sprint into Summer Club Challenge will be running from April – August 2025.
Pickup a challenge sheet (cost £2) and try and complete as many of the 40 challenges as you can.

We have loads of prizes to be won. The more challenges you complete, the greater the chance of bagging a big prize!

£50 voucher for Gecko Gaming
£25 voucher for Gecko Gaming
£10 voucher for Gecko Gaming
2x Bolt Action Infantry sets
2x Bolt Action Vehicles
1x K47 Infantry
1x K47 Vehicle
2x Scenery & Basing materials
2x Gaming peripherals
2x Paint sets
1x Brush set
Copy of the Bolt Action Compendium
Copy of the 3rd edition “Armies of Great Britain” or “Armies of the United States”
1x Random Warlord Games “starter set”
2x Mystery Prize(s)
….more to come

Nerd Fest 2025
2025-04-19 10:00 - 16:00
Generals Outpost will hopefully be present at Nerd Fest this Easter at Gateshead Stadium.
Saturday April 19, 2025. 10:00 – 16:00
We will be situated next to the Gecko Gaming tables and will be running intro games of Bolt Action to anyone who wants to play.
NerdFest 2025 | Facebook

May Club Night
2025-05-01 18:00 - 22:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom

Fall of France, Dunkirk - Big Battle Saturday
2025-05-03 09:00 - 17:00
Join us on 3rd May at one of our Big Battle Saturday events, Dunkirk.
Play as either Blitzkrieg Germans or as British or French defenders as the perimeter around Dunkirk closes, can the allies hold old long enough to evacuate the BEF from the Beaches.
The 3rd May is also Chris’s 50th Birthday!
Free party food lunch will be laid on for all players.

Event Awards for Most cinematic moment & Most sporting General.
£10 or free to club members.
Dunkirk Players-Pack 5.0

June Club Night
2025-06-05 18:00 - 22:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom

K47 Tournament
2025-06-07 09:00 - 17:00
The weird war continues in a day of tournament action this June.
4x 1000pt games, Saturday 7th June, 09:00-17:00.

Hopefully we will have our usual spread of wonderful tournament prizes with support from Warlord Games.

£10 or free to club members.

July Club Night
2025-07-03 18:00 - 22:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
July Club Night

3 July @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Join us for our monthly Club Night 6pm – 10pm

Fully stocked terrain cupboard
Buy/Sell/Swap table
Local wargaming vendor
Beginner sessions of Bolt Action
Pick-up games

First session is FREE
Then £5 for non-members or FREE for club members (Club membership can be paid for on entry)

Club Membership only £30 a year
or
Club Membership until the end of 2025 + Free starter army (~500pts) + Hardback 3rd Edition Bolt action Rulebook + Club Polo shirt all for £50

Stalingrad - Big Battle Saturday
2025-07-19 09:00 - 17:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
Join us on Saturday 19th July (09:00-17:00) for our Big Battle Saturday game: Stalingrad.

Play as either Soviet defenders or German attackers battling over the ruins of Stalingrad.
Five themed tables. Six players per table. 1000pts per player.
Trophies, certificates and prizes to be won on the day!

£10 or free to club members.

As of 02/06/25 we have 35/35 players confirmed and only wait-list places left.
Contact Chris to reserve your spot: cmbucknall@yahoo.co.uk
Stalingrad players pack v5.0

August Club Night
2025-08-07 18:00 - 22:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
August Club Night

7 August @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Join us for our monthly Club Night 6pm – 10pm

Fully stocked terrain cupboard
Buy/Sell/Swap table
Local wargaming vendor
Beginner sessions of Bolt Action
Pick-up games

First session is FREE
Then £5 for non-members or FREE for club members (Club membership can be paid for on entry)

Club Membership only £30 a year
or
Club Membership until the end of 2025 + Free starter army (~500pts) + Hardback 3rd Edition Bolt action Rulebook + Club Polo shirt all for £50

Bolt Action GT 2025 - Leicester
2025-08-22 18:00 - 2025-08-24 16:30
At least Twelve of our members will be representing Generals Outpost at the Bolt Action Grant Tournament in Leicester during August 2025.

September Club Night
2025-09-04 18:00 - 22:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
September Club Night

4 September @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Join us for our monthly Club Night 6pm – 10pm

Fully stocked terrain cupboard
Buy/Sell/Swap table
Local wargaming vendor
Beginner sessions of Bolt Action
Pick-up games

First session is FREE
Then £5 for non-members or FREE for club members (Club membership can be paid for on entry)

Club Membership only £30 a year
or
Club Membership until the end of 2025 + Free starter army (~500pts) + Hardback 3rd Edition Bolt action Rulebook + Club Polo shirt all for £50

Squad Painting & Diorama competition
2025-09-06 10:00 - 2025-10-25 17:00 | gecko gaming gateshead, 97-99 High Street, Felling, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Our latest club competition is a Bolt Action – Squad Painting & Diorama Competition being run by Gecko Gaming. Generals Outpost are sponsoring three prizes for the winning entries.
Competition runs from: 06/09/2025 – 25/10/2025
Here’s what you need to do to enter:

During September & October, pop along to Gecko Gaming and pay £5 to enter the competition.
You will receive a random six man Warlord Games sprue & oval base.
Paint up the models and arrange them on the suitably themed base. Remember, the models should tell a story as well as look good painted.
Return your entry to Gecko Gaming by the end of October.
Oliver will log your entry.

End of October:

Vote for you favourite models in the Gecko Gaming cabinet. The diorama with the most votes wins the “peoples choice prize”.
Oliver and his team will vote for the “Gecko Gaming choice prize” from all the other entries.
Oliver and his team will then vote for the “Best under 18s entry” from any U18 entries received (unless they have already won one of the two prizes above).
Winners will have their choice of any Bolt Action box set (£35 or less).

Three chances to win! start planning what your entry could be today.

Don’t forget to collect you entry when the voting is over.

Get into Bolt Action - Back to school Demo Day
2025-09-13 11:00 - 15:00 | gecko gaming gateshead, 97-99 High Street, Felling, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Never tried Bolt Action but always wanted to command WW2 troops in 28mm? Then we have just the event for you.
Some of our members will be running multiple free taster sessions at Gecko Gaming on Saturdays this September.

Book your free 2hr intro game with Olly at Gecko and you could be one of the lucky players who wins a new hardback 3rd edition Bolt Action rulebook and a Bolt Action getting started kit.

Speak to Oliver at Gecko Gaming for more details and to reserve your game.

Get into Bolt Action – Back to School demo Day

Border Reiver 2025
2025-09-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Gateshead Stadium, Gateshead Stadium, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE10 0EF, United Kingdom
Generals Outpost will be hosting two participation games at Border Riever this September at Gateshead Stadium.
Border Riever 2025, Sunday 14th September 2025, 10:00 – 15:00, Gateshead Stadium.
Border Reiver Wargames Show 2025 | Facebook
Come along to meet members of the club and try your hand at either:

A participation Bolt Action game on our 3D “operation Sealion” boards. Complete with cricket pavilion and armed players!

Battle Waaghs! A mashup of the 80s classic “Battle Cars” meets 40K Ork SpeedFreaks. We even have a prize for the fastest opponent to take down an opponent. As seen at SALUTE 2025.

Operation Sealion - Big Battle Saturday
2025-09-20 09:00 - 17:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
Join us on Saturday 20th September for our Big Battle Saturday event: Operation Sealion.

Play as either the attacking early war Germans or the British defending their homeland.
Multiple battle locations such as: Beach assault, Capture Churchill, defend the village, Counterattack!
After our recent 30+ player Stalingrad Big Battle Saturday, this event could be even bigger and better.
as of 11th September we are full, only reserve places left.
£10 or free to club members.
Operation Sealion – 20th September 2025 v2.0

Warlord Games HQ Open Day 2025
2025-09-27 10:00 - 17:00 | Warlord Games, HQ, Nottingham., Unit 1 Central Ct, Finch Cl, Lenton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 2NN, United Kingdom
Many of of club members will be down in Nottingham, taking part in the Warlord Games Open Day 2025.
Hopefully we’ll be playing lots of Konflikt ’47 among other things.

Ammo box Objective Marker Challenge
2025-10-02 08:00 - 2026-01-02 20:00 | URC Church Hall, Denewell Avenue , NE9 5HD, URC CHURCH HALL, Denewell Avenue, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE9 5HD, United Kingdom
Grab an ammo box (or two) from the box at the club alongside an MDF base to mount them on. Then create a scenic objective marker for the clubs stock and return it by the January Club night.
We have three prizes (a Box set under £35 of your choice from Gecko Gaming) for the best objective markers based on the MDF base size you select:

Small
Medium
Large
