Broadside Show 2026

I have managed to go to my second wargame show of the year, with a trip down the old A2 to Gillingham for the “Broadside show” run by the Milton Hundred Wargames Club. I managed to get to the Medway Park Sports Centre a bit earlier this time as Last year there was not any space to park. The journey only takes me about half an hour and in the sunshine, it puts you in a good mood.

Once in the hall I was really surprised on how the hall was packed. This show seems to get better and better each year. So I do my usual thing of going around the trade stands first and although there were many, a couple had not turned up?  There was plenty to see. But I had notice that there were more 3D printed sellers there, thing of the future I guess. The hall was nice to walk around and not too hot as in previous years. Once I had done that I walked around the for sale tables which had books, models and bits of terrain, and there were plenty if them there. There were many demonstration /participation games. With the wargaming tables, a good mixture of things. A big display of the D-Day landings as shown at Salute this year. The Postie Rejects with the “Best of the Show” Retreat from Russia 1812. So I have taken a couple of pictures for you from other games. It was a great show and it’s nice to see how this little show has grown over a short period of time. 

"Polish Blizkrieg"
Deal Wargames Association

"Malplaquet 1709"
Hailsham Wargames Club

"Battle of Berezina 1812"
Posties Rejects

This was a great show for me as I managed to buy a few things this time. The hedge row and two corners are from Debris of War, which I usually but from. Good value for money. At last 1-72 figures were back and so I brought another box of HaTs 8105 French Limbers. (been wanting these for years)

I would like to draw your attention to the 1812 The Retreat from Russia - A Battle chronicle Wargame written and produced by Paul Brook, Lee Hadley and Ray Rousell. They are part of the wargame group Posties Rejects, which you can see from the pictures above. It has taken them 2 long years to produce the rules and the book through play testing. What a achievement by all concerned. The book has coloured photos and colourful diagrams.

Watching the game unfold, to see the French trying to hold off the Russians and to get back over the two pontoon bridges, was fun to watch. I can not wait to read the rules and to look at a couple of scenarios included in the book.

If you would like to purchase a copy, you can contact Lee Hadley via Big Lee’s ‘Miniature Adventure’s’ blmablog.com or Ray at onelover-ray.blogspot.com