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Cheers Rizzy!

Nice to see the forum behaving for now

Hi all,

Another update for you all,

Since the last update, we have chipped in for -
- another takeaway,
- a years subscription to an anime streaming site,
- and an amazon voucher for general bits and pieces.

Gibbo's family have recently started a fundraiser via GoFundMe (https://gofund.me/be1053687) and have asked if the remaining pot could be contributed to this, which I've just sorted.

Overall we have given over £450 in support, and thank you all again for helping out.

If anyone didn't donate and still wants to, please do so via the GoFundMe linked above.

Cheers all!

Is it too late to donate?

Recently we sent someone a https://www.cookfood.net/ voucher when we were supporting them and their family through a tough time. Might be an idea?

No, not too late. I will periodically check the Account/PayPal to update.
Just please make sure you include Gibbo in a reference so it is clear what the cash is for

To further update you all, we have also now purchased him a year subscription to an anime streaming service, Crunchyroll. More to follow as things pop up that he is keen on

I am delighted that we are able to chip in and hopefully help bring a smile to his face with things like this, thanks again all for the love.

All sounds good to me and to be honest i feel its the only way for the lan to survive but i think the most important question for the council to answer is

Can we book our rooms yet?

Instant lifelong ban from future LANs.



Look forward to seeing you in October mate.

[we have decided to transition to 1 LAN per year.This means for 2026 we will be dropping the April LAN. The October LAN will go ahead as planned.]

Hi all,

So with the most recent LAN drawing smaller numbers that expected, we have had a chat about the future of the events and how best to try to support their continued existence.

I'll cut right to it, we have decided to transition to 1 LAN per year.

This means for 2026 we will be dropping the April LAN.
The October LAN will go ahead as planned.

As a reminder, this is 8th- 11th October 2026.

For 2027 onward, we will aim to poll the Community to see if a different time of year would be preferable, and will try to go with the majority.
It is perhaps worth me mentioning that we are also exploring alternate venues for the LAN, but have yet to find something that adequately meets our needs while remaining cost-sustainable.

I know there will be mixed feelings here, but I hope all understand the decision. This isn't something we want to do, but feel that with dwindling numbers and rising costs, we have little choice.

What we will be looking to do is arrange a yearly WAN to fill the gap. More on this in the months to come.
Thanks to all who continue to support the Community and the LANs. I look forward to seeing you in October!


Please do feel free to share your thoughts on this here, as always the running of the Community is open for discussion. Please speak up!

Cheers,
Council.

Hi again all,

I am delighted to announce that we have collectively raised just over £400 for Gibbo.

A huge thank you to all who have contributed.

So far, we have sent him -

A card wishing him the best from all of us at dMw,
A years subscription to Audible,
A hand-delivered takeaway!

We were somewhat limited with the food options by his current locale, which is why we've stopped short for now.
We are chatting to his family to decide on how best to spend the rest, but will make sure it all ends up going towards something to put a smile on his face.

Thanks again all!

[Account Name]

Hello all,

If you haven't yet had a read of the posts over in 'Seriously Though' relating to Gibbo's recent tough time, go and have a look now ->

https://forum.deadmen.co.uk/index.php?topic=46145.0

We have decided to chip in as a community to show some love to the bloke, and so are organising a fundraiser to chip in for some gifts for him.

These will no doubt include some vouchers for JustEat (food is one of his current loves) and perhaps some other entertainment related bits and pieces.

To give, please donate directly to either the dMw Bank Account, or the PayPal.
Bank account is preferable, as PayPal take a (small) piece of any donations.

Account Name
Dead Men Walking
Bank
Lloyds TSB
Account Number
01489500
Sort Code
30-99-77

https://www.paypal.com/pool/9j5Ll3Svj7?sr=wccr

If you give via the bank account, please just pop 'Gibbo' as the reference.

We will aim to leave donations open for the next 3 weeks (until 2/11/25 inclusive), when we will aim to purchase the goodies with whatever funds we have gathered.

I'll keep this thread updated every so often with info on donations, and what we end up getting him at the end.

Cheers!

Great news, thanks for sharing.

We are going to arrange a Community Collection of sorts soon to chip in for the lad, hopefully put a smile on his face.

Will post up in the next few days with details

[after negotiation with the hotel, we remain able to bring in a sensible amount of outside food and drink into the function room.]

Hello all,

A fairly important LAN related update for you today.


As many will know, there has been a recent change of ownership at the hotel.

The new owners have reached out to discuss the LANs, and in particular the bringing in of outside food and drink. We were expecting this conversation, as we know that over the years we have brought more and more into the LAN room and that this would be noticed by new management.

We have been incredibly fortunate so far with what we have been allowed to do - I don't think any other venue would have tolerated our shenanigans to the extent that the OC has. I am pleased to report that after negotiation with the hotel, we remain able to bring in a sensible amount of outside food and drink into the function room.

This will continue at a small cost to the Community (essentially a corkage fee), which will be paid for with LAN fees. For now the LAN fees will not change (they have remained the same for years), but please be aware that they may need to increase slightly in the future to cover the additional cost - we will let you know if that needs to happen.

I must stress the sensible part of this arrangement. In short, we are asking for attendees to not take the proverbial. Soft drinks and snacks are fine. Take away is fine. Beer and cider should be purchased at the bar. Spirits should ideally be purchased at the bar also, but a bottle of specific fancy tipple to share with friends in the early hours is not forbidden - but let's try to be discrete and reasonable here.

Please keep in mind that despite this change (and any other potential doom and gloom we might have discussed with recent events), we are still being given the function room entirely for free. Without this, the LANs could not continue in their current form - it would simply not be affordable.


Thanks to all for reading. I am sorry that I won't be able to join you at the next LAN, things are still manic as we get used to life down under. I hope to make an event in 2026 to catch up with you all then.

All the best,
Ben, on behalf of Council.

Wonderful to read. Tell him I look forward to seeing him at a LAN down the road.

Thanks for the updates mate.

Thanks for the update jewelz. Let's hope he continues to head in the right direction. Nothing but love for the guy.

When the time is right we'll do something to show him some dMw love, keep us posted.

Hello all, I hope this message finds you well.

First of all, let me apologise to you all for the lack of noise out of Camp Council recently.

When Toby and I took the reins from TL and Pen we wanted to do a little spring cleaning, and ensure the Community was safely on the same track it was put upon all of those years ago. We had meetings and made plans (schemes?), and then as often happens life got in the way. A mixture of good and bad hit various members of Council, and things sort of ground to a halt.

We are still (slowly) working on tidying things up here, optimising the Discord as much as we can, and on considering the future of the Community and how we best support its continued growth. The most important bit here to us all is that this happens in a way that protects what dMw has always stood for, and that has not changed.

Again, let me (personally) apologise that things are slow. I wish I could give more time to you all. I love this place, it has meant an awful lot to me over the years. I hope that I will be able to put a bit more energy in soon, as my life is about to undergo a bit of a transformation. Despite how it may seem, this will result in a bit more free time - at least for a while. I am referring to my emigration to Australia, which happens at the end of the month. Yes, despite the time zone difference I intend to carry on with dMw in much the same capacity, at least for now.

Getting back to the wider Council and the aforementioned 'life gets in the way', I am sorry to say that Gortex has to step down from the Council role for personal reasons. The seat remains open to him should he wish to return in the future, and we all thank him for stepping up to help in the first place.

Moving on to an update around the LANs, the recent event marked Gortex and my last as admins, with GhostMjr having stepped down the one before. As I said at the event, it has been an absolute pleasure to run the LANs with these two over the last few years, and something I will miss dearly. I want to thank them both again for their help, support, and perhaps above all else, tolerance of my BS. We would all like to thank everyone who has supported the events and made them what they are.

For future events, I want to thank uni for stepping up to help with the server admin side of things. He took charge of the servers at the April LAN and knocked it out of the park. I have no doubt he will continue to do so going forwards.

As for the other LAN roles, we are going to open this up to attendees at each event for now. Council will continue to help with the nuts and bolts organisation, but we will invite anyone present to have a go at roles such as the 'LAN MC' and other key on the day roles as required. That said, if anyone is keen to get involved in a more permanent role going forwards, don't hesitate to get in touch with Toby or myself. We are happy to support the events and those going in whatever way we can.

And to finish on that note, despite the distance, I look forward to seeing you guys and gals at a LAN again soon. I won't be able to make the Autumn LAN this year, but I will be aiming to come along to the 2026 Spring LAN.

Cheers all,
Chaos, on behalf of dMw Council.

Hello all,

We would like to share with you an email from Amy, who many of you will know well from our time at the LANs.

"Hi guys,
It's with sadness that I am letting you know that as of today I will no longer be working at the Oliver Cromwell.

As you all know it has been difficult working here of late. And as much as I love my job and love working here, I no longer feel like I can work here.

Not to worry I will still pop up and see you, if you continue to stay at the OC.

Much love to all.

Amy the drunken receptionist."


I have replied with (what I hope counts as!) some love and thanks, as Amy has done an awful lot for us over the years and I know we have all much appreciated her support along the way.

Part of my reply is perhaps important to note -

"Despite the doom and gloom, I suspect that for as long as we are able to we will keep coming back, so no doubt we will all look forward to seeing you there at the LANs!"

For now the LANs will continue as planned, but with a recent change of ownership at the Oliver Cromwell, we are in turbulent waters.

We will do our best to keep you updated if we hear any news, good or bad. For now, it remains business as usual.

Cheers,
dMw Council.

Just a reminder in case anyone has not seen it on the discord, we are arranging a card for delivery to the family that you can add a message to here -

https://www.moonpig.com/uk/group-cards/collect/c9b08fb4a71301e303691104447c4b55cc6aa4d393463a46ac66ba0abc5e1ff8/

Thanks Tox. I've shared the above around the community discord, I'm sure many will want to show some support to you and your family in memory of your dad.