Our Equipment
- Mar 13
- 2 min read
As we have grown, so has the amount of terrain, mats and other assets of the club. We estimate that we have approaching £10,000 of equipment and it is a challenge to store. It also needs to be kept safe and secure when other users are in the building. That puts a responsibility on every one of us to take care of it. We recognise that the vast majority of club members do take good care of our property, but over the last couple of months we have seen a decrease in the amount of care taken by some members, particularly on busy Thursday evenings.
Tables and MDF boards not put away are a fall risk on other users to the centre - including children. We have had near misses.
Mats not secured with the velcro topple and have knocked terrain from blue boxes.
Velcro tied in knots rather than looped through the buckle - making it harder for others to remove mats and damaging the velcro. (Seriously is velcro too complicated?)
Items damaged by careless storage in the blue bins.
Examples - pictures taken by key holders locking up at end of Thursday nights.
We have now taken steps to label every stillage (trolley) and the mat storage, so there is no confusion over what is expected. Please follow those instructions.
EVERY plastic folding table must be stored in a stillage (trolley) located :
In the back of the middle blue cupboard in the main hall (14 tables)
Under the main stairs (8 tables)
In room 4 (7 tables)
EVERY game mat has a bag/tube and should be secured, in pairs, in a loop of velcro in the room 4 cupboard, or (40k Mats) upright in Locker5/6 in the main hall.
NO resin or plaster terrain to be placed in the blue bins. It is too heavy and buckles the boxes. This terrain goes in Locker 2, room 4.
With thanks to Mick and Nathan Ahern, Tony Griffiths, Paul Jones and others for their help in reorganising and tidying up - much appreciated.
If you see that something is wrong then correct it. Walking past and assuming that it is somebody else's problem helps nobody, and simply makes the next person more likely to do the same. This equipment belongs to all of us.
We will be continuing to improve our storage and I would rather focus on the positive things being done by so many members of the club, but it falls to me to be grumpy if we don't look after our own stuff. Our code of conduct is clear on the responsibility towards our equipment. We will take action if the problems persist.
Mat, Alan, Luke, John
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