Evening folks

We have been clear from the beginning of the pandemic that we will only run the show when we believe it is safe to do so, and as such we are today announcing that our May event will again be a virtual ‘Partizan in the Cloud’, rather than physical event. Our hope is that we will be able to run the October event as a physical show, and we will begin planning that, but we will review that decision during the summer.

Partizan in the Cloud Mk3 – Sunday 23rd May 2021 – online

Partizan on the Ground – Sunday 10th October 2021 – subject to review – Newark Showground

Our rationale for this is that things remain very uncertain with the current coronavirus pandemic, and despite the hope offered by the vaccine rollout, the time when it will be safe to hold large indoor events remains very uncertain. Much will depend on the pace and extent of the U.K. vaccination programme and on the effect this has on the spread and severity of illness. There are clearly uncertainties at present about these factors.

Under the current Tier restrictions we would need Nottinghamshire to be back to Tier 1 alert conditions to allow us to use the hall anywhere near normal conditions, and it is difficult to predict when this will be possible.

We will, therefore, run a third Partizan in the Cloud event on May 23rd, and plan for a return to a normal physical event on 10th October, but keep that under review as conditions change. As promised, for the next physical Partizan event, whether this October or in 2022, we will first be re-inviting those traders, games and societies who were originally booked in for last May’s cancelled event. We will then extend invitations to other traders and gamers if we have spaces. We will also ask for preview videos blogs etc for the May event to get us all into a high state of anticipation for when we can meet again safely.

We are happy to also confirm the dates for next year, when we should be back to a much more normal state!

Partizan 2022 – Sunday May 22nd 2022 – Newark Showground

The Other Partizan – Sunday October 9th 2022 – Newark Showground

Stay safe!

Laurence, Richard, Steve and the Partizan crew.

24th January 2021