Salute 2020 Cancelled – Returning 17th April 2021
March 18, 2020 by brennon
Salute 2020 has now also been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and the show has been cancelled, returning next year in 2021 on 17th April.
Here is the full statement from South London Warlords...
"It is with deep regret that we must announce that Salute 2020, due to be hosted by the South London Warlords wargames club at London Excel on Saturday 18th April 2020, is being postponed.
The Club committee has taken this decision following the recent change in Government advice and with the likely ongoing uncertainty in mind. We understand that this will impact on many people, and therefore, as you can imagine, this decision has not been taken lightly or easily: we have balanced all the great things about Salute with the health risks to traders, gamers and attendees. Salute will now take place on Saturday 17th April 2021.
We are in the process of contacting affected traders and gamers directly to discuss next steps.
All tickets bought so far will remain valid and we will reopen ticket sales nearer the time.
The South London Warlords remain committed to Salute, having hosted the show for over 45 years. With the support of our traders and attendees, Salute has become the biggest one-day independent wargame show in Europe and an important event within the wargamer's calendar: we are working hard to ensure in continues as such.
Most importantly we hope all you and yours remain safe in these challenging times."
So, it looks like they are simply going to be rolling over any tickets that have been bought for this show. Hopefully, this doesn't have too much of an adverse effect on the wargaming companies that would have been heading to Salute 2020 and we'll still get a chance to buy their goodies and support them!
Are you going to be keeping an eye out for which companies start-up Not-Salute promotions?
"Hopefully, this doesn't have too much of an adverse effect on the wargaming companies that would have been heading to Salute 2020 and we'll still get a chance to buy their goodies and support them!"
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Well, that’s going to hit a lot of us small businesses hard… oh well, I reckon I can afford to lose a bit more weight! 😉
Time for us to head over to your webstore so you can afford a nice chippy tea instead then! 😉
I’d better get the stuff from the last KS on the webstore then… 🙂
Maybe OTT can create a thread with a list of all the companies that were due to have a stand at the show and a link to their web stores. We can then show support and help these hobby companies get through the current crisis.
That’s a good idea
Why not a web page – like a virtual mall with links to the sites. That would be very useful.
Wasn’t able to go this year but absolutely gutted for the smaller traders as I know a lot of them had a very good income boost from the event. Hoping we can all spend a little more online with them to try and offset the losses.
I’m surprised they didn’t reschedule but perhaps the dates they tryed were booked by other shows?
Sad times but a prudent decision. It’s a great event and I’ll put the 2021 show in the diary straight away.
I am gutted this has been cancelled as it usually turns into a big weekend away for me where I meet up with friends as well as the convention.
However I had a list of things I was interested in buying and I shall be trying to purchase them via any available Webstores
Gutted
Gutting but understandable, hopefully 2021 will be bigger and better to make up for it
Given the circumstances this was inevitably but I will certainly still be supporting those great small companies with exceptional talent. In the dark times I have always found painting a miniature a great escape from the drudgery and monotony of life. We are entering an even darker time that we’ve never seen in a generation… it means collecting and painting and creating using the wonderful sci-fi and fantasy miniatures is even more important now. With schools shutting and social distancing and isolation I will take the positive out of having a captive audience as I plan a three month painting… Read more »
I’m just going to give a shout out for Tim Prow at diehardminiatures.com whose excellent miniatures mean that I have a painting queue so long, it could last until I retire! Check out his miniatures and recent Kickstarter if you fancy the retro Oldhammer miniatures of the 1980s-2000s.