Warhammer - Reading

08/09/2026

⚙️ THE GANG WARS RAGE ON: WEEK TWO IN THE UNDERHIVE! ⚙️

One week ago, the descent began into the rusted, toxic hellscape of the Hive Bottom. Our September Try Somthing New activity - Necromunda Skirmish is officially in full swing, and rival gangs are already clashing in the dark, claustrophobic corridors of the underhive!

Whether you missed last week or are already planning your next turf grab, the fight for survival continues. We saw incredible momentum last week as veterans and brand-new recruits alike stepped up to build their crews and load their black-market weapons.

Every Thursday throughout September, the grit and gunfire come to life in-store. This week, we are diving right back into the action to help you:

🛠️ Build the Crew: Assemble your very first gang members or expand your current roster with brutal new fighters.
🎨 Paint for Survival: Grab your brushes and learn how to make your models look battle-hardened and covered in underhive grime.
🎲 Learn the Rules: Jump into hands-on tutorial sessions to master the intense, cover-to-cover firefight mechanics.
🚀 Rule the Sector: Discover the Campaign System where your fighters earn experience, suffer permanent injuries, and conquer territory.

The ash wastes are unforgiving, but fortune favours the bold. The tables are prepped, the hazard lights are flashing, and your rivals are waiting.

Are you running a high-tech Van Saar crew, a brutal Goliath gang, or something else entirely? Let us know what you're building in the comments below, or tag a friend you're dragging into the underhive this Thursday! 👇

07/09/2026

🟢 THE GREEN TIDE CLAIMS VICTORY! HIVE VOLCANICUS HAS FALLEN! 🟢
The Summer Armageddon campaign has reached its bloody, soot-choked endgame, and the final results from our in-store war zones are in. The Imperium of Man fought with unparalleled, stubborn defiance, but the sheer, brutal weight of the Ork WAAAGH! was simply unstoppable.

As the ash choked out the last rays of sunlight over Hive Volcanicus, the greenskins broke through the final defensive spires. While the streets run red and the engines of the Imperium lay in smoking ruins, this triumph wasn't won by brute force alone. The Orks grew stronger with every recruit added to the green tide!
Behind the scenes of this war, your hobby dedication truly decided the fate of the planet:

The Front Lines: Generals clashed week after week on the tabletop, pushing their strategic limits to secure vital territory.
The Manufactorums: hobbyists spent hours painting fresh reinforcements, ensuring their armies looked spectacular before marching to their doom.
The Conscription Drives: Veterans brought along their friends to try Warhammer for the very first time, bolstering the ranks and bringing fresh blood into the meatgrinder.

A massive thank you to every single general who played games, painted models, and introduced new hobbyists to the store. You made this campaign truly unforgettable!

What was your favourite moment of the war?

Drop your final battle reports, or freshly painted models comments below! 👇

04/09/2026

🏎️💥 SPEED FREEKS DESTRUCTION DERBY: CHOOSE YOUR RIDE 💥🏎️
The countdown is ticking, speed demons! We are officially 5 weeks out from the Warhammer Reading Store Anniversary, and the excitement is building for our nine celebration days!

While the hobbyists are busy prepping their finest miniatures for the big painting competition, the Mekboyz have been hard at work in the scrap yards. Get ready for the wildest, most chaotic event of the celebrations: the Speed Freeks Destruction Derby! This is all about maximum velocity, devastating crashes, and pure Orky mayhem on Saturday 10th October.

But you can't race a bare-plastic buggy! Before you hit the arena track, we are running exclusive in-store workshops to get your vehicles looking fast, mean, and ready for war.
Grab your tools and join us for our Anniversary Workshop Week running from 3rd – 9th October:
🛠️ Building Workshop: Bring your kits down to assemble your ultimate death-machine.
⚙️ The Store Bitz Box: Want to add some extra dakka, bigger engines, or spiky rams? We will have our store bitz box available to help you truly customise your ride! It is a strict one-in, one-out swap system, so bring down your unwanted plastic spares to trade for the perfect upgrade!
🎨 Painting Workshop: Bring your brushes to get those red paint jobs done (because red ones go faster!).

Put the pedal to the metal, kitbash the ultimate weapon of war, and prepare for a weekend of pure vehicular madness.

So what are you waiting for? Choose your ride!

03/09/2026

+++ WAAAGH! ++++
This weekend, we are celebrating the release of the brand-new Ork Codex with a massive lineup of Orky activities!

Here is how you can get involved:

🎨 Ork Painting Workshop
Learn how to paint your Ork mobz with Contrast paints.Speed up your painting to get your horde tabletop-ready.
🛠️ Da Mek Boyz Workshop
From Trukks to Stompaz, we are on hand to help.Build and kitbash your next great contraption.

⚔️ 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Da Bigg Scrapp!
Hive Volcanicus is about to fall.
Bring your Armageddon Orks or Space Marines.Fight for the planet in our epic campaign finale!

Give us a call to book your space.

👇 Which faction are you bringing to the fight? Let us know in the comments below!

03/09/2026

++ The Warhammer Alliance ++

Looking for a high-engagement extracurricular activity that costs your school budget absolutely nothing?
The Warhammer Alliance is a completely FREE educational support programme designed for schools, colleges, and youth groups.

It helps young people develop vital life skills through the worlds of Warhammer.

✨ Why schools love it:
🧠 Skill Development: Boosts strategic thinking, mathematics, reading comprehension, and fine motor skills.
🎨 Creative Expression: Fosters team building, patience, and artistic focus through building and painting.
🏅 DofE Support: Offers a structured, tailored programme that officially supports Duke of Edinburgh Award participants.
📦 Free Resources: Provides official starter kits, models, paints, and activity booklets at zero cost to your school.

Give your students a safe, inclusive space to build friendships and confidence this term.

👇 How to get your school pack:
Pop into our store this week for a chat, or learn more and register your school directly here:

Warhammer Alliance exists to support educators to provide positive and memorable experiences for young people in the Worlds of Warhammer. Used either as enrichment activity, or as part of a custom curriculum, Warhammer supports young people in improving their engineering, arts, math and literacy ski...

02/09/2026

01/09/2026

💥 THE UNDERHIVE CALLS: TRY SOMETHING NEW THIS SEPTEMBER 💥
Deep beneath the spires of the Imperium lies the Hive Bottom. It is a rusted hellscape of toxic sludge, ancient machinery, and brutal gang warfare.
This September, your descent begins as we introduce you to Warhammer Necromunda Skirmish.

In the 41st millennium, you don’t just command an army—you fight for survival. You will recruit your crew, arm them with black-market weapons, and clash with rival gangs in dark, claustrophobic corridors where every bullet counts.

Every Thursday throughout September, we are bringing this gritty world to life. We will show you how to:
🛠️ Assemble your crew by building your very first gang members.
🎨 Breathe life into the dust by painting your models to look battle-hardened.
🎲 Survive the firefight with hands-on, learn-to-play tutorial sessions.
🚀 Forge your legend through the Campaign System, where your fighters earn experience, suffer permanent injuries, and conquer territory.

Will your gang rise to rule the sector, or will they become just another pile of bones in the ash wastes?

Come down this month and write your own story.

31/08/2026

🚨 SUMMER CAMPAIGN UPDATE 🚨
The Deadlands fall silent. After a week of absolute carnage, the Orks and the Imperium have ground to a complete standstill. The ash wastes are utterly devastated, choked with wreckage and spent ammunition, leaving no clear winner in the rubble.

But there is no time to bleed.

This week, the conflict shifts. We are heading back into the claustrophobic choke points of Hive Volcanus for one final stand before the schools head back!

Will the Imperium purge the green tide from the spires, or will the Orks claim the Hive for the WAAAGH!?

Warriors, ready your armies. This is the endgame

Join the fun this week by simply joining us for a Battle honours session, joining in with Tuesday or Thursdays games or Bringing a friend along to experience Warhammer for the first time.