Avre Friday Briefing #46
This week feels less about what we’re making, and more about the wider world AVRE quietly sits within.
We Have Ways Fest — September 11–13, 2026
Dates have now been announced for We Have Ways Fest 2026, and we’re very pleased to say that James, Al, Jim and Pete will be doing something genuinely special with AVRE this year.
We’ll be bringing a small number of special edition jackets from the last two batches, available exclusively at the festival. Once they’re gone, they’re gone — and they won’t appear anywhere else.
The Bismarck Series
If you haven’t yet listened to the recent Bismarck series on We Have Ways / The WW2 Pod, it’s a corker. Episodes 3 and 4, covering Hood and the engagement itself, are particularly gripping — a reminder of how vast, human, and precarious naval warfare really was.
WW2 Headquarters — Fury
The latest episode of WW2 Headquarters, where Al meets Fury,
St. Nazaire Raid Archive
We’ve also just been made aware of an excellent resource:
As you might imagine, this one resonates deeply with us with our VAT #1 Whisky. It’s a remarkable archive, thoughtfully put together, and well worth exploring if the raid holds any significance for you — as it does for AVRE.
That’s all for this week. No announcements. No urgency. Just a few things we thought were worth sharing.