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August 2025 - Sunshine and Showers at the Summer Social
Last month members arrived for the summer social and competitions undeterred by the weather not looking quite so summery. The usual...
Aug 141 min read
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July 2025 - No Bells Just Whistles
The June meeting saw a slightly depleted audience which was a shame as Pete Hawes demonstrated a fun item to make. It was a whistle, a...
Jul 191 min read
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June 2025 - Rick Dobney Demonstrates
The May meeting saw a good attendance for professional demonstrator, Rick Dobney.After the notices, Rick introduced himself with a little...
Jun 191 min read
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May 2025 - Hands On with Fred
The April meeting saw members gather for a hands on meeting led by Fred Mitchell. The project was a square edge bowl. Fred explained that...
May 131 min read
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April 2025 - Perfect Pewter with Paul
The March meeting began as usual with the notices and introductions. We welcomed Richard Peers, the AWGB South East Rep, who has been...
Apr 141 min read
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March 2025 - Birding with Gareth
The February meeting was a hands on day led by Gareth Garner demonstrating his stylized birds. This was preceded by the notices including...
Mar 231 min read
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February 2025 - Impressive Display Reflects Club’s Talent
Members gathered for the AGM and critique last month. The formal business took place first. Existing committee members were re elected....
Feb 161 min read
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January 2025 - Christmas Comes But Once a Year
It was hard to believe another year had gone by as we gathered for our last meeting of 2024, the Christmas social and competitions.The...
Jan 261 min read
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December 2024 - Carlyn Lyndsay Enlightening Laminations
In November members welcomed professional turner Carlyn Lyndsay, well knownfor her laminated work.Carlyn talked a little about her...
Dec 29, 20241 min read
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November 2024 - Salt Cellar Success
The October meeting saw member Rick Thompson presenting his first demonstration. The project was a salt cellar with a pivoting lid.Rick...
Nov 15, 20241 min read
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October 2024 - Honing Skills at Hands On
With apologies from several members, numbers were down for the September meeting but that did not impact the interest in the five...
Oct 18, 20241 min read
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August 2024 - Boxing Clever
Once again, despite cloudy spells, the weather was warm and dry for the summer social and competitions. Members arrived early as there...
Sep 3, 20241 min read
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July 2024 - Gregory Fills The Gap
In June members welcomed professional demonstrator Gregory Moreton who has visited the club on several occasions so we were eager to see...
Sep 3, 20241 min read
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June 2024 - Fungus Foray
The May meeting was led by Peter Castle whose demonstration for the Hands on session had been brought forward from June. The June meeting...
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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May 2024 - Garnering Techniques with Gareth
Members gathered last month for a hands on day led by Gareth Garner who demonstrated his take on Christmas decorations. View the full...
May 24, 20241 min read
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April 2024 - Learning with Les
Over recent years the trend for enhancing turned work has grown considerably. Once slightly frowned on, most demonstrators nowadays...
Apr 30, 20241 min read
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March 2024 - Going for a Spin
The February meeting was a hands on event led by Pete Hawes. The goal was to turn the top with the longest spin time. After the notices,...
Mar 21, 20241 min read
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February 2024 - Critique shows Creativity
As usual, January saw our year begin with the AGM and critique.The formal proceedings included the Chairman’s report followed by those of...
Feb 12, 20241 min read
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January 2024 - Whatever Happened to Christmas?
There was a festive atmosphere last month as everyone arrived for the Christmas social and competitions . The usual preparations were...
Jan 20, 20241 min read
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December 2023 - Going, Going, Gone
There was a good attendance in November for the auction of Richard Hasleden’s tools and timber. Members will appreciate how much time was...
Dec 22, 20231 min read
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