Events

You may wish to put the following events in your diary. Every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this information but it would be advisable to check before making plans for a visit.

Branch secretaries Please inform Webmaster of any MAJOR events which you wish to Publicise.

Events in 2008

March 29/30 

Classic Handtools
Woodturning Event
Mark Hancock, Bill care, Trade stands
10-5 Saturday 10-4 Sunday

Venue: Alder Carr Farm, Needham Market, Suffolk

Contact: www.classichandtools.co.uk

April 11/12th

YANDLES

Woodworking show

Tel: 01935 822 207
April  12th

Cambridge Woodturners

Present Ancient and Modern with

Stuart King

from 10.00 to around 16.00

Tickets at £10.00  bring your own lunch, tea and coffee will be provided

Venue: Cambridge Scout  HQ, 195 Perne Road, Cambridge, CB1 3NT (near Sainsbury’s).
Contact: Ivan Bohme (ivanbohme@btinternet.com or phone 01763 838662)

April 19/20th

Grampian Woodturners

Present a demonstration by

 Michael O'Donnell

Subject Greenwood Turning

 Sat 10am to 4.30pm   Sun 10am to 4,30pm

Cost -£15-00 for either one or both days

Venue: Scottish Agricultural College, Bucksburn    Aberdeen

Tickets:available from Doug Grant 01224 704119   Ian Wallace 01224 743661 

or Frank Beattie 01467 632168

April 18th-20th

WOODEX

Warwickshire Exhibition Centre

Free Entry

See: www.meridienneexhibitions.co.uk
April 25/26th

STILES & BATES

Woodworking show

See:  www.stilesandbates.co.uk
May 4th (Sunday)

FAIRLOP WOODTURNERS

Present a demonstration by

TRACEY OWEN 

Time 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Cost   £12

Venue: KING SOLOMON HIGH SCHOOL, FOREST ROAD, BARKINGSIDE, ILFORD, ESSEX. IG6 3HB

Contact:  JON WARWICKER  0208 281 3616 mob 07960035267

May 17th

Norwich Woodturners 

invite you to a day with

Gary Rance

 9.30-16.30pm

Tickets are £9 Bring your own lunch or fish and chip takeaway available.

Venue: Sprowston Senior Citizens Club Norwich

 Contact: Roger Groom on 01603-423336.

May 17th and 18th  

Weird and Wonderful Wood

2008

Venue: Haughley Park , Wetherden (just off the A14 near Stowmarket Suffolk)

Contact: Tarby Davenport  01359 240724 email: tarby@tarbydavenport.com

June 4th – 6th

Turners’ Company’s exhibition

 Wizardry in Wood

Many members of the AWGB will be exhibiting, as individuals or on other stands such as the AWGB’s own.

Tickets required but may be obtained free.

See: www.wizardryinwood.com/ 

 

July 12th

SUFFOLK ESSEX CAMBRIDGE BORDERS BRANCH

Present 

A day with Mark Hancock

10am til 4.30

£10 including Barbeque

Venue: Peter Child, the Old Hyde Little Yeldham, Essex

Contact: Brian Partridge 01473 828489

August 16th

THE NORFOLK WOODTURNERS

Present Turn East

A regional seminar with

Jean-Francois Escoulen, Phil Irons, Stuart King, Joey Richardson

Tickets £25 including lunch

Venue: Fakenham, Norfolk

Contact: Bernard Rose Tel. 01603 436990

Email. bandm.rose@tiscali.co.uk

August 22-25

Festival Of the Tree
Mark Hancock demonstrating - Robert Sorby - General Finishes

Venue: Westonbirt Arboretum
Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Sept 5/6th

YANDLES

Woodworking show

Martock, Somerset

Tel: 01935 822 207
Oct 10th-12th

NEW MIDLAND WOODWORKING SHOW

Stoneleigh Park Coventry

See: www.skpromotions.co.uk
November 21-23rd

NORTH OF ENGLAND WOODWORKING SHOW

Harrogate

See: www.skpromotions.co.uk
     

 

 

Webmaster Brian Partridge,  Email :  brianpart@aol.com