Tuition

Unselected list of AWGB Members who offer Tuition

For any member additions or changes to these lists please contact 

The Data Manager,  Brian Partridge 01473 828489 Email: brianpart@aol.com

The AWGB does not recommend or endorse any person on this list.   The list is provided as a service to its members
Name

Location

Tel

E-mail

Website

Course Type

B=Basic

I=Intermediate

A=Advanced

Typical 

cost

 Lathes

Max 

students

Dust 

extraction

Safety 

equipment

Insurance

Accom-

odation

Nick Agar

Devon, *

07974 829120 
 nick@www.turningintoart.com 
 www.turningintoart.com 

B – A

£120-£150 per day

5

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Ian Aird

Ayrshire,

01560 320738 
 ianaird20@tiscali.co.uk 

B – I

£60 - £80 per day

2

1

ü

ü

ü

ü

Clem Ansell

Lincolnshire *

01790 755522

clem@ansell.orangehome.co.uk

www.clemansell-woodturner.moonfruit.com

B - I

£70 per day

2

1

ü

ü

ü

ü

David Appleby Somerset *

01458 241522

info@daveappleby.co.uk

www.daveappleby.co.uk

B - I £20 per hour 3 1 ü ü ü ü
Nick Arnull

Norfolk, *

01603 710722

nickarnull@hotmail.co.uk

www.nickarnullwoodturner.co.uk

B – A

£120 per day

3

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Terry Atkinson Shetland *

01595 840300

jt.atkinson@lineone.net

B - I £70 per day 2 1 ü ü ü ü
Dave Atkinson Cheshire *

07810 648344

david.atkinson73@ntworld.com

B £100 1 1 ü ü ü ü

Dave Bates

Stiles & Bates

Kent,

01304 366360
 sales@stilesandbates.co.uk 

www.stilesandbates.co.uk

B/Refresher – 2 days plus 1 day project courses

£160 – 2 days;
£80 – 1 day

7

5

ü

ü

ü

ü

John Berkeley

Leicestershire,*

01455 557398
 john@johnberkeley.co.uk  
 www.johnberkeley.co.uk  

B – A;
Thread chasing

£120 per day. 10% discount to AWGB members

2

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Peter Blake

Kent,

01959 532130

 In Students  own Workshop

B – A

£90 per day £17.50 per hour

0

1

û

û

ü

û

John Boddy,s North Yorkshire *

01423 322370

sales@john-boddys-fwts.co.uk

www.john-boddys-fwts.co.uk

B £110-£120 4 4 ü ü ü û

Peter Bradwick

 

Gwent, *

01633 873640

peterbradwick@btinternet.com

B – A

£95 per day

3

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Jason Breach Devon *

01297 631948

jasonbreach@hotmail.com

www.jasonbreach.co.uk

 

 B - I

£90 at Axminster Power Tools

 6 5 ü ü ü ü

Bill Care

Suffolk *

01359 268190
 bill@billcare.co.uk 
 www.billcare.co.uk 

B – A

£80 per day

2

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Martin Brockington Carmarthen

 

martin@danycoed-woodturning.co.uk

B - I £80 per day 1 1 ü ü ü ü
Frans Brown Swindon *

01793 752870

go.turning@googlemail.com

www.fransbrown.co.uk

B - A £125 per day 3 2 ü ü ü û

Bob Chapman

Yorkshire, *

01274 770617

bob@bobchapman.co.uk

www.bobchapman.co.uk

B - I

£120 per day

1

1

ü

ü

ü

ü

Andy Coates Suffolk *

07951 879 617

01502 476 332

 andy@cobwebcrafts.co.uk

 www.cobwebcrafts.co.uk

 B - A £110 per day 3 2 ü ü ü ü

Bob Cooper

Kent, *

01233 732751

bob-woodturner@talktalk.net

B – I, special projects

£65

2

2

ü

ü

ü

û

Gary De La Cour Renough Hampshire*

07721734583

gpr@gprwoodturning.co.uk

www.gprwoodturning.co.uk  

B - I £125 3 1 ü ü ü ü

Ray Dellow

Cambridge

01223 811755

B – I

£80 - £100 per day

4

1

ü

ü

 

 

Keith Donald

Aberdeen *

01261 821575
 keithdonald.4@virgin.net 

B – A

£75 per day

2

2

ü

ü

û

ü

Ronald Donnachie RPT

Ayrshire, *

01294 833808
 rockyd12001@yahoo.co.uk 

www.rockydonnachie.co.uk

B – A

£80 per day

3

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Oskar Douglas

Catrine

01290 550002
 oskar.douglas@btopenworld.com 

B – I

£80 per day

1

1

ü

ü

ü

ü

Chris Eagles

Worcestershire, *

01386 859247
 chriseagles@btinternet.com 

 B - A

£125 per day

2

1

ü

ü

ü

ü

John Edwards

Kent,

01732 355479
 johnedwards.ot@talktalk.net        www.ornamentalturning.co.uk 

Ornamental

Turning B - A

£100 per day

3

2

ü

û

û

ü
Robin Fawcett Essex *

01992 711054

treewright@mac.com

www.treewright.co.uk

B - I

£100Weekday

£125Weekend

 2 2

û

û

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Melvyn

Firmager

 Somerset *

01934 712404

 m@melvynfirmager.co.uk 

www.melvynfirmager.co.uk

B - A  £105 per day upwards

7

4

ü

ü

ü

ü

Richard Findley Leicestershire,

01162 811303  Mob: 07847 236 798

richard@turnersworkshop.co.uk
 www.turnersworkshop.co.uk

B £120 per day £65 Half Day

2

1

ü

ü

ü

ü

Roger Foden

Norfolk, *

01508 532621

 

B – A

£95 per day

2

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

David Grainger

Cumbria, *

01768 361744
 woodinwest4@btinternet.com 

B
1 or 2 days

£85 per day

2

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

David Gray Perthshire *

01738 860421

df.gray@tiscali.co.uk

www.davegray-woodturning.co.uk

B - I £80 per day

2

2

ü

ü

ü

û

Jeffery Greenway

Gloucestershire

01453 832443
 jg.woodturner@tesco.net 

B – I

£80 per day

2

1

ü

ü

ü

ü

Philip Greenwood

Yorkshire, *

01751 417089
  philip@tryacourse.co.uk 
 www.tryacourse.co.uk 

 

B -I

£95 per day
£185 for 2 days

3

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Andrew Hall County Durham *

07833167588 
 info@hallwoodhats.com

www.hallwoodhats.com

B-A From £110 per day

4

4

ü

 ü ü ü
Mick Hanbury Lincolnshire *

01636 626761

mickturns@btinternet.com

www.mickhanbury.com

B - A £100 per day 3 3 ü ü ü ü

Mark Hancock

Worcestershire, *

01905 610500
 mark@hancockhome.freeserve.co.uk 
 www.markhancock.co.uk  

B – A

£95 per day

3

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Sue Harker

East Yorkshire

01262 675478
 sueharker@talktalk.net
  www.sueharker.com 

 

B – I
involuted,
segmented

£90 per day;
£100 for involuted and segmented

2

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Albert Harrison

Gwynedd,

01407 765447
 wood-things@hotmail.com 

B – A

£70 per day

3

3

ü

ü

ü

ü

Alan

Hazel

 Middlesex

01753 683985

sheila.hazel@btinternet.com

B - I £70 per day 2 1 ü ü ü ü

Stephen Heeley

West Midlands,*

01922 415873  

steve_heeley@yahoo.co.uk

www.steveheeley.co.uk

B – I

£100

3

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Martin Higham Essex *

01992 574943

martinhigham@clara.net

www.martin-higham.co.uk 

B - I £100

2

1

 ü ü ü û

Phil Irons

Warwickshire *

Tel/Fax: 01789 20 40 52 phil@philironswoodturning.co.uk

www.philirons.com

Hollow forms; surface decoration.  Pens

£125 1 day £250 2 days

£330 3 days 

4

4

ü

ü

ü

ü

John Johnson

Northamptonshire

01327 857032

info@johnjohnsonwoodturning.co.uk

www.johnjohnsonwoodturning.co.uk

B – A

£90 per day

2

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Tobias Kaye

Devon, *

01364 642837
 tobias@tobiaskaye.co.uk

2,3, 5 days intensive coaching

£120 a day but £230 for one to one

5

4

ü

ü

ü

ü

Geoff Knott Hampshire *

geoff@ringwoodturner.co.uk

www.ringwoodturner.co.uk

B £85 per day 1 1 ü û ü û

Gerry Marlow

Derbyshire, *

01142 891210

B – A

£110 per day

3

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Gregory Moreton

Surrey, *

01372 467692
 greg@moreton.co.uk 
www.learntoturn.co.uk

B - A  

£95  per day

2

2

ü

ü

ü

û

Stuart Mortimer

Hampshire, *

01264 889016
 stuart@stuartmortimer.com 
 www.stuartmortimer.com 

B – A – Artistic & spiralwork

£200 per day 1 to 1 less for more

9

4

ü

ü

ü

ü

Robert Mortimer Staffordshire *

01889 578838
 ramortimer@onetel.com

www.bobmortimer.co.uk

B - A TBA 6 3 ü ü ü ü
David Muckle Durham*

01325 462398

davidmuckle648@googlemail.com

B-A £100 per day

2

2

ü

ü

 ü û
Bob Neill Derbyshire *

01332 792036

bob.neill1@btinternet.com 

www.bobneillpyrography.co.uk 

 Basic Pyrography £80 per day N/A

2

 ü   ü   ü   ü  
Paul Nesbitt Middlesex

0208 8487137

paul.nesbitt@blueyonder.co.uk

www.users.zetnet.co.uk/wood 

B-A £85

2

1

 ü   ü   ü   û

Ambrose O'Halloran

CO Galway
Rep. of Ireland

0035391798225
 ambrose.ohalloran@nuigalway.ie 

B – A

100 euro per day

4

3

ü

ü

ü

ü

Tracy Owen

Cheshire, *

01606 49034
 tracy_owen@tiscali.co.uk 
 www.tracyowen.com 

B – A
1 to 1 tuition  1 to 3 days

£120 per day

3

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Brian Packington Devon *

01803 214511

brian@brianjpackington.co.uk

www.brianjpackington.co.uk

B - A £90-£120 per day 5 4 ü ü ü ü

Tom Pockley

Kent, *

01233 758542
 tom@woodturneruk.com 
 www.woodturneruk.com 

B - I

£90 per day

2

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Lisa & Mark Raby South Yorkshire *

07988 522290

lisa.raby@btinternet.com

www.lrcraftcreations.vpweb.co.uk

B - I £110 per day 1 1 ü ü ü ü

Guy Ravine

 Northamptonshire *

01327 340410

g.ravine@btinternet.com

B – A Individual 1- 3 days or class tuition

£100 per day

£16 per  3 hr class. 

8

8

ü

ü

ü

ü

Jeff Rayner Essex *

07545 221603

justturned@btinternet.com

www.raynerscreations.misi.co.uk

B - I £100 per day 1 1

ü

ü

 ü ü

David Reeks


Kent, *

01233 750316
 info@davereeks.co.uk 
 www.davereeks.co.uk

B – A

£100 per day

3

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Dave Regester

Devon, *

01884 820109
 dave@daveregester.co.uk 
 www.daveregester.co.uk 

B - A

£200 per day

2

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Joey Richardson Lincolnshire *

01469 561123
 joeyjoey@btinternet.com
 www.joeyrichardson.com

Piercing, Airbrushing, Texturing POA N/A 2 ü ü ü ü

Reg Sherwin

Worcestershire, *

01527 831122 

reg.sherwin524@btinternet.com

B - I

£80 per day

1

1

ü

ü

ü

ü

Andy Rounthwaite Yorkshire *

01302 786619

rounthwaite63@02.co.uk

B-I Disabled £110per day

1

1

ü

ü

ü

û

Alan Sturgess

Hampshire,

02380 892622
 alan@sturgess.freeserve.co.uk

B

£85 per day

3

2

ü

ü

ü

ü

Leslie Sutcliffe

Lancashire, *

01204 882291
  sutters@uwclub.net 

B – A
Local people only

£90 per day

3

1

ü

ü

ü

ü

Alan Truman Notts *

01623 754893

ajtruman@hotmail.co.uk

B-A £85 per day 2 2

ü

ü

û

ü

Dave Walker

Lancashire,

01253 695242

walkerdave65@yahoo.com

B – I

£80 per day

5

3

ü

ü

ü

ü

Don White

Cornwall, *

01288 331453

courses@don-white-woodturning.co.uk 
 www.don-white-woodturning.co.uk  

B - A

£100-£150 per day

3

2

ü

ü

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