Events

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
July 27th - August 4th	A.W.G.B. Kent Branch Exhibition and Sale of Work	*Venue:* The New Barn, The Friars, Aylesford, Kent. ME20 7BX
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 16^th to 25^th	Ely Guild of Woodturners Present Art in Wood Their annual exhibition and sale. Opening times are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except the last day, when it will close an hour earlier. Examples of member’s work can be seen on www.elyguildofwoodturners.co.uk	*venue:* The Cathedral Centre, Palace Green, Ely
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
Sept 13th	Thameside Woodturners Present, a day with Peter Blake 9.30 am til 4.30 pm Tickets (including lunch) £10	Venue: "The Fold", Laindon Road, Billericay, Essex *Contact:* Wally Hammond 01268 734881
Sept 18th-21st	The VIII Encontro (Convention) of Woodturners of Galicia Organised by the Galician Foundation for Crafts and Designs this is the only event in the Woodturning calendar of Spain	Venue: Xermade, Lugo Province in Northwest Spain. *Contact:* EDGAR ALONSO ( who speaks English) email: edgar.alonso.rodriguez@xunta.es Phone: 0034 881 999171
Oct 10th-12th	NEW MIDLAND WOODWORKING SHOW Stoneleigh Park Coventry	*See:* www.skpromotions.co.uk
November 28-30th	NORTH OF ENGLAND WOODWORKING SHOW Harrogate	*See:* www.skpromotions.co.uk