Monthly updates and reports from the club secretary and their team.
The Bonded Warehouse’s Open Weekend has been a regular event in the club’s calendar for many years as it gives us an excellent opportunity to promote our heritage craft, and the club, to the public. This year it was the 40th anniversary of the event, and it was fantastic that the club could once again…
October’s monthly meeting was our last Hands On event of 2025, and it turned out to be a great evening. As usual, we had our 3 club lathes up and running for members to get involved. Trevor ran an acorn turning school on lathe one for our new and inexperienced members to get to grips…
The club was once again on it’s travels, with our stand being set up at the Forest of Arden Agricultural Society Ploughing and Hedging match at Ragley Home Farms. Complete with our 3m and new 4.5m gazebo, the clubs stand had two lathes running as well as or craft shop which was well stocked with…
For our September club meeting it was a pleasure to welcome AWGB Midlands Rep, Barrie Fisher, along to the club to demonstrate how to turn a Saturn Bowel. Barrie is a regular visitor to the club, and is always happy to share his experience with members, so it was nice to see him on the…
August’s monthly meeting was a double header evening. To start the night, we held an Extraordinary General Meeting to allow members to vote on whether the club should apply for charitable status, and then whether we should adopt a new constitution. After a presentation on the key benefits and “drawbacks” members voted unanimously that the…
You may recall at our AGM that Steve Gordon raised the subject of the club applying for charitable status in order to limit the liability of members in the event of a claim against the club. Since then we have been working to identify the benefits, the drawbacks, and the process involved. I am pleased…
For our July meeting we were pleased to welcome renowned demonstrator, Richard Findley, back to the club. Richard’s last visit to Burcot was back in 2023, and it was a packed Village Hall that was eager for this demonstration. Richard is a professional turner/demonstrator, who has many years of experience. He has demonstrated all over…
For our first outdoor event of 2025 we pitched up at the Coombeswood Canal Trust Open Weekend in Halesowen. Despite the forecast for thunderstorms and rain, the weather wasn’t half as bad as expected and we were able to enjoy a weekend of demonstrating and talking to the public. This wasn’t the first time that…
Despite several changes to the evening we had planned, June’s club meeting offered up plenty of different ideas for enhancing and decorating members work. At the start of the meeting, Club Chairman, Mike Delves spoke about the sad passing of founding member, Pat Clarke, and of his contribution and generosity to the club. We then…
It was with great sadness that the club learned of the death of club member Patrick Clarke at the age of 90 on the 24th of May. Pat passed away after a long illness, which had seen him get progressively worse in the last few weeks. Pat was one of the club’s founding members, and…