The monthly club report after each meet
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…
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…
With local elections, the hottest day of the year so far, and May Day celebrations, it was good to see so many members make it to the Village Hall for our monthly meeting – thank you to everyone who turned up. We had the 3 club lathes up and running, with Tony, Trevor and Roger…
It was a pleasure to welcome Emma back to the club for our April meeting, and as usual her demonstration did not disappoint. With the Village Hall packed once more, Emma showed us how to turn a faux hollow form with a lid, and finished off by adding a coloured dragonfly to the finished piece….
It was yet another busy Thursday evening with plenty of things going on in the village hall. As usual we had the three club lathes in operation with plenty of members having a go at learning a new technique, or improving their own skills. Our experienced club members, along with our AWGB Approved Tutor, Tony…
Despite a later start than we had anticipated, due to being locked out of the hall, we had a well attended evening for our February meeting. Thankfully, when we did get into the hall the heating was on and everyone warmed up quickly. As a replacement for Wolfgang’s demonstration we had a Super Sized Hands…