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Yandles - Masters of the Lathe II
I am delighted to be demonstrating at Yandles on Saturday, 23rd August for Masters of the Lathe II.
This event will feature a wealth of well-known Woodturners all demonstrating at this FREE event, hosted on-site, at Yandles inside a dedicated Woodturning Marque! From bowls to hollow forms, goblets to boxes, Yandles are assembling an A-Team of top demonstrators to showcase their skills on the lathe. Supported by Record Power, each Woodturner will have their own lathe & will be demonstrating throughout the day.
Freeman Declaration
I was delighted to attend the Freeman Declaration ceremony where I became a member of The Worshipful Company of Turners in London.
With four other new members and with my family by my side, we were warmly welcomed by The Clerk, The Master and Wardens.
We received a box containing the history of the Company which is very interesting reading. One of the oldest livery companies in the City of London, the Turners' Company was already a guild in the 12th Century. To this day, the Company continues to celebrate and support the 'art or mysterie' of turning.
https://turnersco.com/company/company-history/
Workbridge - Training
I have recently delivered the Certificate in Woodturning at Workbridge in Northampton. Congratulations to Stuart Whitney & Graham Freeman who have passed their assessment and will now be offering the Certificate Course to their service users.
Workbridge is a charity, vocational education service and retail space.
The Vocational Education Service provides vocational and education skill-led sessions and work experience, helping people living with mental illness, autism, learning disability or brain injury the chance to build life, vocational and employment skills.
The Stanton Guildhouse - Training
I have recently delivered the Certificate in Woodturning from The Stanton Guildhouse, a stunning setting in the Cotswolds. The course ran once a week, over 13 weeks and the students completed the certificate just in time for Christmas. Some lovely projects were produced by each student.
Congratulations to Giles Dugmore, Andrew Downey, John Grayson & MIchael Tambini who have passed their assessment.
I am looking forward to running more courses at Stanton.
2025 Dates to be confirmed shortly.
https://www.stantonguildhouse.org.uk/
Donating a Lathe at Workbridge
I enjoyed celebrating the achievements of the Woodturning team at Workbridge.
It was great to see a donation of a fully accessible lathe to Workbridge from The Company of Turners.
The Master, Christopher Scott, handed over a lathe donated by the Company to Stuart Whitney of Workbridge, a Northampton charity that does great work in delivering vocational education for those with mental illness, autism or brain injuries. The lathe is specially adaptable for those with accessibility needs.