"Club Nights" when all four club lathes will be set out and Members are invited to participate in a "20 Minute Turn".  The aim is to produce as many forms as we can in a convivial and encouraging setting.  Novices are actively encouraged to have a go, assisted by a more experienced turner, so that at the end of a Club Night everybody has "had a go" and will have a finished piece to take home.

"Club demonstrations" are done by one of the members of the club, to demonstrate a specific project or technique.

"Guest demonstrations" are done by visiting demonstrators, to show one of their own projects.

The club uses twin cameras and projector to ensure the audience has a good view of all the demonstrations.

Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month as follows.                                                                                           

January 1st 2025    - no meeting

January 15th 2025    Club Night

• 20min turn - a mushroom
• Challenge - to be displayed and judged on 19th February - something to contain a liquid (not required to be tested)               

February 5th

Professional Demonstrator - Chris Parker   

February 19th  Club Night

• 20min turn - a bud vase
• Challenge - to be displayed and judged on 19th March - something that brings light

March 5th - Professional Demonstrator - Wolfgang Schulze-Zachau

March 19th  Club Night  

• 20min turn - a dibber
• Challenge - to be displayed and judged on 16th April - a time keeper    

April 2nd  - Club member demo

April 16th - Club member demo    

• Challenge - to be displayed and judged on 21st May - some jewellery

May 7th- Professional Demonstrator - Ian Ethel

May 21st - Club Night

• 20min turn - a bottle stopper
• Challenge -to be displayed and judged on 16th April - flowers

June 4th - Professional Demonstrator - Joey Richardson

June 18th  - Club Night

• 20min turn - a honey dipper
• Challenge -to be displayed and judged on 16th July something that has a captive ring

July 2nd - Professional Demonstrator - Tony Jones

July 16th - Club Night

• 20min turn - a salt shaker
• Challenge -to be displayed and judged on 20th Augusr - a toy

August 6th - Club member demo

August 20th - Club Night

• 20min turn - a spinning top
• Challenge -to be displayed and judged on 17th Sept - a spoon or ladle

September 3rd - Professional Demonstrator - Rick Dobney

September 17th    AGM

• Challenge - to be displayed and judged on 15th Oct - a turning containing a recycled item

October 1st -  Club member demo

October 15th - Club Night

• 20min turn - a spurkel
• Challenge - to be displayed and judged on 5th Nov - a game

November 5th - Club Night

• 20min turn - a food scoop
• Challenge -to be displayed and judged on 17th Dec - a Christmas item

November 19th - Professional Demonstrator - Steve Heeley

December 3rd - Professional Demonstrator - Rob Till

                             Christmas themed demo

December 17th - Christmas social 

Please note that our planned calendar may change from time to time. We will endeavour to provide updates on this page though we can not rule out last minute, un-announced changes.

Meetings start at 18:30, but the venue is open from 18:00 to deal with registration etc., and finish around 21:00.