Category: Competitions

Our meeting on Thursday 29th February 2024 was the first of our Shield Competitions for 2024, Organized by Nick Simpson and assisted by David Hobson , Susan Drew , David Ross and Barry Cumming. The theme for the Competition was Honey Dippers, Pots and Lids.

Start time 6.45pm.

Our meeting on Thursday 29th February is our first Shield Competition in 2024, it’s being arranged by Nick Simpson and Nick’s theme for this competition is all to do with Honey Dippers an Honey Pots.

Our last meeting of the year on the 14th December 2023 was a triple purpose meeting, hosting both the Annual Christmas Competition and our traditional bumper raffle draw. It was also at this meeting that the winners of the Shield Competitions held throughout the year was to be announced.

Start time 6.45pm

Our next meeting is on Thursday 9th November 2023, it’s our last of the Shield competitions for this year and has been organized by Nick Simpson although Nick won’t be there due to medical issues he has arranged for David Hobson to take over the handling of the Competition, David will be assisted by Dave Hutcheson and Susan Drew on handling the entries and the judging.

Our 2nd Shield Competition of the year was on Thursday 25th May 2023. The subject matter for this Competition was to make something using an offset or multi axis mounting point or points, all 3 categories Novice, Intermediate and Experienced had the same brief and the rest was left for you to decide.

Start time 6.45pm

Our meeting on Thursday 25th May 2023 is our 2nd competition of the year, the subject matter is to turn something with a Multi Axis centre point. This criteria is the same for all 3 categories but you will be judged only in the category you are listed as having. It can be anything made using more than one centre, the use of specialized equipment can be adopted or home made jigs made and used, you may use between centres or use a faceplate or a combination of both, but most of all we need more of you to enter than was present at the last competition.

Our first shield Competition for 2023 was on the 13th April 2023, it was organized by Nick Simpson assisted by David Hobson. The theme for the Competition was all to do with making Wooden Eggs and Egg Cups, there were 3 categories taking part, for the Novice category they were required to make a Wooden Egg and Decorate it, for the Intermediate category they were required to make a Wooden Egg and Egg Cup also Decorated, for the Experienced category they were required to make 2 Identical Wooden Eggs with Egg Cups and Decorated.