In accordance with our constitution I give notice of the 2022 AGM on Tuesday 11th October 2022, and invite members to submit nominations in accordance with the terms of our constitution. Subscriptions are also due at the AGM, or shortly thereafter.

The AGM should be fairly brief and will be followed by a demonstration of how to make a reversible bowl by our very own Phil Jones.

Rolf Buwert, Chairman

Extract from our constitution:

MEETINGS OF THE CLUB:

• An Annual General Meeting shall be called as soon as possible after the close of the Club’s financial year on the last day of August. A Quorum of the meeting shall be 25 per cent of the paid up membership to include at least two Officers.
• The ordinary business to be transacted at each Annual General Meeting shall be:
  1. To receive and adopt the Chairman’s report of the previous years working.
  2. To receive and adopt the Treasurers report and the statement of account covering the financial affairs of the previous year.
  3. To elect Chairman, Officers and Members of the Committee for the following year.
  4. To elect an Honorary Auditor to verify the financial status of the Club.
  5. To fix the Annual Subscription for the coming year following submission of a Committee recommendation.
  6. Any other business that the Chairman of the AGM may seem fit.

If a vote is required this will be carried out by show of hands by those members who attend the Annual General Meeting. If the vote is too close to determine an accurate result by this method then a secret paper ballot shall be held. A simple majority only is required.

• Notice of the place, time and date of the Annual General Meeting shall be circulated to all paid up members not less than thirty days before the time of the meeting.
• An Extraordinary General Meeting may be called by a resolution of the Committee or on the receipt of the written request of at least five members of the Club.
• Motions for the Annual General Meeting must be submitted in writing to the Honorary Secretary fourteen days before the date of the meeting.
• Nominations for all Officer positions and for replacements for retiring ordinary members of the Committee shall be submitted in writing to the Honorary Secretary fourteen days before the time of the Annual General Meeting.

All nominations, proposals or motions for the Annual General meeting must be signed by both Proposer and Seconder, both of whom must be paid up members of the Club.

On a whim I thought I’d try a new theme on the site. What do you think?

Senior/Mature

Colin Marshall (winner)

Kenny Coates (joint second place)

Rolf Buwert (joint second place)

Phil Jones (joint second place)

Mick Schofield (no votes)

David Simpson (accidentally placed in Novice category for the judging)

Junior/ Novice

Finley Mitchell (winner)

Ken Power (second place)

What an excellent week ahead we have !

On Tuesday’s club meeting we have our very own, most excellent, Yorkshire Mick demonstrating for us. He’s All Heart is his theme and is a project well worth coming to see. It is not overly complicated but should be done carefully and well to produce a lovely item for wife/husband or girlfriend/boyfriend (not both please). 

The competition subject is an item with three colours. Feel free to paint, inlay, laminate, or scribble with a Sharpie, so long as you have made some effort then we are happy to accept your entry and the membership will vote according to their personal preference.

On Saturday we have a super demonstration by the very talented professional turner Helen Bailey, with Helen staying on to take a Masterclass on the Sunday. Tickets or Saturday are £15 for the whole day (please bring your own lunch) and Sunday tickets are £50 (also please bring your own lunch) Tea and coffee as well as the famous Irvine’s biscuits are provided both days.

August is off to a great start with Mick and Helen so please don’t miss out, come on Tuesday, enjoy the evening and get your ticket from Jimmy for the weekend event.

Rolf

Just a reminder, Covid-19 and it’s variants are still out there. Please wash your hands or use hand sanitiser, keep 1 meter apart if you can, no hugging or kissing unless you absolutely have to. Let’s not bring Covid to the workshop or take it home from the workshop.

Our next professional demonstrator will be Helen Bailey, who is visiting us on Saturday
13 August, as an all-day event, 10am – 4pm. Helen is a most excellent Professional
turner who recently featured in Woodturning magazine.
Ticket price will be £15. This is an all-day event so please bring your own canapés,
sandwiches, or flask of soup as we are not yet ready to provide lunch.
Helen Bailey will take a Master Class the following day, Sunday 14 August from 10am
– 4pm. With only 5 places available it would be wise to reserve your place with Sarah
Burns or Jimmy ASAP. Fee for this all day event is £50.

Helen Bailey https://www.helenbaileywoodturning.com/

Contact our marvellous secretary Sarah Burns (sjburns46@yahoo.co.uk) to get tickets.

Back by popular demand ! Well, at least one member asked us to run it again.

The Sharpening Workshop !!!

Seriously, sharpening is an essential skill that we all need to learn. If you can’t sharpen your tools consistently and easily, then that will make all of your turning much more difficult.

We will set up some of the Club lathes with spindle blanks, and outside and inside bowl blanks so that you can try a tool, then sharpen it and appreciate the difference. This practical work is essential – most us truly learn by DOING, not watching.

So, bring your tools and turning smock and you can make rubbish shavings with a blunt tool then beautiful curly ones with a sharp tool

Tuesday 16^th August, 7pm until about 9pm or whenever we finish.

Senior/ Mature

Colin Marshall (winner)

Steve Eccles

Rolf Buwert

Arthur Young

Kenny Coates

Phil Jones

Junior/ Novice

Ken Powers (winner)

David Simpson

Finlay Mitchell

Notices from our June Meeting. I forgot to get Colin to do the Show-and-tell. Given he won the raffle again he will be down to do the show-and-tell for sure in August ! We look forward to it Colin.

49 Notices June 2022