I am just back from my annual pilgrimage to the North of England Woodwork Show at Harrogate, and what a show it was !
Jimmy tells me that A SEAT HAS BECOME AVAILABLE for the bus that is going down on SUNDAY. So if you want to go, and why wouldn’t you, contact Jimmy 07720 746018 asap.
Get on the bus at Home Base car park Dumfries at quarter to 6 Sunday morning. Ticket is £35 for the bus and the entry to the show. No need for breakfast as they stop in Harrogate old town for a proper Sunday morning breakfast.
A full day in the show, with tons to see, buy and demonstrations to watch. (loads of places to sit now and have a coffee and sticky bun) then stopping off at the Toby Carvery in Carlisle on the way home for a hearty meal. Home for 7pm (or later if you have second pudding).
Contact Jimmy to get that last ticket, you will not regret it.

Dear All,

Please be aware that our application to the Tesco Bags of Help Grant Scheme has been successful and our project is being put forward to a customer vote during November and December 2018.

Do remember that every time you shop in Tesco, Castle Douglas over the next few weeks to ask for a voting token, (it has been our experience that they are not always offered at the checkout), and to use it for the benefit of the club.

The more tokens we amass the more funds we may be awarded ~ so ask your relatives and friends to help as well.

A message for Rolf
A friend who is moving house from Rockcliffe has some wood which she has offered to me. Perhaps the club could use it ?
Would Rolf meets me down there sometime soon to have a look ant it ?
I will take my trailer.
John Colbeck

I have some cherry that was recently felled. Pieces up to about 10” diameter but very wet of course. Donation to club funds. Collect from Kippford. First come, first served!

Please let me know by 27th October if you’re interested because I have to shift it by the end of the month.

Mick Schofield

Morning Roger , for your numbers will you put me down for sunday.

Cheers Reg.

Dear All,

I am sorry but I will not be available to open the workshop tomorrow afternoon from 2.00 to 4.00.

However, I will open it as usual next Wednesday.

Apologies for the short notice.

David

Does anyone have Brian Jardine’s mobile. I have a landline, but it’s not working – don’t know why.  Need to arrange audit for accounts.

The Better Bowls Workshop will take place on this Saturday (6th October) starting at 10 am and finishing at 4pm.

I have the following people listed

Ken, Jimmy, Raymond, Andrew, Robert, and  Arthur

and I believe Jimmy is having to work (don’t worry Jimmy, you will grow out of this work thing) but I would rather not replace him as this still leaves 5 on the workshop with the space for Jimmy to join us for part of the day if he can/ wants to.

As is the case for my previous bowls courses, bring your own lunch, £10 for the course, but more importantly your ideas, wood blanks (or buy a blank form the club’s stock) or a previous bowl you have made. Some of your earlier bowls can be remade as we tend to make them fairly chunky and now have the skill to ‘lighten’ them with a slightly improved form, with thinner walls and space for decoration. Lets see your previous bowls at the start of the session and we can see how much better our bowls are at the end of the workshop.

This is not a course, but a workshop, so we have no set ‘lesson plan’ or formal ‘aims and objectives’ I will provide a setting where we can learn from each other, but also give what guidance and experience I can from the 12 years that I have been making bowls, plates and boxes. We will have fun, gain confidence, become wiser, safer and more adventurous.

Rolf

Dear All,

I have been asked to remind you about the Inter Club Competition, Brampton 28^th October.

Our club entry should have been confirmed by the end of September.

However, we hope to be allowed a stay of execution and we invite our members to bring possible entries to the October Club Meeting for assessment.

If we do not get an adequate response, (5 per club required), we will have to withdraw from the event.