The Berkshire Woodturners Association is based in Bracknell and draws woodturners from East Berkshire and further afield.
In ‘normal’ times, we meet every third Wednesday of the month at Priestwood Community Centre, Bracknell RG42 1TU at 7pm.
The October meeting, on the 20th, will be our AGM and will take place at PCC at 7pm. More details in the Calendar.
News
- July Meeting
Our July meeting was the first at Priestwood since March 2020, 16 months ago! We continue to be careful, Covid-wise, and the weather made it possible for the auctions of wood and tools to be conducted out of doors. We totalled 25 people in all, and after everyone checked in and got their auction cards,… - BWA’s new card reader
In an effort to reduce the amount of cash handled at Club meetings, we now have a Card Reader which will enable us to take payment by credit or debit card. We can’t (and wouldn’t want to) take card details over the phone, but it will work as long as your card and it are… - 2020 Turner of the Year
Congratulations to Justyn Fowler, our 2020 Turner of the Year! Yes, I’m afraid the cocked hat awaited everyone else – he was way out in front. Huge thanks to everyone who submitted their photos for the monthly competition. It has been an interesting, evolving process, having a panel of judges awarding points from photos instead… - Keith Sherwood Trophy
The Keith Sherwood Trophy is awarded on the December Club night, the Christmas Special. As always, the winner was chosen by the members present on the night, albeit over Zoom. But the cocked hat appeared again, and congratulations to Harvey Grimwood, who won the trophy by an unassailable margin, and no wonder, for his ‘Edwardian…
Coming Events
- BWA AGMOur Annual General Meeting occurs on the October Club night. The plan is to hold the meeting at Priestwood this year, but also to include a Zoom link out from the hall so that members can join the meeting remotely if they wish or need to. Details will be sent out to members by email.…