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 Where to meet the club at shows and events this year.

The club was formed in 1992 to promote woodcarving across the two counties and to allow its members to share a common enthusiasm, cross-fertilize ideas and improve their carving skills. 

Carvers of all levels of experience are welcome, and beginners can be sure of a friendly reception.  We currently have 24 members (18men and 6 women).  There is an extensive library of carving books and videos that can be borrowed free of charge and members are kept informed by a monthly newsletter.  The annual subscription is £30.

Meetings are held on the 3^rd Saturday of the month at Spotland Methodist Church Hall, Rochdale (see Directions or “click here”). There are some exceptions when attendance at shows and week-end exhibitions clash with normal meeting dates.  (see Events Diary or “click here for details”)

The room is available for carving from 9am to 4pm with a break (if necessary) during the afternoon for a talk or demonstration.  Carving together is an excellent way of gaining experience rapidly, and our more experienced carvers can always spare some time to help a beginner sort out a problem.  As we all work in different ways, and have individualistic styles, there is a broad wealth of experience to be shared between members, from miniature bone carving to working with a chain-saw.

We have had input from some really top-class speakers such as Howard Boyd who writes for carving magazines, Peter Benson, former chairman of the British Woodcarvers Association and Michael Painter, who is a nationally renowned Master Woodcarver and Sculptor. In addition to these, we have many other talented, if less well-known contributors, both from outside and within our own membership.  (see Club Events or click here).

We hold events with other clubs, such as the West Riding Woodcarvers from Huddersfield, the Northwest Carvers Association based in the Fylde, and the West Pennine Wood Turners. These joint meetings usually include an exhibition of the visitors’ work which widen our experience of wood crafts and stimulates discussion.

We also exhibit and demonstrate at various shows and galleries around the region. These have included the Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Salmesbury Hall, Towneley Woodland Festival and other Burnley Parks, Woodfest Wales at St Asaph, Woodland Festival at Witton Park Blackburn and Touchstones Gallery, Rochdale.

Our members have worked together to carve natural history themes decoration on picnic tables, as well as lettered sign boards at Towneley Park, Burnley.

There is an associated Thursday Carving Group, which meets from 10am to 3pm on Thursdays to carve together at Spotland.  Attendance at these sessions is charged separately from the club subscription.   For more information Click Here

                       For more information please contact us at 

john@landcwoodcarvers.co.uk

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