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Whilst every effort is made to ensure that the information in this page is correct,
the Guild of Straw Craftsmen cannot be held responsible for any errors that occur.
We will try to make sure that we attend the event or fair but unforeseen circumstances may force us to cancel an appearance at short notice. |
This page contains information about where you can see the Guild in action and learn about straw crafts. Our courses are suitable for both beginners and the more advanced straw worker. Some of the students who came to the beginners’ course just to “have a go” have now become regulars of the advanced courses.
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Events run by Guild Members |
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Chat and Plait |
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The Guild at Events and Fairs |
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Exhibitions |
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Beginners and Intermediate Courses |
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General Courses |
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Courses for all levels |
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City and Guilds Courses |
A Weekend of Straw is to be held at the Endsleigh Centre in Hull. There will be workshops held on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. This is a residential course and the cost will be £125.00 for the accommodation. The cost of the workshops will be extra and will be dependent on the workshops you chose to attend.
For further details contact:
The Gathering, traditionally held in June, has had few organisers in its time. In the year 2000 Anne Renfrew took on the challenge and the Gathering moved to Knightcote in Warwickshire. It is held in the magnificent Monks Barn owned by Richard and Anne Renfrew. This year's event will be on Sunday 8th June 2008.
For those with an interest in straw work, this is a day not to be missed.
For further details contact:
or email
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This year's activities will once again take place at the Lickey Hills Country Park, Warren Lane, Cofton Hackett, Worcestershire (Page 119, A-Z of Birmingham and signposted from Junction 4 of the M5 Motorway) within the lovely old schoolhouse opposite the Visitor Centre. There is plenty of room with a cafe close by.
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| Saturday 9th February 12 noon to 3.00pm |
Chat and Plait | Just a get together, attend at a time convenient to yourself and just do your own thing - within reason of course! There is no fee for this event - interested persons who may be attending for the first time may like to know that materials will always be available for you at a very small cost. |
| Saturday 5th April 10.00am to 4.00pm |
Workshop with Peter Shelley |
Please contact Margaret to register your interest after which details will be
forwarded to you when available. Fees: Guild Members: £10.00, Non-members: £15.00, Children: Half price |
| Sunday 1st June 12 noon to 3.00pm |
Chat and Plait | Details as for 9th February. |
| Saturday 19th July 10.00am to 4.00pm |
A Workshop with Peter Shelley |
Details as for 5th April. |
| Sunday 28th September 12 noon to 3.00pm |
Chat and Plait | Details as for 9th February.
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| Saturday 22nd November 10.00am to 3.45pm |
A Christmas Workshop with Peter Shelley |
Details as for 5th April. |
Details of these events can be obtained from the Midlands Contact:
Margaret Antill tel:0121 602 2458
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These wind chimes were made by one of our junior members at one of the Duns Tew workshops.
Members of the Guild will be at various craft fairs and other events across the country. We hope to see you at the events listed below.
| Date | Location | Member |
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| Saturday 2nd February 11.00am - 4.00pm |
Big Green Eco Fair Whittington Village Hall, Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire. For more details of the Big Green Eco Fair visit the Whittington & Fisherwick Environment Group website.
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Rosemary Sault |
| 3rd to 5th May | Woburn Abbey. Bedfordshire. |
Carol Attewell |
| 25th May | Nene Park. Peterborough. |
Carol Attewell |
| 26th May | Bampton Morris Festival. Bampton, Oxfordshire. |
Florence Cross |
| 28th and 29th May | Suffolk Agriculture Show. Ipswich, Suffolk. |
Carol Attewell |
| 31st May | Wellgate Community Farm Open Day. Collier Row.Romford Essex More details on the Wellgate Community Farm Open Day website. |
Rosemary Meakins Alan Richards |
| Sunday 1st June |
Open Farm Sunday. Yoxall Farm, Yoxall, Staffordshire DE13 8NT. Part of a national event where participating farms will open to the public to experience and enjoy farming and the countryside at its’ best. For more details of Open Farm Sunday visit the Open Farm Sunday website.
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Rosemary Sault |
| 29th June | Pebworth Village Fête. Pebworth, near Evesham, Worcestershire. This is not to be missed as John Nettles will be opening the fête at 12.00 noon. |
Amanda Davies |
| 28-29th June | Little Weighton Steam and Vintage Rally. Cowlam Farm Little Weighton, near Beverley, East Yorkshire. |
Ian Collins |
| Saturday 5th July |
Lichfield Medieval Fayre. Lichfield Cathedral Close, Lichfield, Staffordshire WS13 7LD. For more details of the Lichfield Medieval Fayre visit their website.
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Rosemary Sault Dorothy Seedhouse |
| 5th and 6th July | Cotswold Country Show. Cirencester Park, Gloucestershire. |
Carol Attewell |
| 18th to 20th July |
Sandringham Craft Show. Norfolk. |
Carol Attewell |
| 19th and 20th July |
The Dagenham Town Show. Dagenham, Essex. |
Rosemary Meakins Alan Richards |
| 25th to 27th July |
Warwick Folk Festival, Warwick. More details on the Warwick Folk Festival website. |
Amanda Davies |
| 26th July | Dogmersfield Horticultural Society, NE Hampshire. Annual flower show & fete. |
Ruth Wylie |
| 30th July | Sandringham Flower Show. Sandringham, Norfolk. |
Carol Attewell |
| 2nd August 10.00am - 4.00pm |
Speyfest, Fochabers, Morayshire. More details on the Speyfest website. |
Elaine Lindsay |
| 3rd August 12.00am - 4.30pm |
Country Skills Day, Drum Castle, Drumoak, Aberdeenshire |
Elaine Lindsay |
| 9th and 10th August |
Driffield Steam and Vintage Rally. Driffield Showground, Driffield, East Yorkshire. |
Ian Collins |
| 15th to 17th August |
Rutland Bird Fair. Rutland Water, Oakham, Leicestershire. |
Carol Attewell |
| 15th to 17th August |
The West of England Steam Engine Society 53rd Annual Rally, St. Agnes, Cornwall. This event has been cancelled. Further details can be found on The West of England Steam Engine Society website. |
Christina Best Gillian Nott |
| 23rd to 25th August |
Holcott Steam and Country Fair. Holcot, Northants. |
Carol Attewell |
| 24th and 25th August |
The Havering Show. Havering, Essex. |
Rosemary Meakins Alan Richards |
| 2nd September 2:00pm |
Meldrum Academy Library, Oldmeldrum |
Elaine Lindsay |
| 6th and 7th September |
The Enfield Town Show. Enfield, Essex. |
Rosemary Meakins Alan Richards |
| Monday 8th September |
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance. Abbots Bromley village Staffordshire. Read about the Horn Dance in Abbots Bromley here and visit The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance website. |
Rosemary Sault Dorothy Seedhouse |
| 12th to 14th September |
Bromyard Folk Festival, Bromyard, Herefordshire. More details on the Bromyard Folk Festival website. |
Amanda Davies |
| 13th and 14th September |
The Essex Country Show. Billericay, Essex. |
Carol Attewell |
| 13th September | Uttoxeter Ploughing Match. Ashbarn Farm, Grindley, Nr. Stafford. This event has been cancelled. |
Rosemary Sault |
| 14th September | Lichfield Ploughing Match. Syerscote Farm, Syerscote Lane, Wiggington, Nr. Tamworth. This event has been postponed until late October. |
Rosemary Sault |
| 14th September | New Hall Water Mill Open Day, Off Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham B76 1QU. Location: Birmingham A-Z : 50 B2 More details on the New Hall Water Mill website. |
Dorothy Seedhouse |
| 19th September 12:00pm - 4:00pm |
Aberdeenshire Farming Museum, Arden Park Mintlaw |
Elaine Lindsay |
| 20th September |
The Community Farms Day. Capel Manor, Essex. More details on The Community Farms Day website. |
Rosemary Meakins Alan Richards |
| 21st September | Sandwell Park Farm, Salters Lane, West Bromwich B71 4BG.
More details on the Sandwell Valley Events website. |
Dorothy Seedhouse |
| 19th October |
Thames Chase Forest Centre Apple Day. Capel Manor, Essex. |
Rosemary Meakins Alan Richards |
| 26th October |
Rural Life Centre. Reeds Road, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2DL. Harvest Home. A special day to mark the end of the farming year with a harvest service in the Eashing chapel and activities around the museum. More details on the Rural Life Centre website. |
Ruth Wylie |
| 31st October 1st November |
Christmas Craft Fair Thainstone Centre, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire |
Elaine Lindsay |
| 13th - 16th November |
Crafts for Christmas at The NEC Birmingham Click for travel details to the NEC and details of Crafts for Christmas
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Several Guild members will be around over the 4 days. |
| 14th - 15th November |
Christmas Craft Fair Woodend Barn, Banchory, Aberdeenshire |
Elaine Lindsay |
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| Date and Time | Exhibition Details |
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| September 6th – November 8th 2008
Mon – Sat, |
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon, Success to the Farmer – Celebrating North Devon’s Harvest offers a rare opportunity to see some of the best North Devon Harvest Jugs including the Royal Albert Memorial Museum collection, and find out about our harvesting traditions. The exhibition was officially opened by Antiques Roadshow expert Henry Sandon on Monday September 8th, and you can see some stunning examples of Harvest Jugs, watch archive film footage of work at harvest time, including the ceremony of Crying the Neck, and browse the various information boards. This beautifully presented exhibition is well worth a visit, and hands-on straw workshops and other learning sessions are planned. Please contact the Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon for details, tel. 01271 346747
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Henry Sandon and the Topsham Cross made by Gillian Nott.
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| Date | Location | Tutor |
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| March 15th | Duns Tew Village Hall, Oxfordshire.
Click for a map of how to get to Duns Tew. |
Florence Cross, Dorothy Seedhouse |
| July 12th | Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire
Click for a map of how to get to Upper Heyford. |
Florence Cross, Peter Shelley, Dorothy Seedhouse |
| October 25th | Duns Tew Village Hall, Oxfordshire. | Peter Shelley, Rosemary Sault, Florence Cross |
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| Date | Location | Title | Tutor |
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| May 4th | Duns Tew Village Hall, Oxfordshire | Collage workshop Ruth will lead us through a straw marquetry seascape.
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Ruth Wylie |
| August 24th 11.00am - 12.00pm |
Drum Castle, Drumoak, Aberdeenshire | Childrens Workshop | Elaine Lindsay |
| August 24th 1.00pm - 3.00pm |
Drum Castle, Drumoak, Aberdeenshire | Adults Workshop | Elaine Lindsay |
| 30th, 31st August 1st September 10.00am – 4pm |
Duns Tew Village Hall, Oxfordshire | Plait with Doris Johnson Doris will inspire young and old, beginner and expert. This is an event not to be missed as she is from Kansas in the U.S.A. and is not able to visit us as much as we would like. The cost will be £20 per day, £25 per day for non members |
Doris Johnson |
Email for details of her courses.
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| Date | Location | Details |
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| March 15th |
PENDRELL HALL,
Codsall Wood, Staffordshire WV8 1QP Tel. 01902 434112 Fax. 01902 434113 or visit their website: |
"Straw Marquetry Day" with Peter Shelley Come and try your hand at straw marquetry. All you need is a good pair of scissors. Materials will be supplied for a small charge, to cover costs. |
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Contact the school for details.
| Title | Location | Details | Tutor |
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| City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Design and Craft |
Westhope College
Craven Arms, Shropshire SY7 9JL Tel. 01584 861293 or visit their website: http://www.westhope.org.uk |
Please contact the college for advice on dates of courses. The Straw Work course can also be taken as a correspondence course. | Anne Dyer |
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