Meetings that were planned for previous years from 2005 are listed below. To see further details of what happened at these meetings, please see the appropriate Newsletter.
2018
13th January 2018 - Practical hands-on carving session on the Pontefract Panel at Shepley. Extended meeting from 10:00am to about 3:00pm Pea and Pie lunch at £2:00 per head. Graham Lockwood China.
19th February - Graham Lockwood - China.
10 March - Jose Sarabia - Woodcarver (See his website www.bespokecarving.co.uk)
14th April 2018 - AGM
12th May 2018 - Jim Robison - potter - Booth House Gallery, Holmfirth
June 2018 - No Meeting
July 2018 - No Meeting
August 2018 - No Meeting
8th September 2018 -
13th October 2018 - Mike Green
10th November 2018 -
8 December 2018 - Christmas luncheon at Crow Nest Park Golf Club, Hove Edge, Brighouse HD6 2LN; Speaker - tba
2017
14th January 2017 - Margaret & Jeff Myatt - weekend in London at the Queen's 90th birthday celebration on the Mall followed by John Murphy and Derek Adams talking about voyages on the Tall Ships.
11th February 2017 - Stuart Smith - the cold-case review of the Yorkshire Ripper Hoaxer
11th March 2017 - The History of Silver Hallmarking - Dr David Allen
8th April 2017 - AGM
13th May 2017 - Travels throughout China - Graham Lockwood, plus details of the proposed new panel for Pontefract Hospice
June 2017 No Meeting
July 2017 No Meeting
August 2017 No Meeting
9th September 2017 - possible discussion re the new panel or a speaker to be arranged
14th October 2017 - 'How the other half died' - Mike Green, Emeritus Professor of Forensic Pathology with extra material from our own Trevor Metcalfe.
11th November 2017 - Stuart Smith - Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy, 1944
9 December 2017 - Christmas luncheon at Crow Nest Park Golf Club, Hove Edge, Brighouse HD6 2LN; Speaker - John Foster - Victorian Bakers
2016
9 January 2016 - Free and easy meeting to discuss future club projects, outings, etc
13 February 2016 - John Daniel - humorous talk entitled '30 Years of Happiness' about his work as a Police Officer
12 March 2016 - Full day with Peter Berry, Caricature carver
9 April 2016 - AGM
14 May 2016 - 'The Boy behind the Book' - David Peckett
June 2016 - no meeting
July 2016 - no meeting
August 2016 - no meeting
10 September 2016 - Chris Kelly - Sculptor
8 October 2016 - Melanie Wilks, Sculptor http://www.melaniewilks.com/
*5 November 2016 - Mike Painter, Master Carver, all day workshop
10 December 2016 - Christmas lunch - Tilly Dagnall and Mum, Jacqueline - Christmas crafts/flowers/sculptor
2015
10 January - Monochrome photography - John Farrar
14 February - Mountaineering in Nepal - 1960 - 2010 - David Peckett and John Driskell
14 March - 'My work as an English country potter' - John Hudson (www.hudsonclaypotter.co.uk)
11 April - AGM
9 May -
13 June - No meeting
11 July - No meeting
8 August - No meeting
5 September - Joey Richardson - Piercing and airbrushing on turned wooden objects Note the new date
10 October -
28 November - Full day of practical woodcarving with Michael Painter Note the new date
12 December - Christmas lunch
2014
11 January - Jan Scrine, Chair of the Milestone Society
8 February - David McDonald, my life as a radio operator on board the Royal Yacht Britannia
8 March - Peter and Daniel from Axminster tools on sharpening chisels
12 April - AGM
10 May - Marquetry - David Hey
14 June - No meeting
12 July - No meeting
9 August - No meeting
13 September - Master Blacksmith - Don Barker
11 October - Encaustic Art - talk and demonstration - Anne Smallman
8 November - Woodturning - David Lowe
13 December - Christmas lunch at Crow Nest Park Golf Club, Hove Edge, Brighouse, HD6 2LN
2013
12 January - Colin Pratley and Trevor Stanley - Our life as Pattern Makers
12 February - Derek Adams - Boat Building
9 March - Tony Powell - the life and times of Grinling Gibbons, an artist in wood
13 April - AGM
11 May - John Farrar - the ‘most unusual carvings’ brought to the Shepley meeting by some of the members.
15 June - Alison Tynon West Yorkshire Geology Trust
13 July - Chris Helm - All in a day's work
10 August - cancelled
14 September - cancelled
12 October - full day's workshop with Thompson Dagnall
9 November -
14 December - Christmas lunch
2012
14 January - Michael Disley, a local stonecarver (cancelled - electrical fault).
11 February - Graham Collins - Making miniature tools.
10 March - Michael Disley, a local stonecarver.
14 April - AGM.
12 May - Malcolm Cooper - Stick-making.
16 June - Mike Painter - full day workshop NOTE third Saturday in the month not second.
14 July - Mark Raby - wood finishing.
11 August - To be advised.
8 September - Sue Evans - sculpture and automata - Joint meeting with Lancashire & Cheshire Woodcarvers at Shepley.
13 October - Graham Kelly - talk/demonstration of segmented wood turning.
3 November - Peter Berry booked for a full day workshop. (Note: this is the first Saturday in the month, not our usual one!)
8 December - Christmas Luncheon at Meltham Golf Club. Mr Smith will give a presentation entitled 'History of Mystery and Magic'
2011
Saturday 8 January 2011 - Carving figures - Peter Berry
Saturday 12 February 2011 - Wildlife art - Joanne Kell
Saturday 12 March 2011 - Jack Metcalfe - Marqueteur
Saturday 9 April 2011 - Annual General Meeting.
Saturday 14 May 2011 - Howard Boyd
Saturday 11 June 2011 - Patrick McLaughlin
Saturday 9 July 2011 - Miniature carving - Russell Elliot
Saturday 13 August 2011 - Free and Easy
Sunday 11 September 2011 - Joint exhibition with the Lancashire & Cheshire Woodcarvers at Townley Festival
Saturday 8 October 2011 - Sharpening - Mike Chambers & Bryan Hodgson
Saturday 12 November 2011 - Full day practical workshop - Peter Berry
Saturday ? December 2011 - Christmas Lunch - Brighouse Sports Centre
2010
Saturday 9 January 2010 - Free and Easy with update on the progress of the Royal Armouries panels
Saturday 13 February 2010 - Steve Burt, Operations Manager and Philip Abbott, Head of Collections from the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds will attend the meeting and will view as many carvings as possible.
Saturday 13 March 2010 - Steve Blaylock, world renowned sculptor in stainless steel
Saturday 10 April 2010 - Annual General Meeting.
Saturday 8 May 2010 - Chris Scaife - Talk on Robert Thompson, the "Mouseman of Kilburn"
Saturday 12 June 2010 - Talk and demonstration - Rocking Horse Shop, Fossgate, York
Saturday 10 July 2010 - to be arranged
Saturday 8 August 2010 - Jonathan Albutt - Stone carver
Saturday 11 September 2010 - Visit to us by Lancashire & Cheshire Woodcarvers - Russell Birch - Netsuke carvings
Saturday 9 October 2010 - a woodturning demonstration by 'Birstall Woodturners'
Saturday 13 November 2010 - open
Saturday 4 December 2010 - Christmas Lunch - Brighouse Sports Centre
2009
Saturday 10 January 2009 - Bob Chapman and Colleagues from West Riding Woodturners
Saturday 14 February 2009 - Misericords - Jim Wrathall
Saturday 14 March 2009 - Cariacture Carvings - Brian Taylor
Saturday 11 April 2009 - Annual General Meeting.
Saturday 9 May 2009 - Casting from relief carvings - Martin Norman
Saturday 13 June 2009 - Presentation of the draft ideas for the 2 panels
Saturday 11 July 2009 - Art humour - Richard Gawthorpe
Saturday 8 August 2009 - Presentation of Queen's Award for Voluntary Services - Dr Ingrid Roscoe
Saturday 13 September 2009 - Joint meeting with Lancashire & Cheshire Woodcarvers at Townley Park
Saturday 10 October 2009 - Stick making - David James
Saturday 21 November 2009 - Full day workshop with Michael Painter
Saturday 12 December 2009 - Christmas Lunch - Melthan Golf Club
2008
Saturday 12 January 2008 - Graham Lockwood from High Burton, Huddersfield - automata, the art of robotics in wood.
Saturday 9 February 2008 - David Harland - Chip Carving. David is a former member of the Club and will be making a welcome return visit to the Club as a speaker.
Saturday 8 March 2008 - Howard Boyd - Artist and Sculptor in Wood. Writing under the name of OH Boyd, Howard is a regular contributor to the Woodcarving Magazine. The meeting will run from 10 am until approximately 3.30 pm with a pea and pie lunch. A nominal fee will be charged to cover expenses.
Saturday 12 April 2008 - AGM - probably followed by a short talk from one of our members on a subject that will be of interest to all members.
Saturday 10 May 2008 - Graham Lockwood - Kites
Saturday 14 June 2008 - Barry Iles, Joint MD of Ashley Iles (Fine Edge) Tools Ltd - Barry has kindly agreed to talk on the history of Ashley Iles and to give a practical demonstration of tool sharpening.
Saturday 12 July 2008 - Free and Easy with a competition for the most unusual carving
Saturday 9 August 2008 - A welcome return from Brian Chapman - How I carved that! - Ecclesiastical Carvings
Saturday 13 September 2008 - Woodcarving Questiontime - put your questions and problems to our team of "experts". See the July newsletter for the "volunteers"!
Saturday 11 October 2008 - Thompson Dagnall - Carving full size figures. Thompson is well-known throughout the UK for his amazing work on carvings which are usually larger than life. Joint meeting with Lancashire and Cheshire Woodcarvers at our meeting place. The meeting will run from 10 am until approximately 3.30 pm with a pea and pie lunch. A nominal fee will be charged to cover expenses.
Saturday 15 November 2008 - Carving birds - by Keith Lion and David Clews, members of the British Decoy and Wildfowl Carvers' Association (BDWCA). This will be an illustrated talk.
Saturday 6 December 2008 - Christmas luncheon at Meltham Golf Club with guest speaker, Ian Clayton, the very well known and entertaining TV broadcaster. Note - this is the FIRST Saturday in the month.
2007
Saturday 13 January 2007 - George Moore from the Lancashire and Cheshire Woodcarvers - practical demonstration of wood turning
Saturday 10 February 2007 - Free and Easy and sale of tools
Saturday 10 March 2007 - Malcolm Till - the art of relief carving
Saturday 14 April 2007 - AGM - details to be announced
Saturday 12 May 2007 - Tool sale plus Bric-Brac. Yellow labels denote that the price will be put into club funds, red labels for members to sell for themselves
Saturday 9 June 2007 - Bob Lees - pottery demonstration
Saturday 14 July 2007 - Colin Wilson from Rochdale - toy maker, fretsaw specialist and rocking horse maker
Saturday 11 August 2007 - Our very own Albert Hobson - Wood pictures in Pyrography. Albert will also be bringing along his much-admired plaques depicting the bayeux Tapestry
Saturday 8 September 2007 - John Gay from Huddersfield - Aspects of Aero Modelling
Saturday 20 October 2007 - Joint meeting with Lancashire and Cheshire Woodcarvers at their meeting place in Rochdale. Note - this is the THIRD Saturday in the month.
Saturday 3 November 2007 - Dominic Sudderby, one of the leading stick makers in the UK - Stick Making. Note - this is the FIRST Saturday in the month.
Saturday 8 December 2007 - Christmas luncheon at Meltham Golf Club with guest speaker, Fred Butler - humorous tales of living and growing up in Dewsbury.
2006
Saturday 21 January 2006 - Review of 2005 and proposals for 2006 activies
Saturday 11 February 2006 - Celia Kilner - the artistic side of lettering
Saturday 25 March 2006 - Peter Berry - carving demonstration from this master carver
Saturday 9 April 2006 - Annual General Meeting
Saturday 14 May 2006- Alan Waterhouse - Demonstration of wood finishing
Saturday 11 June 2006 - Graham Collins - My life as a pattern Maker and how I produce miniature tools
Saturday 18 July 2006 - Michael Painter - Master Woodcarver - a practical demonstration on carving the head
Saturday 12 August 2006 - Norman Walsh - letter carving
Saturday 10 September 2006 - Phil Doherty - making fiddles and violins
Saturday 14 October 2006 - Jonathan Albutts - Stonemason
Saturday 18 November 2006 - Free and Easy - exhibition of unusual carvings
Saturday 10 December 2006 - Christmas Lunch
2005
Saturday 8 January 2005 - Tool sharpening surgery
Saturday 12 February 2005 - Practical Workshop of Tool Sharpening
Saturday 12 March 2005 - Peter Haywood - Button Hooks
Saturday 9 April 2005 - Annual General Meeting
Saturday 14 May 2005- Henry Taylor Tools from Sheffield - Demonstration
Saturday 11 June 2005 - Celia Kilner - Stone Carving
Saturday 9 July 2005 - Roy Branston - Egyptology
Saturday 13 August 2005 - In-house "Teach In" and demonstration by Norman Walsh
Saturday 20 August 2005 - Joint meeting with the Lancashire and Cheshire Woodcarvers' Society at their meeting rooms. The demonstration/talk is entitled "Mixed Methods and Materials".
Saturday 10 September 2005 - Mrs Grace Pacey - Misericorde - Cartoons in Wood
Wednesday 14 September 2005 - visit to York Minster - 11 am tour round the Minster (maximum 25), 2 pm tour around the stoneyard. More details will be given at the meeting on 13 August - or contact John. Meeting was cancelled
Saturday 8 October 2005 - Jonathan Albutts - Stonemason
Saturday 12 November 2005 - In-house - Mould Making led by Ted Underhill, Dennis Farmer and Mary Stott
Saturday 10 December 2005 - Christmas Lunch - Durkar Rood Hotel, Meltham, Huddersfield 10 am, cost �13.50 each. Guest Speaker - Trevor Moody, "Laughter is the best medicine"
