The Oxon and Bucks Branch of the British Woodcarvers Association are in residence this week at the Community Space on Bury Street up until Friday 16th October.
So you are very welcome to go in and see members at work,
see some of their work in progress,
and look at some of their finished works.
The branch is ten years old this year, and grew out of an evening class at Abingdon College led by Brian Eastoe. Club projects have included: the Abingdon 450th Charter Plaques, now on display in Abingdon Library; 15 plaques to celebrate 1,000 years of Oxfordshire; and a Rocking Dragon which raised £10,000 for Help for Heroes.
The branch now meet on Thursday Evenings from 6:45 to 9:00pm at John Mason School They are led by Brian Eastoe, who has been carving for 60 years, and has an amazing collection of tools and books which he brings for the use of members.
I went in yesterday and it is indeed fantastic – well worth a visit.
They move out on Friday evening and will be replaced next day by the Flower Club who put on a beautiful display there earlier this year. This time they are in there for a week and will be running workshops for those who want to learn how to make beautiful arrangements.