The BIG question is......

[Graham]

..........Whats the birthday bash all about ?

[Les Symonds]

It's about a mass celebration of 30 years of AWGB involvement in a millennia old craft/skill/art. My own club (Mid Wales Woodturners) will be celebrating and putting the AWGB grant to good effect.
Les

[Graham]

Les -  I have obviously missed something if you know more than I do. Where is this information coming from ?

[Les Symonds]

The AWGB listed info about this in the endless stream of info at the bottom of the home page, basically saying that the first 30 clubs to apply for the grant of £300 would get it, or, in the event of over subscription, the total sum of the grant would be subdivided by the number of applicants. Anyway, applications have been comprehensive and the AWGB have taken the amazing stance of granting the £300 to every club that applied....it will make a substantial difference to my club's funds, as I suspect it will to every club that applied. Good, innit!
Les

[Graham]

Mmm. Don't know how I missed that, though I guess it would only have been for affiliated clubs, Didcot is associated.
Are there any events planned ?

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Graham, Kennet and Avon Woodturning club, based in Trowbridge, is planning an event. Early days yet but I will eventually post details here.

[GBF]

Our Club Burnham on Sea Woodturning Club have been awarded £300  00 but have not decided what to do yet I expect the AWGB would like us to do something that involved the public.

Regards George

[John D Smith]

 I have been without a laptop for a week or so and have missed quite a number of emails so I do not know if our Club Burcot Woodturners were successful in our application? I see Les is saying everyone who applied have been granted this £300:
 
                                                                     Regards John 

[Les Symonds]

...I see Les is saying everyone who applied have been granted this £300...

This is the text, copied and pasted, from the letter that I received...

• AWGB   Birthday Bash
  
  Dear Club Member
                                    The response to the offer of a grant to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the AWGB was overwhelming and the Trustees decided to pay all applications. Therefore it is good news and all clubs that applied will receive £300 in January 2017.  Please remember that it is a condition of the grant that you hold an event that celebrates this milestone and that you send in a report with pictures for publication in Revolutions. The facility for you to advertise the event is available in Revolutions, please contact the Editor.
  Happy Turning
  M J Glover AWGB Secretary
  

Hope this clears it up for you....Les

[John D Smith]

  Hi Les,
              Thank you for that information now the Members and Committee must get their thinking caps on to come up with ideas.

                                                                      Regards John 

[Les Symonds]

  Hi Les,
              Thank you for that information now the Members and Committee must get their thinking caps on to come up with ideas.

                                                                      Regards John

I'm concerned that it might be too late for you....the letter clearly stated that, 'all clubs that applied will receive £300' ...if you have not applied yet, you might be too late!
Les

[John D Smith]

 Hi Les,
            I did apply on behalf of the Club very early and did have confirmation of that I just seem to have missed out on the email from Mike Glover Sect AWGB because my laptop crashed, Looks like I will have to wait and see.

                                                                 Regards John

[burywoodturners]

We applied and after worrying about acceptance it was a relief to hear that we all the applicants will get the money.
We are doing 'Woodies in the Park' in August and aim to get children involved hoping that the parents will follow.
A lot to think about and August next year is closer than it appears!
Ron

[Dave Atkinson]

Mmm. Don't know how I missed that, though I guess it would only have been for affiliated clubs, Didcot is associated.
Are there any events planned ?

Hi Graham just to clear things up.  The grant was available to every affiliated branch and every associated club.  Our regional reps emailed every club secretary about the grant.  I also wrote about it in Revolutions which every club gets a copy of and also every member.  As we were over subscribed after discussion we decided not to disappoint anybody and awarded everyone who had applied by 1 October a grant.

The scheme is now closed.

I hope you will be able to get to one of the events next year.

Cheers Dave (AWGB Chairman)

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Planning has started for the Kennet and Avon WTC 30th Anniversary bash. Tentatively it will be a week long event with an exhibition and demonstrations and hoping to include youngsters in that somehow. Is there any chance one of you computer wizards could sort out the stuff we need to give to the local banner printer to get a banner made?