Regions  |  Birmingham & Central

 

The Birmingham & Central region's membership is drawn from Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire and Powys as well as the West Midlands.

The meetings held by the Birmingham & Central region are a mixture of talks, practical demonstrations and workshops.

Non-members are welcome to attend.

 


17 March 2012
Maureen Duke: Inlay and Onlay (demonstration and workshop)
This Workshop has been held over from July last year, and we are very pleased to say that Maureen is now able to come and run it. You will need to bring the following materials:

A sharp knife – .can be any craft type (disposable blade) or scalpel
A thin pointed bone folder
A small cutting mat or board
Thin brush for glue and/or paste
A good pencil and steel straight edge
Waste paper

In addition, Maureen will supply the following for a charge on the day:

Leather mounted on boards and fine pared leather for onlays
Brass scribers in wooden handles (if you came to Maureen’s last workshop at Malvern, you should have one of these already, so please bring it).

10.30 am – 5.00 pm
The number of places will be limited to 12 and the cost will be £10 members, £15 guests, plus a charge for materials payable to Maureen. Please note that this workshop is full.

Venue:
Great Malvern Meeting House
Orchard Road
Great Malvern
WR14 3DA
(map)

 


26 May 2012
Stephen Conway: Leather Decoration, Staining, Dyeing (workshop)
2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Max attendance: 15. To book a place or for more information, contact Chris Noel.
Cost: £10 members, £15 guests, plus a charge for materials

Venue:
Great Malvern Meeting House
Orchard Road
Great Malvern
WR14 3DA
(map)

 


28 July 2012
Visit: Lichfield Cathedral Library and/or Dr. Johnson's House
10.30am – Visit to Lichfield Cathedral Library
2.30pm – Visit to Dr. Johnson’s House

Max attendance: 12. To book a place or for more information, contact Chris Noel.
Cost: £10 members, £10 guests (Lichfield Cathedral Library); £2.50 members, £2.50 guests (Dr. Johnson’s House).

 


13 October 2012
Kathy Abbott: Protective Paper Binding for Antiquarian Books (workshop)
More details to follow.
10.30 am – 5.00 pm
Max attendance: 15. To book a place or for more information, contact Chris Noel.
Cost: £10 members, £15 guests, plus a charge for materials

Venue:
Great Malvern Meeting House
Orchard Road
Great Malvern
WR14 3DA
(map)

 


Chairman
Angela Sutton
30 Grundys Lane
Malvern Wells
Worcestershire
WR14 9HS
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Secretary
Robert Bomford
Bevington Bars
Salford Priors
Worcestershire
WR11 8SJ
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Treasurer
Pat Foster
16 Peachfield Road
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 4AP
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Meetings Secretary
Chris Noel
Church House
Church Lane
Ledbury
Herefs
HR8 1DP
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