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Just returned from the 7th Feb Botanic gardens Glasgow Craft Fair.
We were amazed at the footfall, the place stayed pretty much full most of the
day, all the crafters reported a good day and WW had a better than average day,
I am certainly going to have to get my head down over the coming weeks.
The high turnout might be put down to the 4ft by 12ft signs we had made!
 Things are certainly looking good for the project, Ike and Paul were in
Glasgow this week, ahead of the Arnold Clark event in the SECC in April.
We may get a mention on the Arnold Clark advert that's coming soon, fingers
crossed for that, mind it will probably end up on the cutting room floor!! |
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Donations to Charity
Recently Wheelchair Woodturners donated £500 to Marie Curie
The picture shows Amanda Dove at the hospice
in Glasgow accepting the cheque on behalf of the Hospice. If anyone would
like to see the official receipt please don't hesitate to ask. Ike Curran
also handed a £150 cheque to Murray Webster of Webster Engineering who is a fund
raiser for the north Lanarkshire Cancer Care Trust, this organisation has a
fleet of volunteers who drive cancer patients to and from their appointments at
Wishaw General.
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NEW WEBSITE!
This is the brand new website for a brand new decade, for the very first time
Wheelchair Woodturners is selling from its website direct to the public.
As this is a brand new venture please bear with us as we iron out the the small
problems that may occur.
We recently took delivery of some stunning wood (spalted Beech)from the North
Lanarkshire council, which had been laying in View Park for some years.
Many Thanks to Jim, Tam, John T, John R ,Adam, Amon and Ricky.
The report on the ROLY MUNROE HOLLOWER, is in the Workshop Talk area under
Equipment Reviews. .
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This
woodturning and woodworking organisation and
workshop is open to ALL but is targeted to provide a knowledge base
for the disabled, wheelchair users and those less than able as well
as the able bodied. I know and understand what it feels like
to be isolated and working alone, I want this to be a place where
practical problems are solved and where your determination can be
set free. As a person of limited mobility, it is only through my
workshop that I now find myself free of my limitations, some days I only manage 30 minutes in the workshop and on a really good day I can be there for 3 hours. On a personal level my condition is degenerative, my head tells me I can "do stuff" but my body lets me know that its not true, if it wasn't for the workshop I am convinced that I would not now be here, it gives me purpose and its that purpose that I want to pass to others.
If you need
advice or assistance in setting up a workshop PLEASE make contact. Around
Scotland and Glasgow I am offering an
introduction to woodturning training as well as the advice. I can also be booked for demonstrations and
workshops , all I
need is a power point.
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THIS IS A NOT FOR PROFIT
ORGANISATION
BUT WE WANT
TO BE SELF FUNDING
A new
avenue for us in 2010 is the online shop,
profit from
ALL sales, internet or craft fair, goes into the workshop and to charity.
In 2009 we
donated a total of £650 to charity, 2010 sees the loss of the Winter
Gardens Craft fair but our target is to donate the same again in
2010, the internet sales (if we get any) will assist us in achieving
that.
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