The Knitting & Crochet Guild

30th Guild Convention and AGM

Friday 4 – Sunday 6 July 2008,
at West Downs Centre, Winchester

AGM:

The nominees for Directorships of Knitting & Crochet Guild Ltd are:

  • Susan Hawkins
  • Gerard Allt
  • Claire Knights
  • Clare Elliott
  • Linde Merrick
  • Terri Bate
  • Paula Fenwick
  • Alison Williamson
  • Alex Whittaker
  • Martine de Lee
  • David "Fred" Brin

Guild Rules state: "The Guild may at its annual general meeting appoint up to 15 directors, including Office-Bearers. If more than 15 names are nominated, appointments will be decided by election."

Convention:

This year's Convention promises to have something for everyone. For the more (possibly very more) adventurous we are planning street theatre as part of Winchester's Hat Festival (www.hatfair.co.uk) and for those preferring a more peaceful time there will be a visit to Winchester Cathedral with special emphasis on the textile Collections (www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk). If there is enough interest we are also thinking of Butser Ancient Farm to knap chalk to make a drop spindle and look at the way our ancestors wove and created textiles (www.butser.org.uk). This will be on top of the usual events such as Show and Tell, competition, keynote talk and of course the AGM itself on the Saturday morning. On Friday afternoon Linda Newington will be happy to give us a special tour of her Collection. A full programme will be issued later.

In the meantime the theme of the competition is "Pearl/Purl/Perle" (or any other spelling you can think of). There are no size restrictions. Please send any postal entries, by 1st July 2008 latest, to:

Alison Williamson,
92 Meadow Rd, Droitwich, Worcs, WR9 9BZ

Accommodation at the West Downs Centre is available Friday, Saturday and Sunday as follows:

  • Friday
  • Afternoon tea with cakes
  • 3-course evening meal with coffee
  • Overnight en-suite accommodation
  • Saturday
  • English breakfast
  • Tea, coffee and biscuits
  • 2-course buffet lunch with orange juice and mineral water
  • Tea, coffee and cakes
  • 3-course evening meal with coffee
  • Overnight en-suite accommodation
  • Sunday
  • English breakfast
  • Tea, coffee and biscuits
  • 2-course buffet lunch

The cost for the whole weekend will be £ 190.00 and there will be a day rate of £37.00 for the Saturday which will include lunch. We are happy to accept 2 payments of £60 and one of £70 as long as all payments are made by 6 June 2008. If you need a day rate for the whole weekend or any combination other than those above, please ask.

Please download the Booking Form here, then complete and return it with your cheque made out to 'Knitting & Crochet Guild', enclosing 2 x stamped C5 SAEs by 6 June at the latest

A list of B&B and hotel accommodation is available on request; please tick the appropriate box on the form to receive it.

A conference entitled 'In the Loop: knitting past, present and future' takes place at Winchester School of Art from 15-17 July 2008
• Download here the provisional Programme and Booking Form (pdf)
[There is no accommodation available at the West Downs Centre for this event.]

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