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Saturday 24th October 2026

All Day Demonstration By Gary Rance and Monthly Competition

Theme: Gary Rance All Day, remember to bring your own packed lunch

Competition:

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Newbury Show 2026

The club will be appearing once again at this year’s Newbury Show 2026. Saturday and Sunday September 19th and 20th. The club stand will be offering items for sale from club members, live demonstrations and advertising membership of the club.

July Demonstration: Bryan Milham

Bryan Milham came to us armed with an apparently random collection of, by his own admission, offcuts from his scrap bin to show that you did not need a big piece of wood to make something, it uses up small pieces and can be a skill builder as mistakes are not costly. His aim was […]

Two domed coat buttons

July 2026 Workshop

Let’s Make Buttons July’s Saturday workshop theme was making buttons. Terry Hayes showed how you can add design by making the blank from a glued-up block of different woods. His lovely little buttons had the thread hole(s) in a stub stem, which is a practical way to hide them. Nick Olof showed us how to […]

July Competition

See the Club Competitions page for the latest results and photographs.Note: All future competitions will also be held during the Saturday Workshop events. If you won’t be able to come to the Saturday workshop but want to enter that month’s competition, please bring your entry to the previous Tuesday evening meeting, carefully wrapped in a […]

Dingley's Promise

Dingley’s Promise

KVWT Is now Supporting Dingley’s Promise children’s charity. This is a local charity that supports families with children who have Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND).

Facebook

The club now has its own public Facebook Group: Kennet Valley Woodturners

Raffle

Monthly Raffle: Your chance to win one of those KVWT £15; £10 or £5 vouchers to spend at the shop.

Useful Websites

A website worth looking at for many ideas :www.woodturningonline.com