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APTGW - Essex Bodgers Walled Garden Meet

Arundineto complectimini [Latin](Welcome to the jungle)

News, Brought to you by Rich of the ever growing Basketful of Unfinished Spoons:
Last meet was less busy, just 2 Dave’s, Steve, Jamie, Carl, Wendy, and myself. Jamie knocked up a spatula, Ranger Dave showed us his new adze and put it to work on a Walnut Bowl. Dave Wilkins started a spoon, and the rest of us kept on mission to finish current pieces. We are becoming completists!
Shockingly we had zero Duck action. They must be off romancing, maybe a holiday before duckling time. It was certainly the weather for it. A lovely warm 20º day, well appreciated after so many wet and cold days.
This will be our last meet before the Bodgers Ball which takes place at the Weald and Downland Museum, Chichester. 11th-12th May, with pre ball courses on the 9th and 10th. Members can login and buy tickets here: https://www.bodgers.org.uk/

Word Of The Week, Brought to you by Odin: YGGDRASIL
Yggdrasil (Old Norse Yggdrasill or Askr Yggdrasils) is the mighty tree whose trunk rises at the geographical centre of the Norse spiritual cosmos. The rest of that cosmos, including the Nine Worlds, is arrayed around it and held together by its branches and roots, which connect the various parts of the cosmos to one another. Because of this, the well-being of the cosmos depends on the well-being of Yggdrasil. When the tree trembles, it signals the arrival of Ragnarok, the destruction of the universe.

Regular Bits n Bobs:
If you have them, bring your lathe, shave horse, and any other fun equipment. We have a few chopping blocks and one kuksa horse, so if you can bring your own please do. Note for those with Lathes, our floor space is mostly concrete, so treadles may not be able to be pegged down.

Our meets don’t just have to be about making wood chips, we encourage members to bring other crafts to the meets, be that spinning a yarn, weaving a basket, making a tool sheath from leather or bark, and even decorative methods for our wooden items. Feel free to showcase your other craft skills as we are interested in sharing and learning a wider range of skills as we grow as a group. If any members would like to lead a session of various crafts for the group, possibly a paid one day course, please get in contact with me and we will see what we can arrange for the future.

About the venue:
The venue has toilets, kitchen, and is accessible to wheelchairs. I will supply teabags, coffee, sugar and cows milk. Please bring your own non dairy milk if needed. If anyone wants to bring biscuits, cake, snacks to share that would be nice, but bring your own lunch, bowl/plate, drinking vessel, and cutlery please.
Members have suggested a contribution for Tea/Coffee a few times, so I have decided to ask for a contribution of 50p. Obviously if you bring all your own bits, there is no need to chip in.

Free secure parking is available within the walled garden. Follow the main driveway all the way down, past the public car park and the “no unauthorised vehicles” sign, then the Walled Garden’s big gates will be on the left. Toot your horn to let us know you’ve arrived.

See site map, and map links at bottom of page.

Hope to see you there, and please contact me  if you have any questions.

Richard Roberts - Group Coordinator APTGW Essex Bodgers

APTGW Membership:
Our meets are free of charge to members of the Association of Polelathe Turners and Green Woodworkers.
Non members are welcome to join us a few times to see if it’s something they’d like to pursue further. We then ask that folks join the APTGW. It’s only £20 per year and membership runs from January to December each year.

Join the APTGW here: https://www.bodgers.org.uk/joinus

For just £20 a year you get:

  • A quarterly Gazette with news views and articles on all aspects of green woodworking.

  • Attend the UK Bodger's Ball always held in mid-May (this is chargeable, but a bargain!)

  • Win prizes for your creations at the many craft competitions at the ball

  • Connect with other Green Woodworkers, tool makers, rural crafters.

  • Learn new skills in a variety of length courses.

  • Attend and participate in the Annual General Meeting which is held at the Bodgers Ball

  • Vote on how the organisation progresses and elect, or even stand for the committee!

Here is a "what 3 words" ink to the location: https://w3w.co/sizes.soup.puddles

Google maps link to location: https://goo.gl/maps/f6rYfb92p6n43Uz99