Events past and future

East Central chapter demonstrations- 

You will see the following demonstrators at our next meetings in 2012 :

 February          -Pat Walsh, Dublin Chapter

March                 -Charlie Ryan, Chapter 15

April                   - Francis Corr,  East Central Chapter

These meetings are usually on the second Saturday of the month

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The Chapter Seminar 2012

Our seminar this year will be held at our usual venue for our monthly meetings.

It will happen on May 12th starting at 9am and finishing at 5pm

Our demonstrators are Tom McCosh and Peter Lyons and both are from Northern Ireland.

More about this later.

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Competition Rules

To ensure fairness and encourage participation the committee drew up the following rules which were approved by members at the December 2011 meeting.

Competition Rules Dec 2011  

1 Acceptance of an entry in the competition is conditional on acceptance of the following rules.

2 The committee’s decision on all matters relating to the competition is final and binding.

3 The competition is for members of the East Central Chapter only, although members of other Chapters may affiliate to East Central on payment of €18 and become eligible to enter our competitions.

 Items by visiting Guild members that are ineligible for the competition may be displayed on the day. Open events are available of course to all Guild members.

4 One entry per person is allowed although other items may be displayed.

5 The specification for each competition will be made known at least one month in advance

6 Entries to the competition must be original, the work of the member submitting the piece and without any identification marks.

   Competition items must not have been entered in a previous East Central monthly competition.  

7 Judging will be done, as far as possible, by the demonstrator unless he or she has submitted an entry and is a member of this Chapter. In the latter case the committee will make alternative arrangements

8 Each entry will be awarded 5 points. The winner will receive an additional 10 points and the remainder as follows:  second 8 points, third 6, and fourth 4, fifth 2, and

 sixth 1.

9 To determine the overall winner for the year the accumulation of the monthly scores to a maximum of 10 months will be totted up. Should anyone have entered  more

 than 10 times the lowest of the scores will be ignored to bring the total entries

 back to 10

10  The monthly winner and yearly overall winner will each receive a certificate 

Competitions  and  winners 2011

March-egg in a eggcup-1st Tom O'Neill

April-Open competition -1st Pat Walsh, 2nd Cecil Barron, 3rd Pat Walsh

May- Wall clock-1st Seamus O'Reilly

June- Cheesboard-1st Cecil Barron

July -Candlestick- 1st Seamus O'Reilly

Aug -Stool-1st George Tierney

September- Lidded box-1st Cecil Barron

October- Tea light on a stand-1st Jack O'Rourke

November- Platter-1st Cecil Barron

December- Toy- 1st Cecil Barron

January 2012- Table lamp

Competition subjects for 2012

January --Table lamp -1st Jack O'Rourke,

February- Mantle Clock

March- Salad bowl

April - Salad fork and spoon

May - (Seminar) Open competition

June -Pen

July - Piece of jewellery

August -Stair spindle, max 30 inches

September - Bird house (miniature)

October - Set of mushrooms on a base

November- Pair of door knobs

December- Christmas decoration

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National events 

The IWG National Seminar 2012 will be held again in the Malton Hotel, Killarney.

  See www.irishwoodturnersguild.com  for further details nearer the event.