NORTHERN WOODTURNING EVENT
Saturday 11th and 12th April 2026 DOORS OPEN 10 AM- 5pm SAT & SUNDAY
Northern Woodturning Event
Join us at the Northern Woodturning Event! a weekend filled with creativity, craftsmanship, and community. Whether you're a seasoned woodturner or just starting out, there's something for everyone. Don't miss the chance to connect with fellow enthusiasts and explore the art of woodturning!
Cost of entry is £3 per person children under 14 yrs of age are FREE but must be accompanied by adult
competitions
There will be spontaneous woodturning challenges to allow our participating club members to show off their turning abilities.
Also best woodturning stall and last but not least
The club challenge, the details will be made available 12 weeks before the event date.
Demonstrators
We have both Gary Lowe and Rick Dobney, they will be demonstrating throughout the event.
Gary a mechanical engineer by trade , has been a registered professional turner for nearly 10 years and lives in the Moray area of Scotland.
Rick originally from Barnsley ,He retired from his day job in IT in 2024, Rick is also the chairperson of Sheffield woodturners.
OUR SPONSORS
Thank you to our amazing sponsors for making this show possible.
Association Woodturners Great Britain
The Association of Woodturners Great Britain is here to promote and advance the craft of woodturning. Membership of the Association is made up from individuals, corporate members and woodturning clubs, all of which have a collective passion of turning wood. We are a registered charity and the national body in representing woodturners from Great Britain and further afield. What’s more, you can join us and receive a number of benefits.
Biven Machinery / tooling
Bivens of Blackpool are a family owned and operated business specializing in tools for the woodworker and woodturner. The products they offer range from finishing waxes to carbide tools and virtually everything in between.
Ashley Iles Tools
Ashley Iles Ltd is a family run UK firm and all of our tools are made in the UK. Its story began in the autumn of 1949 when a pattern maker named Ashley Iles gave up his day job and set out on his own to make and sell woodworking tools.
Today the company remains proudly independent and is run by Ashley’s son Tony and family members, with a team of dedicated and highly skilled staff.
SK KRAFTS
The Buddy Range was designed as a straightforward storage system to enhance the organisation of all your lathe tool accessories, thus freeing up draw space and keeping essentials within reach.
Roscoes Guitars
Barry Teague has been woodturning for 25 yrs ,and has the bowl he turned in school many moons ago. Barry was the very first person to attend a course offered by Andrew Hall RPT back in 2016 on how he created a Blues bowl guitar .Very genoresly Barry has placed a Blues bowl guitar in our raffle. The neck of the guitar is made fromScotch pine, fret board Indian rose wood, bowl spalted beech the top of the bowl portion is made from various exotic hardwoods.
Martin Pigeon
woodturning blanks
Martin started turning back in 1979, has a fantastic knowledge of wood and woodturning. He decided to start selling wood in 1992 and sells native woods such as Ash and Oak but also offers timbers from Mozambique.
Dennis Wake of
Woodturning Hartlepool
Refreshments
Tea, Coffee, soft drinks and cakes will be available to purchase. There is a Tesco extra store 2 mins away
RAFFLE
Our raffle like this event has been made possible by our sponsors,
The 1st prize being a FULL access package.
The 2026 Festival of Woodturning will be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Stratford upon Avon on 10th and 11th October 2026.
The total value of the raffle is well over £1000 so plenty more woodturning prizes to win. Tickets will be available from this website on Monday 05/01/2026
