Kennet Valley Guild
Weavers, Spinners
and Dyers
MEETINGS & DIARY
MEETINGS
Kennet Valley Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers
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DATE
First Saturday of each month
TIME
10.00 to 16.30 hours
VENUE
St Mary the Virgin Church Hall
New Road
Greenham
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TIMETABLE
10.00 - 13.00 - Social time
13.00-13.30 - Guild business meeting
13:30-14:00 - Show & Tell
14:00-15.00 - Talk by an invited speaker
If we don't have a speaker then this slot converts to social time.
15.00-16:30 - Social time
Put away chairs and tables, clear kitchen - leave by 17:00
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WEAVERS CHATS
The Guild weavers normally meet at Speen Parish Hall, Newbury, RG14 1RJ on the last Saturday of the month from 09.30 – 13.30.
The next meeting will be 25th January 2025.
Other dates for 2025 are 22nd February 29th March, no meeting in April, 31st May, 28th June,
26th July, 23rd August, 27th September, and 25th October. All these meetings from 9.30 a.m.
until 1.30 p.m. The final meeting for 2025 will be 22nd November from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
£4.00 to cover the cost of the hall.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
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FEBRUARY 2025​
Sat 1st February
Guild Meeting 10.00 -16.30
Simon Cooper of Flaxlands will be giving a talk at 10.30am followed by a workshop at 2pm which will cover preparing fibres for spinning on a wheel or drop spindle. Simon is a master of his craft and has many years experience growing and using flax fibres in many different ways.
MARCH 2025​
Sat 1st March
Guild Meeting 10.00 -16.30
Talk TBA
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APRIL 2025​​
Sat 5th April
Guild Meeting 10.00 -16.30
AGM and shared lunch.
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Sun 6th April
Rebecca Connolly will run two, three-hour workshops at Speen Memorial Hall using a body tensioned loom.
These workshops will start at 10am and 2pm, with a maximum of six people for each session.
Timings are subject to change.
https://rebeccaconnollydesign.com/about/
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MAY 2025 & JUNE 2025​​
Sat 3rd May and Sat 7th June
Guild Meeting 10.00 -16.30
Talks/Activities TBA.
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JULY 2025​
Sat 5th July
Guild Meeting 10.00 -16.30
Jen Hunter will be giving a talk on the textiles of the Vikings.
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Sun 6th July
Nalbinding workshop with Jen Hunter at Speen.
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AUGUST 2025​
Sat 2nd August
Guild Meeting 10.00 -16.30
Skills Day.
More information to come.
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SEPTEMBER 2025​
Sat 6th September
Guild Meeting 10.00 -16.30
A Social Day.
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OCTOBER 2025​
Sat 4th October
​ Guild Meeting 10.00 -16.30
Speaker TBC.
NOVEMBER 2025​
Sat 1st November
​ Guild Meeting 10.00 -16.30
Daniel Harris of the London Cloth Company has been booked to give a talk about his weaving career and how he came to buy the derelict Elvet mill in South Wales which he is now in the process of restoring to functioning weaving mill. He has met many challenges along the way and no doubt has many more to come.
His talk is highly entertaining and informative and his enthusiasm infectious.
Daniel can be found on Instagram under London Cloth Co where he posts regular updates.
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DECEMBER 2025​
Sat 6th December
​ Guild Meeting 10.00 -16.30
Christmas meeting with a bring and share lunch, secret Santa, fashion show and much more!
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