August 2025 Newsletter
Helen Gerry
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July 2025 Newsletter
Helen Gerry
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Read MoreJune 2025 Newsletter
Helen Gerry
Go to the full newsletter to read about June at the school. https://mailchi.mp/cfw/may2025newsletter?e=18cc7f8a9e
Read MoreMay 2025 Newsletter
Helen Gerry
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Read MoreApril 2025 Newsletter
Helen Gerry
Go to the full newsletter to read about April at the school. Alice’s new adventure, update on our raffle winner, Our Featured Course of “Jigs for the Home Workshop” and 3 weekend courses that are perfect for a get-away. We’ve also got new info about our Scholarship Program, Maker of the Year Awards, and of course, our Wood Quiz, which is a little different this month.
Read MoreMarch 2025 Newsletter
Helen Gerry
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Helen Gerry
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Read MoreJanuary 2025 Newsletter
Cheril Barber
And just like that, it's January. 2025.
The weather has been a bit fickle, with the summer sun blazing to thunder and hailstorms crashing down. Despite the unpredictable weather, the tick over from midnight at the end of one year to the start of the next year is energizing and there's a collective rise in spirits with the possibilities a new year brings. Coming off the back of last year, which was a difficult year for many, there seems to be a shift in the atmosphere. People want to smile more, worry less, and spend more time doing things we love, with people we enjoy. Here at the school, we feel that way, too. We're excited about 2025 and and the possibilities of what's to come.
Read MoreDecember 2024 Newsletter
Cheril Barber
Is it really that time? Holidays and the end of the year? It always seems to come as a bit of a shock that we're here already. Don't you think?
It's also that time when we tend to reflect on the past year. 2024 was a little different for the school, a time of transitions and readjustments. There was no Full Time Furniture Makers Programme this year, which had only been misseed twice before, in 2011 and 2016. So we packed in as many short courses as we could. Was wonderful to meet new students and see our returning students again.
Read MoreNovember 2024 Newsletter
Cheril Barber
Welcome to the November newsletter
As the weather turns on a dime from glorious sunshine to downpours, this has also been a month of mixed emotions. We've had some wonderful news in hearing of Lou and James' engagement, and we wish them every possible happiness together. We've also being struck with tragedy that has shaken all who knew Will Bayliss.
With the end of the year in sight, we want to send to you, our whānau, our gratitude that we have you to share our highs and lows with.
October 2024 Newsletter
Cheril Barber
Welcome to the October newsletter
It's been busy in the workshop this month, with 7 short courses running in October. The mornings are still chilly, but the afternoons are warming up nicely. We're enjoying having more days with the roller doors open and lunches outside on the picnic tables
Read MoreSeptember 2024 Newsletter
Cheril Barber
Welcome to the latest newsletter
And welcome to Spring - the sun is shining, the daffodils are out, the days are getting longer and the workshop is getting warmer!
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