Hertfordshire Woodcarvers

We were set up decades ago, and the group has been led by Stan Kimm for over 45 years.  We began our existence as the ‘Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Middlesex Woodcarvers’, near the old bus station in St Albans.   

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We then moved venue to a private boys' school, but they weren't always reliable in opening the venue up.... Undeterred, we moved on to Astley Cooper School in Hemel Hempstead for many happy years, as members of the British Woodcarvers Association, and renamed ourselves ‘BWA – Herts Region’.  Sadly, the school stopped offering their venue at weekends. 

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After much searching our current school – ‘Marlborough Science Academy’ in St Albans - came up trumps, and things have been working really well since then.

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Sadly, in 2020 (Covid....), the British Woodcarvers Association folded, so we rebranded ourselves yet again, and are happily here today as the ‘Hertfordshire Woodcarvers’.

 

Quite a few new members have joined us in recent years; interestingly, most are women.  We come in all ages and skill levels, from absolute beginners to experts.

 

Don't be shy if you've never tried woodcarving - you'll be given what you need to get going, and our experienced members are more than happy to provide advice and guidance.

 

Our main aim is to have a good time in the company of like-minded people.......!  

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