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The Bakewell Festival of Bird Art The
British Decoy Wildfowl Carvers Association 13th - 14th September 2008
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Come and see Britain's |
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Gyr
Falcon By Mike Wood
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The Agricultural Business Centre Agricultural Way Bakewell Derbyshire DE45 1AH Saturday 13th September 11am - 5pm Sunday 14th September 10am - 4pm Admission - £2 |
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An enjoyable day out with something for everyone! |
The Agriculture Business Centre is set in the heart of Bakewell, amid the rolling hills of beautiful Derbyshire Dales |
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The
weekends events will include an exhibition of carved birds as well as the BDWCA annual competition for our members with categories at Novice, Intermediate & Advanced levels. Highlight of the weekend is the British Championships 2008 for carved birds, which is an open competition with entries coming form non-members as well as BDWCA advance level category winners. |
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Come and meet the carvers. Don't miss this opportunity to see exquisite pieces of art being carved by BDWCA members who will be demonstrating their skills, exhibiting and selling their work. The Festival will be inspirational, instructive and enjoyable.
There will be carving
demonstrations throughout the weekend
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Don't miss this opportunity to purchase these works of art. |
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On
Sunday there will be a competition for stick makers, the only
stipulation being that the handle must be of a bird/birds head.
This will be one class only and entry is open to all.
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There will
be a number of trade stands over the weekend featuring:
Artists:
Michael Demain,
Steven
Lingham and Robert Fletcher. Wood: Elston sawmill suppliers of wood for carving, Tony Weber supplying bog wood, there will also be tool suppliers.
You
can purchase works of art, books and carving materials |
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