Sunday, 22nd April: two events are planned for early May; the first is the National Glass Fair on Sunday 6th May followed by the Antique & Collector’s Fair in Shepton Mallet, Friday 11th - Sunday 13th May. We haven’t had confirmation yet, but at the National Glass Fair at the Motorcycle Museum (just off the M42) we presume we will have our regular stand in Hall 2 and in Shepton Mallet we will again be in the Edmund Rack Pavilion Stand 50, as unfortunately, we were unable to get a 12 foot Stand in the Showering Pavilion.
Sunday, 25th March: the PCC will be holding its southeast meeting on Saturday, 21st April at a new venue - the “Queens Inn” in Hawkhurst on the A268 (Rye Road) between the A21 and the A28. The guest speaker will be Stephen Sugarman talking about Antique French paperweights.
Wednesday, 14th March: from Friday 16th until Sunday 18th March we will be at the Antique & Collector’s Fair in Shepton Mallet. Stand 113 in the Showering Pavilion is our new location this time. You’ll find us in the centre aisle - just a few steps in from the Mendip Hall 2 entrance. We look forward to seeing as many of our regular customers as possible during the weekend.
Friday 2nd March: upcoming events - the NPS Spring Meeting Saturday March 10th in the Crooklands Hotel, Kendal in the Lake District. From March 16th-18th we’ll be present at the Antiques & Collector’s Fair, in Shepton Mallet. This time we have moved to the Showering Pavilion where we can be found on Stand 113.
Sunday, 29th January: upcoming events - PCC AGM on Saturday 25th Feb. & the Cambridge Glass Fair at Chilford Hall Vineyard, Linton on Sunday 26th Feb.
(We will be on our regular Stand - No 61).
See below for a list of 2012 events for which dates have already been fixed.
Saturday 10th March: NPS Meeting; Crooklands Hotel, Kendal
The Guest speaker will be Dave Moir
16th - 18th March: Antique & Collector’s Fair, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Saturday 21st April: PCC Southeast Meeting; New venue(!) Queen’s Inn, Hawkhurst
Guest speaker: Stephen Sugarman on Antique French paperweights
Sunday 6th May: National Glass Fair, Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham
11th - 13th May: Antique & Collector’s Fair, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Saturday 9th June: Broadfield House Museum; Paperweight Exhibition
Theme: “Lampwork and One-offs” (Dealers present)
Saturday 7th July: PCC Southwest Meeting; Merrymouth Inn, Fifield, Cotswolds
Guest speaker t.b.a.
14th - 16th Sept.: Antique & Collector’s Fair, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Sunday 23rd Sept.: Cambridge Glass Fair, Chilford Hall Vineyard, Linton
Saturday 13th Oct.: PCC Midlands Meeting, Greswolde Hotel, Knowle (Solihull)
Guest speaker: Dave Moir talking about Strathearn, Jack Allen etc.
9th + 10th Nov.: Antique & Collector’s Fair, Shepton Mallet, Somerset (only 2 days!)
Sunday 11th Nov.: National Glass Fair, Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham
Saturday 8th Dec.: PCC Christmas Meeting: Greswolde Hotel, Knowle (Solihull)
Guest speaker: Bernd Horst on the subject of Bacchus paperweights
The dates for the NPS Meetings should be settled in time for the March meeting in Kendal.
We’ll keep you posted.
We are planning to fit another couple of Collector’s Fairs into our schedule this year but, currently, haven’t settled any dates for these.
Sunday, 11th December: a few dates have already been fixed for 2012, such as the PCC AGM on Saturday February 25th followed by the Cambridge Glass Fair on Sunday 26th, and, although we won’t be in Shepton Mallet in January, we will be at the Antique and Collector’s Fair there in March. We’ll post all other dates for 2012 as and when they become available.
Sunday 4th December: the next club event Bernd will be attending in England is the NPS AGM/Christmas meeting in Ormskirk, which takes place coming Saturday, December 10th. The NPS meeting involves the usual end of year Annual General Meeting and some less serious business afterwards. Dealers will be present, so plenty of opportunities for Christmas presents - even it is one for yourself!
Sunday 20th November: The speaker at the PCC Christmas meeting in Knowle will be Craig Deacons - one of the younger generation of paperweight makers - accompanied by a man who can look back on years of experience - Dave Moir.
The NPS meeting involves the usual end of year Annual General Meeting and some less serious business afterwards. Dealers will be present at both venues.
Sunday 9th October: our schedule for mid-November includes Shepton Mallet Antique & Collectors Fair (only Friday & Saturday this time - 11th and 12th November!) and the National Glass Fair (Sunday 13th November) at the Motorcycle Museum at Junction 6 on the M42 motorway on the outskirts of Birmingham.
Wednesday 28th September: as usual, Bernd will be present at the autumn meeting of the NPS on Saturday, 8th October. The venue is the Sparth House Hotel in Clayton-Le-Moors near Accrington. The meeting opens at 12 noon for lunch at 12.30. Guest speaker in the afternoon will be Derek Carter whose topic will be “From Wick to Hawick - a Short History of Scottish Paperweight Making”. As always, a number of dealers will be present and members may also bring along a few weights they wish to sell.
Sunday, 11th September: our next 3 events include: Shepton Mallet Antiques & Collector’s Fair (16th-18th September), PCC Midlands meeting, Knowle (24th Sept) and the Cambridge Glass Fair (25th Sept).See previous news items for times, venues and speakers.
Monday, July 18th; We plan to be at the Shepton Mallet Antiques and Collector’s Fair (in the south-west of England) from Friday, September 16th (starting at 12 noon) until Sunday afternoon September 18th. We will again be in the Edmund Rack Pavilion but at a different stand - Stand 50 - it’s in the same block but around the other side!
(Not quite so draughty, maybe!)
At the end of that week - on Saturday, September 24th - the PCC will meet at the Greswolde Hotel in Knowle (just off the M42 Motorway at Junction 5). The guest speaker will be Andy Nowson, talking about his illustrated history of Caithness Glass and he will be joined by designer Alastair MacIntosh.
The next day, Sunday, September 25th, the Cambridge Glass Fair will take place at its regular venue, Chilton Hall Vineyard in Linton - some 15 miles outside the city.
And looking ahead to October, the autumn meeting of the NPS will take place on Saturday October 8th at Clayton Le Moors, Accrington - when Derek Carter will be talking on the subject of “Old Scottish Weights”.
Tuesday, July 5th: the next scheduled PCC Meeting will be held on Saturday 16th July. The venue will be the Merrymouth Inn, Fifield (near Burford in the Cotswolds). The guest speaker will be Alan Thornton, who has chosen as his topic “Fakes, Forgeries and Misunderstandings” - a fairly light-hearted look at a subject which leaves plenty of room open for discussion!! This will be a slightly more in-depth version of the talk which Alan gave in Cologne at the PCC International Paperweight Weekend in mid-June, when one of the other speakers cancelled at the last moment and Alan stepped in to fill the gap.
Monday, June 20th: Following our successful first International Paperweight Weekend, we will be present at the NPS Collectors Meeting to be held at the Mercure Bowden Hotel in Altrincham (south of Manchester) on Saturday June 25th . The guest speaker will be Jonathen Harris, son of the founder of Mdina Glass. The next scheduled meeting will be the PCC Summer Meeting at the Merrymouth Inn, Fifield ( near Burford in the Cotswolds) on Saturday July 16th.
Wednesday, May 18th: the next major event on our agenda will, of course, be the PCC International Paperweight Weekend, which we are hosting here in Cologne, June 17th -20th. Glass artist Mike Hunter - who not only makes great paperweights but also beautiful pieces of art glass and jewellery - will talk about his work, and Peter von Brackel’s subject will be research for his book “Classic Paperweights from Silesia/Bohemia” and no doubt, he’ll have a few examples of weights with him. Another guest was to be Peter Holmes with a talk on his mentor Paul Ysart - but currently for a number of reasons, Peter is not sure whether he will be able to join us.
Wednesday May 4th: our next events will be the Antique & Collector’s Fair in Shepton Mallet (May 6th-8th) and the National Glass Fair on Sunday May 15th at the Motorcycle Museum near Birmingham. The National Motorcycle Museum is located directly at Junction 6 on the M42 Motorway to the east of Birmingham. Doors open at 10.30am and weights-n-things can (most likely) be found at our usual spot: Stand 58 in Hall 2.
The Antique & Collector’s Fair at the Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet is a new venue for us and we will be at Stand 53 in the Edmund Rack Pavilion. The Fair is open Friday 6th May from 12 noon to 5.00pm, Saturday from 9.00am until 5.00pm and Sunday from 10.00am until 4.00pm. Shepton Mallet is beautifully situated in southwest England near Glastonbury.
March 14th: two events in early April; the PCC Southeast Meeting at the Woodman - near Sevenoaks on April 2nd; and the SE21 Ceramics & Glass Fair in Dulwich College, London the following day. The guest speaker at the PCC meeting will be Peter Holmes talking about - and showing - some special weights from his “mentor” - Paul Ysart. The Dulwich Fair is a new event for us and a trial to see if ceramic and glass collectors make a good mix!
February 19th: a busy schedule ahead with the Cambridge Glass Fair on Sunday, February 27th; the PCC AGM and meeting on Saturday, March 5th followed by the NPS Spring meeting in Kendal, Saturday, March 11th.
Thursday January 26th: The dates for most of the events for 2011 that we plan to attend have been fixed. Please note the International Paperweight Weekend in Cologne in June.
Events in February & March:
Sunday, 27th February: Cambridge Glass Fair, Chilford Hall Vineyard, 10.30 - 16.00
Saturday, 5th March: PCC AGM and Collectors Meeting. Venue: Cambridge Golf & Conference Centre near Huntington, Guest speaker: Mayauel Ward
Saturday, 12th March: NPS Spring Meeting, in Crooklands Hotel, Kendal. Guest speaker will be Peter Holmes of Scottish Borders Art Glass.
2nd April: PCC Southeast Meeting at The Woodman, between Sevenoaks and Ide Hill, Guest speaker: Peter Holmes reminiscing about working with Paul Ysart.
3rd April: SE21 Ceramics and Glass Fair, Dulwich College London, 10.30 - 16.00
15th May: National Glass Fair, Motorcycle Museum Birmingham, 10.30 - 16.00
18th-21st May: PCA Convention, Washington DC, McLean Hilton, Tyson's Corner
11th June: Broadfield House Paperweight Exhibition. This year's theme: “Millefiori - antique and modern”
16th-20th June: PCC International Paperweight Weekend / Mini-Convention, Cologne
Thursday 16th June: Travelling day for the UK contingent.
Friday 17th June: Morning and early afternoon: discover Cologne on your own; a day travel pass for public transport will be provided; as of 16.00 we will open the meeting with coffee/tea followed by an evening buffet at weights-n-things.
Saturday 18th June: all day Meeting at the Regent Hotel, starting at 10.00; first talk at 10.30 will be by Mike Hunter of Twists Glass. After a Lunch Buffet, (at ca.14.00) Peter von Brackel will talk about Silesian/Bohemian paperweights. Dealers will be present, the usual PCC rules for dealers and members trading will apply!
Sunday 19th June: a trip to Rüdesheim is planned; after visiting the little town we'll take a Rhine steamer downstream to Koblenz and return by coach to Cologne.
Monday 20th June: return journey for the UK contingent.
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