Stone Carving Festival

We will be raising money for The Gloucestershire Geological Conservation Trust and The Llanthony Secunda Priory Trust.

These will be the recipiants of the profit that we make in the auction of the carvings.

I will be organising a festival in 2011 at The Brockworth Tithe Barn Arts and Crafts Centre. Unfortunately there is only space for 20 carvers.

Anyone interested please contact me; carrie@catseyecarving.co.uk

In 2013 I am organising an international stone carving festival hopefully with about 100 carvers!!. As you can imagine this is quite a large undertaking, but a very exciting challenge and I will have some help on this one!

I will update the blog as more details come to light.

Thank-you for supporting these events.

I apologise for not updating my blog sooner. I will not be organising a festival this year as I have just relocated to a new workshop.

I will be taking part in 2 stone carving events this year.

Highnam Court Spring Fair stone carving festival taking place in April.
and
York Minster stone carving festival taking place on the 2nd weekend of August.

I will put more information on this website as soon as I have it.

Good morning!

I thought those of you who won’t be able to make it this morning would like to see the work that’s been done by our masons. Please see the brilliant work they’ve done so far below!

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Our charity stone carving festival is taking place on the 23rd 24th and 25th May 09.

The stone for this event has been kindly donated for the second year running by Veizeys Quarry on the Avening road in Tetbury.

This year we are supporting; All Saints Church in Longhope, Glos.who are raising money for a restoration project, and The Cobalt Appeal, who raise much needed money for cancer research and treatment clinics.

There will be a small charge of £2.50 for adults and £5.oo for a family ticket, this entitles the bearer to entrance on all 3 days and a programme.

Open from 10am-5pm all three days.

There will be a Hog Roast and Cider tent both produced locally!!

Other attractions will be in the courtyard, Stanboro lane Nurseries will be back selling pots and plants, there may be bouncy castles as well-weather permitting!!

The main craft centre will be open as normal with free admission, the fabulous Old Dairy Tearoom and garden will be open throughout the festival for homemade and locally produced refreshments.

On the Bank Holiday Monday afternoon, there will be an auction of the carvings, with the profits going to our charities, last year we managed to raise almost £3000! Lets hope we can do the same this year.

Any one wishing to participate, please email me for details.

So far we have 12 masons taking part,so there are still places if any one would like to take part.

I hope to see you all there!

Great news!

This is the new portal site for everyone involved with the festival. All official information will be posted up here as and when we have it.