Unique Handmade Crafts in Skipton
In this issue of Community Update, we are pleased to award Out Of The Ordinary for its Commitment to Excellence. […]
Category: Arts & Crafts
Organisers of Dolls House and Miniature Fairs
We are delighted to showcase MGM Fairs with our Commitment to Excellence Award. Back in the Autumn of 1998 a mother and daughter partnership, Aileen and Gail Tucker, started out as Merry Gourmet Miniatures, makers producing Authentic Period Food for dollshouses. 10 years later they then branched into fair organisation, as MGM Fairs, which they […]
Wonderwool Wales 2024 attracting visitors from around the globe
Overseas visitors will be travelling from as far away as Australia, America and Canada to attend this year’s Wonderwool Wales, the award-winning show that celebrates all that’s great about Welsh wool and natural fibres. The popular two-day event, held at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells on April 27 and 28, has sold all […]
Hampshire seamstress offers antidote to fast fashion and cost-of-living crisis
‘Make Do and Mend’ was a strategic Government pamphlet distributed to British housewives during WWII. It gave illustrated tips on frugal, thrifty clothing upcycling, during a time of strict rationing. The culture of thrifty darning and clothing alterations continued well after the war, with generations of children taught how to repair and preserve clothing longevity. […]
North Yorkshire artist mesmerises with visionary paintings
In this issue of Community Update, we are proud to be honouring Neil Simone at The Chapel Gallery with our Commitment to Excellence Award. Neil Simone is adroit at painting mysterious, fata morgana illusions of nature colliding with linear wall spaces, all juxtaposed with striking shapes, bold colours and opulent, gold frames. Working from his […]
Captivating artwork exhibited in beautiful Chapel Gallery
The Chapel Gallery is situated in Glasshouses near Harrogate in North Yorkshire. It houses an exhibition of paintings and prints by acclaimed septuagenarian artist Neil Simone. The beautiful northern landscape captured the imagination of Neil in the 1960’s and after uprooting from London he started his career as a professional full-time artist. Neil’s paintings have […]