Dear Readers
The Nottingham Show is now over and it’s time for reflection. A lot of hard work went into organising it and I was exhausted when I got home, but having had a most enjoyable day. My main concern now is was whether it was right to go ahead with it. When Alan and I booked the venue a year ago, no building works were in the frame. We knew about the refurbishment at Harvey Hadden, but it was a surprise to learn subsequently that chunks of West Park would also be re-built. Work started months ago and we were confident that everything would be finished by Easter.

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I would like to take this opportunity to introduce our very active and thriving knitting club.

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Dear readers
There's a great new venue for this year's Nottingham Machine Knitting Show and it's the West Park Leisure Centre in Wilsthorpe Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire NG10 4AA. The show is this Sunday 14th April and those who’ve attended before know that there’s plenty of room, ample car parking, catering facilities and easy access. It’s just 1½ miles from Junction 25 on the M1, the best remaining show for machine knitters in the North of England and one that shouldn’t be missed. Tickets will be available on the door and the cost is £6. Exhibitors include Andee Knits, Anne Baker with her Karabee Designs, Arnold Bennett, Iris Bishop, Sue Booth, Busy Bee, Sue Castro, Elaine Cater, Clair Crowston, Framework Knitters Museum, Guild of Machine Knitters, B Hague & Co, David Hampson, Beryl Jarvis, Wendy Piper with Knits 'n' Bits, Ann Matthews and Mapperly Machine Knitting Club, Metropolitan, Nina Miklin, Fiona Morris, Jo Newton, Nottinghamshire Guild of Spinners, Weavers & Dyers, Maureen Saunders, Erica Thomson, Uppingham Yarns, Alice Wolfe and Machine Knitting Monthly.

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Carbery Machine Knitting Club, Christchurch, Dorset

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Dear readers
I don’t go on holiday very often and I’d high hopes for some late autumn sunshine in Tuscany.

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