West Midlands Woodturners set June demonstration meeting with Steven Kearvell

Steven Kearvell’s June demonstration meeting gives West Midlands Woodturners a full day of live turning to watch, and it lands at exactly the point in the club calendar when a strong demo can feed the next round of ideas, club challenges and finished pieces. The meeting is set for Sunday, June 28, 2026, at 9:15 a.m. at Kingsbury Sports and Community Centre, with visitors welcome if they contact honorary secretary Chris Jones in advance.

The club’s 2026 programme lists the session as a demonstration day running from 9.15 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., and a March newsletter flagged June 28 as a change of date for the Steve Kearvell appearance. Visitor entry is set at £15 for Demonstration Days and £5 for Hands-On Days, with the fee credited toward membership if a visitor joins. That structure makes the meeting more than a one-off show: it is a straightforward way for newer turners to sample the club, for returning members to reconnect, and for anyone considering membership to see how the group runs before committing.

Kearvell is the kind of demonstrator who tends to reward a full room. A Lincolnshire Wolds Woodturning Association online demo in April 2024 described him as a builder by day who also teaches woodturning and gives demonstrations, with a particular interest in colouring and texturing. In that session he worked through burning, texturing, staining and finishing on an ash bowl. A Black Country Woodturners report from April 2026 said he had visited them for the first time from King’s Lynn and brought sanding and finishing materials, which suggests a demonstrator who arrives ready to move from ideas to practical shop-floor detail.

That matters at West Midlands Woodturners because the club’s own rhythm is built around more than one demo a month. Its 2026 programme alternates hands-on and demonstration meetings, and later guests include Emma Cook, Andy James and Wolfgang Schulze-Zachau. Recent club material also shows the wider atmosphere around the bench, from a March display table with more than 20 items to a bowl of fruit by Tom Badger, alongside chairman’s challenge entries across beginners, intermediate and open classes. The club’s safety notice keeps the emphasis sharp too, warning that woodturning can be dangerous and urging members to follow guarding, safety equipment and manufacturer instructions. Steven Kearvell’s appearance slots neatly into that mix: a practical demo, a local gathering point and another chance for the regional turning scene to stay connected.