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The September Craft Day was a great success.  We had a wide variety of skills and crafts on display, from sewing and knitting to a model railway engine, to ceramics, pillow lace and jewellery, as well as preserves, paintings and cards!

There was a steady stream of interested visitors throughout the day and the WI kept us all well supplied with excellent refreshments. 

We were very pleased to raise approximately £250, which will be shared between St Mary Magdalene Church and the charity SANE.

Thank you to all who took part in so many ways and perhaps we'll get together again in two year's time!

Louise Stothard

Val Miles finishes a jar, ready for firing.

In 2002 Louise Stothard organised an arts and crafts event that was so popular that a rerun was inevitable.

"Crafts in Action 2004" took place on Saturday 6th November in St Mary Magdalene Parish Church, again organised by Louise Stothard and friends.

Artists and artisans from Helmdon and surrounding villages displayed their talents including ceramics, jewellery design, card making, model making, cookery, flower arranging, painting and needlework.

DEBRA UK

The money raised this year will go, as in 2002, to the charity DEBRA UK, the national charity working on behalf of people with the genetic skin blistering condition, Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). One in 227 of us has a defective gene that causes EB. One in 17,000 live births will be an infant with a form of EB with the condition affecting both sexes and all racial groups worldwide. There are around 5,000 people in the UK living with EB. EB is currently an incurable condition and there is no effective treatment for the disease.

Apart from the charity aspect, the event is a showcase for the incredible wealth of talent that exists in the village. This year participants were allowed to sell their goods, with 10% of the proceeds going to the organisers.

Judging by the attendance, this event looks likely to become a permanent fixture in the Helmdon calendar!

For more examples of the work on display, visit the gallery >>>

See the report from 2002 >>>