It has been a busy but overall successful year
Events Programme
Oct 6th Bradford Joint meeting Paul Goodall Managing director Camira Fabrics ‘Marketing and Manufacturing—a Fabric-ated Story’
November 11th Joint meeting at Bradford Relaunch of ‘Woolmark' Brands, Nagy Bensid regional Manager Europe AWI/ Woolmark
December 1st The Yorkshire Textile Industry—some cine memories from the Yorkshire Film Archive with Binney Baker
January 12 Trevor Chippendale Managing Director Westwood Yarns ‘Moors to Luxury Floors’
January 26th Joint meeting Dominic Dormeuil—President Directeur General House of Dormeuil
‘Cloths made in Yorkshire, the Best in the World’
March 3rd Visit to Westwood Yarns 23 from the Textile Society and 9 from the University
March 18th visit to Abraham Moon Guisley Bradford Society Visit.
This is the first year we have had a joint visits and it had to be extended to 2 dates as it was so well supported. I do not know how many went from Huddersfield as they were spread over the 2 visits 5 students came from the University
Functions
Annual Dinner and Prize-giving April 5th 2008 over 300 attended.
Alan Brydon Managing Director Garnett Controls Ltd gave excellent after dinner speech. Several comment were made that this was the best we have had, combining textiles with humour.
Thursday 11th December Past Presidents/Committee Dinner
Golf Tournament this year in Huddersfield…… Huddersfield won. Although I do not play golf I attended the dinner afterwards to support our team. Thanks to John Thorpe for all the organisation.
I also attended Bradford Society Annual dinner
Society of Dyers and Colourists Day of Celebration and Annual Dinner
Textile Centre of Excellence Prize presentation day
Liaison with Huddersfield University
In my speech last year I said ‘We have a university…. Students are sponsored and prizes given.. It would be nice to see some of them at lectures and being able to draw on the vast experience of our members’
We have made some progress here with 23 students/Staff attending the Dominic Dormeuil Lecture and also several attending the visits to Westwood Yarns and Abraham Moon. I hope we will be able to make further progress here in the coming year.
We have also decided to give sponsorship to the Textile Crafts ‘Sample’ book.
I do occasionally go into the Textile Department to meet staff and students, looking at their work. I am also supporting and mentoring a 2nd year student.
I am also going up to the University on April 23rd to meet Heads of Department to discuss further developments
There have been no bursaries awarded this year. An initial enquiry was made but this was not followed up by the University
Other requests
The committee are also looking into supporting the Colne Valley museum that have just purchased the last in the row of weaver cottages, which make up the museum, but need considerable funds to integrate this.
Further developments within the Society
Letter Heading with coloured logo available.
Paperweights for Speakers
Web site changes have been slow but we hope it will be up and running properly next year
Finally
Thanks to the Committee for your support especially Graham,
The Past Presidents
Centre of Excellence for the use of the premises
And Lynn Giblin for coordinating catering etc |
