Guild Members' fundraising archive

The Guild wishes to thank all Members and those who have supported the Guild's aspiration to create a national centre for embroidery. This support has included numerous fundraising projects undertaken by Embroiderers' Guild Members which we have been proud to display on this web site. In continued recognition of this support and hard work by Guild members, these schemes remain displayed as an archive on these pages of the Guild website.

Kingston & District Branch
Member Joan Matthews came up with a block busting idea of raising money in support of the new centre fund - the Branch stitched bricks! Read more ...

Kingston Branch stitched bricks

Plymouth quilt raffle
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The Members of Plymouth Branch have made a traditional quilt which they are raffling to raise funds for the National Embroidery Centre - Manchester.

Mid-Summer evening

On 22nd June 2004 Diana Keay, Founder of the Stow on the Wold Branch, held a Mid-Summer evening at her cottage in Lower Slaughter, Cheltenham to raise funds for the Guild's new centre. The event was enormously successful... Read more ...

Shropshire Branch Members setting off on their sponsored cycle ride, just one of the activities that raised a grand total of £1000 for the National Embroidery Centre - Manchester. Read more ...

Shropshire sponsored cycle ride

Ponteland branch stand at Pins and Needles

Ponteland Branch had a good show of work when they stewarded the EG stand at the Pins and Needles Craft Exhibition held in Newcastle in February. Read more ...

Sutton Coldfield Branch have held a Card Making Evening with all proceeds raised going to the National Embroidery Centre - Manchester. Read more....

Card Making Evening

Extravaganza Day

Congratulations to Lutterworth Branch who, despite being a very small group of just 12 Members, held a very successful Extravaganza Day on Saturday 8th November 2003 to raise funds for the new centre for embroidery... Read more....

Congratulations and thanks to Helen Conrad, Treasurer of the North Wales Branch who was sponsored by members of her Branch to walk Offa's Dyke in 2003 in aid of the new centre for embroidery.... Read more....

walking Offa's Dyke

Sari Evening

Hamilton & District Branch have raised £600 for the new centre. This amount was raised by various Members including Celia Wijesinghe who organised a very successful Sari evening.... Read more....

South Sefton Branch held an enormously successful "Sefton in Stitches" fundraising day last October and raised £2461.99 towards the new centre. Congratulations to all the Members of the South Sefton Branch for their hard work and wonderful achievement in organising such a successful event. Read more....

South Sefton fundraising

Pimms and Beads

North Herts and Bedfordshire Members got together in the summer for a delightful day of Pimms and Beads - and raised almost £400 for the new centre. Our thanks go to Val Aitken who opened her home and garden, and all the ladies who made the day such a success. Champagne and strawberries are on the menu next year... Read more....

Other fundraising campaigns

Well done Pam!
Many congratulations to Pam Keeling whose sponsored bike ride has to date raised an amazing £2006.02 for the new centre. A truly wonderful achievement.

The Guild would like to thank everyone who helped and supported Pam throughout this venture, contributing to its remarkable success.

Well done! and many congratulations to the members of the North West Regional Committee.The exciting ICE PACKS project (mystery parcels containing embroidery materials and threads) to sell in aid of the National Embroidery Centre - Manchester raised a total of £1,324.50.

Very many thanks are extended to all the Members and their friends who supported this project by purchasing the ICE PACKS, which ensured its success.