The club was orginally formed in the late 1980's by a small group of like minded individuals. A gentleman by the name of Graham Booth offered the use of his garage and the merry band shared a couple of lathes with a lot of instruction from Graham who is to this day a member of the Register of professional turners (RPT). Graham is also a non practicing member of the worshipful company of turners, having retired.
The name village turners came about because Graham's garage was in the village of King's Cliff near Peterborough, located just off the A47 on the way to leicester.
After a few short months the club numbers meant that the garage was too small. Therefore a move to Garton End road to a slightly larger garage belonging to a Mr Robin Buckley was organised.
The membership grew quickly and Robin had to sell up due to a change of circumstances. So a move to Sacrewell farm was organised and the club relocated to a barn located within the grounds of the farm. After a misunderstanding by the farmer and the management company the club were unable to remain at Sacrewell farm. So yet another move was on the cards. This time they moved to Railworld Wildlife Haven where the club is currently still situated. The club has now been at Railworld Wildlife Haven for over 20 years. Our membership fluctuates but is roughly about 40 active members.
One of the original members is still with the club and still offers advice and guidance to those seeking it. The current president of the club Mr Tony Plumstead was also one of the very early members. Sadly Tony is no longer able to attend the club meetings due to ill health. But he is still very interested in what we are up to.
