Welcome Welcome to the website of the Berkshire Guild of Spinners, Weavers & Dyers, which aims to give key information to all of those interested in our core skills. It is updated on a regular basis with details of courses, events, demonstrations and workshops. Next meeting: 17th May AGM and 2008 Competition Results'. Details can be found on the 'Events' page from the link on the left. New Guild Challenges introduced! New opportunities to explore techniques and to acquire new skills. Details on the 'News' page. Guild 'Members Only' space Members of this Guild now have a private space to chat online, share details of workshops and keep in touch. This is accessed through the 'members Only' link on the left. Thank you for your help! The survival of the Art Centre in Harrania, for whose adobe workshops and galleries Ramses Wissa Wassef won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1983, is seriously threatened by rising water. This message has been circulated regarding the recent petition: "The petition launched in January 2008 on behalf of the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre calling on the Egyptian authorities to take action against the rising ground water table that has greatly damaged the adobe buildings of the Art Centre has had an encouragingly positive outcome. The petition was organised by The Ramses Wissa Wassef Exhibition Trust, London and signed by some 1700 people from many different countries. It was presented to the Governor of Giza in mid-March. Plans made by the authorities to cover the drainage canal that was causing the devastation were given top priority. Construction work has begun and it is expected that most of the problems will be eliminated by the end of April. Renovation work to restore the buildings of the Art Centre will begin in the summer. The Wissa Wassef family wish to thank the Governor of Giza and the irrigation and drainage departments for the swift action and most particularly to thank all who signed the petition for your most valuable support." Ikram Nosshi of Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre Barbara Heller of the Ramses Wissa Wassef Exhibition Trust London