Welcome

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Welcome to the website of Glass Beadmakers UK (GBUK).

Here you can find information, links and pictures about the art of lampworked glass beads.
To find out about GBUK and what we do please see the ‘About GBUK‘ page. Our gallery showcases some of the work by our members and is constantly expanding, whilst our links page provides links to our members websites and other websites of interest.
If you would like to join GBUK then please use the form on the Join us page.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us using the contact form.

Latest News

Posted on July 01st 2009 » AGM and Beadfair Sept 19th 2009

We have decided to hold the 2009 Annual General Meeting of Glass Beadmakers UK on Saturday September 19th at the Highgate House Hotel Creaton, Northampton. NN6 8NN.

As well as the Annual General Meeting - which I hope as many of you can attend as possible - we are also planning our own small Bead Fair which is to be open to the public.
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Posted on April 29th 2009 » Broadfield House Bead Day 16th May 2009

A reminder that Saturday 16th May 2009 is the annual Bead Day at Broadfield House Glass Museum - it is open from 10am until 4pm.
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Posted on April 21st 2009 » Call for submissions

We have all been looking at the proposed content for the Newsletters and Journal, based on the membership feedback in the questionnaire as to what you were looking for from your Society. So I thought I would share this with you and set out how we intend to do this.
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Posted on August 20th 2008 » Stourbridge Beadfair 2008

Many of our members will be selling their beads at the Stourbridge beadfair this coming weekend (formerly the GBUK bead fair)

This year it is a three day event. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 23rd, 24th and 25th August 2008.
As in previous years it will be held at the Bonded Warehouse,
Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 4LU.

The fair will open at 10.00 am and continue until 4.30pm each day,
Admission is free and there will be refreshments available.
More details can be found on the fair’s website www.stourbridgebeadfair.co.uk

We look forward to seeing you there.