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We are now back to our in-person meetings. See our meetings page.

Welcome to the Colchester Sugarcraft Association's website. We meet on the last Thursday of each month, apart from August and December, at Stanway Community Centre (also known as Stanway Village Hall) (CO3 0RH) at 7.30pm. The meetings have the form of either a demonstration or a workshop where we all have a go at making something. Newcomers and visitors are always welcome!

Members range from those who do sugarcraft professionally to absolute beginners, and our evenings programme reflect this variation. The cost of membership is £40 per year. Guest fees are £5. We have a number of social events including a Christmas buffet after our November meeting, a New Year Dinner in January and a garden party, which replaces our meeting in August. A newsletter is sent out every month detailing the next meeting and other events. Handy tips are often given here too. At each meeting, there is usually some second-hand equipment and books for sale. Sugarcraft materials can be bought in small amounts for workshops. Equipment can be borrowed from other members so you don't have to spend a lot to join in. A further benefit of membership is discount at the sugarcraft retailer Almond Art (Little Clacton). We also benefit from our affiliation with the National Sugar Art Association. Of course, there can be a competitive element if you wish. We have our own Christmas cake competition and a March meeting challenge. We run workshops outside of our meetings, for example decorating cupcakes and Christmas cakes, and we give demonstrations, such as to W.I. and Friendship Groups. Some pictures of our most recent activities are shown below.

Latest News We are now back to our in-person meetings. See our meetings page. We also continue with our sugarcraft at home; have a look at our gallery page. We have also resumed our mini-workshops, with two recent sessions to make cute teddies and cupcake bouquets. A photo of one is shown below . In the past, our mini-workshops have included ones on roses, poinsettias, Rudolph models and Xmas cupcakes. Photos from our past events as shown below.

Cupcake Bouquets Workshop 2023
Some participants and their cupcake bouquets

 

Christmas Cupcake Mini-Workshop 2019

Participants and their boxes of Christmas cupcakes

EAT ART Festival 2019

Our exhibition table

Gt. Bentley Show 2019

Our stall laiden with lovely goodies

Gelatine Flower Workshop 2019

Our lovely gelatine flowers

Quilling Workshop 2018
Quilling flowers	More advanced quilling

Christmas Cupcake Workshop 2017

Finished Christmas cupcakes

Christmas Cake Workshop 2016

Stella demonstrating marzipanning

At Great Bentley Show 2016
Christine and Ann at our cake stall (near the end of the day with most cakes sold)
Cupcake Workshop 2016
Concentrating on the cupcakes	A finished box of cupcakes
At Colchester Library
One of the sessions

Christmas Cake Workshop 2015
Icing the cakes	Making sugarpaste models
At Great Bentley Show 2015
Our cake stall
Colchester Library Nov 2014
Stella and Anne demonstrating	Display case in the Colchester library
At Great Bentley Show 2014
Anne demonstrating	Our table at the Great Bentley show