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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!
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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 2024 was our 40th anniversary and was a very successful year for us. We are looking forward to our 41st year and we have lots planned for 2025. As well as our usual meetings, we run mini-workshops, the first of which in 2024 was on macarons. Others have including creme egg sheep, David Austin roses, stencilling, Xmas characters and cocoa butter painting. Past mini-workshops have included marzipan fruits, truffles, chocolate Xmas treats, cute teddies, cupcake bouquets, roses, poinsettias, Rudolph models and Xmas cupcakes. Photos from our past events are shown below. |
| Celebration Lunch for our 40th Anniversary 2024 |
Some of our members enjoying our celebration |
| 2024 Workshops | ||
Macarons |
Flock of Creme Egg and Marshmallow Sheep | |
Cocoa butter painting | ||
| Some Workshops from 2023 | ||
Marzipan fruits |
Truffles |
Boxted W.I. Xmas Workshop |
| Cupcake Bouquets Workshop | |
Some participants and their cupcake bouquets |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |