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    The sky was blue, the theme was ‘Something old, new, borrowed or blue’ and club members (many wearing blue) were in great spirits. The splendid Arts and Crafts village hall had an added bonus – an adjoining café

  Hopefully there was something for everyone in this issue, with a profile of legendary hand cutter Dee Rogers, a review of laser-cut puzzles worldwide and a competition to win cardboard puzzles from British producer JHG. There were reviews of

The theme was ‘Bold, bright and colourful’ – several members had taken this very seriously and turned up wearing bold, bright and colourful outfits… Host Emma showed the most dazzling  puzzle – ‘Humming dragon’ had metallic elements – but there

The summer extended edition was already crammed with information about our annual house party, before we found room for a virtual meeting in  April! There were two interesting Show and Tells on the themes of  ‘The living world’ and ‘Beyond

The theme of ‘Beyond European shores’ was an inspired choice for a Show and Tell. Members from the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA talked about cardboard, laser- and hand-cut wooden puzzles as well as virtual reality ones. And

This issue was a Harry Potter special, with hand-cut puzzles from Heather Prydderch of Puzzlewood as well as Harry Potter puzzles from other companies. The issue also profiled hand cutters Robert Rowell, remembered by his daughter Jane, and the American

We liked being sent to Coventry so much that we went back again this year. This is our major puzzling event, and it was great to welcome members from Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden and the USA as well as UK

This issue, like the previous one, covered two Show and Tells, so the magazine is jam-packed with colourful photos and puzzle descriptions on the themes of ‘Life on the farm’ and ‘Light and dark’. Jackie followed up John’s exhibition of Pears puzzles

Martin and Frances were our hosts on a return visit to Normandy, Surrey. It was good to welcome some first-time visitors among the old friends – they were all surprised by the huge variety of puzzles on display. The unusual

Issue 150 already! And in it, we celebrated Frances, our 1,000th member!! John Hyde paid a heartfelt tribute to this ‘friendly and worthwhile organisation’. There were two quarterly meetings, one in Shalford and the other virtual, with very different themes