North Wales is the furthest north our club has ever reached – we have more members in the south of England than elsewhere. So we had fewer attendees than usual, but northerners were glad of a more accessible venue for
Jigsaw Pieces Issue 157 – Summer 2025
The theme was Simply Red – a celebration of our annual house party, of the BCD’s 40th anniversary, and of BCD hand cutters, past, present and future! The cover puzzle was designed for the occasion by Puzzly and Maria Herold, and
April 2025 – Virtual meeting
Our virtual meeting began on flickr, as people posted photos of the puzzles they were going to do over the weekend. The overall theme was ‘Pets’. Here’s a beautiful example, from Steffi, of an Sr B puzzle which wasn’t shown
Jigsaw Pieces Issue 156 – Spring 2025
A royal barge sailing down the Thames past Windsor seemed a fitting cover for the start of our 40th anniversary year. The theme of the January meeting was ‘Celebration’. A wide range of celebrations was shown, including weddings, Armistice,
February 2025 – BCD 40th Anniversary House Party, Coventry
The best house party ever, according to some, and certainly the biggest, with over 100 participants from the UK, USA, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Sweden. We were welcomed by colourful red and yellow balloon displays, celebrating our 40th anniversary year
January 2025 – Virtual meeting
Our 40th Anniversary year started as we mean to go on – with a celebration! The virtual weekend began with two talks on Zoom. Jackie expanded on her magazine article about Puzzles that Move, showing 100 very varied puzzle examples.
Jigsaw Pieces issue 155 – Winter 2024
Two meetings were illustrated in this issue – one at Claypole, Lincs, with the theme ‘Something old, new, borrowed or blue’, and one in Ashmore, Dorset on ‘Historic Britain’. Join the BCD and see the world! Nicki profiled the redoubtable
November 2024 meeting – Ashmore
Imagine letting a group of puzzle fanatics loose in a puzzle factory! That’s what happened at our last meeting, which was hosted by Brian and Julie of JHG Jigsaws in Ashmore, Dorset. Julie demonstrated the processes, many of them
September 2024 meeting – Claypole
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 serving
Jigsaw Pieces issue 154 – Autumn 2024
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