YES Programme 2026

 

1st November 2025	Member Speaker: Jacqueline Schultz, Creative Chapters
29th November 2025	Christmas Activities and Refreshments
3rd January 2026	External Speaker: Rebecca Mason, Batik, Wax and Wonder
7th February 2026	External Speaker: Margaret Beech, Paper Magic
7th March 2026	External Speaker: Elnaz Yazdani, Rethinking Embroidery
4th April 2026 (Easter Saturday)	Member-led workshop: Nicky Brunger, focus tbc.
2nd May 2026 (Bank holiday weekend)	External Speaker: Lindsay Roberts, Tarts, Textiles, Travels
6th June 2026	External Speaker: Toni Buckby, Re-embroidering Blackwork
4th July 2026	External Speaker: Justine Warner, Landscape Artist of the Year Adventures
8th August 2026	Members Show and Tell
5th September 2026	External Speaker: Mary Whitehouse, Quilts or Banners?
3rd October 2026	AGM and activities TBC
7th November 2026	External Speaker: Lisa Skelton, Embroidery and Creativity
12th December 2026	Christmas Activities and Refreshments

Meetings are held in Haxby Memorial Hall near York, 10:30 till 3:30 on the first Saturday in the month unless the hall is unavailable, in which case an alternative date is found. Member-led stitch clubs and informal stitching in the morning, with a speaker or organised activity in the afternoon. 

There are four competitions a year, entries can be of any stitched media

March : a commercial design from a kit, book or magazine

June: The Shirley Smith Trophy,  a themed competition set by the committee

September: The Ida Barber Trophy, awarded for an original design

Christmas: 2025 a Christmas decoration, 2026 a Christmas card