World Renowned Micro-artist comes to Woodhouse

Come and enjoy a stimulating event organised by, and on behalf of, Rainbows Childrens Hospice to be held on Friday May 19th at 7.30pm at the Woodhouse Community Hall, Forest Road, Woodhouse, Loughborough, LE12 8TZ (parking available).

Our speaker is someone you may (or may not) have heard of but nonetheless has an extraordinary skill. His name is Graham Short and he is considered to be one of the most talented living micro-artists in the world. His unique, intricate work can be seen in what is believed to be the world’s tiniest nativity - carved on a speck of gold inside the eye of a needle...Graham spent 40 hours painstakingly etching the minuscule scene onto the speck, which is no wider than a human hair using an ultra-fine needle! He has also famously engraved the words ’Nothing is Impossible’ along the cutting edge of a traditional razor blade (pictured top right).

His latest project, valued at £250,000, is the Lord’s Prayer etched onto a speck of gold and also inserted into the eye of a needle (see right).

Working twilight hours in between heartbeats and aided by Botox-style injections around his eyes (to stop the nerves and muscles twitching while he works), Graham goes to extraordinary lengths to create his masterpieces. Having appeared on numerous TV programmes the pensioner, hailing from Birmingham, is a charismatic speaker. His highly amusing and entertaining presentation is described as ‘more theatre than classroom’ and is littered with tales about the celebrities he has met and worked with, such as The Royal Family, Ronnie Barker, Neil Armstrong, Stephen Fry and Kim Kardashian!

Graham will be bringing samples of his work and there will be a Q&A session

We will have a pay bar and raffle and the ticket price is £7.50 with all proceeds going to Rainbows Childrens Hospice

For more details please email Beverley at charityevent2000@icloud.com or info@aegf.co.uk or telephone 01530 224579.

We’re anticipating this will be a very fun and extremely interesting event, so do spread the word, and we look forward to welcoming all on May 19th.

Charnwood Local Group of the LRWT Raises £1,000

Dave Robinson, chair of the Charnwood Local Group of the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, recently handed over a cheque for £1,000 to the C.E.O. of the Trust, Mat Carter, at their recent AGM.

Donations had been raised by group members organising talks, walks and fundraising events to support vital nature conservation work carried out by the Trust in Charnwood, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Talks about wildlife and nature conservation are regularly hosted by the local group at Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall on the second Wednesday evening of the month from September to May. There are also walks and other activities scheduled throughout the year.

For further information about the Wildlife Trust and the Charnwood Group’s events and activities please visit www.lrwr.org.uk