Join the Dacorum and Chiltern Potters Guild
We welcome your interest in joining this active community of volunteers with an interest in clay,
pottery and ceramics. The DCPG members work hard to bring ceramic and the love of clay to the
community and further the development of potters new and established.
Members volunteer to organise these activities and benefits for our members and the public:
- Regular group meetings from May to October – demonstrations and presentations by top contemporary ceramic artists
- Free quarterly newsletters – with articles about our activities, discounts from suppliers and a diary of up and coming events.
- Promotion of our work through DCPG Facebook & Instagram accounts
- A loan of the DCPG wheels (a Shimpo and a Wenger) on an annual basis
- DCPG public demonstrations of wheel throwing and/or hand building at community clay events
- Access to wood and raku firings – managed in subgroups by members
- Access to comprehensive Library of pottery books to borrow at our monthly meetings to extend your knowledge
- Opportunity to take part in our Annual Fitzwilliam Competition
- An annual Members Exhibition and other opportunities to display and sell work
- An annual Potters Open Day (POD) event – a full day of lectures, demonstrations and chat with world leading potters
- Monthly coffee mornings and other social events where you can meet members and chat about clay (and other things)
Memberships 2023/4
Please complete this online form to join us – it saves trees and is more efficient.
If you prefer to use paper, download our current form Membership Form (pdf) or Membership Form (word doc) and post or email it to the Membership Secretary using the information on the form.
We prefer payment by Paypal or bank transfer as the most secure method. Payment details are on the forms. Please click on the link below to pay with a card, reference your payment with the word ‘Membership’ and don’t forget to fill out your form.
Annual Membership Fees From 1st October 2023
- Single Person: £32
- Green* Single Person: £25
- Family (more than one person living at same address): £42
- Green* Family (more than one person living at same address): £37
- Full-Time Student Under 25 years: £10
*Green members will receive the newsletter by email rather than a paper copy.
Subscriptions are due for renewal from 1st October each year and are valid for 12 months. However, new memberships purchased after our POD will be valid until 30 September the following year.
If you have any questions about membership please email me at membership@dcpg.org.uk (no spam emails will be read, so please don’t send me offers of a once in a lifetime opportunity to invest in your relative’s gold deposits)