Winter continues to grip north east Scotland, and is still causing difficulties for many folk. In our case, the workshop still has no access and road conditions are making travelling awkward. We plan to re-open, in a limited manner, on Monday 11th January, although physically accessing the workshop may be a ways off yet...

In the short term, the restoration of the south lancet from Holyrood Chapel, Newburgh continues. The panel has now been re-leaded and cemented, and requires tie-wires and re-installation. While an improvement in the weather is required, we still hope to re-install the panel by the end of February at the latest.

Meanwhile, work continues on drawings for several customers, and on plans for our new workshop, construction of which should start in the Spring. If everything goes smoothly, by this time next year we would hope to have a weatherproof shell, ready to move operations from our Kincardine O'Neil base in Spring 2011. Once the workshop is complete, we will be focussing primarily on stained glass construction and restoration, with slightly less emphasis on kilnwork.

Other developments for 2010 include the expansion of our taught Stained Glass Workshops (with a beginner's restoration class and a midweek class being considered), linking up with the Scottish Sculpture Workshop in Lumsden to offer evening classes, and the construction of a traditional lead mill to produce hand-made lead for new windows.