Susan Roberts, glass artist, has now joined the talented designer makers who operate from the studios in West Kilbride. She was awarded a regional and national Gold Medal in the creative glass category of the UK Skills Award for the glass mosaic panel shown, titled Indian Summer". Working with stained and fused glass, Susan says [...]

(Image: Alistair Devine) Marion"s work has been on show in the Victoria & Albert Museum London as part of the highly prestigious collection "Silver of the Stars, which pairs ten international celebrities in the fields of film, fashion, music, theatre and literature, with ten of Scotland's finest silversmiths. Each pair has collaborated on the design [...]

L to R: Sue Brownson OBE, Councillor Elizabeth McLardy, Lynne Franks and Margaret Hodge Minister for Industry & the Regions at The Gallery. West Kilbride Craft & Design Town, winners of Enterprising Britain 2006, a Department of Trade and Industry nationwide competition to find the most enterprising place in the UK, recently played host to [...]

This open event took place at the Village Hall, West Kilbride on the 26th November 2006. Over 1500 households in West Kilbride received leaflets inviting them to " meet the makers". This was partly intended to celebrate the success of winning "Enterprising Britain 2006 - and the role played by the makers in that success. [...]

West Kilbride has once again lifted the top award in a national competition. West Kilbride Craft & Design Initiative was recognised by the Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum in its annual Awards for Best Practice in Urban Regeneration.

National Play Day, on 3rd August, celebrated the importance of play. National Play Day is partly about giving children and families a great day out, but also aims to get across some serious messages about play and children. Supported by the Children's Play Council, Playday is a special annual day of local events organised by [...]

West Kilbride Craft & Design Town has been voted the most enterprising place in Scotland. In a stunning result the town has won the top prize in the Scottish heat of The Department of Trade & Industry's Enterprising Britain 2006 competition. Instigated by the Chancellor Gordon Brown, it is an annual contest to celebrate towns, [...]

Milliner Donna Morrow is the latest designer-maker to join those already established in Craft Town Scotland, and she looks forward to being part of Craft Town Scotland. Donna"s passion for millinery has seen her business grow from making hats for family and friends to the creation of bespoke headwear at the highest level. Using traditional [...]

Since the inception of the Craft Town, one of the main objectives was to gain accreditation from VisitScotland as a "Visitor Attraction Set off the main A78 road to Largs, West Kilbride"s studios and gallery need the added impact of Brown Tourism Signs to confirm its status as one of North Ayrshire"s cultural destinations.

Husband and wife team Sandy & Lizz have operated "Out-of-Hand since the early days of the craft studios. After almost three years, they have decided to concentrate activities at their home workshop in Dalry. They expressed their appreciation of the community support they have received during their time with Craft Town Scotland, and that they [...]