1st October 2024

 

Hello Everyone,

 

It was a joy to be back after our Summer break, and especially to hear such an enjoyable and informative lecture from Gareth Plumley on

Bruegel: The Seasons and the World

It was splendidly illustrated and, judging by the comments from so many of you afterwards, very much enjoyed.

 

We had also had the pleasure of holding our New Members’ Lunch before the lecture. It is an opportunity much appreciated by the members of the Committee and our President and Vice Presidents to meet new members and to speak about what happens in the Art Society, over and above our lectures. We do hope it’s also an enjoyable welcome for our new members, and a chance to put faces to names. I’d like to express my thanks to all those who helped with the catering side, as well as Janey and the others at Heswall Hall. Many thanks indeed.

 

As the tour to Salisbury takes place between the 29th September and the 2nd October, I can’t as yet update you on the details, and we hope the success of this year’s trip. We all hope that everyone has a very good time, as well as an interesting and informative journey.

 

You will remember I am sure that the North West Area arranged a trip to Knowsley Hall in September. This sold out, very soon after it was announced. I understand the Hall was beautiful, the tour was good, (though perhaps “a little heavy on dates”). A large group attended, and as well as the wonderful house, enjoyed a lovely tea.

 

On the subject of the North West Area, a number of us from the committee will be attending the next meeting on 7th October at Brockholes Visitor Centre in Lancashire. It is always a pleasure to meet representatives of other Societies in the North West and discuss topic we have in common.

 

Our next Day of Special Interest will be on Monday 4th November, when we have Dominic Riley who introduces us to all things to do with hand bound books in

For the love of the binding

As I am sure you know, you can now book for this day here online at our website, and I do encourage all those who may be interested to see all the details on our 

Special events page.

 

Before that however, on 21st October, our next lecture will be by Tasha Marks,

Food and Art through the Ages. From Renaissance Sugar Sculpture to 3D Printing.

 

I would especially like to remind you in advance of our Christmas lecture,

The Three Kings 

which is to be given by Tony Rawlins on 16th December. Always a winter treat and a happy start to the season.

 

I wrote in my previous letter “What is it possible now to write about the current state of our world? Things seem constantly to become worse, and the danger is we start to accept the new and dangerous times we find ourselves in.” I cannot add to that and could not have imagined we would have come to this since February 2022.

 

My sincere good wishes

 

Yvonne Woodhead.