Programme for 2010/2011
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Members Lectures
A wide range of events have been planned for members for the coming year and all of them take place in the theatre at the Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre, De La Warr Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex. RH19 3BS. Telephone 01342 325577
We do our very best to keep to the scheduled speakers and topics but from time to time it may be necessary to make alterations. If this is the case the change will usually be announced prior to the event. In the event of seriously bad weather please check with the Centre Office on the above number.
Guests
East Grinstead welcomes guests, and in this capacity they
may only attend two meetings a year. The admission fee is £4.00 per meeting.
Further details about visiting as a guest or joining the Society can be obtained at a meeting or by contacting our Membership Secretary (see Membership page).
Additional Information
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Chequer Mead Community Arts Centre, De La Warr Road,
East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3BS
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| September 13th |
Amanda Herrries MA (Cantab) |
"Who's got our Paintings?" |
Did you know that there are over 250,000 oil paintings throughout the UK owned by the general public? A quarter of a million paintings – many on display and considered to be the treasures of the nation, but others forgotten in corridors, ignored in committee rooms and buried in stores. To read more please Click Here |
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| October 11th |
Sally Hoban |
The Festival of Britain 1951 and its Design Legacy |
The late 1940’s was a time of great economic expansion for Britain after World War II and the 1951 Festival of Britain was dedicated to showcasing the very best of new British industry and design. Gerald Barry, the festival’s director, described it as a riot of ‘fun, fantasy and colour’. To read more please Click Here |
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| November 8th |
Lt Col Dick Bolton |
The Restoration of Canterbury Cathederal |
Dick is closely following the conservation and restoration of this much loved building and its contents. Meticulous research is followed by skilled work. He will speak of carved stone and timber, beaten lead, forged iron, jewel-like glass, ancient paint on plaster and wood and delicate gilding on the wings of angels. To read more please Click Here |
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| New Members Lunch |
Please note that this lecture will be followed by the New Members Lunch |
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| December 13th |
Dr Claire Walsh |
A History of Christmas Shopping |
Christmas before the late nineteenth century was a simple, domestic affair and shopping for Christmas simply meant buying food for the Christmas Day meal. However by the late-nineteenth century Christmas had been transformed. To read more please Click Here |
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| January 10th |
Mrs Lois Oliver |
Love & Loss |
Orpheus could quite literally charm the birds out of the trees with his music, yet he failed to bring his beloved Eurydice safely out of the Underworld. All he had to do was to lead her up to the light without looking back at her…Not surprisingly the tale of how the legendary singer lost his lover through a single glance has inspired much great music (including the first masterpiece of opera, Monteverdi’s Orfeo) and visual artists too have responded to this tragic story of love and loss. To read more please Click Here |
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| February 14th |
Dr Susan Kay-Williams | With just a Needle and Thread | A look at embroidery techniques and what has been achieved through history to present day. The lecture will genuinely be wide-ranging and of as much interest to our gentlemen members as to the ladies. NOT JUST FOR THE GIRLS. To read more please Click Here |
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| March 13th |
Miss Jo Walton |
Eric Ravilious and the lure of the everyday |
Ravilious’ stunning yet deceptively simple watercolours, along with images of everyday life by other artists working on the Home Front, provide a fascinating picture of Britain in the 1930’s and 40’s. To read more please Click Here |
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| April 10th |
Ms Annie Gray |
Mrs Beeton Presents |
Beetons Book of Household Management in the Culinary Context. Beeton’s Book of Household Management si probably the most well-known cookery book ever published in England. In print continuously, running through tens of editions, since 1861, until recently it was a staple item in any self-respecting kitchen. To read more please Click Here | |||
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| May 8th |
Mr Antony Penrose |
The Boy who Bit Picasso |
As a child Antony Penrose first met Picasso when he visited the Penrose family home of Farley Farm, in Chiddingly East Sussex in 1950. They became instant friends and invented their own boisterous game of pretend bull fights. To read more please Click Here | |||
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| June 12th |
AGM |
Please note the June 12th lecture will be preceeded by the AGM which will start at 10.45am. | ||||
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| June12th | Dr Anne Anderson | Oxford Brothers | Morris and Burne-Jones met at Exeter College, Oxford in 1853; until Morris’ deth in 1896 they were almost inseparable. They shared a common love of Medievalism, John Ruskin shaped their ideas and they both fell under the spell of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. To read more please Click Here |
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Past Lectures - for details of past events please go to the Past Events page