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Members meet on the last Wednesday evening of the month at Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove. The venue is easily accessible by local bus services and there is free car parking in the Norton Road Car Park after 6pm.

New members welcome. Futher details on 01273 303034

We arrive from 7.00 pm giving an opportunity to meet fellow members, check notices and to note planned visits and tours. A bar is available.
The meeting starts at 7.45 pm. Meetings are not held in December, July and August.

The highest standards are maintained in choosing subjects for our illustrated lectures. At the Town Hall the Society enjoys the superb screening facilities of the Great Hall. Our speakers are auditioned and selected by NADFAS to ensure that members will enjoy and appreciate their presentations

HOLIDAY - THE LAKE DISTRICT 30 JUNE – 5 JULY 2009 BASED AT THE WESTMORLAND HOTEL, ORTON, NR PENRITH
Cost £525 to include all travel by coach, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast, all entrances, guides and tips and lunch on days 1 & 6.
(Single room supplement £80)

Proposed itinerary to include: -
Little Morton Hall
Levens Hall, privately owned Elizabethan Mansion with famous topiary gardens
Kendall
Boat trip on Lake Windermere from Bowness to Ambleside
Blackwell, Arts and Crafts house and exhibition centre
Ambleside and Rydal Mount, another Wordsworth home
Scenic drives round lakes and mountains including Keswick, Derwent Water and Grassmere with interesting stops en route
Stapleford Park on return journey including lunch.

This tour is booking fast so an early response is necessary if you would like to join this holiday. Please contact Jill Hardie-Bick for an application form or further information.
Email: jill.ethymon@ntlworld.com or phone: 01273 303034

Date	Event	Lecturer
28/01/2009	Bohemians: Art and Fiction	Mrs Lois Oliver MA(Cantab) MA(Courtauld) AMA LTCL
25/02/2009	Tapestries and their Role in Art and Design	Tom Duncan
25/03/2009	The 'Wild Beasts' of 1905 - Fauve and French Expressionist Painting.	Frank Woodgate BA MBCS ACIB
29/04/2009	Hockney	Douglas Skeggs MA(Cantab)
27/05/2009	Annual General Meeting commencing at 7.15pm. Followed by: Mock Castles and Naked Ladies: Courtly Culture 1580-1640	Dr David Bostwick BA(Hons) MA PhD ALA AMA
24/06/2009	Fine Art Forgery: Craftsmanship or Conjuring Trick?	David Phillips
30/09/2009	Old Father Thames: The River in Art	Andrew John Davies MA Hons Oxon

Date	Event	Lecturer

Date	Event	Cost
6 March 2009	VAN DYCK and BRITAIN at TATE BRITAIN	£29.00
7 April 2009	BRIDGE AFTERNOON, 2.00PM AT HOVE CLUB
18 April 2009	SALISBURY CATHEDRAL and EDWARD HEATH’S HOUSE	£29.00
19 May 2009	HENRY MOORE SCULPTURE GARDEN, PERRY GREEN, HERTFORDSHIRE
12 July 2009	SUMMER GARDEN PARTY AT HOVE CLUB
	Future Tours
30 June to 5 July 2009	The Lake District - Please refer to the 'NEWS' page for fuller details and information.