Well we did have a jolly time… a good number of visitors, too. There were lots of compliments, and lots of membership enquiries!
Thank you to all who put the stands together and transformed the church hall. Thank you to Barry Fry, who, with assistants, waved a magic wand with the hanging. It is not easy to place 98 artworks in half an hour, creating a beautiful art gallery that looked as if it has had weeks spent on it! Our ‘hand-in’ and ‘hand-out’ volunteers managed to make the whole process go like clockwork – well done. Thanks are also due to our Artists of the Day, who bravely sat (and it was a bit chilly!) all day, painting and chatting with visitors.
Thanks also to all who stewarded, and those who came along with friends and relatives to show them what we have been up to. The hall looked wonderful. Roy did his best – he took some photographs on Saturday, but forgot all about his camera on Sunday! We need an Official Photographer to produce pictures at all of our events. If you would like to do this please speak to Roy!
Our ‘bric-a-brac’ table was popular with our visitors, most of whom went away with useful books or other ‘arty goodies’. Proceeds from this table amounted to £106.80 which will be added to the £530 made at our recent ‘Bring & Buy + Fish and Chips!’ event. Thank you to everyone who contributed, either by donation, or providing goodies for sale! All proceeds will go to Naomi House, a hospice for terminally ill children and young people.
