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T.A.S. Newsletter
Spring 2004 Volume 2 No. 1 Page 7
Ruth Edwards
Photo: Di Alexander
GLIMPSES OF THE PAST
by Ruth EdwardsSome time ago, I came across the old Minute Book from 1968, when the Society was first formed and how it came into being. I thought maybe some members would be interested in one or two glimpses of the past. No doubt, for some of our long-standing members, this will stir a few memories.
Reg Whiting, our Vice President and remaining founding member, will I'm sure, remember how a group of people met in the Red Lion with a view to forming an art club or society. The membership fee was on guinea i.e. one pound and five new pence per annum; the entrance fee was ten shillings i.e. fifty new pence. (This amount was worth something in those days!) Meetings were held in the Common Room of the Community Centre.
In 1969 Reg became Chairman and in 1970 the first exhibition was held in the Community Centre. It moved to a room upstairs (now in the Council Offices), and from there to the Lilac Room and eventually to the Palm Room, the present venue. On this, our 35th Anniversary, we can look back and see how far we have come and be proud of our society and its achievements.
Ruth Edwards
T.A.S. President
Don Rogers
Photo: Di Alexander
PROFESSIONAL TIP
Masking fluid tends to form a lump in the bottle after a while, and can be an expensive waste if you tend not to use it often. The following tip was given to me by Jose Berrow. Buy a small tube of Copydex adhesive instead. Squeeze a pea-sized blob onto a clear area of the palette. Mix in a small brush full of water and use as normal. Copydex is white in colour, so I often add a touch of non-staining colour, to make it easy to see. Rinse the brush in clean water immediately after use and allow the unused glue to set on the palette. It can be easily rolled off with the finger any time after it has set.
Donald F Rogers T.A.S. Member
