Dear Members and Visitors,

Wishing everyone  a happy, healthy and peaceful 2019.!

As I write, Christmas has passed and the New Year is fast approaching.  May this New Year be special and may you discover new interests, friends and skills you didn’t know you possessed!

I hope you will  really enjoy the lectures planned for the months ahead.  In addition to our lecture programme in Stalbridge each month,  there are also lectures held at Cerne Abbas and Market Lavington in North Wiltshire.  These are organised by the Wessex Area – very popular and similar in format to our Days of Special Interest, with a light lunch and three lectures.  Have a look online at  www.theartssociety-wessex.org/study-days and remember, you don’t have to sign up for all the lectures – try one and see if you like it.

We have a visit to The American Museum and the Holbourne Museum in Bath planned for June which I hope many of you will enjoy, especially as it will not involve a long coach journey and also an Evening Celebration to be held at St. Mary’s School Shaftesbury in May.  Tickets for both these events and our DOSI in March will soon be on sale at the monthly lectures.  Book early to avoid disappointment!

With best wishes,

Sheila Williams

Chairman