NEWSLETTER

 

Haydon Wick Parish Council issue a Newsletter in the

Spring, Summer and Winter of each year.

We have an article published in each newsletter and reproduced here is the article featured in the last newsletter.  For those of you who do not receive the Haydon Wick Parish Council Newsletter some past articles can be viewed via the links below.

 

Winter 2011

At last this year we had a group of members who painted outside. We went to the Walled Garden at Lydiard House on a morning which threatened rain but in the end there was only a shower. The garden is a lovely place quiet and very peaceful and we were made welcome by the gardener so decided this was something we would do again.

 

The summer saw us going to Art in Action in Oxfordshire and once again we were not disappointed by what we saw. There are so many different arts and crafts to see and so many people to talk to. One of the Artists exhibiting there was a young man called Chris Jones from Trowbridge who paints from nature and who had done a demonstration for us quite a few years ago. He was interested to hear we are still going strong.

 

A few weeks ago we had a workshop day with Carol Kibble who is a local pastel painter. Carol usually paints wildlife and animals but because her son is a cyclist taking part in road races she has branched out into painting things like the Tour de France and is selling her paintings in cycle shops. We had twelve people doing the workshop and some of the members had never done pastel painting before. The whole day was a huge success and some of the finished paintings really good particularly the new pastelists. It’s a tiring day which surprised us but worthwhile and something we shall do again in the near future.

 

We are again preparing for our Exhibition in October so it’s a busy time. Once again we have invited local schools to enter a competition and this year the theme is, ‘A pet I would like to own’. We have children visiting the exhibition from Haydonleigh School and Catherine Wayte School. Three painting are chosen and the prize is that they are framed and hung in the exhibition. This Exhibition is an important time for the group when we all come together to show what the group is all about. We have a preview evening for families and friends and we also ask the Mayor and local councillors. Last year the mayor was Rex Barnett and he and his wife Sandra gave us their support as they have done in previous years. We have all been sorry to hear that Rex has been ill and wish him all the best for the future.

 

During the year we have had new members joining and a few members leaving, keeping the numbers fairly level however we always welcome new members. You don’t have to have painted before as there is always someone to help. If you want to come to see what we do during our meetings you will be made very welcome. We meet on a Thursday evening in the North Swindon Library from 7pm to 9pm and on a Tuesday morning in the Haydon Wick Council Offices from 10am to 12.

 

For more details please contact

 

Barbara Moody on 01793 722410

                      or

Bez Suter on 01793 531360

Links to other Newsletters

Summer 2011

Spring 2011

Winter 2010

Winter 2011

How it all started - 1st Newsletter