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THE GORDON HARTLEY
MEMORIAL FUND

Gordon Hartley was Chairman of the national Society of Bookbinders and of Birmingham Region until his untimely death in November 2007. He was an inspirational figure, having taught himself bookbinding at the age of about 50, using books and attending occasional workshops and study days. He had retired a year or so before he died and was intending to become a full-time bookbinder.

His colleagues in the Society of Bookbinders felt that they would like to commemorate him by setting up a fund to support appropriate charitable work in sympathy with the aims of the Society. Initially this will consist of a bursary for a bookbinding student to attend the Society’s biennial Conference. This takes place in August and consists of lectures, demonstrations and workshops with national and international experts in the field who are also on hand for talk and discussion. We are now inviting applications from suitable students to attend the Conference at Warwick University from 20th to 23rd August 2009.

All are most welcome to apply and the award will be given on merit, but between equal candidates preference will be given to older students with a serious interest in taking up bookbinding, perhaps as a second career, and also to Society members. There is no means test as the aim of the award is to encourage the learning of bookbinding. Applicants will be expected to produce a short report on their participation in the Conference, saying how they have benefited from it.

Applications will be looked at in the first place by the Birmingham Region sub-committee and details of suitable candidates will be forwarded to the national Council for a final decision.

The closing date for applications is April 15th 2009.

Potential applicants should contact Angela Sutton, Chairman of Birmingham Region SoB:

E: acpsutton@talktalk.net

stating the following:

Name
Address
Email
Telephone day/evening
Current occupation
Approximate guide to age
      e.g. whether over 40/50
Experience of bookbinding
Courses followed (if applicable)
Tutor reference (if applicable)
What you hope to achieve
How you feel the Conference
      will help you?
Any other relevant information