NEWS

 

• Education & Training Conference 2009
  
  The Society's next bienniel Conference will be held at Warwick University, UK from 20-23 August 2009. Further details will be published here at a later date.
  
  
  25.04.08
  
  
  

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• Art In Action
  
  This is a prestigious event being held at Waterperry, Oxford from 17-20 July 2008.
  
  The SoB are delighted to have been invited to take part. With our own covered space will be running three workshops every day as well as exhibiting and selling. Sales will include work from members, kits, and bookbinding consumables in small quantities. For further information contact our Education Officer, Janine Pope and look at the Art in Action website.
  
  
  25.04.08
  
  
  

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• April Newsletter - Erratum
  
  There is an error on p7 (Noticeboard) about the dates of Art in Action. The dates published are - 24 -27 July. This is incorrect. The dates are 17 - 20 July.
  
  Apologies for any invonvenience caused.
  
  
  25.04.08
  
  
  

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• Conservation By Design Scholarship
  
  Conservation By Design Limited are pleased to announce that applications are now available for the Nicholas Hadgraft Scholarship to the Montefiascone Book Conservation Summer School.
  
  The scholarship is an award of £1000 towards the cost of attending the Montefiascone Book Conservation Summer School held each year in the Medieval Hill Town of Montefiascone, located between Rome and Siena and situated next to lake Bolsena, close to the beautiful Etruscan City of Orvieta.
  
  The Montefiascone school takes place every year during the last week in July and the first three weeks in August. There are four separate courses given by different tutors and the scholarship can be used towards the cost of attending one or all four weeks.
  
  The courses coincide with the towns wine festival which offers a wonderful atmosphere for social interaction alongside study and gaining new skills.
  
  For full details, visit the Conservation By Design website.
  
  
  17.03.08
  
  
  
  

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  Gordon Hartley It is with great sadness that we must report the sudden death of our Chairman, Gordon Hartley, on Thursday 29th November, following a severe stroke. He will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are, of course, with Gordon's family at this distressing time. ----------- Please address all enquires to SoB President, Maureen Duke or to Tim Gulliford of the West Region, who has agreed to be Acting Chairman until the next AGM. A short obituary by Angela Sutton of the Birmingham region can be found here. 7.12.07

  
  

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• SoB International Competiton 2007 - Review
  
  A Review of the competition, including pictures and descriptions of all the prize-winning bindings, can now be found in our EVENTS section.
  
  
  2.10.07
  
  
  

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• Conference 2007 Photo CD
  
  
  
  A CD of photos taken at this year's highly successul SoB Conference in York is now available. The 200 hi-resolution pictures were taken by David Lynch and he is now selling copies of the CD for just GBP3.00 plus P&P - all proceeds to go to the Society's Education & Training fund.
  
  The pictures (in jpg format) can be viewed on computer and also on compatible DVD players.
  
  Some sample photos can be seen here.
  
  Please contact David at lynchd516@aol.com to get your copy.
  
  
  21.09.07
  
  
  

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• Our SoB Newsletter
  
  Copy deadlines for the last issue of 2007 and the three deadlines for 2008 are:
  
  December 2007 NL - 26 October
  April 2008 NL - 22 February
  August 2008 NL - 27 June
  December 2008 NL - 24 October
  
  These dates are final deadlines – it is necessary to let Gaynor (NL editor) know if you propose to cover some particular event or write an article of any length.
  
  
  12.09.07
  
  
  

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• The Gregynog Press – Discounts on Unbound Publications to SoB Members
  
  Gwasg Gregynog (The Gregynog Press) is a registered Charity, one of whose aims is to promote and encourage the highest standards in traditional book production, which of course, includes fine binding.
  
  In order to encourage the latter, and in pursuit of its charitable aims, it sponsored a Gregynog Fine Binding Prize at last year's SoB Conference, and continues to offer unbound copies of its Special Bindings catalogue at a discounted price to members of both DB and SoB.
  
  In further pursuance of its charitable objectives, the Press is pleased to announce that it has now decided to apply a special discount to unbound copies of all its publications, exclusively to members of DB and SoB. It is hoped that this will make the acquisition of fine books in sheets more accessible to members, and in turn inspire the creation of ever-finer bindings.
  
  Further details are available on application:
  
  Gwasg Gregynog
  Tregynon
  Y Drenewydd/Newtown
  Powys
  SY16 3PW
  
  T: 01686 650625
  F: 01686 650656
  E: gwasg_gregynog@btconnect.com
  W: www.gregynogpress.co.uk
  
  30.4.06