The East Anglian region covers the counties of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northants, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.
East Anglian region meetings are usually held in Linton Village Hall, 8 miles south-east of Cambridge. All meetings other than visits begin at 10 am, for 10.30 am start and end around 4 pm. At workshops a £5 fee is charged for all SoB members to offset costs, non-members £10. Members from other regions and non-members are welcome.
Please inform the Meetings Secretary if you wish to attend any of the events, especially if materials are being provided at a practical session (for which there may be an extra charge) or if Library visits are restricted for numbers.
Tea/coffee and biscuits/cake will be provided at workshops, but you will need to bring your own packed lunch.
10 March 2012
Regional AGM+
This is our first meeting following the winter break, and
will provide an opportunity to catch up, and share our binding problems
and successes.
Unfortunately it has been necessary to cancel the showing of the film Restoring the Family Bible.
Pamela Birch will preview her talk and demonstration on in-situ paper repair which she is preparing for next month's SoB Seminar. Discussion and feedback will be welcome.
Mel Jefferson wil show slides and talk briefly about 'The Russian Project', a limited edition of spectacular new bindings which he has designed and which are currently being expertly executed by Glenn Bartley and Trevor Lloyd.
There will also be time for discussion and contributions from other members, so plenty to look forward to!
10 am for a 10:30 am start
Venue:
Linton Village Hall
Coles Lane
Linton
Cambs.
CB21 4JS
(map)
12 – 14 April 2012
Education and Training Seminar, University of Chester
For more information on the E&T Seminar or to download
a booking form, click here.
14 May 2012
Visit: The National Art Library at the Victoria
and Albert Museum
The National
Art Library has two main functions – first as a reference
library on the arts, open to all; and
secondly as a curatorial department assisting
the other departments within the V&A, housing an important
collection of artists’ books and fine
bindings. Our visit will be led by Rowan
Watson, one of the Library’s senior curators. In January 2012, he
gave an illustrated talk about the collection as part of the Designer
Bookbinders Lecture Series. We are fortunate to be
able to see and handle a selection from this collection.
Starts promptly at 2 pm.
Venue:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL
(map)
9 June 2012
Shaun Thompson: Rebacking a Leather Book (demonstration)
Shaun, a member of our region, is a bench-trained
bookbinder who first studied at the City Literary
Institute and then worked at Blissett Bookbinders. He joined the Library
Bindery at Cambridge University in 2003 where he is bindery supervisor.
10 am for a 10:30 am start
Venue:
Linton Village Hall
Coles Lane
Linton
Cambs.
CB21 4JS
(map)
13 October 2012
Rachel Ward-Sale (talk and workshop)
After studying Art, Design and Bookbinding
at Brighton University, Rachel won the Designer Bookbinders’ Competition
in 1980, 2003 and 2004. She was elected a Fellow of DB in 2005. Her
books can be seen at Liverpool Public Library and the British Library.
She and Jill Prole run Bookbinders
of Lewes, based in the Star Brewery Workshops.
Rachel will talk about her own bindings and lead a workshop, the subject of which will be announced in the Single Fold and on the website.
10 am for a 10:30 am start
Venue:| Chairman Bridget Dickinson Foxborough House Leiston Road Aldeburgh SUFFOLK IP15 5QD contact |
Secretary Isabel Clark Fairfield House Boulge Road Hasketon Woodbridge SUFFOLK IP13 6JU contact |
Treasurer Isobel Sullivan 33 Bedford Road Colchester Essex CO4 5LS contact |
| Meetings Secretary Linda Missing 'Coppers' Main Road Great Leighs Essex CM3 1NR contact |
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The Single Fold is the East Anglian region's newsletter. It is distributed 3 times a year with the SoB's National Newsletter. The latest edition can be viewed or downloaded here (PDF).
