The East Anglian region covers the counties of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northants, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.
The East Anglia meetings base is Linton Village Hall in Coles Lane, Linton, Cambridgeshire, CB21 4JS. Unless otherwise stated, meetings begin at 10.00am for 10.30am and usually finish between 3.30pm and 4.00pm.
Refreshments are provided but attendees need to bring their own packed lunch. A fee of £5 is charged for each member attending meetings, which, depending on the topic and speaker(s) include talks, demonstrations and workshops. In addition, there is a small charge for materials for any workshop activities. Non-members are always welcome (places permitting), for whom a £10 fee is payable.
Please email the Meetings Secretary for more information and to book places. Places are limited so booking is essential.
16 March 2013
Annual General Meeting
Dominic Riley: Moveable Books (talk and demonstration)
Following our AGM, there will be a presentation by Dominic Riley, SoB vice president.
We are really pleased that Dominic has agreed to visit us as part of his very
busy international schedule. His talk and demonstration will be on moveable books.
He will explore pop-up books and also make a star and a blizzard book, two simple
but ingenious structures.
Dominic won both first prizes and the Mansfield medal in the Designer
Bookbinders competition in 2007 and was elected a DB Fellow in 2008.
We might also be lucky enough to have a second highly renowned guest
speaker at the meeting. Michael Burke may join Dominic, depending
on his wider visit plans at the time. Michael, too, has extensive
teaching expertise, in both the UK and America. He has also researched
the structures of ancient and medieval bindings. He will be warmly
welcomed by the East Anglia members.
9.45am for 10.00am start
Venue:
Linton Village Hall
Coles Lane
Linton, Cambridgeshire
CB21 4JS
(map)
10 April 2013
John Jarrold Printing Museum (visit)
We will be hosted by the museum’s experts
who will provide explanations and demonstrations
of not only its bookbinding repair activities,
but also typesetting, hand & mechanical
hot metal printing, and lithography. Additional
information is on the museum’s website.
2.00pm to 4.00pm
Cost: Donation to the museum on the day;
suggested minimum £5 per attendee.
Venue:
Jarrold Printing Museum
Whitefriars
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 1SH
(map)
8 June 2013
Maureen Duke (talk)
Maureen Duke is a welcome return guest speaker.
The topic of her talk and workshop will be
agreed nearer the time. Her experience, skill
and expertise span so many areas that it’s
hard to decide which one to ask her to cover this time! We will circulate
the details as soon as we finalise them with her.
10.00am for 10.30am start
Venue:
Linton Village Hall
Coles Lane
Linton, Cambridgeshire
CB21 4JS
(map)
10 September 2013
Visit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
Our day will begin with a visit to the paper
conservation studio of the Caird Library,
part of the National Maritime Museum and
then onto the library in the afternoon. We
will see examples from its rare book collection,
including some unusual bindings. Please see
the library’s website for
more information. There are so many things
of interest in the area around the museum
that it will make a great day out in London.
Cost: Donation to the museum on the day;
suggested minimum £5 per attendee.
Venue:
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road
Greenwich
SE10 9NF
(map)
12 October 2013
Bridget Mitchell: Storing Manuscripts (talk and
demonstration)
Bridget will show us examples of different
methods of storing manuscripts, including
boxes and folders, and will demonstrate how
to make a phase box.
Bridget was senior book conservator at the V&A from 1995 to 2003. She now runs her own firm, Arca Preservation, where she undertakes a range of conservation treatments to books, manuscripts, albums and paper-based collections, as well as parchment charters, dating from the 16th to the 21st century.
10.00am for 10.30am start
Venue:
Linton Village Hall
Coles Lane
Linton, Cambridgeshire
CB21 4JS
(map)
| 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).
