Unless stated otherwise, events run from 10.30 am to 3.30 pm at the Congregational Chapel, Kelly Street, Kentish Town, NW1 8PH.

The pedestrian entrance is, through the gates, between 34 & 36 Kelly Street and at the rear of the building on Church Avenue (door on the left at the end of the alleyway) where there is limited car parking. Church Avenue is off Kentish Town Road near the corner with Prince of Wales Road.

Nearest Tube is Kentish Town on the Northern Line, turn left out of the Station and it’s a 5min walk along the High St.

There is also an Overground Station nearby, Kentish Town West less than 5min.

Venue is well served by several London Bus routes, 46, 134, 214, 393, C2.

The lively High St has many cafes and food shops but you are welcome to bring food in to the venue for your lunch. Teas & Coffee are available for a small donation.

Venue is Fully Accessible with ramps at both entrances with a lift and an accessible toilet on the ground floor. Please be aware though, that unfortunately, there are no automatic doors to enter.

BOOKINGS

PLEASE NOTE: We are having some technical issues with our Spring 2020 listings. They are not on our webpage but you can find them on the main Events page. Thank you for your patience.

Due to oversubscription, we run a lottery system to allocate places, like a virtual hat we pull names out of!

If you are interested in Booking a place on one of our events please use this link: https://forms.gle/TmaT43a4p8szktP18

Submission of interest DOES NOT guarantee a place. Complete the form ONCE for each participant.

If more than one submission is received, the latest one will be counted.

Please make a note of your selections. It is advisable to keep dates free until you are notified of a place, notices will be sent out on 5th January 2020.

The link for booking will close 20th December 2019. It will not be possible to submit preferences after this date.

Payment will be due 20th January 2020.

If payment is not received after attempts to contact you, places will be given to those on the waiting list.

This system was introduced to accommodate as many people as possible and to reduce no shows, no notice given and non-payment.

Please contact Talitha Wachtelborn (email: t.wachtelborn@gmail.com) if you have any queries.

Maureen Duke Regional Educational Bursary

In memory of Maureen Duke, long-standing active member of London & South Region

and major supporter of the Educational & Training Committee, who spent much of her

life devoted to teaching, a bursary funded and administered by the region will be

awarded for attendance at the biennial Society of Bookbinders Educational & Training

Seminar. The bursary will cover registration as a full delegate plus travel costs.

The bursary is restricted to applicants from the London & South region who are under

the age of 35 and working in the wide world of books. They do not need to be

existing members of the Society of Bookbinders but are expected to join if selected.

The recipient will be required to submit a report of their experience at the Seminar

and describe its impact and influence on their work.

To apply, please submit the following to ls.secretary@societyofbookbinders.com by

23:59 on 31 January 2020:

• CV with date of birth.

• Contact details.

• Outline of why you wish to attend the Seminar, including how this will enhance

your skills, knowledge and practice.

• Images of your work from the last two years.

• Two references.

Selection will take place during a regional committee meeting on 8 February 2020 and

the recipient notified by email no later than 22 February 2020. An announcement will

thereafter be posted on the Society of Bookbinders website and a brief ceremony to

note the award will take place during the Seminar.

 The Society of Bookbinders London & South Region takes its data protection responsibilities seriously

and its data handling procedures are designed to prevent unlawful access to data it holds. We will never

pass your data to a third party. In providing your personal data, you give your consent for the Society of

Bookbinders London & South Region to use it for the purposes of assessing eligibility and

communicating with you in regard to your bursary application.